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The Market for Metallics

The global recession and volatile prices for metals combined to make 2009 a challenging year for metallic ink and pigment suppliers.

The metallic ink and pigment market faced many of the challenges that the ink industry and its suppliers battled in the last 18 months, including higher raw material costs and a significant drop in demand. ECKART Effect Pigments’ PlatinStar Silver offers strong performance for flexo and gravure printing on film. Thierry Chevrier, head of the pigments business for BASF in North America, said that the metallic pigments market reflects the overall downturn in the U.S. mark...

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