NAPIM honors INX INTERNATIONAL INK CO. (SAKATA INX' s U.S. subsidiary) with Ault Award and Printing Ink Pioneer Awards

At the 103^rd NAPIM Convention Awards Banquet in Sonoma, California in April 2018, Joe Cichon (Vice President, Manufacturing) from INX INTERNATIONAL INK CO. (SAKATA INX CORP.'s U.S. subsidiary) earned the prestigious Ault Award. This is the highest award that members of ink industry can bestow. Michael Brice (Vice President, Director of Offset Operations), Jonathan Graunke (Vice President, Technical Director, Energy Curable ink R&D) and Mark Hill (Vice President, Technical Director, Liquid ink R&D) from INX US were also honored with the Printing Ink Pioneer Awards. The National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) honors industry leaders for their years of service to their companies and the industry.

In the past, Kotaro Morita, Representative Director, President & CEO of SAKATA INX CORP. and Chairman of INX US, received the 2007 Technical Achievement Award and 2011 Printing Ink Pioneer Award. INX US's CEO Rick Clendenning was awarded with 1997 Printing Ink Pioneer Award and 2007 Ault Award. John Hrdlick, President and COO of INX US, also received the 2013 Printing Ink Pioneer Award.