In the last issue of Ink World, I noted that in the North American Top 20 Report as well as The Pigment Report, the executives I spoke with felt the worst was behind them, and that there were some signs of improvement in both the economy in general and in their own business. In this issue, there is more anecdotal evidence that the ink industry has seen some gains in the past nine months or so, as well as some statistics to back that up. First, the anecdotal evidence. In both “The Resin Report,...