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Pigment manufacturers faced difficult operating conditions during the past year. Higher raw material
Photo courtesy of Flint Group Pigments.
and operational costs, supply issues and overcapacity in the market remain concerns. Meanwhile, the regulatory environment is becoming a critical issue, particularly in Europe.
The changing nature of the pigment industry has made conditions challenging for pigment manufacturers, although there was some headway in pricing, as they were able to pass along some price increases.
“The pigments business, specifically in the NAFTA region, again operated in an environment of change,” said Larry Bykerk, Apollo Colors’ vice president of sales. “We were faced with the challenge of ever increasing raw material and energy costs while we competed against imported pigment whose manufacturers were often subsidized by their governments. At
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