As anyone connected with the ink industry knows, the past 12 months will most likely be remembered for soaring raw material costs. This surge has led to price increases for key feedstocks and other essential ingredients ranging from acrylic acid and nitrocellulose to titanium dioxide and many other pigments. Of even more concern is that there doesn’t appear to be any end in sight for price increases for many of these ingredients. Two articles in this issue support this concern. The Resin Report...