Chemical Market Reporter, February 26th, 2001
Manufacturers of resins used in printing inks are feeling the pinch of crude oil and natural gas prices. Complicating their situation is the wave of consolidation that has transformed the printing industry. It is now making its way through the ranks of the ink makers, and resin producers are, in turn, seeing the first ripples.
Resins perform a critical function in inks, which are comprised of two major components: pigments and vehicles. Pigments are the colored material that form the visible image; vehicles are the fluids that carry the pigments and bind them to the substrate. Aside from ne...
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