The Pigments Report

摘要

Increasing raw material prices coupled with rising fuel costs are two of the biggest challenges facing the pigments industry today."We have experienced cost increases in all categories of raw materials including intermediates,bulk chemicals and specialty chemicals," said Bob Schweitzer,GM coatings business unit,Sun Chemical."These increases,when combined with the sharp rise in energy costs have put us into a position where we have been forced to raise prices for our pigments and pigment preparations."