March 13, 2024

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Registration is Now Open For The
2024 Summer Course

2024 Summer Course

NAPIM’s 2024 Summer Course, taking place July 15–19, is a joint effort between ink companies and NAPIM’s Technical Associate Members (TAMs) providing a unique learning experience for new and seasoned ink technicians to gain in-depth instruction on the various industry-related subject matter. The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University will provide a “state of the art” venue featuring excellent instructional resources in flexographic, lithographic, and gravure printing. The move to the Sonoco Institute has allowed NAPIM to expand its course coverage to include sessions on digital printing and electronic ink development.

Presented by leading experts, this is the only program available that not only covers ink application and printing processes but the regulatory issues affecting printing ink in both the manufacturing and printing environments. Understanding these issues as they relate to compliance is critically important.

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The Value of NAPIM Membership – A Good Business Decision
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. ET

We want you to become part of the unified voice of the printing ink industry. Join me and industry leaders for an upcoming webinar to learn how NAPIM membership can benefit your company.

During the webinar you’ll hear first-person accounts of NAPIM’s impact, with time for questions and discussion. You’ll learn about:

The return-on-investment (ROI) from NAPIM membership
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What makes NAPIM Membership a good business decision

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Registration is open to members and nonmembers and enters you into a drawing for a registration to NAPIM's 2024 Annual Convention/Technical Conference taking place in September!

Save the Date: 2024 Annual Convention/Technical Conference

The Technical Conference Program Committee has been meeting on a regular basis to plan this year’s speaking program. Technical sessions covering measurement of degree of cure, latest technology for tack measurement, Update on OSHA/HazCom regulations, sustainable pigments, color measurement are currently scheduled. If you are interested in participating in the program planning committee or have an idea for a technical, regulatory or ink market session please contact George Fuchs at the NAPM office.

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Hubergroup's Vivy DaCosta Announced Retirement

NAPIM 2020 Ault Award winner and long time Hubergroup employee Vivy DaCosta recently announced her retirement. She expressed her sincerest gratitude to the NAPIM community. Read her thoughtful and heartfelt comments here.

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iPCB NAPIM Bulletin

Based on member inquiries NAPIM has developed an informational bulletin covering state legislative activity on restriction of inks using pigments with inadvertent polychlorinated biphenyl (iPCB) content.

Related information can be found on the State Regulations page on the NAPIMTech.org website.

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Food Packaging Safety Update

NAPIM has been in regulator contact with U.S. FDA’s office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. On January 25, 2024, NAPIM responded to FDA’s request for information related to the use of photo initiators in food packaging applications. The information developed by the NAPIM Food Packaging Safety Committee was submitted in hard copy form as confidential business information to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

EHS Committee Activities

The NAPIM EHS Committee has been meeting on a regular basis to develop employee safety and health improvements/recommendations and discuss regulatory compliance issues. The February 8, 2024 meeting featured an expert speaker on proposed labeling and safety data sheet (SDS) changes to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. The revised rule is currently under review by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget – the final review phase prior to implementation of the revised rule.

If you would like to participate on the NAPIM EHS Committee please contact George Fuchs at the NAPIM office.

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Raw Materials Data Handbook – Pigments (RMHD IV)

RMDH IV has been converted to an online-subscription-based format. Currently, we are developing a payment portal and coordinating promotional activities with the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association.

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U.S. Printing Ink Market Data Collection Program

The NAPIM Management Information Committee is finalizing its program for the quarterly collection of U.S. ink sales data. The NAPIM/U.S. data collection program is designed to be similar to the data collection program used by the European Printing Ink Association (EuPIA).

News & Happenings

Ink Latest Government Ink Market Data
(Full Year 2023)

The following chart shows U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics full-year 2023 producer price index data for printing inks:

Producer Price Index:

Foreign Trade Data

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Census - Trade Data shows full year 2023 printing ink import and export data shows printing ink exports down (17%) and printing ink imports down (15%) year on year.

More detailed information can be found on the Foreign Trade page

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To submit member news or an article for inclusion in The NAPIM News, please email marketing@napim.org.

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Join the only national trade association for the printing ink industry since its founding in 1916. With a strong committee structure, staff, and legal counsel in Washington, NAPIM is dedicated to the industry and its membership.

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2024 Advertising Opportunities for Members and Non-Members

NAPIM is pleased to offer advertising opportunities for members and non-members to increase your company’s impact and expand your brand within the industry. Multiple options are available for any budget and frequency. Download NAPIM's Advertising Packages here.

For Additional Questions contact Devin Robinson, NAPIM’s Sales Associate at drobinson@kellencompany.com or 410-940-6589.

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Registration is Now Open For The2024 Summer Course