Flint Group Packaging Announces Global Price Increase On All Lines Flint Group Packaging has announced the intention to fur- ther increase the prices of all its ink and coating products for the Flexible Packaging, Paper & Board and Narrow Web markets. Increases will vary by product and will be applied throughout the remainder of 2021. The increasingly challenging array of conditions pres- ent across the ink & coating supply chains are showing no sign of abating. Conditions have worsened over the sum- mer period as the availability of key raw materials, packag- ing & freight has tightened, driving costs to unprecedent- ed levels. Flint Group Packaging is now facing confirmed cost increases at extraordinary levels and many key raw materials are on allocation following numerous force ma- jeure events. Costs are increasing rapidly and supply is tightening across all procurement categories however, the vast ma- jority of the cost escalation can be seen in the raw material markets. Esters, Resins (both UV and conventional), Pig- ments, Titanium Dioxide (Ti02) & Organic Chemicals rep- resent the majority of the increases. Raw material increas- es are being further compounded by a series of packaging and freight cost increases. The magnitude and speed of all increases is unparalleled. “It is clear that inflationary pressures are having a con- siderable effect on our supply chains,” said Doug Aldred, Chief Commercial Officer at Flint Group Packaging. “Unre- lenting competition for resources and energy in markets still reeling from the effects of the global pandemic is a catalyst for compounding price increases of a scale not previously witnessed. We continue to face relentless cost and availability headwinds, across multiple procurement categories.” Despite expectations that the current conditions will continue to deteriorate well into 2022, the business con- tinues to invest in its assets, capabilities and operating ef- ficiencies to mitigate adverse effects, wherever feasible. Your local sales representative will soon be in contact to discuss the effect of these adjustments. Esko Announces New Software Distribution Partnership With Corbus Esko, a leading developer of integrated software and hard- ware solutions for the global labels and packaging market, has announced a new partnership with U.S. based Corbus to distribute its range of market-leading prepress software around the world. Steve Bennett, Esko Vice President and General Man- ager (North America), said the deal would see the Ohio based Corbus acting as a global distributor of Esko soft- ware such as its packaging management solution Web- Center, workflow optimization software Automation En-
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