Inks for package printing

By Tom Polischuk

pP: What impact on the overall package-printing ink market do you see from digital printing (toner-based systems, inkjet inks, etc.)?

Impastato—In packaging, I don’t see much impact for toner-based systems over the next five years. However, I do see continuing opportunities for inkjet to be used in the narrow-web portion of the industry. This will be limited due to economics, but I would expect that inkjet will eventually carve out a unique niche in the packaging market.