Newspapers switching inks to stay in the black: lithography spells death of letterpress in Europe

Abstract

Though it may prove nostalgic to only a few pressmen, the black ink spread so widely on the fingertips of every newspaper reader from Bonn to Fleet Street is undergoing drastic change, says a new study of the $1.8 billion‐plus annual market for printing inks in Europe.

Citation

(1988), "Newspapers switching inks to stay in the black: lithography spells death of letterpress in Europe", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 17 No. 7, pp. 17-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb042506