Over the past six months, the cost of key raw materials for inks has risen dramatically, in some cases by more than 30%. The demand imbalance on the global raw material and chemical feed stock markets has caused a significant de-stocking of most raw material supply chains. Consequently the costs of base chemicals have increased continuously since early 2009. The price increases in specialty chemicals are double-digit on key feedstocks while a number of force majeure situations have added to ...