Industry News

Escalating Raw Material Costs Lead Sun Chemical to Increase Ink Prices in the U.S.

Author Image

By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Faced with continued increases in the costs of raw materials and the impact of recent events in the global supply chain, Sun Chemical raised prices in the U.S. by 4% for packaging solvent-based inks, 8% for packaging water-based inks, 6% for UV flexo inks, and 14% for commercial and packaging energy curable (EC) paste inks and coatings, effective Sept. 15, 2010.      “Raw material suppliers continue to consolidate, leading to fewer industry supply options to choose from and significantly highe...

Continue reading this story and get 24/7 access to Ink World magazine for FREE


Already a subscriber? Sign in

Keep Up With Our Content. Subscribe To Ink World magazine Newsletters