Palatine, IL, USA (September 24th, 2003) – Performance Inks is proud to announce the launch of our Ink Business. Performance Inks is a revolutionary concept that puts control over value and performance directly in the hands of the print manufacturer. With Performance Inks you control the quality, ensure the value and capture the profits. Performance Inks is offering a full line of sheet-fed inks. Products include conventional petroleum, Low VOC vegetable based, Hybrid and UV Inks. Performance Inks offers a full line of Pantone bases, Metallic, Fluorescent, Waxes, and Drier. We are also offering a complete line of varnishes and coatings for Ink Train and Coater applications. Performance Inks works directly with the Resin and Pigment manufacturers to produce world class finished products that have unique capabilities and consistency. Experience has proven that simplifying the process and eliminating un-needed steps improves quality and reduces costs. By working directly with the Resin and Pigment manufacturers we are taking advantage of their knowledge and SPC controls to deliver a higher quality product with better consistency. Performance Inks is also offering world class dispensing technology. Our dispensing technology is integrated to Spectrophotometer calibration tools that allow our larger customers to automate their In-Plant operations. The workflow and technology is significantly simplified and accurate. Any employee of the printer can scan the paper surface and tell the machine what PMS color and quantity they need. The machine adjusts the formula for the paper substrate and outputs the formula to 1/10th of gram accuracy. About Performance Inks Performance Inks is a world-class organization that works directly with Resin and Pigment manufacturers and integrates state of the art technology and systems to produce cost effective Ink products for the sheet-fed printing market. Contact Performance Inks, LLC President: David Lemaster Phone: 630-240-0878 Fax: 847-963-0366 [email protected] www.performanceinks.com