The packaging ink industry has remained relatively stable over the past year, despite the economic downturn, and estimates for growth for the upcoming year remain moderate. The National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers’ (NAPIM) State of the Industry report in 2002 showed a decline of 3.4 percent in sales and 2.6 percent in volume for packaging inks in 2001, and the numbers for the first half of 2002 aren’t much better. Still, packaging remains less volatile th...