Pigment Manufacturers Face Same Challenges as Their Customers

We often discuss consolidation, tight pricing, changing technologies and overcapacity as major challenges faced by the ink industry and printers. These same issues are also critical  to key suppliers, including pigment manufacturers. In recent years, capacity in the pigment market has increased dramatically, fueled by the increased presence of offshore pigments. This has led to consolidation, some smaller pigment manufacturers pulling out of the business and fiercely competitive pricing, thus ...