Price Hikes Start to Stack Up.

This article reports on the increase in prices of pulp and paper chemicals in the market. Stronger demand for paper products coupled with higher costs for energy, freight and raw materials have led to recent price increases for pulp and paper chemicals, including kaolin-based pigments, producers say. Hercules says that the storm has affected shipments at its Hattiesburg, Mississippi pulp and paper chemicals plant, and that it may have an impact on other product shipments and raw material sourcing.