The ink industry, much like virtually the entire business world, has been under tremendous pressure due to raw material supply and cost issues. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic and supply disruptions, there have been severe weather issues that led to plant shutdowns. On top of that, transportation and logistical pressures, such as dramatically higher container costs, are heavily impacting prices as well as causing scheduling disruptions. Because of this, there have been numerous announcements of price increases from ink companies. In the last six months alone, Sun Chemical, hubergroup, EFI, Doneck Network and Central Ink announced price increases, while Flint Group recently warned of significant price and supply pressures. “The satisfaction of our customers is our top priority,” said Heiner Klokkers, CEO of hubergroup, in announcing the increases. “To ensure that we can continue to offer them high-quality printing inks and raw materials in the future, it is unfo