Flint Announces Price Increases on Energy Curable Inks and Coatings

PLYMOUTH, MI—May 1, 2011—Flint Group North America has announced a 7 percent price increase on energy curable/UV inks and coatings used in sheetfed and offset web printing. New prices take effect on all products ordered in the United States and Canada on or after May 1, 2011, subject to existing contracts.

“Energy curable ink costs are affected on many fronts,” explained Doug Labertew, VP product management & strategy. “From pigments to additives to the highly functional materials that give energy curable products their performance properties, raw material costs are on the rise.”