The raw material market continues to bring new obstacles for the ink industry. After 2017’s titanium dioxide troubles and 2018’s photoinitiator shortages, 2019 brought new concerns, many of which were centered around the tighter regulatory environment in China. The tragic explosion at the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical, a pesticide plant in China, on March 21, 2019, was a huge reminder of what needs to be changed. The blast left more than 78 people dead and understandably resulted in the entire i...