Price rises

Flint Group has raised the prices of its full range of packaging inks across Europe, blaming a tough trading environment.

Siegwerk is set to raise prices on its packaging inks and varnishes across the EMEA in the new year due to the squeeze on raw materials.

Sun Chemical will once again raise the prices of its solvent- and water-based inks in Europe as the squeeze on raw materials continues into the new year.

The Navigator Company is the latest paper manufacturer to raise its prices for 2019.

Flint Group has announced price increases for its conventional and UV sheetfed inks and coatings in Europe due to increasing challenges in the raw materials supply chain.

Kodak is set to raise the price of its offset printing plates by up to 9% after the escalating cost of aluminium became "too great to bear".

Effective today (30 May) UK paper merchants have increased the prices of uncoated paper by between 5% and 7%.

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is increasing the cost of all its coated specialty papers by 6% from 1 April.

Portucel Soporcel is to increase the European prices of its uncoated fine papers, sheets and reels, by between 4% and 8%, for the third time this year.

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is increasing its paper prices by 8% - for all products.

Sappi Europe has announced that prices for its coated woodfree (CWF) sheets and reels will rise by between 6%-8%, depending on “country-specific circumstances” as of 1 September.