Flint Group North America Announces Price Increases and Surcharges on Commercial and Packaging Inks

Solvent liquid blacks and all solvent and water whites: 7%

Water-based ink colors and blacks: 4%

Conventional sheetfed paste inks: 6%

All energy curable products: 6%

Flint Group
Flint Group is dedicated to serving the global printing and packaging industry with five specialized business units: Flint Group’s ink companies develop and market a wide range of conventional and UV printing inks on a global basis, with regional operations providing local service throughout the world. Flint Group Flexographic Products specializes in photopolymer printing plates, flexographic sleeve systems as well as washout solvents and platemaking equipment. Flint Group Narrow Web is dedicated to the narrow web ink market, including labels, product decoration and package printing. Flint Group Pigments produces a range of pigment products and additives for use in inks and other colorant applications. Day International develops and distributes offset printing blankets and sleeves, pressroom chemicals and diecutting supplies. Headquartered in Luxembourg, Flint Group operates more than 170 facilities worldwide and employs some 8300 people. Revenues for 2007 are € 2.3 billion ($US 3.1 billion), positioning the company as the number one or number two supplier in every major region it serves. For more information, please visit www.flintgrp.com.