The entire printing ink supply chain has had its share of challenges in recent years, and the pigment industry is no exception. Raw material costs have increased dramatically, and some major ingredients have been scarce. Pigment makers resorted to price increases, although these do not come close to covering the higher costs they are facing. Still, pigment industry leaders say that 2011 was an improvement. In The Pigment Report, the executives I spoke with said that they are optimistic that t...