Sun Chemical to Increase Ink Prices Due to Raw Material Costs

PARSIPPANY, NJ—August 16, 2010—Faced with continued increases in the costs of raw materials and the impact of recent events in the global supply chain, Sun Chemical will raise prices in the United States by: 14 percent for commercial and packaging energy curable (EC) paste inks and EC coatings, 4 percent for packaging solvent-based inks, 8 percent for packaging water-based inks and 6 percent for UV flexo inks effective September 15, 2010.