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Ink World’s Top Stories for 2018

Photoinitiators, price increases and other raw material issues dominated the headlines in 2018.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Ink World covered a wide variety of stories online throughout 2018, from online exclusives and features to breaking news, video and more.
 
These 10 online exclusives drew the highest readership totals during 2018:
1. Photoinitiator Concerns Continue to Mount
2. Price Increases and the Ink Industry
3. INX International Ink Leaders Analyze Raw Material Concerns
4.  Sun Chemical’s Jeff Shaw and the Challenges Facing Ink Industry’s Purchasing Executives
5. The Changing Needs for Conductive Inks
6. Tariffs and the Price of Inks
7. Corrugated Inkjet Market is Thriving
8. HP Designs Food Packaging Compliant PageWide Inks for Digital Corrugated Market
9. Prop 65: New Warning Label Changes on the Horizon
10. Sun Chemical Adds SunMotion Display Technology to Point of Sale Capabilities
 
The 10 top breaking news items from 2018:
1. BASF Declares Force Majeure on 1,4-Butanediol, Derivatives in North America
2. HP Introduces HP Indigo Wallpaper Solution to Transform Wallpaper Market to Digital Printing 
3.  Sun Chemical Update: Raw Material Shortage for UV Inks, Possible Supply Disruption
4. Markem-Imaje Opening Global Innovation Center
5. Wikoff Color Acquires Braden Sutphin Ink Co.
6. BASF Invests $200 Million in Kaolin Business
7. Siegwerk Announces Price Increases in North and South America, Asia
8. Flint Group to Increase Prices of Offset and Publication Gravure Inks, Coatings, Consumables
9. Heidelberg Presents New Digital Press for Creative Commercial Applications
10.  Siegwerk Invites Customers, Printing Experts to Share Ideas on Packaging Printing Future 

The top three features from 2018:
1. The 2018 Top International Ink Companies Report
2. Pigment Market Growth Expected, But Challenges Remain Ahead
3. Craft Beer Packaging: Sometimes It’s Not Just What’s Inside That Counts

 
The top blog from 2018:
1. Key Photoinitiator Shortage is Causing Major Headaches for Inks and Coatings Industry
 

The top video from 2018:
1.  Ink World Top International Companies: No. 1 DIC Group

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