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President's Letter: May 2023
05/01/2023

President's Letter: May 2023

By Geoff Peters, NAPIM President

I want to take the time to tell you how incredibly humbled and honored I am to write to you as ‎NAPIM’s next President. My sincere thanks to Gregg Dahleen for his leadership over the years. Gregg ‎has led our organization with fervent care, displaying a tenacity like no other. As an association, we’ve ‎gone through a few transitions. Thank you, Gregg, for leading us confidently and without interruption ‎through some of these major milestones. You have my promise that I will do my absolute best to carry ‎the torch as gracefully and steadfast as you did.‎

01/09/2023

State Legislation/Regulations on Perflouroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Food Packaging

PFAS

The document linked below is a non-inclusive listing of states that have legislation (with definition of PFAS used in the legislation) under review aimed at restricting or banning perflouroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging (in some states packaging in general is listed). In many cases there are multiple PFAS legislative initiatives under review in each of the listed states.

President's Letter: January 2023
01/03/2023

President's Letter: January 2023

By Gregg Dahleen, NAPIM President

It’s been a while since I’ve had the privilege of writing to you. I hope you have had a wonderful holiday ‎season. As this year comes to a close, let’s reflect on our accomplishments as an industry. I am amazed ‎by the unwavering dedication and resilience displayed by our member companies.‎

President's Letter: September
10/03/2022

President's Letter: September

By Gregg Dahleen, NAPIM President

What a wonderful year it has been for NAPIM. Three events have come to a close, and we are gearing up for our 2022 Fall Technical Conference October 18-20, 2022, in Oak Brook, Illinois. If you have never participated in a NAPIM event, this is a great time to reap the benefits of end-of-year education, networking, and relationship building.

06/16/2022

NAPIM’s 2022 Summer Course Registration is Now Open

For Immediate Release

During the five full days of education, program experts will cover where, how, and why raw materials are used, discuss formulation testing, and application of printing inks linked to raw materials characteristics, and provide first-hand exposure to printing presses (offset, flexo, and digital).

06/06/2022

President's Letter

By Gregg Dahleen, NAPIM President

I hope your Summer is off to a great start. I am excited to announce the return of our quarterly newsletter, NAPIM News. We have a great year ahead of us with NAPIM leadership planning an invigorating array of events.

PICO Chemical Celebrates 46 Years of Manufacturing Excellence
06/05/2022

PICO Chemical Celebrates 46 Years of Manufacturing Excellence

PICO Chemical Corporation is a privately held, family-owned, and operated manufacturer of specialty chemicals and lubricants to clean, condition, lubricate and protect since 1976.

Ink Solvents Market Valuation to Reach US$ 1.3 B by 2031, Notes TMR Study
06/05/2022

Ink Solvents Market Valuation to Reach US$ 1.3 B by 2031, Notes TMR Study

Manufacturers of ink solvents have garnered massive revenue streams from the abundant use of the products for printing on a wide range of substrates. The revenue of the ink solvents market is growing in size from extensive demand for these in the printing for the packaging sector, especially for flexible packaging products.

Sun Chemical to Increase Prices on Inks, Coatings, Consumables and Adhesives in North America
06/05/2022

Sun Chemical to Increase Prices on Inks, Coatings, Consumables and Adhesives in North America

Sun Chemical will increase prices across its entire portfolio of packaging, commercial sheetfed and screen inks, coatings, consumables, and adhesives in North America, effective immediately or as contracts allow.

06/05/2022

INX, VerifyMe Launch Covert Brand Protection Ink

VerifyMe provides brand owners with time-sensitive logistics, authentication, supply chain monitoring, and data-rich consumer engagement features using unique smartphone readable codes on their products.