Market outlook of liquid waterborne printing ink
Technavio’s market research analyst predicts the global liquid waterborne printing inks to grow at a CAGR of around 5% during the forecast period. The stringent regulations regarding high-VOC inks have been driving the growth of this market. For instance, in North America and Western Europe, the regulations imposed by the governments concerning the limited use of these high-VOC containing inks have encouraged the rapid adoption of liquid waterborne printing inks with negligible VOC content.
The advances being made in the water-based printing process is contributing to the market growth positively. For instance, the Flint Group introduced the Premo Film SXS printing ink that can be used in the flexographic printing process on non-absorbent oriented polypropylene and polyethylene substrates for packaging applications.
Competitive landscape and key vendors
The global liquid waterborne printing inks market is fragmented and has several regional as well as global players. The market is highly competitive and is witnessing price wars among vendors. The report predicts the market to experience a rise in consolidations during the forecast period.
The top four vendors in the market are –
• Flint Group
• Sakata
• Sun Chemical
• Tokyo Ink
Other prominent vendors in the market include Altana, Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals, Environmental Inks and Coatings, Huber Group, INX International Ink, Micro Inks, Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories Van Son, Ruco Druckfarben, Sanchez, T&K Toka, Tokyo Printing Ink, and Wikoff Color.
Segmentation by end users and analysis of the liquid waterborne printing inks market
• Packaging
• Publishing
• Promotion
The packaging industry was the dominant segment during 2014, and its market consumption is expected to reach 400 kilotons by the end of 2019. The growth of this sector is due to the increase in the use of these inks for flexible packaging purposes in the food industry globally.
Segmentation by printing process and analysis of the liquid waterborne printing inks market
• Flexography
• Gravure
The flexography process accounted for 82% of the consumption share during 2014 and is expected to grow at a rate of 5% during the forecast period. The major end-uses of flexographic printing process includes printing on corrugated board cartons, flexible packaging, bags and sacks, labels, shrink sleeves, folding cartons, newspapers, and envelopes among others.
Segmentation by substrate and analysis of the liquid waterborne printing inks market
• Films
• Paper and paperboard
The paper and paperboard substrate segment is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period. Liquid waterborne printing inks are extensively used in the printing industry on paper and paperboard substrates through the flexographic printing process, as a result of these substrates' absorbent nature.
Geographical segmentation and analysis of the liquid waterborne printing inks market
• Americas
• APAC
• EMEA
EMEA accounted for 40% of the market share during 2014 and is expected to grow at a rate of 5% during the forecast period. The stringent regulations imposed by the EU on the printing industry regarding inks containing high VOC content has fueled the growth of the market in this region. The consumption of liquid waterborne printing inks in the European region is largely from the printing industry in Western Europe, led by France, Germany, and Italy.
Key questions answered in the report include
• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2019?
• What are the key factors driving the liquid waterborne printing inks market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the liquid waterborne printing inks market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the liquid waterborne printing inks market?
• Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA?
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the liquid waterborne printing inks market?
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PART 01: Executive summary
Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
Top-vendor offerings
PART 03: Market research methodology
Research methodology
Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
Key market highlights
PART 05: Market landscape
Market overview
Market size and forecast
Five forces analysis
PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user
Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in packaging industry
Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in publishing industry
Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in promotion and others segment
PART 07: Market segmentation by printing process
Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in flexography segment
Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in gravure segment
PART 08: Market segmentation by substrate
Paper and paperboard
Films and others
PART 09: Geographical segmentation
Liquid waterborne printing inks market in EMEA
Liquid waterborne printing inks market in Americas
Liquid waterborne printing inks market in APAC
PART 10: Market drivers
PART 11: Impact of drivers
PART 12: Market challenges
PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 14: Market trends
PART 15: Vendor landscape
Competitive scenario
Degree of market consolidation
Geographical analysis of buying criteria
Other prominent vendors
PART 16: Key vendor analysis
Flint Group
Sakata Inx
Sun Chemical
Toyo Ink Group
PART 17: Appendix
List of abbreviations
PART 18: Explore Technavio
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 01: Product offerings
Exhibit 02: Segmentation of global liquid waterborne printing inks market
Exhibit 03: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market 2014-2019 ($ billions)
Exhibit 04: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 05: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 06: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market by end-user 2014
Exhibit 07: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market by end-user 2019
Exhibit 08: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in packaging industry 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 09: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in publishing industry 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 10: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in promotion and others segment 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 11: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market by printing process 2014
Exhibit 12: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market by printing process 2019
Exhibit 13: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in flexography segment 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 14: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market in gravure segment 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 15: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market by substrate 2014 (kilotons)
Exhibit 16: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market by geography 2014
Exhibit 17: Global liquid waterborne printing inks market by geography 2019
Exhibit 18: Liquid waterborne printing inks market in EMEA 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 19: Liquid waterborne printing inks market in Americas 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 20: Liquid waterborne printing inks market in APAC 2014-2019 (kilotons)
Exhibit 21: Major drivers in global liquid waterborne printing inks market
Exhibit 22: Advantages of liquid waterborne inks
Exhibit 23: Global packaging market 2014-2019 ($ billions)
Exhibit 24: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 25: Major challenges in global liquid waterborne printing inks market
Exhibit 26: Global media spending growth rate 2010-2019
Exhibit 27: Printing inks market in APAC 2014-2019 ($ billions)
Exhibit 28: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 29: Major trends in global liquid waterborne printing inks market
Exhibit 30: Types, applications, benefits, and advantages of vegetable oil-based inks
Exhibit 31: Major vendors in global liquid waterborne inks market 2014
Exhibit 32: Share of vendors producing liquid waterborne printing inks in global printing inks market 2015
Exhibit 33: Global liquid waterborne inks market: degree of consolidation by region 2014
Exhibit 34: Global liquid waterborne inks market: buying criteria by region 2014
Exhibit 35: Flint Group: Business segmentation
Exhibit 36: Sakata Inx: Product segmentation 2014
Exhibit 37: Sakata Inx: Business segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 38: Sakata Inx: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 39: Toyo Ink Group: Business segmentation by revenue 2015
Exhibit 40: Toyo Ink Group: Business segmentation by revenue 2014 and 2015 ($ billions)
Exhibit 41: Toyo Ink Group: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2015
