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

Continued rise in raw material costs, impact of recent events in global supply chain lead to price increases

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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 will raise prices in the U.S. by 4 percent for packaging solvent-based inks, 8 percent for packaging water-based inks, 6 percent for UV flexo inks, and 14 percent for commercial and packaging energy curable (EC) paste inks and coatings, effective Sept. 15, 2010. For more than two years, raw materials and energy cost volatility have significantly impacted the in...

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