COMMERCIAL PRINTING

SUMMARY

Quality, customization and speed to drive gains

US commercial printing revenues are expected to increase 1.3 percent per year to $82 billion in 2011. Growth in commercial printing revenues will be driven by ongoing technological changes that make it easier to create higher quality and more customized prints at a faster rate. Gains will also depend on the ability of commercial printers' to adapt to the on-demand printing trend. In more general terms, factors such as the health of the economy overall and manufacturers' shipments also boost growth, as they lead to a greater demand for printed products such as labels, wrappers, catalogs, advertising and a variety of business and financial forms. Further advances in commercial printing will be slowed by competition from electronic media, foreign-based printers and in-house printing.

Digital printing to lead growth

Lithographic printing accounted for the largest share of commercial printing revenues in 2006. The dominance of this process is largely due to its use in a wide variety of markets and its relatively low cost. Lithographic printing, the most common version of which is offset printing, benefits from a variety of performance advantages. However, digital printing is projected to achieve the strongest gains through 2011 because of the process' lower cost, quick turnaround and ease of customization for short printing runs. This rapid growth is expected to power digital printing to surpassing screen printing to account for the second largest share of commercial printing revenues by 2011. Other printing processes include flexography, gravure, screen, letterpress and engraving.

Study coverage

It presents historic demand data (1996, 2001, 2006) plus forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by process and application. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates market share and profiles 36 US industry players. The commercial printing industry includes pre-press and printing services for third parties on a job order basis. Publishers that do their own printing and other in-house printing operations are not included in this study.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

III. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Environment
• Demographics
• Consumer Spending
• Printing Machinery Outlook
• Packaging Outlook
• Newspaper Publishing Outlook
• Book Publishing Outlook
• Advertising Expenditures
• Newsprint, Printing & Writing Papers Trends
• Regulatory Trends
• Raw Materials
• World Market & Foreign Trade

III. COMMERCIAL PRINTING PROCESSES

• General
• Lithographic Printing
  • Process
  • Environmental Issues
• Screen Printing
  • Process
  • Environmental Issues
• Digital Printing
  • Process
  • Environmental Issues
• Flexographic Printing
  • Process
  • Environmental Issues
• Gravure Printing
  • Process
  • Environmental Issues
• Other
  • Letterpress
  • Engraving
  • Intaglio
  • Thermography
  • All Other Printing Processes

IV. APPLICATIONS

• General
• Advertising
  • Products
    • Direct Mail
    • Preprinted Newspaper Advertising Inserts
    • Indoor Displays
    • Outdoor Displays
    • Book Jackets
    • Shopping News
    • Other
  • Printing Process
• Labels & Wrappers
  • Products
    • Labels
    • Rolls & Sheets
  • Printing Process
• Periodicals
  • Products
    • Newspapers
    • Magazine & Comic Supplements for Sunday Newspaper
    • Other Magazine & Periodical Printing
  • Printing Process
• Office Products
  • Products
    • Customized Stationery
    • Business Forms
    • Calendars
    • Business Cards
    • Decals & Stickers
  • Printing Process
• Catalogs & Directories
  • Products
    • Catalogs
    • Telephone Directories
    • Business Directories
  • Printing Process
• Financial & Legal Forms & Documents
  • Products
    • SEC Filings & Prospectuses
    • Annual Reports & Other Corporate Financial Papers
    • Bank Forms
    • Other Bank Documents
    • Miscellaneous Financial & Legal Documents
  • Printing Process
• Garments, Apparel & Miscellaneous Fabric Printing
  • Products
  • Printing Process
• Books
  • Products
    • Textbooks
    • Technical, Scientific & Professional Books
    • Religious Books
    • Other Books
  • Printing Process
• Other Commercial Printing
  • Products
  • Printing Process

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • RR Donnelley & Sons
  • Quebecor
  • Quad/Graphics
  • Cenveo
  • Vertis
  • Consolidated Graphics
  • Taylor
• Competitive Strategies
• Research & Development
• Quick Printers
• Marketing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Cooperative Agreements
• Company Profiles
  • ACG Holdings Incorporated
  • ACME Printing Company, see MATLET Group LLC
  • Allied Office Products Incorporated, see Office Depot Incorporated
  • American Litho Incorporated
  • American Reprographics Company
  • Arthur (William) Incorporated, see Hallmark Cards Incorporated
  • Astron Group, see Donnelley (RR) & Sons Company
  • Banta Corporation, see Donnelley (RR) & Sons Company
  • Block Graphics Incorporated, see Ennis Incorporated
  • Bowne & Company Incorporated
  • Brown Printing Company
  • Cadmus Communications Corporation, see Cenveo Incorporated
  • Central Florida Press Incorporated, see MATLET Group
  • Cenveo Incorporated
  • Champion Industries Incorporated
  • Chapman Printing Company Incorporated, see Champion Industries Incorporated
  • Clarke American Corporation, see M&F Worldwide Corporation
  • Consolidated Graphics Incorporated
  • Courier Corporation
  • Craftsman Press West LP, see Quad Graphics Incorporated
  • Current USA Incorporated, see Taylor Corporation
  • Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
  • Dartmouth Printing Company, see Sheridan Group Incorporated
  • DaySpring Cards Incorporated, see Hallmark Cards Incorporated
  • Deluxe Corporation
  • Dingley Press Incorporated, see Sheridan Group Incorporated
  • Donnelley (RR) & Sons Company
  • Elite Reprographics of the Bay Area Incorporated, see American Reprographics Company
  • Ennis Incorporated
  • FedEx Corporation
  • Hallmark Cards Incorporated
  • Harland (John H.) Company, see M&F Worldwide Corporation
  • Hennegan Company, see Consolidated Graphics Incorporated
  • Holland USA Incorporated, see Taylor Corporation
  • Hopkins Printing Incorporated, see Consolidated Graphics Incorporated
  • IGH Solutions Incorporated, see Taylor Corporation
  • Interform Corporation, see Champion Industries Incorporated
  • Japs-Olson Company
  • Johnson Group, see Deluxe Corporation
  • Litho-Krome Company, see Hallmark Cards Incorporated
  • M&F Worldwide Corporation
  • Madison/Graham ColorGraphics Incorporated, see Cenveo Incorporated
  • Mail Boxes Etc. Incorporated, see United Parcel Service Incorporated
  • MATLET Group LLC
  • MBC Precision Imaging Incorporated, see American Reprographics Company
  • Merrill Corporation
  • Moore Langen Printing Company Incorporated, see Courier Corporation
  • Moore Wallace Business Communication Services, see Donnelley (RR) & Sons Company
  • New England Business Service Incorporated, see Deluxe Corporation
  • Nies/Artcraft Companies, see Consolidated Graphics Incorporated
  • Office Depot Incorporated
  • OfficeMax Incorporated
  • Openfirst LLC, see Quad/Graphics Incorporated
  • Outlook Group Corporation
  • Packaging Graphics LLC, see MATLET Group LLC
  • Perry Judd's Holdings Incorporated, see Donnelley (RR) & Sons Company
  • Pikes Peak Lithographing Company, see Consolidated Graphics Incorporated
  • Pitney Bowes Incorporated
  • Printegra Corporation, see Cenveo Incorporated
  • Quad/Graphics Incorporated
  • Quebecor World Incorporated
  • Relizon Company, see Workflow Management Incorporated
  • Rx Label Technology Corporation, see Cenveo Incorporated
  • Scantron Corporation, see M&F Worldwide Corporation
  • Schawk Incorporated
  • Sheridan Group Incorporated
  • Specialized Printed Forms Incorporated, see Ennis Incorporated
  • Spencer Press Incorporated, see Donnelley (RR) & Sons Company
  • Standard Register Company
  • Staples Incorporated
  • T-Square Reprographics Incorporated, see American Reprographics Company
  • Taylor Corporation
  • Toppan Printing Company Limited
  • Transcontinental Incorporated
  • United Envelope LLC, see Workflow Management Incorporated
  • United Parcel Service Incorporated
  • Valassis Communications Incorporated
  • Vertis Incorporated
  • VistaPrint Limited
  • Workflow Management Incorporated
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Demographic Indicators
• 3 Consumer Spending Indicators
• 4 Printing Machinery Supply & Demand
• 5 Packaging Shipments by Type
• 6 Newspaper Publishing Revenue
• 7 Book Publishing Revenue
• 8 Advertising Expenditures
• 9 Newsprint, Printing & Writing Paper Supply & Demand

SECTION III -- COMMERCIAL PRINTING PROCESSES

• 1 Commercial Printing Revenue by Printing Process
• 2 Lithographic Commercial Printing Revenue
• 3 Commercial Screen Printing Revenue
• 4 Digital Commercial Printing Revenue
• 5 Flexographic Commercial Printing Revenue
• 6 Gravure Commercial Printing Revenue
• 7 Other Commercial Printing Revenue

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Commercial Printing Revenue by Application
• 2 Advertising Printing Revenue by Product
• 3 Advertising Printing Revenue by Process
• 4 Label & Wrapper Printing Revenue by Product
• 5 Label & Wrapper Printing Revenue by Process
• 6 Periodical Printing Revenue by Product
• 7 Periodical Printing Revenue by Process
• 8 Office Product Printing Revenue by Product
• 9 Office Product Printing Revenue by Process
• 10 Catalog & Directory Printing Revenue by Product
• 11 Catalog & Directory Printing Revenue by Process
• 12 Financial & Legal Form & Document Printing Revenue by Product
• 13 Financial & Legal Form & Document Printing Revenue by Process
• 14 Garment, Apparel Accessories & Miscellaneous Fabric Printing Revenue by Product
• 15 Garment, Apparel Accessories & Miscellaneous Fabric Printing Revenue by Process
• 16 Book Printing Revenue by Product
• 17 Book Printing Revenue by Process
• 18 Other Commercial Printing Revenue by Product
• 19 Other Commercial Printing Revenue by Process

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Selected Commercial Printing Revenue by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Newspaper Circulation, 1996-2006
• 2 World Commercial Printing Revenue, 2006

SECTION III -- COMMERCIAL PRINTING PROCESSES

• 1 Commercial Printing Revenue by Printing Process, 2006
• 2 Lithographic Commercial Printing Revenue, 2006
• 3 Commercial Screen Printing Revenue, 2006
• 4 Digital Commercial Printing Revenue, 2006
• 5 Flexographic Commercial Printing Revenue, 2006
• 6 Gravure Commercial Printing Revenue, 2006
• 7 Other Commercial Printing Revenue, 2006

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Commercial Printing Revenue by Application, 2006
• 2 Advertising Printing Revenue by Product, 2006
• 3 Label & Wrapper Printing Revenue by Product, 1996-2016
• 4 Periodical Printing Revenue by Product, 2006
• 5 Office Product Printing Revenue by Product, 2006
• 6 Catalog & Directory Printing Revenue by Product, 2006
• 7 Financial & Legal Form & Document Printing Revenue by Product, 2006
• 8 Book Printing Revenue by Product, 2006
• 9 Other Commercial Printing Revenue by Product, 2006

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Commercial Printing Market Share, 2006