Samuel Morrill begins manufacturing printing inks in the kitchen of his Andover, Massachusetts, home.

The Morrill Company obtains the first patent on their ink-making process.

GPI Corp’s Sun Chemical division develops the first pigmented flexo inks.

Web offset lithography, which works by first transferring an image photographically to ink printing plates, is pioneered

Sun Chemical begins to manufacture quinacridone out of its Newark, New Jersey, facility, marking the company’s entry into the high-performance pigments market.

Sun Chemical patents the first UV inks.

The first water-based inks are introduced for use on paper and film.

Sun Chemical begins to manufacture pigments in Muskegon, Michigan.

Sun Chemical commercializes EB inks. In the same year, they acquire the phthalo pigment business from American Cyanamid.

Sun Chemical buys the BASF packaging and commercial inks business.

The first UV flexo inks are commercialized by Sun Chemical. In the same year, Sun Chemical acquires KVK in Koge, Denmark, marking the company’s first step into European pigment manufacturing.

Sun Chemical acquires Moscow Printing Inks.

Sun Chemical strengthens their packaging inks department in North America with the acquisition of Zeneca Specialty Inks.

Sun Chemical and Eastman Kodak enter a $1 billion, 50/50 joint venture to form Kodak Polychrome Graphics.

The company acquires Coates Lorilleux in France, SWALE Process in the UK and GB Products International Flexo Plate Division, and partners with Tintas in Latin America.

Sun Chemical buys Bayer’s high-performance organic pigment business.

Sun Chemical acquires Rycoline Products, Inc. and buys the assets of CBS Printas, the printing ink business of CBS Holding, a publicly traded company in Turkey.

Sun Chemical acquires Watt Gilchrist and forms Sun Branding Solutions.

Sun Chemical opens state-of-the-art food packaging plant in Frankfurt and sheet-fed ink hub in Dahej, India.

Sun Chemical opens state-of-the-art packaging plant in Kankakee, IL, and expands into high definition plate technology in Concord, CA.

Partnership with X-Rite/Pantone and Esko on PantoneLIVETM Sun Chemical acquires Benda-Lutz.

Sun Chemical Acquires Kingfisher Colours Limited

Sun Chemical and the DIC Corporation Acquire Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd.

Sun Chemical Acquires Transitions Digital Graphics, LLC

Sun Chemical Acquires Joules Angstrom U.V. Printing Inks Corp.

Sun Chemical Acquires RJA Dispersions Business

Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have acquired C.T.LAY S.R.L.

Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have acquired Luminescence Holdings Ltd., a manufacturer of currency, tax stamp, passports, ID cards, secure documents and brand protection inks for the security market.

Sun Chemical has acquired the Metal Deco ink business of PPG, a US-based global supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials. PPG, with a well consolidated portfolio, and Sun Chemical are both long standing players in the metal packaging industry.

Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have acquired the high-purity iron oxides business of Cathay Industries, located in Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S.A.

Sun Chemical has appointed Myron Petruch as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2019.

Agreement expands reach for electronic materials across Mexico.

Acquisition strengthens the company’s digital inkjet ink capabilities.

Acquisition expands Sun Chemical’s Latin American presence in both security ink and metal decorating markets.

Sun Chemical and DIC Corporation Finalizes Acquisition means significant expansion of global pigments expertise & innovation capabilities.

Acquisition enables innovation in lamination adhesives, reinforcing its commitment to responsible care and addressing important trends.