Printing is declared dead. Yet, ink on dead trees is still a good business. According to a new market study by Ceresana, the global market for printing inks, which includes toners for electrophotography, will increase its volume to about USD 25.7 billion until 2023. In 2011, it had been at a level of less than USD 20 billion. However, not all manufacturers can benefit from this growth. The printing industry is undergoing some radical changes: While traditional businesses decline, online ... Read more

How can manufacturers of printing inks hold their own in their shrinking market? The rapid ascent of online printing plants has revolutionized the printing industry in recent years. “In more and more segments, digital printing is more efficient and faster than analogue printing processes”, says Oliver Kutsch, managing director of the market research institute Ceresana. “Besides substitution effects between the particular printing processes, especially publication printing is exposed to a ... Read more