Availability Becomes a Major Issue for Raw Materials

In recent years, the primary concern for purchasing executives at ink companies has centered around pricing. In order to keep some level of profitability during tight economic conditions, ink companies kept pressure on suppliers to keep prices as low as possible, much the same as printers have been doing to ink manufacturers. Capacity was a key reason ink companies were able to keep raw material prices down and why ink prices also remained tight. In many markets, there has been overcapacity, an...