Streaking Silver Prompts Surcharge on Agfa Film Products

RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ—Agfa Graphics will be implementing a silver surcharge on graphic film products effective May 9. Peter Wilkens, president of Agfa Graphics, notes that the price of silver continues to escalate, increasing nearly 60 percent year-to-date with no signs of stabilization. This follows an 80 percent increase in silver prices in 2010, he added.