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Siegwerk’s Raw Materials Supply Chain Under Pressure Due to Multiple Global Cost Drivers

Reduced container availability leading to pigment raw materials, petrochemical price increases; constraints and higher freight cost.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Packaging ink suppliers are facing increased prices on pigment raw materials, petrochemical price increases and supply constraints and higher freight costs due to the reduced availability of containers.   This has resulted in significant pressure across the entire packaging ink industry, and, as a result, Siegwerk is not immune to the difficulties these issues have caused.   “Already in 2021 we are seeing a combination of several factors which are interlinked with the COVID-19 crisis whi...

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