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SUMMARY
Tracks current and projected sales of lithographic, gravure, flexographic, letterpress, and specialty printing inks. Includes detailed coverage of demand in the publishing, printing, and packaging industries. Other topics include technological developments, pricing, foreign trade, environmental issues, and industry economics. The report also includes detailed profiles of more than 30 printing ink manufacturers. TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION- Scope of the Report i
- Sources and Methodology ii
CHAPTER I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1CHAPTER II: THE MARKET FOR PRINTING INKS- Sales 5
- Ink Components 12
- Overview 12
- Pigments 13
- Resins 15
- Vehicles/Carriers 16
- Additives 18
- Printing Processes 19
- Overview 19
- Lithography 19
- Flexography 21
- Gravure 23
- Letterpress 25
- Waterless Printing 26
- Digital Printing 29
- Screen Printing 32
- Pad Printing 34
- Printing Inks 35
- Overview 35
- Soybean Oil-Based Inks 37
- Energy-Curable Inks 40
- Water-Based Inks 45
- Specialty Inks 47
- Drying Processes 48
CHAPTER III: CURRENT ISSUES IN THE PRINTING INK INDUSTRY- Overview 50
- Raw Materials 51
- Rosin 51
- Soybean Oil 53
- Carbon Black 54
- Pigments 55
- Petroleum Oils 56
- Producer Prices 58
- Environmental and Regulatory Issues 65
- Overview 65
- Inks for Food and Drug Packaging 67
- Recycling 67
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 69
- Clean Air Act 70
- Clean Water Act 71
- Safe Drinking Water Act 72
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 73
- Toxic Substances Control Act 74
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 75
- Hazardous Materials Transportation Act 76
- Pollution Prevention Act 76
- Voluntary Programs 77
- European Environmental Considerations 78
- Foreign Trade 82
- Overview 82
- U.S. Exports 84
- U.S. Imports 90
- New Products and Technologies 98
CHAPTER IV: END-USE MARKETS FOR THE PRINTING INK INDUSTRY- Overview 100
- Printing and Publishing Industry 101
- Sales Performance 101
- Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization 107
- Market Segment Growth 109
- Quick Printing 113
- Packaging Industry 114
- Sales Performance 114
- Flexography and Flexible Packaging 118
- Corrugated and Carton Packaging 119
- Fabrics and Other Textiles 121
- Security Market 123
CHAPTER V: STRUCTURE OF THE PRINTING INK INDUSTRY- Overview 125
- Mergers and Acquisitions 126
- Establishments and Employees 130
- Industry Performance 139
- Capital Spending 145
- Inventory 147
- The Plant Manager's Workbook 151
- How to Use This Section 151
- Gathering Your Data 152
- Developing Your Ratios 153
- How Does Your Plant Stack Up? 154
- Explanation of Terms 159
CHAPTER VI: PRINTING INK INDUSTRY CORPORATE PROFILES- Introduction 165
- Industry Overview 165
Corporate Profiles 167 Akzo Nobel N.V. (Akzo Nobel Inc.) 167 Avecia (Avecia Inc.) 169 BASF Group (BASF Corporation) 170 Braden Sutphin Ink Company 172 Central Ink Corporation 173 Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holdings Inc. (Ciba Specialty Chemicals) 174 Clariant International Ltd. 176 Color Converting L.L.C. 178 Color Resolutions International 179 Croda International Plc 180 Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated (Sun Chemical Corporation) 181 Eastman Chemical Company 183 Engelhard Corporation 185 Environmental Inks and Coatings Corporation 187 Flint Ink Corporation 188 Frontier Printing Inks Ltd. 189 Gans Ink & Supply Co., Inc. 190 International Paper Company (Arizona Chemical Company) 191 INX International Ink Co. 192 The Lubrizol Corporation (Carroll Scientific, Inc.) 193 Micro Inks Ltd. (Micro Inks Corporation) 195 National Ink, Inc. 196 Nazdar 196 Nor-Cote International Inc. 198 Polytex Environmental Inks, Ltd. 198 Resinall Corp. 199 Rohm and Haas Company 200 Sensient Technologies Corporation 202 SICPA S.A. (SICPA North America) 203 Squid Ink Manufacturing, Inc. 204 Superior Printing Ink Co., Inc. 205 Total S.A. 206 Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Toyo Ink America LLC) 207 Van Son Holland Ink Corporation of America 209 Wikoff Color Corp. 210 Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. (Zeller+Gmelin Corporation) 211LIST OF TABLES- Table II-1 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Printing Inks 7
- Table II-2 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Printing Inks, by Type 7
- Table II-3 Product Mix of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Printing Inks 9
- Table II-4 Sales Growth Comparison for U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Printing Inks, by Type 9
- Table II-5 Value of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Printing Inks, by Detailed Type 10
- Table II-6 Quantity of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales of Printing Inks, by Detailed Type 11
- Table II-7 Distribution of Printing Ink Sales, by Market Segment 12
- Table III-1 World Crude Oil Prices 57
- Table III-2 Producer Price Index for Printing Inks 60
- Table III-3 Producer Price Indexes for Selected Printing Inks 61
- Table III-4 Producer Price Indexes for Selected Raw Materials 62
- Table III-5 Producer Price Indexes for Selected Paper Products 63
- Table III-6 U.S. Balance of Trade for Printing Inks 84
- Table III-7 U.S. Exports of Printing Inks 86
- Table III-8 U.S. Exports of Printing Inks as a Percentage of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales 86
- Table III-9 U.S. Exports of Printing Inks, by Type 87
- Table III-10 Product Mix of U.S. Exports of Printing Inks 88
- Table III-11 Growth in U.S. Exports of Printing Inks, by Type 88
- Table III-12 U.S. Exports of Printing Inks as a Percentage of U.S. Manufacturers' Sales, by Type 89
- Table III-13 Leading U.S. Export Destinations for Printing Inks 89
- Table III-14 Dollar Market Shares of the Leading U.S. Export Destinations forPrinting Inks 90
- Table III-15 U.S. Imports of Printing Inks 92
- Table III-16 U.S. Imports of Printing Inks as a Percentage of U.S. Apparent Consumption 92
- Table III-17 U.S. Imports of Printing Inks, by Type 93
- Table III-18 Product Mix of U.S. Imports of Printing Inks 94
- Table III-19 Growth in U.S. Imports of Printing Inks, by Type 94
- Table III-20 U.S. Imports of Printing Inks as a Percentage of U.S. Apparent Consumption, by Type 95
- Table III-21 Leading U.S. Import Sources for Printing Inks 95
- Table III-22 Dollar Market Shares of the Leading U.S. Import Sources for Printing Inks 96
- Table IV-1 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales in the Printing and Publishing Industry, by Segment 105
- Table IV-2 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales in Printing Trade Services, by Segment 107
- Table IV-3 Industrial Production Index for Printing and Related Support Activities 109
- Table IV-4 Capacity Utilization Rates for Printing and Related Support Activities 109
- Table IV-5 Estimated Sales Growth for Printing Markets 112
- Table IV-6 Estimated Sources of Print Demand 113
- Table IV-7 U.S. Manufacturers' Sales in the Packaging Industry, by Segment 116
- Table IV-8 Printing Ink as a Percentage of Materials and Services Used in Package Production, by Type 117
- Table IV-9 Packaging Printing Market, by Printing Process 119
- Table IV-10 Number of Commercial Art and Graphic Design Establishments 122
- Table V-1 Leading Printing Ink Manufacturers in the U.S. Market, Ranked by Sales 135
- Table V-2 Number of Printing Ink Establishments, by Size 135
- Table V-3 Number of Employees and Payroll in the Printing Ink Industry 136
- Table V-4 Number of Establishments in the Printing and Publishing Industry, by Segment 136
- Table V-5 Number of Establishments in Printing Trade Services, by Segment 137
- Table V-6 Number of Establishments in the Packaging Industry, by Segment 138
- Table V-7 Operating Structure of the Printing Ink Industry 140
- Table V-8 Gross Operating Margin in the Printing Ink Industry 141
- Table V-9 Value Added by Manufacture in the Printing Ink Industry 141
- Table V-10 Vertical Integration Index for the Printing Ink Industry 142
- Table V-11 Employment Structure of the Printing Ink Industry 142
- Table V-12 Total Labor Costs in the Printing Ink Industry 143
- Table V-13 Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers in the Printing Ink Industry 143
- Table V-14 Cost of Living Index for Production Workers in the Printing Ink Industry 144
- Table V-15 Labor Productivity in the Printing Ink Industry 144
- Table V-16 Indexes of Real Labor Productivity in the Printing Ink Industry 145
- Table V-17 New Capital Expenditures by the Printing Ink Industry 147
- Table V-18 Ending Inventories in the Printing Ink Industry 148
- Table V-19 Energy Costs in the Printing Ink Industry 149
- Table V-20 Specialization Ratios in the Printing Ink Industry 149
- Table V-21 Coverage Ratios in the Printing Ink Industry 150
- Table V-22 Concentration Ratios in the Printing Ink Industry 150
LIST OF FIGURES- Figure III-1 Distribution of Printing Ink Sales, by Worldwide Market 97
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THE 2004/2005 OUTLOOK FOR THE U.S. PRINTING INK INDUSTRY
Publisher: Leading Edge Reports
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