Flint Group North America has announced price increases on certain printing inks and pressroom chemistry sold in the United States and Canada. This is in addition to the news ink price increase implemented January 1st and previously announced increases for blankets and sleeves.
Prices will increase on inks, overprint varnishes and pressroom chemistry as follows, effective February 1, 2011 and subject to existing contracts:
Liquid Packaging & Narrow Web Inks:
All Whites – up to 10%, depending on technology
Solvent Colors – up to 8%
Specific increases for the above products, as well as for nitrocellulose-based clears, other solvent-based clear formulations, and all violet colors will be communicated individually to customers depending on formula make-up and technology.
Print Media Inks:
Sheetfed Conventional – 8%
Heatset
Process- 10%
Blends, Metallics, Fluorescents and OPVs – 12%
Directory – 9%
Publication Gravure – 9%
Print Media Chemicals:
Spray Powders – 8 – 15%
Press Washes – 8 – 12%
Web Conditioners – 6 – 10%
Fountain Solutions – 5 – 8%
Aerosols – 8 – 15%
“We’re facing challenges on a multitude of fronts: Capacity constraints, government policies around the world, environmental concerns, decreased production of feedstocks, and more,” says Diane Parisi, Vice President Supply Chain for Flint Group.
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