Flint Group, one of the largest suppliers to the printing and packaging industry worldwide, was created by the union of XSYS Print Solutions and Flint Ink Corporation in late 2005. XSYS was the result of a 2004 union between ANI Printing Inks and BASF Printing Systems, both long-standing printing industry providers with locations around the world. Flint Ink was founded in 1920 and grew consistently over time to become an internationally renowned supplier of printing inks and colourants. The 2007 acquisition of Day International completed the product line, substantially increasing Flint Group's global position in the non-ink pressroom consumables market As of 2000, Flint Ink became the world's second largest maker of printing inks.