Ink Industry Hopeful, Despite Adversities

On the other hand, letterpress inks saw decreased sales. "Letterpress was the ink to use when a label printer needed to make a high-quality label," Waddington said. "Now, flexo equipment meets or exceeds letterpress with faster speeds and quicker changeovers." Offset and water flexo packaging inks also demonstrated declines, according to NAPIM. "The offset reflects either folding carton or label work, while the water flexo is probably corrugated," Coleman explained.