Islandia, New York, March 17, 2005— Van Son Holland Ink Corporation, a leading global printing ink manufacturer known around the world for producing high quality, high performance inks for every offset press, announced today it has added Quickson PRO, a new oil-based ink, to its product line. An exciting addition to the Van Son line of quality inks, Quickson PRO offers a host of competitive advantages. It is formulated to work with ease on any size press and on any application, delivering the Van Son quality and convenience the company is known for at an amazingly low price. Quickson PRO is available now in Process and Pantone colors packaged in 2.2 lb. vacuum sealed cans with prices that start as low as $3.55 per pound. Printing operations of all sizes can benefit by taking advantage of Quickson PRO’s maximum ink performance and bottom-line return on investment. The introduction of Quickson PRO is part of Van Son’s overall strategy to simplify its oil-based product line. Van Son now offers three inks in its oil-based category: CML, Quickson PRO and Quickson PLUS. All of these inks run great on any size press and satisfy any application. Van Son encourages users to select the ink that is right for them based on usage amounts. “Today’s printers are looking for ease of use, maximum performance and cost-savings when it comes to purchasing ink,” said John Sammis, vice president of sales and marketing for Van Son. “Quickson PRO delivers it all. It is a high performance ink that works on any press and is very competitively priced. We are excited to include this ink as part of our three-ink oil-based strategy.” Key attributes of Quickson PRO include excellent ink and water balance, making it an ink that sets extremely fast with a variety of fountain solutions; its ability to stay fresh overnight on the Press; and the ability to dry fast and hard on a variety of substrates. Additionally after processing, Quickson PRO may be coated in-line with aqueous coatings, off-line with UV coating and will film laminate. It is laser safe after 48-72 hours of curing time. Quickson PRO is available in Process colors and 16 basic Pantone colors. For more information on this cost-effective ink, visit www.vansonink.com or call the dedicated Quickson PRO hot line at 800-645-4182.