2021 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Flint Group announces Sale of XSYS Division to Lone Star affiliate |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2020 |
NA |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires Poteet Printing Systems in North America |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2020 |
Global |
Xeikon |
Xeikon launches its digital corrugated printing solution (Idera) |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2020 |
Global |
Xeikon Prepress |
Thermoflexx introduces Catena product line |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2020 |
Global |
Xeikon |
Xeikon launches its next generation Graphic Arts digital printing presses (Sirius) |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2020 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of the nyloflex FTL. The choise for washboard reduction in corrugated post-print |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2019 |
Asia |
Xeikon |
Xeikon opens Innovation Center in Shanghai |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2019 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of thermal plate nyloflex® XAH with AIF technology |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2019 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
nyloflex® FTH and FTS are added to the nyloflex® Flat Top Family |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2019 |
Asia |
Flint Group |
Flint Group opens new Technology Center Asia Pacific in Shanghai |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2019 |
Global |
Xeikon Prepress |
ThermoFlexX introduces Woodpecker Nano surface screening |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2018 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of nyloprint® WF Sharp for the label market |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2018 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of thermal flat top dot plates nyloflex® |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2018 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Flat top dot plates now available for all substrates in the market |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2017 |
Europe |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires Eston Chimica in Italy |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2017 |
Europe |
Flint Group |
Flint Group opens Global Innovation Centre in Sweden (GIC) |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2017 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of rotec® Smart and rotec® Smart Premium sleeve with easy-mount technology |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2017 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of first inherently Flat Top Dot plate for corrugated printing nyloflex® FTC |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2017 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of rotec® Eco Bridge with breathable metal ring for easy sleeve mounting |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2016 |
NA |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Launch of nyloflex® Xpress Thermal Processing System, a complete thermal plate making solution |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2016 |
NA |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires Printec Industries Inc, located in Marietta, Georgia, USA |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2016 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Flint Group opens new Global Colour Centre for packaging inks in Poland |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2016 |
Europe |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires Druckfarben Limited the UK based supplier of sheetfed inks, varnishes coatings and blankets |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2016 |
NA |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires American Inks & Coatings based in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2016 |
NA |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires Advanced Color Systems, Inc located in Tualatin, Oregon |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2016 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of FlexoExpert certification programme for nyloflex® plate makers |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2015 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Direct engravable padprinting plate nyloprint® DLE S launched |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2015 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of first ever plate with inherent flat top dots nylolfex® FTF |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2015 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Pierre-Marie De Leener appointed Chairman, Flint Group |
Organisational Changes |
2015 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires Xeikon a leading digital solutions provider to the packaging and commercial printing markets |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2015 |
Africa |
Flint Group |
Flint Group establishes joint venture with Continental Inks (South Africa) to form Flint Group Africa |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2014 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of nyloflex® NEF plate designed especially for LED exposure |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2014 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Flint Group is acquired by by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division in partnership with Koch Equity Development LLC, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2013 |
LA |
Flint Group |
Flint Group Purchases Tintas Graficas Vencedor ('TGV') |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2012 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Relaunch of nyloflex® ACE plate becomes the new benchmark in flexographic printing |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2011 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Introduction of LED exposure technology nyloflex® NExT |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2010 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexograhpic |
Introduction of nyloflex® processing line shows Flint Groups dedication to automation and standardisation |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2010 |
Europe |
Flint Group |
Flint Group, a leading global solutions provider to the Packaging and Print Media industries, acquired Torda, a leading manufacturer of printing inks for the packaging markets in Northern Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East with a substantial presence in Eastern Europe. |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2009 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Launch of nyloflex® FSC, the softest solid printing plate in the corrugated market |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2009 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of nyloprint® WSA 52 Digital, the first ever digital gravure printing plate |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2009 |
Europe |
Flint Group |
Flint Group, a world-leading supplier to the printing and packaging industry, and Unirep, a major supplier to the Turkish paper and packaging industry, establish joint venture |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2009 |
Global |
Flint Group |
New customer-orientated organisation structure announced |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2008 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of ready-to-image photopolymer sleeves nyloflex® ITR |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2008 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires specialist anti-set-off manufacturer Russell-Webb Ltd |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2008 |
ANZ |
Flint Group |
Flint Group and Lindgens sign joint venture agreement for metal decorating business in Australia and New Zealand |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2008 |
Global |
Flint Group Flexographic |
Introduction of nyloflex® Seal F Digital – the first photopolymer coating plate based on polyester foil for digital imaging |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2008 |
Europe |
Flint Group |
Introduction of the new ink-coating system INULINE |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2008 |
Global |
Day International |
Day International acquires Hydro Dynamic Products (HDP), a well-established manufacturer of pressroom chemicals |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2008 |
ANZ |
Flint Group |
Flint Group acquires Siegwerk’s packaging ink business in Australia and New Zealand |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2008 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Combination of the Flint Group Printing Plates business with the rotec sleeve business and formation of a new division Flint Group Flexographic Products |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2008 |
Global |
XSYS Print Solutions |
XSYS Print Solutions changes name to Flint Group Narrow Web |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2007 |
Global |
Flint Group, Day International |
Flint Group acquires Day International, a world leader in manufacturing and distributing printing blankets, sleeves, pressroom chemicals and printing supplies. |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2007 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Flint Group appoints Charles Knott as Chief Executive Officer |
Personnel |
2006 |
Global |
Flint Group Printing Plates |
Flint Group Printing Plates introduces the first digital coating plate |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2006 |
Global |
Flint Group Printing Plates |
Flint Group Printing Plates launches nyloflex® infinity technology for manufacturing seamless polymer sleeves |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2005 |
Global |
Flint Group Printing Plates |
Introduction of first digital coating plate on aluminium base (nyloflex® Gold A Digital) |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2005 |
Global |
Flint Group |
Flint Group forms from the union of Flint Ink Corporation and XSYS Print Solutions. |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2004 |
Global |
Day |
Introduction of rotec® Atlas Adapter with carbon fibre structure |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2004 |
Global |
Day |
Launch of rotec® sleeves and adapters with Omega surface technology for full sleeve surface conductivity |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2004 |
Global |
Day International |
Introduction of the compressible layer DurazoneTM |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2004 |
Asia |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink establishes News Ink plant in Beijing, China |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2004 |
Global |
BPS / ANI |
XSYS Print Solutions is formed from the merger of BASF Printing Systems and ANI Printing Inks |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2004 |
Global |
BPS |
BASF launches direct laser engravable flexo plates |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2004 |
Global |
ANI |
Akzo Nobel Inks changes its name to ANI Printing Inks |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2003 |
Asia |
Pigments |
Flint Ink opens Arrowhead Trading, supplying pigments to the Asia and India/Pacific markets and increasing its vertical integration |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2003 |
EU |
ANI |
ANI acquires the Belgian company Trenal, which is integrated into the News Ink division |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2003 |
Global |
BPS |
BASF introduces the first digital letterpress plates (nyloprint® WF 80 H Digital) |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2003 |
Global |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires the coldset and heatset business of SICPA and in return divests its worldwide business of security inks used on currency and other negotiable instruments |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2003 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink forms an alliance with KBA North America |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2002 |
Asia |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink opens a liaison office in Shanghai to support supply chain activities |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2002 |
EU |
Flint-Schmidt |
Flint-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG is formed through the merger of Gebrüder Schmidt Druckfarben and Flint Ink's European operations |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2002 |
Global |
ANI |
Akzo Nobel Inks is privatised following a management buy-out |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2001 |
Global |
BPS |
nyloflex® ACE a hard durometer flexo plate sets quality standards in flexo printing |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2001 |
EU |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink Europe opens its state-of-the-art sheetfed ink mother plant in Helmond, the Netherlands |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2001 |
IP |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink Europe acquires a majority interest in Incowax, a Bangalore, India-based flexible packaging ink specialist |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2001 |
LA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink Latin America Corporation acquires INKS-Chemicals B&T, SA, a paste ink manufacturer based in Caracas, Venezuela |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2001 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
An alliance is established with Flint Ink and MAN Roland to enhance product and service offerings to North American customers of both companies |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2000 |
NA |
Day |
Two new sleeve production plants are added in the USA and Brazil |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2000 |
EU |
Flint-Schmidt |
Gebrüder Schmidt opens the largest fully automated production plant in Europe for newspaper inks in Cologne |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2000 |
EU |
Flint Ink |
Manders Premier adopts the Flint Ink identity of Flint Ink Europe |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2000 |
Global |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink introduces GlobaLink, a sophisticated colour replication system permitting remote colour matching on a global basis |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
2000 |
IP |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires Creanova Inks in the India/Pacific region |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
2000 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires Alper Ink Group in the Americas, including Progressive Ink, Patriot Ink, Alper Dispersions, Arcar Graphics and Kromos SA |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1999 |
EU |
Day |
rotec became part of Day International, Inc. (USA) |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1999 |
Global |
BPS |
BASF launches digital flexo plates (nyloflex® Digital) |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1999 |
LA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires Argentina-based Polychem S.A., a packaging ink manufacturer; The Ink Company, a California-based ink manufacturer; and Companhia Quimica Industrial Brasileira (CQIB), a Brazilian-based manufacturer of inks for news, packaging, publication and commercial printing applications |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1998 |
EU |
BPS |
BASF launches water-washable plate nyloflex® Sprint |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1998 |
EU; IP |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires UK-based Manders Premier, adding to Flint Ink's operations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and India/Pacific. Pacific Rim operations unite to form Flint Ink Asia/Pacific |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1998 |
Global |
ANI |
Akzo Nobel Inks acquires Louis Werneke, USA, and Label Inks, UK |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1997 |
EU |
BPS |
BPS receives ISO 9001 certification |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1997 |
EU |
BPS |
BASF Lacke + Farben AG is liquidated, and BASF Printing Systems (BPS) is formed |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1997 |
Global |
Flint Ink |
Geographic restructuring brings Canadian and US operations together as Flint Ink North America; Rendic International and Flint Ink Mexicana S de RL de CV form Flint Ink Latin America |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1996 |
EU |
ANI |
Casco Nobel Inks changes name to Akzo Nobel Inks |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1996 |
EU |
Flint-Schmidt |
Gebrüder Schmidt opens innovative new purification plant in Frankfurt |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1996 |
EU |
Flint-Schmidt |
GS Berlin is merged into Gebrüder Schmidt Druckfarben |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1996 |
Global |
ANI |
Akzo Nobel Inks is the first company in the world to receive triple certification: ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 for quality, health, security and environment |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1996 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires BASF Corporation's North American Graphics Group |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1995 |
EU |
Rotec Hülsensysteme |
A second manufactuing plant is established in the Czech Republic |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1995 |
Global |
BPS |
First digital flexo plate is developed (nyloflex®) |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1995 |
EU |
ANI |
Casco Nobel Inks acquires Lindgens Druckfarben, Germany |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1995 |
EU |
ANI |
Nobel Industries merges with Dutch company Akzo. The Akzo Nobel group is born |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1995 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink begins the process of ISO 9002 certification for its sites |
Marketplace/Product Advancements |
1995 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink Corporation acquires Continental Inks Corporation |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1995 |
NA |
Pigments |
CDR Pigments & Dispersions receives ISO 9002 Certification |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1994 |
Global |
BPS |
Photopolymer coating plates for in-line coating in offset printing (nylocoat®) |
Early beginnings |
1994 |
EU |
Rotec Hülsensysteme |
The rotec Blue Light Sleeve success story makes its market debut |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1994 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink of Canada purchases Lester Ink and Coatings Company |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1994 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Three acquisitions increase Flint Ink's global presence: Rendic International, a Miami distributor of graphic arts supplies to Latin America and Asia Pacific markets; North American Printing Ink Company (NAPIC); outstanding shares of Flint Mexicana, assuming full ownership |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1993 |
EU |
Rotec Hülsensysteme |
The first rotec® sleeve-on-sleeve mounting system paved the way for adapter technology |
Early beginnings |
1993 |
EU |
Rotec Hülsensysteme |
Introduction of first sleeve with compressible surface for flexo plate mounting |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1993 |
EU |
Flint-Schmidt |
Gebrüder Schmidt receives Quality Management System certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1992 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink establishes digital printing ink division |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1991 |
NA |
Pigments, Flint Ink |
Flint Ink is reorganised: S&V Printing Ink, Capitol Printing Ink and Cal/Ink begin operating under the Flint Ink Corporation name; Chromatic Color, Ridgeway Color and Drew Graphics begin operating as CDR Pigments & Dispersions; S&V Screen Inks become Summit Screen Inks; LeMaster Litho Supply is acquired |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1990 |
Europe |
Rotec Hülsensysteme |
Rotec Hülsensysteme is founded in Ahaus/Germany |
Early beginnings |
1990 |
EU |
ANI |
Nobel Industries purchases Blark&Mahrt, Denmark, and Crown Berger Irlam Inks, UK |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1990 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink establishes Environmental Health & Safety Department |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1990 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Leveraged buyout of Allied-Signal's Sinclair & Valentine division is completed, giving Flint Ink a strong presence in the commercial and packaging printing ink segments. The S&V acquisition includes David M blanket supplier |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1989 |
EU |
ANI |
Nobel Industries merges AB G-Man with Sadolin Printing Inks, forming Casco Nobel Inks |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1989 |
Global |
BPS |
BASF introduces the first chlorine-free washout solvent for processing of flexo plates (nylosolv®) |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1988 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
First rub-free black news ink is introduced by Flint Ink |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1987 |
EU |
ANI |
Swedish firm Nobel Industries buys Sadolin & Holmblad |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1987 |
EU |
Pigments |
Lineco B.V. is founded, originally to serve the line-marking business primarily with dry pigment powder and pigment dispersions, but growing to supply many colourants to many markets, including the paper, latex, viscose, agro and ink industries |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1986 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires Capitol Printing Ink, providing a larger presence on the East Coast of the US, particularly in the commercial and heatset markets |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1985 |
EU |
BPS |
BASF introduces photopolymer gravure printing plates (nylograv®) |
Early beginnings |
1985 |
Global |
BPS |
BASF acquires the Inmont Group (USA), Fishburn (Great Britain), and Icificis (Italy) |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1985 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Completion of Flint Ink's second varnish plant furthers vertical integration |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1984 |
NA |
Pigments |
Flint Ink acquires Drew Graphics, manufacturer of water dispersions for ink, paper, paint and coatings industries |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1982 |
Europe |
Day International |
Varn Products, the Chemical Division of Day International is established in the UK |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1980 |
NA |
Pigments |
Chromatic Color is incorporated and begins to produce dry and flushed colour in a move towards vertical integration |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1978 |
Global |
BPS |
BASF begins producing flexo plates |
Early beginnings |
1978 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink pioneers use of conductivity to monitor concentration of fountain solution |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1977 |
LA |
Flint Ink |
Joint venture between Flint Ink and Sun-Fast results in Flint Mexicana SA de CV, the second-largest ink manufacturer in Mexico |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1975 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires Cal/Ink, boosting heatset and sheetfed business, especially on the West Coast of the US |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1972 |
Global |
BPS |
BASF launches first nyloprint® newspaper printing plate |
Early beginnings |
1972 |
EU |
BPS |
BASF Farben + Fasern AG (later BASF Lacke + Farben AG) is founded, incorporating BASF's two 1970s acquisitions |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1970 |
EU |
BPS |
BASF AG buys Siegle as well as Kast & Ehinger |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1970 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink pioneers the use of alkaline fountain solutions for newspaper printing in the 1970s |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1969 |
EU |
BPS |
Kast & Ehinger takes over the Falck-Roussel Group in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Tunisia |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1968 |
EU |
BPS |
First continous photopolymer plate manufacturing line goes into production. |
Early beginnings |
1965 |
Global |
BPS |
BASF enters the printing plate business. The first alcohol-washable printing plate was developed (nyloprint®). nyloprint® becomes a synonym for photopolymer letterpress plates. |
Early beginnings |
1960 |
Global |
BPS |
K+E plays a pioneering role in introducing sheetfed printing as we know it today by inventing quickly absorbing Novavit inks in the 1960s |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1960 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink expands into the publication gravure market sector |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1958 |
NA |
Flint-Schmidt |
Schmidt Printing Inks Ltd is founded in Montreal, Canada |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1957 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Howard Flint Ink Company changes name to Flint Ink Corporation |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1950 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
California Ink Company, aka Cal/Ink, develops the first magnetic inks for check imprinting in the U.S. |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1947 |
EU |
ANI |
Gleitsmann is privatised, and AB G-Man is born |
Early beginnings |
1946 |
NA |
Day International |
The company unveils its first printing blanket for lithographic offset printing |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1940 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Cal/Ink is the first US company to produce and sell lithol red pigments |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1940 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
In the 1940s, all Flint Ink branches are equipped with full quality control and formulation labs; rigid product specifications are established |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1936 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink acquires Temple Inks Company of Denver, Colorado, USA |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1933 |
NA |
Day International |
Introduction of the first synthetic rubber printing roller |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1922 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink is the first in the industry to use tanker truck delivery, beginning with letterpress news ink and later other ink types |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1920 |
EU |
Flint-Schmidt |
Gebrüder Schmidt begins to open an increased amount of subsidiaries throughout Europe |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1920 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Howard Flint Ink company is founded in Detroit, Michigan, USA to serve the North American news ink market |
Early beginnings |
1920 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink initiates raw materials testing |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1920 |
NA |
Flint Ink |
Flint Ink implements instrumented Quality Control procedures |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1905 |
NA |
Day International |
The Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company is founded |
Early beginnings |
1901 |
EU |
ANI |
German company E.T. Gleitsmann begins producing printing inks in Trelleborg, Sweden |
Early beginnings |
1900 |
EU |
Flint-Schmidt |
Gebrüder Schmidt begins manufacturing coloured inks |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1891 |
NA |
BPS |
Kast + Ehinger expands to North America, opening a branch in New York |
Marketplace / Product Advancements |
1889 |
EU |
BPS |
Gustav Siegle takes ownership of Kast + Ehinger, operating it completely separately from his own company, G. Siegle + Co. |
Mergers, Acquisitions, Changes |
1878 |
EU |
Flint-Schmidt |
The Schmidt brothers launch Gebrüder Schmidt GmbH Druckfarben in Frankfurt to manufacture black inks |
Early beginnings |
1865 |
EU |
BPS |
Albert M. Kast printing ink company is founded, renamed Kast + Ehinger in 1868 |
Early beginnings |
1845 |
EU |
BPS |
Gustav Siegle opens G. Siegle + Co. in Munich, Germany |
Early beginnings |
1845 |
EU |
Pigments |
The Heinrich Siegle colourant factory is founded in Munich |
Early beginnings |
1777 |
EU |
ANI |
Sadolin & Holmblad is founded in Denmark |
Early beginnings |
1773 |
EU |
Flint Ink |
Manders is founded in the UK |
Early beginnings |