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Mosley Holdings, a Sheridan, Arkansas based corporation announces the acquisition of Graphic Sciences, a Portland, Oregon based printing ink manufacturer. Graphic Sciences will become a part of American Inks and Coatings a wholly owned subsidiary of Mosley Holdings. Graphic Sciences operates 9 plants throughout the United States and one in Canada with its corporate office in Portland, Oregon.  American Inks and Coatings will continue to operate the 8 facilities and consolidate the corporate offices to Mosley Holdings in Sheridan.  Jeff Ashburn, President of Graphic Sciences, will continue to lead this group for American Inks and Coatings.

This acquisition strengthens our product offerings and will be a tremendous benefit in reaching our goal for American Inks and Coatings which is to be the premier packaging ink company in the United States. 

Michael Mosley

COO

 
 
 
 

A American Inks and Coatings has grown from $7.5 million in annual sales in 2001 to approximately $ 70 million in 2009. Currently the sixth largest packaging ink company and the second largest American owned ink company in the United States, our rapid growth has been realized through our focus on cost and consistency and our dedication to our customers in the packaging industry. 

The management team of American Inks and Coatings has been in the ink and coatings business for over 35 years, 30 of which consisted of an ownership position.  AIC’s combined years of management experience exceeds 145 years.  Ink companies directed by our team have achieved annual sales in excess of $200 million and are summarized below:

CP&W 1968-1982
 Progressive Inks 1985-1996
Progressive Coatings  1989-Current
Alper Inks 1996-2000
Packaging Inks/American Inks and Coatings 2001-Current
 

We feel that there is much to differentiate American Inks and Coatings from our competition:

•  Dedicated exclusively to the liquid packaging market

• Product selection
•  Experienced in the liquid packaging market • Quality Systems
•  Ease with which to do business • Technical support
•  Focused on the customer • Manufacturing infrastructure
• Coatings capabilities • Cost structure

American Inks and Coatings is the fastest growing ink company in the country today. AIC was started and designed to be the low cost producer of the highest quality, most consistent ink and coatings product available for the packaging industry.  We are totally committed to the packaging industry and are certain that by applying our excess capacity, lower operating cost, lower raw material cost, more consistent product, proprietary in-plant operating systems, and absolute commitment to the customer, we can save your organization money today and contain your cost in the future.  

American Inks and Coatings is dedicated solely to the packaging market. We are committed to growing with this market through organic sales growth and strategic acquisitions. Our customer focus, product selection, product quality, technical support, and customer friendly business approach has allowed us to achieve our unprecedented growth. Future market conditions will undoubtedly create the need for yet higher levels of technical expertise and full service partnerships. American Inks and Coatings is uniquely positioned to satisfy these demands with no reduction in our high levels of product quality and customer service. 

  Facts

  2nd  largest American owned ink company in the United States $7,500,000 sales in 2001
  6th largest packaging ink company in the United States Averaged 20% sales growth per year since 2001
  12th  largest printing ink company in the United States Over 30 in-plant service centers across the United States
   

Liquid Packaging Market Facts:

#1 Multiwall Bag

#1 Gift Wrap

#2 Water Base Folding Carton

    Annual Sales Growth  
     
 

 
 
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  Associations / Memberships  

Flexible Packaging Association Packaging Label and Gravure Association Flexographic Technical Association Paper Shipping Sack Manufacturers' Association

National Association of Printing Manufacturers

Six Sigma Certified

DEACOM

Chemical Fabrics and Film Association, Inc.

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