M&A Activity Continues to Rise among Ink Manufacturers, Suppliers

For ink manufacturers, the consolidation of the supply chain has been a serious concern, but there also has been activity during the past year on the ink side. The printing ink industry again saw a key acquisition this month, as Siegwerk acquired Environmental Inks & Coatings (EIC) in early December. Back in April, I wrote about the trend for major ink manufacturers to acquire mid-sized packaging ink specialists. In the last year and a half, there have been five acquisitions along these li...