Distribution and Prospect of Waterborne Ink Purchase Areas in China

According to relevant statistics, the main procurement capabilities of water-based inks are concentrated in South China and East China. From 2001 to 2004, the proportion of water-based ink purchases in South China was 41%, that of East China was 35%, and that of North China was 14%. Others The regional procurement ratio is 10%. It is estimated that in 2006, the South China region will grow to 50%, while other regions will rise to 13%, while the East China and North China regions will also have a significant increase. Moreover, from 2001 to 2004, water-based inks were mainly domestically produced, mainly because the quality of domestic water-based inks had basically passed the requirements of carton printing, and they had an absolute advantage in price. Therefore, most companies chose domestic inks. It is estimated that by 2006, the origin of water-based inks will still be mainly made in China, except in South China, which is dominated by imported products, with a ratio of 55%.

Domestic ink-and-wash manufacturers occupy 80% of the market share of corrugated cartons. Well-known manufacturers with a certain scale in the country include Guangdong Zhaoqing Tianlong Ink, Oriental Ink, Shanghai Shiao, Shanxi Essence Industry and Trade, etc.; joint ventures, foreign ink manufacturers : Tianjin Toyo Ink, Fulin Ink, and Pacific Ink are very good manufacturers of ink and wash products in the corrugated box industry. In addition, with the continuous development of flexible plates, many small-scale ink-and-wash ink plants have been established one after another, which has caused some impact on the competition in the ink-and-wash market. However, user selection will generally be based on the manufacturers’ technological strength, product quality, and reputation. standard.

In the flexo package printing, most of the current domestic and foreign use of water-based ink printing. The widespread use of flexographic water-based inks is one of the important factors for the rapid development of flexographic printing. According to statistics from relevant departments, China has an average of more than 1,000 carton factories in each province. According to 10% of water-based inks used to print high-grade cartons, each household uses 10 tons of ink, and each province needs about 1000 tons of water-based ink per year. This does not include Flexo, gravure printing and other printing and packaging products. Therefore, water-based ink has a broad market.