Ink

Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colourant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing or writing with a pen, brush, reed pen, or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively in letterpress and lithographic printing. In 2011, worldwide consumption of printing inks generated revenues of more than 20 billion US dollars. Demand by traditional print media is shrinking; on the other hand, more and more printing inks are consumed for packaging.

Ink

Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colourant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing or writing with a pen, brush, reed pen, or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively in letterpress and lithographic printing. In 2011, worldwide consumption of printing inks generated revenues of more than 20 billion US dollars. Demand by traditional print media is shrinking; on the other hand, more and more printing inks are consumed for packaging.