The ink which is we use on a daily basis has history of its own.The Original ink was used for cave drawing in the time of prehistory. In the 21st century BC, Egyptians wore tattoos that were made of ink. In 12th century AD, dried hawthorn branches were used to make ink. The first ball point pen was introduced in the year 1938.
In today's world, the pen, pencil and marker trade is a $ 4.8 billion industry. These days 90% of inks produced are for printers. About 15% of Americans have at least 1 tattoo. Soy ink is the best alternative of petroleum and by 2004, 95% of newspapers started using it. These days, printers are also using soy ink.