Printing ink giant Sun Chemical of Parsippany, New Jersey, announces that throughout the remainder of 2018, it will celebrate its 200th anniversary.

“Beginning with the inspiring legacy of Lorilleux (Charles Lorilleux, considered the father of the printing ink industry) and Samuel Morris in the early 1800’s, Sun Chemical has delivered 200 years of color expertise, innovative technology and an ongoing commitment to quality and service for our customers,” says Rudi Lenz, president and CEO of Sun Chemical. “Having held close to 10,000 worldwide trademarks and over 3,000 granted patents in various global jurisdictions in its history, Sun Chemical takes pride in producing solutions tailor-made to meet the individual needs of our customers.”

Sun Chemical, the company says, was the first to develop UV inks, water-based inks, pigmented flexo inks, and flexo inks for polyethylene films. It was also the first to create the four-color wet process inks system in 1906, now commonly known as CMYK printing.

The company has been manufacturing pigments since 1907.

It became the global company it is today after being acquired by Japan’s DIC Corp., a global chemical company, in 1987, the company says.

“Sun Chemical’s vision has been and will always be to help customers take on the global challenges of the future by providing quality, service and innovation in every solution we deliver,” Lenz says. “For the future, we are committed to pursuing research and development that will bring our customers new innovative and sustainable solutions. We look forward to celebrating this ongoing commitment to excellence as a company and with our customers this year.”