Flint Announces Price Increases in Inks, Coatings

“Our research and forecasts are quite telling,” says Parisi. “We don’t see any signs of improved raw material costs or supply in the near term.”

Michael Podd, business director of Sheetfed Inks, notes that Flint Group’s global procurement group has minimized the impact on customers as much as possible. “Unfortunately,” he adds, “the extent of these energy curable cost increases can not be fully mitigated by supply chain, manufacturing, and formulation initiatives.”