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Flint Group North America Raises Prices on Varn Anti-Set-off Spray Powder

Major driver is 2012 drought

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Flint Group North America has announced a 15% price increase on Varn Anti-Set-off Spray Powder used in offset printing applications. Like all graphic arts spray powders, Varn Anti-Set-off Spray Powder is starch-based, made primarily from corn and other grain products. The starch industry is experiencing a supply/demand imbalance due to years of sub-par crop yields, exacerbated by the 2012 drought. “Forecasts show that North American corn production in 2012 will be at its lowest since 2006...

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