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Sun Chemical to Increase Prices for Sheetfed Products in Europe

Critical shortages for raw materials such as acrylic acid and gum rosin and unprecedented raw material cost increases are affecting the entire print industry

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Sun Chemical Europe today announced that a 5% price increase will be implemented for its sheetfed products effective March 1st 2011. Critical shortages for raw materials such as acrylic acid and gum rosin are affecting the entire print industry. These shortages together with unprecedented raw material cost increases have necessitated this price change. The cost of certain key raw materials has increased by over 200% from the start of 2009 with further increases expected. Vegetable oils are a ...

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