Consumables-General - Coatings

Myron Petruch will succeed Rudi Lenz in the role of president and CEO of Sun Chemical, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Flint Group has increased its prices due to raw material shortages, worsening supply chain conditions and U.S. tariffs against China.

Sun Chemical will increase prices across its entire portfolio of ink, coating and consumable products in North America.

Unprecedented raw material trends have led Flint Group to announce a 6% price increase on offset energy curable inks and coatings.

INX International announced Rick Clendenning has stepped aside from his role as president and John Hrdlick will replace him.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the RBC Heritage Golf Tournament, Harbour Town Lighthouse was given a golf-themed facelift.

For the seventh time in succession, Heidelberg welcomed printers and production managers from France, Germany, Benelux, Eastern Europe, Austria, and Switzerland to benefit from additional expertise in relation to coating applications. "Heidelberg’s Coating Days are the most efficient way for Heidelberg to share expertise aimed at further optimizing the productivity of coating applications in conventional, UV, and LED jobs,” said Bernhard Steinel, Head of the Lifecycle Solutions Business Unit at Heidelberg.

Sun Chemical’s work with HP Indigo will lead to the development of a comprehensive range of digital coatings.

USPS will release first-of-its-kind Forever stamps that mimic the feel of real sports balls.

BASF will employ Landa’s nano-pigment technology in a new portfolio of easy dispersible ultra-high transparency pigments.