"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Quote from: blue moon on April 13, 2021, 09:52:18 AMdoes anybody have info from manufacturers on this? Are we looking at a shortage coming in? should we be stocking up?pierrei talked to my rep and he said theres low stock on specialty inks - glitters, odd/infrequently used bases... wilflex is concentrating manufacturing on the core product line so print shops dont run out.
does anybody have info from manufacturers on this? Are we looking at a shortage coming in? should we be stocking up?pierre
I can tell you that there are certain raw materials that are in a Force Majeure situation causing Avient to temporarily suspend manufacturing of certain products across all brands. They - and others - are struggling with acquiring the right raws and necessary quantities to meet demand. Some brands are more affected negatively than others but long lead times are the norm. As far as price increases from them across their brands, they put that on hold a month or so ago. It sure when it will be implemented, but initial percentages were 8 to 15%. If someone is saying thirty percent, well that may be the case if you want to rationalize a product line, which they and others will probably do. I think what you will see is that lower costing (read lower margin) products will potentially be rationalized or increased more dramatically. Makes sense though with tightened raw material supply.We are getting price increases from all manufacturers regularly- hard to keep up. This is a fact. Has eBay one tried to but copper or lumber lately? Or fuel. Everything is going up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk