Colorful Labels: Ceresana Publishes New Study on the World Market for Printing Inks

KONSTANZ, Germany - Dec. 14, 2021 - PRLog -- The Corona pandemic pushes digitization forward. Since 2020, the disruption of the printing sector has accelerated significantly. This is the fourth time that the market research institute Ceresana has examined the global printing inks market. The new study forecasts that the overall demand for printing inks will increase by an average of 1.0% p.a. until 2030. There are, however, major differences between the various regions and countries of the world.

Packaging Stimulates Growth in the Printing Inks Market

The boom in online retail is fueling demand for packaging. Currently, the segments labels (especially shrink labels), stand-up pouches, aseptic packaging, beverage packaging, and specially coated packaging papers are growing in the packaging sector. However, with its different materials, packaging types, properties and areas of application, the packaging market is very diverse and complex. Ceresana's printing ink market report takes into account country-specific characteristics of the packaging market as well as different market shares of the various printing processes.

Rising Demand for Inkjet Printing Inks

Packaging and label printing, photo books and many other sub-segments in short-run commercial printing are important growth segments for digital printing. When looking for new areas of application, ink manufacturers must take into account that digital printing has different demands for people and machines than classic printing processes: short processing times, changing paper types and short runs require precisely organized and coordinated processes. The higher the performance of digital printing systems, the more complex post press becomes. Ceresana's current market overview examines in detail the different areas of application and printing processes, as well as the individual types of ink. The market study provides concrete figures on the demand for inkjet printing inks in the label printing segment, for example.

Organic Printing Inks Gain in Importance

Stricter government regulations are leading to the development of new printing inks and processing methods that are supposed to be better for the environment, but also for human health. One consequence, for example, is the increased use of UV and other radiation-curing inks. In the case of low-migration UV printing inks, complete curing is intended to prevent harmful substances from being released and entering food from packaging, for example. While demand for modern, low-pollutant and energy-saving printing processes and inks is showing significant growth, the use of conventional solvent-based inks is declining.

Further information about the market study "Printing Inks – World" (4th Edition): https://www.ceresana.com/en/market-studies/industry/print...