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Looking Back on 56 Years

Central Ink's Richard Breen has seen the ink industry and his company change dramatically

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Midway through the 20th century, the Chicago area was the home of countless small family-owned ink operations specializing in letterpress inks. Today, the landscape is much different in the industry, as letterpress has long since been eclipsed by offset and large corporations dominate the market. The vast majority of these small family-run ink companies have disappeared. Still, a few of these companies are thriving, having evolved over time. The most obvious example is CEB Ink, now Central Ink ...

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