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Sun Chemical, Flint Ink, and BASF Raise Prices

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NORTHLAKE, IL—Sun Chemical has raised prices in North America 9%-12%—depending on the specific products—due to continued increases in raw material prices and shortages of key ingredients. The increases cover inks, coatings, fountain solutions, and other printing consumables. Additionally, Sun Chemical will apply surcharges where appropriate to cover energy and freight costs.

"These increases do ont factor in the effects due to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina which will affect the petroleum and chemical industries in the Gulf States," says Chris Morrissey, corporate VP, marketing.

See sunchemical.com.


ANN ARBOR, MI—To offset escalation of raw materials, energy, and freight costs, Flint Ink has implemented the following price increases and freight surcharges:

Product Price Increase Surcharge per Pound
Heatset Web Offset Inks 12% Two cents
Publication Gravure Inks 12% Two cents
Packaging Inks—Solvent 10% Four cents
Packaging Inks—Water 6% Four cents
Energy Curable Inks 10% Four cents
Commercial and Packaging Sheetfed Inks 10% Four cents
Coldset News/Directory Black Inks 12 cents/lb.

Freight surcharges will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. See flintink.com.


FLORHAM PARK, NJ—BASF has imposed an energy surcharge of two cents per wet lb. on all paper chemical products in North America. It will be recalculated quarterly and will remain in effect until the company's energy costs return to their January 2005 level.

Affected product lines include Styronal, Acronal, Basonal, Calsan, Sterocoll, Polymin, Catiofast, Basoplast, Afranil, Basazol, Fastusol, and Solar.

See basf.com.



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