Pigment Producers Look to Increase Prices, Improve Margins

Pigment producers are, with mixed results, pressing for higher prices in Europe in the wake of increases in their raw material costs, most of which stem from the jump in crude oil prices and the Chinese economic boom. Even some of the large pigment producers, particularly those making organic pigments, are complaining that they cannot gain the price increases they want and are having to tolerate slimmer margins. In the longer term, however, the outlook for ink manufacturers is a steady upwar...