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Sun Chemical to Increase Prices on Energy Curable Inks in Europe

Price increases for photoinitiators, key oligomers and monomers have impacted costs for all energy cure systems.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Sun Chemical will increase the prices of all ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) inks in Europe by 4% to 6%, effective July 1, 2018.   As announced previously, governmental initiatives and regulations geared toward environmental protection have caused many suppliers of photoinitiators to either cease or reduce production for limited periods of time. Additionally, as outlined by the European Printing Ink Association, photoinitiator supply has also been impacted by major incidents, including...

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