Pigment Manufacturers Face Continued Uncertainty

During the past few years, the printing ink industry has been struggling, caught between the slumping economy and increasing prices for raw materials. In addition, the unstable world political situation is also causing tremendous uncertainty. Perhaps the only saving grace has been the costs of pigments, the most expensive component of ink, which has remained fairly stable. The fact that pigment prices have remained steady has not been entirely good news, though. Certainly, it has been detrimen...