As 2003 draws to a close, there remains serious concern over the direction of the economy. For the printing and ink industries, momentum seems to shift on a monthly basis, which makes for an uncertain time. For the most part, waxes, solvent and additives suppliers to the ink industry reported that 2003 was an improvement over 2002, with new technologies such as UV and digital driving growth. Despite the present uneven results from the printing and ink indu...