Sun Chemical

• Sun Chemical is by far the the largest manufacturer of printing ink in the world, with over $5.91 billion in sales of ink and graphic arts in 2009. It is an independent company and employs about 12,000 employees worldwide.
  
  

Flint Ink

• With $3.38 billion of sales of ink and graphic arts in 2009, Flint Ink is the second-biggest manufacturer of printing ink in the world. The company employs about 4,400 people in the world. Leonard D. (Dave) Frescoln is the CEO.
  
  

Toyo Ink

• Toyo Ink ranks third in the list of the biggest printing ink manufacturers in the world, with over $1.16 billion in sales of printing ink related products in 2009. The company has 7,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
  
  

DuPont Ink Jet

• DuPont Ink Jet is a business unit of DuPont Performance Coatings. The firm has a sales of about $150 million and more than 300 employees worldwide.
  
  

Siegwerk Group

• in 2009, Siegwerk Group sold about $1.16 billion of ink and graphic arts products. The company is headed by Dan McDowell and has about 330 employees. It sells its products primarily in the U.S.