For ink manufacturers, 2008 finished on a difficult note, as the economy and the state of raw materials took its toll. Still, there is a sense of cautious optimism going into 2009, as ‘green’ products and new technologies offer opportunities.
Metallic inks, used to create eye-catching graphics, are becoming more popular in packaging to attract consumers and create differentiation on the shelf.
Kovio is one of the emerging success stories in the PE field. In October, the company announced the development of the world's first silicon ink-based RFID tag and the company's printed silicon RFID platform for item-level intelligence.
Jan 19-21: Premedia Conference, Naples, Florida, Contact: Gravure Association of America, Tel: (585) 436-2150, Fax: (585) 436-7689, Email: pwschenk@gaa.org, Web: www.gaa.org
February
Feb 2-3: Ink Jet Academy: Theory of Ink Jet Technology, Crowne Plaza Mid-Peninsula Hotel, Foster City, CA, Contact: Susan Meldrum, Information Management Institute, Inc., Tel: (207) 235-2225, Fax: (207) 235-2226, Email: imi@imiconf.com, Web: www.imiconf.com
Feb 4-6: 18th Annual Ink Jet Printing Conference, Crowne Plaza Mid-Peninsula Hotel, Foster City, CA, Contact: Susan Meldrum, Information Management Institute, Inc., Tel: ((207) 235-2225, Fax: (207) 235-2226, Email: imi@imiconf.com, Web: www.imiconf.com
Feb 6-8: India International Coatings Show 2009, Chennai Trade Centre Complex, Nandambakkam, Chennai, India, Contact: Services International, Tel: +91-11-4505500/91, Email: info@serviceonline.com, Web: www.coatingsindia.com
Feb 17-18: RadTech UV/EB West, Sheraton Gateway Hotel
Los Angeles, CA, Contact: RadTech International NA, Tel: (240) 497-1242, Fax: (240) 209-2340, Email: uveb@radtech.org, Web: www.radtech.org
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