Flint Group News & Information

05 May 2016

1080 Rawmaterials

Raw materials and the ink industry - More challenging times ahead People in the ink industry might ask themselves, will normal years of steady Raw Material supply and stable costs ever return? We all remember the “perfect storm” in 2008 when raw material prices were increasing fast on the back of the crude oil price surge, followed by the world wide economic collapse in 2009. B...

05 May 2016

1090 Priceincrease NA

Flint Group Announces Price Increases on Some Pressroom Chemistry Products Plymouth, MI USA (April 30, 2010) – Flint Group has announced price increases on a number of pressroom chemistry products sold in the Americas.Increases range from 5-12%, depending on product line, and take effect for products shipped on or after June 1, 2010. Products include: Alcohol Substitutes, Sheet...

05 May 2016

1100 PE Publgravure

Gum Rosin Market Volatility, and its Effect on the Cost of Ink. Flint Group announces €0.30/kg price increase for Publication Gravure inks in Europe Early in 2008, global raw material markets for the print industry were thrown into turmoil as oil prices soared. Then suddenly in July of that year everything changed. The bottom fell out of the commodities markets as ...

05 May 2016

1110 Hybrid

NEW: rotec® Hybrid Sleeve – high-tech as a cost-efficient alternative Flint Group Flexographic Products to introduce thin-walled printing sleeves for the international market In order to meet the ever increasing market demand for printing sleeves that deliver enhanced performance but at a reasonable price, Flint Group Flexographic Products has taken the decision t...

05 May 2016

0880 Varnnewsfount

Newspaper Fountain Solutions Round Out Flint Group’s Product Portfolio Mild Acid and Neutral Founts Meet Common Pressroom Needs Products Are Highly Compatible with Flint Group’s Arrowlith™ News Inks Plymouth, MI USA (November 4, 2009) – Two fountain solutions from Flint Group serve common newspaper and coldset printer needs while offering an added benefit: they have been ...

05 May 2016

0890 US Seminars

Technical Seminars Introduce New Technology for Flexo Printers At recent technical seminars held on October 20th and 22nd, in Toronto and Philadelphia, USA, Flint Group presented its latest information on product developments and discussed topics of interest with flexo printers, converters and prepress managers. Topics presented by Flint Group included an eco-efficiency analysi...

05 May 2016

0900 Printaward 2009

Winners of Flint Group Narrow Web Print Awards announced Flint Group Narrow Web announced the winning labels in the 5th annual Narrow Web Print Awards on Thursday, September 24 at Labelexpo Europe. With their submissions for the Awards Flint Group’s global customers have demonstrated the most creative use of color, equipment, and materials possible in narrow web label and pr...

05 May 2016

0910 Polartek

Reducing complexity and increasing performance for its customers: Flint Group launches new universal flexo laminating white “PolarTek” in North America Flint Group North America Packaging has released its newest universal flexo white laminating ink, PolarTek. This new product is the result of Flint Group’s close work with its Flexible Packaging customer base. PolarTek is a whit...

05 May 2016

0920 Website

Flint Group Introduces Website Enhancement (Luxembourg – November 30, 2009) Flint Group has today introduced an enhancement to their website, which has been expanded to deliver a more comprehensive and informative site - that is now faster and more efficient to use. Visitors to the site will find Flint Group’s activities, products and services clearly presented with a vibr...

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