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Sun Chemical Announces Heatset, Publication Gravure Price Increases

Raw materials continue to drive price increases for printing inks

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Sun Chemical announced that the price of its heatset and publication gravure products in Europe will be increased by €0.20–0.25 per kg depending on color, effective immediately. With continuous pricing pressure and shortage of key raw materials, it has become essential to implement a further cost increase. Materials such as gum rosin, one of the most important resins used in the manufacture of these inks, continue to suffer from severe supply shortages which aren’t abating. Added to this, ...

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