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Latin America Manages Growth Despite Obstacles

Ink manufacturers are optimistic, as economic expansion continues to spur growth in printing.

By: Charles Thurston

Ink World Correspondent

The estimated $600 million Latin American market for ink, roughly involving 160,000 metric tons of products, is continuing to expand during 2006, as the region struggles to maintain sustainable economic growth, fights inflation and battles foreign exchange risk. The largest markets, in Brazil and Mexico, are yielding faster growth in some segments – including packaging and flexographic segments – than gross domestic product growth. But overall gains will not likely exceed t...

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