Registration Open for the
2023 Spring Convention

 November 2022 Printing Ink Import Data

The November 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Producer Price Index is now on the NAPIMTech website. This page provides ink industry specific, price index data on printing ink raw materials and the following printing ink systems:

• Flexographic
• News Nonheatset
• Gravure
• Lithographic
• Digital

The ink systems data is new to the Printing Ink Import data. Previously, the data only reported on ink raw materials and a general printing ink category. The current page shows the price index data for specific ink types.

Tracking Prices in Printing Ink and the Printing Ink Raw Material Supply Chain

Individual Printing Inks - Producer Price Index Data

Perflouroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Legislative Update

This is a listing of state legislative/regulatory initiatives aimed at prohibiting or restricting PFAS in some types of food packaging. In many cases there are multiple PFAS legislative initiatives under review in each of the listed states. In some cases the legislation has not passed its initial vote but could be re-introduced. In most cases the legislative acts define PFAS as a fluorinated organic chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

NAPIM Offices Have Moved

The association management company that manages NAPIM, SEVEN12 Management, was recently acquired by the Kellen Company. Kellen is one of the largest association management companies in the world, bringing over 55 years of knowledge working with and building stronger associations and societies around the globe. Read more about the announcement here.

Please take the time to update the address you have on file,
and send all communications to:

National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers
National Press Building
529 14th Street, NW, Suite 1280
Washington, DC 20045 USA

Following a 49-year career in the industry, John Hrdlick has announced his retirement as President and CEO of INX International Ink Co., effective April 30, 2023. At that time, Bryce Kristo will be promoted and serve as the new President and CEO. Hrdlick was elevated to his current title in April 2018 when Rick Clendenning retired. Kristo was promoted at the same time to Executive Vice President and has worked at INX since 1991. The two will work together the next several months to ensure a smooth transition.

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Top 3 Predictions For The
Manufacturing Industry In 2023

It’s an understatement to say our world has faced (and continues to face) significant challenges recently, and I’ve been thinking a lot about those challenges and what they may mean for the future of the manufacturing industry. Here are my three key predictions about supply chain disruptions, outsourced manufacturing, and digital manufacturing in 2023.