[Histonet] Hematoxylin Shortage

[Gayle Callis]

Sorry I hit the send button too soon.

I wrote:

Mark,

Then what we supposed to do?  Stockpile commercial the popular commercial 
mixtures, and let them outdate on the shelf?  Not a comforting thought for 
those who have to buy in bulk due to large volumes.  Maybe we need to go 
back to making our own solutions, with dry powders.  I would assume some of 
the higher prices will come from shippers, linked to high oil prices.  What 
a muddle.

Gayle Callis



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gayle Callis" <gayle.callis <@t> bresnan.net>
To: "Mark Ray" <darkdaym <@t> comcast.net>; <histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Hematoxylin Shortage


> Mark,
>
> Then what we supposed to do?  Stockpile commercial the popular commercial 
> mixtures, and let them outdate on the shelf?  Maybe we need to go back to 
> making our own solutions, with dry powders.   I would assume higher prices 
> from shippers may bemay be more linked to shi
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Ray" <darkdaym <@t> comcast.net>
> To: <histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu>
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 5:32 PM
> Subject: [Histonet] Hematoxylin Shortage
>
>
>> Dear Histonetters,
>>
>> My company distributes Hematoxylin Powder and manufactures Hematoxylin 
>> Solutions for Histology.  We have reliable information regarding the 
>> Hematoxylin shortage.  All the world's crude Hematoxylin had been 
>> produced by a plant in Campeche, Mexico which has closed.  One of the 
>> major producers of purified Hematoxylin is trying to take up the slack by 
>> importing Logwood logs and extracting the dye at its plant in another 
>> country.  Of course shipping whole logs is much more expensive than 
>> shipping crude Hematoxylin, so the cost of production has risen and less 
>> dye is being produced.   Be prepared for higher prices and shortages.  It 
>> appears that crude Hematoxylin production will soon begin again in 
>> Campeche. This should lead to lower prices and increased supplies within 
>> about a year.
>>
>> Mark Ray
>> E K Industries
>>
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