US Printing Inks Market

US Printing Inks Market

US demand to reach $4.8 billion by 2013

US demand for printing inks is forecast to increase to $4.8 billion in 2013. Downward pricing pressures will continue to limit value growth as competition within the industry restrains price increases. However, demand will benefit from shifts toward more expensive energy-curable and digital inks, as well as increased use in the large packaging market. Demand for printing ink raw materials is projected to expand in line with ink through 2013. Additives and colorants are expected to experience the fastest advances, reflecting demand for better performing inks with brighter colors. The US is forecast to maintain a favorable trade position through 2013 and beyond, with the surplus projected to widen. Exports have increased in recent years as a mature US market and strong competition domestically have prompted US ink manufacturers to look abroad for sales growth. Exports of higher quality ink will be spurred as printers in markets such as Asia and Latin America adopt new technologies, purchase higher speed presses, and upgrade their ink systems.

Lithographic inks to remain most widely used type

Lithographic inks will continue to be the most widely used inks in the industry, benefitting from the strong position of lithography, which offers advantages such as longer plate life, higher quality print performance and lower ink consumption than other printing processes. However, gains will be limited by competition from flexographic formulations, particularly in packaging applications. Of the lithographic inks, web offset types will continue to account for the majority of demand while sheetfed offset inks are expected to register more rapid growth, reflecting increasing demand for inks used for short-run publications, such as commercial printing inserts and special event promotions.

Digital inks to grow fastest

Digital inks represent the fastest-growing product segment in the US printing inks industry. Advances will be driven by improvements in digital technology, such as print quality and speed, which will open up new applications to digital inks. Increases also reflect a trend toward customization and shorter run lengths in applications ranging from commercial printing of inserts and direct mailings to the printing of specialized designs for the textile industry. However, more rapid market penetration will be limited by the cost of adopting the new technology, including the purchase of new equipment and training of personnel. Additionally, runs of digital printing applications tend to be short and, hence, the quantity of ink consumed is small relative to conventional printing inks.

Packaging will stay largest, fastest growing market

Packaging represents both the largest and fastest-growing market for printing inks. Gains will be fueled by growth in the flexible packaging segment, as more advanced ink formulations are required for the brighter colors and wide range of substrates used in this sector. Water-based and energy curable inks will benefit from greater concern for environmental issues as well as improvements to these formulations that make them suitable for use in an increasingly wide range of applications. Demand will be further aided by rapid growth in the use of digital inks in the packaging market and greater usage of brand protection products such as security inks.

Study coverage

Printing Inks, a new industry study, presents historical demand data (1998, 2003 and 2008) plus forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by raw material, product and market. The study also considers market environment factors, assesses the industry structure, evaluates company market share data and profiles industry competitors, including Sun Chemical, Flint Group and INX International.

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Overview 4
Consumer Spending 9
Manufacturing Outlook 11
Retail Sales 14
Printing & Publishing Overview 16
Packaging Overview 18
Packaging Shipments 19
Packaging Materials 20
Pricing & Product Mix 23
Historical Market Trends 25
Printing Process Overview 27
Lithography 29
Flexography 30
Gravure 31
Letterpress 32
Digital 32
Other 33
Technology 34
Environmental & Regulatory Considerations 36
Alternative Inks 37
Ink Recycling & Deinking Issues 39
International Activity 40
Foreign Trade 41

III. RAW MATERIALS 44
General 44
Printing Ink Vehicles 47
Resins 48
Synthetic Resins 50
Natural Resins 52
Oils 53
Solvents 56
Colorants 58
Carbon Black 60
Other Pigments & Dyes 61
Additives 64
Waxes 66
Surfactants 68
Other Additives 69

IV. PRODUCTS 72
General 72
Lithographic Inks 75
Product Types & Formulations 77
Web Offset Inks 79
Sheetfed Offset Inks 81
Markets 83
Flexographic Inks 84
Formulations 86
Markets 88
Gravure Inks 90
Formulations 92
Markets 94
Digital Inks 96
Formulations 98
Markets 101
Letterpress Inks 103
Product Types & Formulations 105
Markets 106
Other Printing Inks 107
Product Types & Formulations 110
Screen & Textile Inks 111
All Other Inks 113
Markets 114

V. MARKETS 117
General 117
Packaging 119
Rigid Containers 122
Rigid Container Industry Overview 122
Printing Ink Demand 124
Paperboard Containers 126
Corrugated Boxes 128
Rigid Plastic Containers 129
Metal Cans 131
Glass & Other Containers 132
Flexible Packaging 133
Flexible Packaging Industry Overview 134
Printing Ink Demand 137
Food Packaging 139
Non-Food Packaging 141
Labels 142
Label Industry Overview 143
Printing Ink Demand 144
Retail Bags & Sacks 146
Retail Bag & Sack Industry Overview 146
Printing Ink Demand 148
Product Types 149
Product Formulations 152
Commercial Printing 153
Commercial Printing Industry Overview 154
Printing Ink Demand 156
Applications 157
Product Types & Formulations 158
Publication 160
Periodicals 162
Periodicals Industry Overview 162
Printing Ink Demand 164
Newspapers 165
Newspaper Industry Overview 165
Printing Ink Demand 167
Books 169
Book Industry Overview 169
Printing Ink Demand 170
Other Publication Markets 172
Product Types & Formulations 173
Other Markets 174

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 177
General 177
Market Share 178
Competitive Strategies 181
Research & Development 183
Manufacturing 184
Marketing Strategies 186
Distribution 188
Company Profiles 189
Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated 190
Akzo Nobel NV 192
American Inks & Coatings Incorporated 193
Apollo Colors Incorporated 194
Arizona Chemical Company 196
BASF SE 198
Braden Sutphin Ink Company 200
Cabot Corporation 202
Cargill Incorporated 205
Central Ink Corporation 206
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Incorporated 207
Clariant International Limited 210
Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Company KG 212
Cook Composites and Polymers Company, see Total SA
DIC Corporation 214
Dow Chemical Company 218
Dow Corning Corporation 220
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 221
Eastman Chemical Company 223
EFI Incorporated 225
Exxon Mobil Corporation 226
Flint Group 227
Fujifilm Holdings Corporation 230
Graphic Packaging Holding Corporation 232
Handschy Industries, see Graphic Packaging
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Incorporated 234
Huber Group 236
Ink Systems Incorporated 238
INX International Ink, see Sakata INX
Lubrizol Corporation 239
LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA 240
MeadWestvaco Corporation 242
Nazdar 243
Quad/Graphics Incorporated 244
Rohm and Haas Company 245
Sakata INX Corporation 247
Sartomer Company, see Total SA
Sensient Technologies Corporation 249
SICPA Holding SA 250
Siegwerk Druckfarben AG 251
Silberline Manufacturing Company Incorporated 252
Sun Chemical, see DIC Corporation
Superior Printing Ink Company Incorporated 253
3M Company 254
Total SA 256
Toyo Ink Manufacturing Company Limited 258
Van Son Holland Ink Corporation of America 260
Wikoff Color Corporation 262
Other Companies Mentioned in the Study 263


LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Personal Consumption Expenditures 11
3 Manufacturers’ Shipments 14
4 Retail Sales 16
5 Printing & Publishing Shipments 18
6 Packaging Shipments by Type 20
7 Packaging Shipments by Material 23
8 Printing Ink Pricing 25
9 Printing Ink Market, 1998-2008 26
10 US Foreign Trade in Printing Inks 43

SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS
1 Printing Ink Raw Material Consumption 46
2 Vehicle Consumption in Printing Inks 48
3 Resin Consumption in Printing Inks 50
4 Process Oil Consumption in Printing Inks 56
5 Solvent Consumption in Printing Inks 58
6 Colorant Consumption in Printing Inks 59
7 Carbon Black in Printing Inks 61
8 Other Pigments & Dyes in Printing Inks 64
9 Additive Consumption in Printing Inks 66
10 Wax Consumption in Printing Inks 67
11 Surfactant Consumption in Printing Inks 69
12 Other Additives Consumption in Printing Inks 71

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Printing Ink Demand by Type & Formulation 74
2 Lithographic Ink Supply & Demand 77
3 Lithographic Ink Demand by Type & Formulation 79
4 Web Offset Ink Demand 81
5 Sheetfed Offset Ink Demand 82
6 Lithographic Ink Markets 84
7 Flexographic Ink Supply & Demand 86
8 Flexographic Ink Demand by Formulation 88
9 Flexographic Ink Markets 90
10 Gravure Ink Supply & Demand 92
11 Gravure Ink Demand by Formulation 94
12 Gravure Ink Markets 96
13 Digital Ink Supply & Demand 98
14 Digital Ink Demand by Formulation 101
15 Digital Ink Markets 103
16 Letterpress Ink Supply & Demand 104
17 Letterpress Ink Demand by Type & Formulation 106
18 Letterpress Ink Markets 107
19 Other Printing Ink Supply & Demand 109
20 Other Printing Ink Demand by Type & Formulation 111

SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Printing Ink Demand by Market 118
2 Packaging Market for Printing Inks 121
3 Rigid Container Shipments 124
4 Rigid Container Market for Printing Inks 126
5 Paperboard Container Market for Printing Inks 128
6 Corrugated Box Market for Printing Inks 129
7 Rigid Plastic Container Market for Printing Inks 130
8 Metal Can Market for Printing Inks 132
9 Glass & Other Container Market for Printing Inks 133
10 Flexible Packaging Demand 137
11 Flexible Packaging Market for Printing Inks 138
12 Flexible Food Packaging Market for Printing Inks 141
13 Flexible Non-Food Packaging Market for Printing Inks 142
14 Label Demand 144
15 Label Market for Printing Inks 146
16 Retail Bag & Sack Shipments 148
17 Retail Bag & Sack Market for Printing Inks 149
18 Packaging Ink Demand by Type 152
19 Packaging Ink Demand by Formulation 153
20 Commercial Printing Shipments by Process & Product 155
21 Commercial Printing Market for Printing Inks 157
22 Commercial Printing Ink Demand by Type & Formulation 160
23 Publication Market for Printing Inks 162
24 Periodicals Indicators 163
25 Periodicals Market for Printing Inks 165
26 Newspaper Indicators 166
27 Newspaper Market for Printing Inks 168
28 Book Indicators 170
29 Book Market for Printing Inks 171
30 Other Publication Markets for Printing Inks 172
31 Publication Printing Ink Demand by Type & Formulation 174
32 Other Markets for Printing Inks 176

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Printing Ink Sales by Company, 2008 180

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Printing Ink Market, 1998-2008 27
2 World Printing Ink Market, 2008 41

SECTION III -- RAW MATERIALS
1 Printing Ink Raw Material Consumption by Type, 2008 46

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
1 Printing Ink Demand by Type, 2008 75

SECTION V -- MARKETS
1 Printing Ink Demand by Market, 2008 119

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Printing Ink Market Share by Company, 2008 181