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The Publication Ink Market

Faced with escalating raw material and operational costs and demand for new technologies, ink industry leaders are seeking much-needed price increases.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

National Geographic’s May 2004 issue, printed by Quad/Graphics, received the 2005 Golden Cylinder Award for “Best of the Best” and Publication – Coated (over 40 lbs.) from the Gravure Association of America (GAA). In recent years, the publication ink market worldwide has been hard hit by the economy. More recently, raw material price increases in key areas such as feedstocks and solvents have taken their toll on heatset and news inks. Even with this pressure, there conti...

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