Digital BW, The Print

Andrew Rodger wrote:
> It may be relevant to this conversation to note that Lyson have been  
> or are being bought out by Nazdar. What implications this has for  
> their inks in the future I don't know.
> 
> http://www.nazdar.com/pr_2006_nazdar_lyson.asp
> 
> Drew
> 
> ( a Fotonic user )

Wonder who will be happy with that purchase. Nazdar has been 
successful in the US with silkscreen inks but never was able 
to get a foothold in Europe. Competition by Sericol, Marabu, 
Dubuit, Proll, Wiederhold and smaller companies kept the US 
suppliers away. Lyson must have part of the market in wide 
format solvent + textile printers + third party prosumer dye 
and pigment but for all markets the competition is strong too 
with for example Sericol again for the UV cure and Solvent 
inks. Sericol is now owned by FujiFilm. I don't think Nazdar 
is interested in the inkjet inks for prosumers but seeks 
compensation for less silkscreen ink sales in the solvent wide 
format inkjet market. All the old silkscreen ink manufacturers 
try to find other markets.

Ernst

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           Ernst Dinkla


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