On August 14, 2006, Kerley Ink will raise the packaging cost of 3.5-gallon black plastic buckets from its current US$ 0.06/lb (US$ 0.13/kg) to US$ 0.07/lb (US$ 0.15/kg). This extra penny in packaging costs represents the end of a 25-year span when Kerley Ink offered its clients this option for six cents per pound. Kerley Ink regrets the price hike, but has had little choice but to do so in the face of the escalating cost of raw materials and packagin