Global Printing, Commercial Industry

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The global outlook series on the Commercial Printing Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Illustrated with 46 fact-rich market data tables, the report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, and highlights latest trends and demand drivers. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include US, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Latin America. The report offers a compilation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 565 companies worldwide.

1. OVERVIEW 1Printing Industry - Introduction 1Table 1: Worldwide Printing Industry (2011): PercentageBreakdown of Revenues by End-use Sector - Packaging,Magazines, Newspapers, Books, Direct Mail, Brochures &Pamphlets, Catalogs, Labels, Legal & Financial Printing,Inserts, Banners & Posters, Business forms, Directories,Tickets, Tapes & Coupons, and Others 1

Table 2: World Current & Future Analysis for Commercial

Printing by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (including Japan), Middle East and Latin America

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$

Billion for Years 2010 through 2015 2

Table 3: World 5-Year Perspective for Commercial Printing byGeographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenuesfor US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan),Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2011 & 2015 3Specialty Printing Segment - Sharp Rise in the Offering 3Table 4: Worldwide Electrographic Print Market (2011):Percentage Share Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Application -Direct Mail, Transactional, Books, Catalogues, Commercial,Photobooks, Magazines, Newspapers, Security, Packaging, andLabels 4Direct Mail Advertising Opens Up Opportunties for InnovativePrinting 4Digital Technology Revolutionizing the Printing Industry 4Table 5: Worldwide Commercial Printing Market (2011):Percentage Breakdown of revenues by Leading Players 5Image Quality of Digital Printing in the New Age 6Digital Color Printing Market Reflects Bright Prospects 6Table 6: Worldwide Digital Color Printing Systems Market(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by ProductCategory - Inkjet Printing Systems and ElectrophotographicPrinting Systems 7

Table 7: Worldwide Digital Printing Machinery Market (2011):

Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Geographic Region -

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Latin America and Rest of World Markets 7

Printing Machinery Market - Promising Growth On Cards 7

Table 8: Worldwide Printing Machinery & Supplies Market

(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets 8

Table 9: Worldwide Printing Machinery & Supplies Market(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by ProductSegment - Pre-Press Systems, Printing Presses, Post-PressMachinery &Equipment, and Other Printing Related Equipment 8Robust Market for Large Format Printer Manufacturers 8Futuristic Developments in Large Format Printing 9Screen Printer Prices to Decline 9Customers Demand Reduced Costs, Print Runs, and Turnaround Time 9Printed Electronics Receive Numerous Accolades 10Advanced Labeling Systems Improve Productivity 10Printing Activities Increasingly Being Integrated 10Hybrid Presses - The 'In' Thing 11Computer-to-Plate (CTP) Technology: Healthy Prospects 11Application Growth Markets 11Packaging and Labeling Offers High Growth Potential 11Table 10: Worldwide Package Printing Market (2011):Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Product Segments-Solid/Corrugated Fiber, Cartons, and Flexible Materials 12Automation of Prepress Machinery - The Need of the Hour 12Printing Industry - Demand Impeders 12Alternative Media 12Low Cost Electronic Mails and Short Messaging Services 12Advent of Low Cost Printers: Growth of In-house Printing 13Paperless Workflows 13Printing Industry - Demand Inducers 13Robust Advertisement Expenditures 13Irreplaceable Newspapers and Magazines 13Industrial Customers 13Proportion of Technology Illiterates 14Printing Industry - Historical Overview 14A Technological Background 15Commercial Position: Over the Years 16Rising Global Profile of the Printing Ink Industry 16Challenges of Going Global 17Mounting Raw Material Costs Rock the Printing Ink Industry 17UV-Curable Ink: Changing the Market's Revenue Quotient 18UV and EB Inks: The Bucks Start Here 18Gravure Inks Face Mature Growth 19Table 11: Worldwide Printing Inks Market (2011): PercentageBreakdown of Sales Volumes by Product Category -Lithographic Inks, Flexographic Inks, Gravure Inks,Letterpress Inks, Digital Inks and Other Inks 19

Table 12: Worldwide Printing Inks Market- Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Product Category - Lithographic

Inks, Flexographic Inks, Gravure Inks, Letterpress Inks,

Digital Inks and Other Inks 19

Table 13: Worldwide Printing Inks Market (2011): PercentageBreakdown of Sales Volumes by Geographic Region - US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin America Markets 20

Table 14: Worldwide Printing Inks Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin America 20

2. TRENDS & ISSUES 21Commercial Printing Industry Continues to Evolve 21Inkjet Industry Fights Recession Through Innovation 21LED Curing Catches Fancy of Inkjet Market 22Commercial Printing Successfully Weathers Recession 22Professional Printers Turn to Digital Printing 22Commercial Printing Enters Challenging Phase 23Electrophotographic Printing to Witness Dynamic Growth 23Offset Printing - Down but Not Out 23Digital Printing Alters the Landscape of Commercial Printing 24Digital Printing Equipment on an Upward Trend 24Automation Reduces Workforce 24Printers Rely on Cross Media Offerings 24Alternative Modes Pose Threat to Print Media 25Technological Advancements Likely to Shift Demand 25Print Companies Continue to Dominate Creative Work 25Flexography Makes Inroads into Other Inks' Share 26Demand for Digital Inks Gains Momentum 26Digital Label Presses - Rising Tide 27Price Flexibility & Innovative Technology: Key Growth Drivers 27Printing Service Providers: Aiming to Become One-Stop Shops 27

3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 28

Commercial Printing - A Prelude 28

Common Categories of Printing Processes 28

Relief Printing 28

Letterpress 28

Platen Presses 29

Flat-Bed Presses 29

Rotary Presses 29

Flexography 29

Planographic Printing 29

Offset Lithography 30

Waterless Printing 30

Intaglio 30

Gravure 30

Stencil and Screen Printing 30

Stenciling Techniques 31

Types of Screen Printing Presses 31

Screen Printing Inks 31

Applications 31

Product Categories 32

Electronic Printing 32

Electrostatic 32

Magnetographic 33

Ion/Electron Deposition 33

Ink-Jet Printing 33

Plate and Plateless Processes 33

Plate Processes - Conventional Printing Processes 33

Plateless Processes - Electronic/Digital Printing Processes 33

Prepress 34

Conventional Prepress Systems 34

Digital Prepress Systems 34

Press or Print 34

Offset Presses 35

Sheet-Fed Presses 35

Web Presses 35

Commercial Web Offset Presses 35

Newspaper Web Offset Presses 35

Other Presses 36

Postpress 36

Printing Presses - A peek into History 36

4. PRODUCT/ SERVICE INNOVATIONS 37

5. MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 51

6. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 67A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 78

1. THE UNITED STATES 78

Market Overview 78

Table 15: US Commercial Printing Market (2010): Percentage

Market Share Breakdown by Leading Players 78

Measures to Cope Up with Slowdown 79

Trends & Issues 79

Bright Future for US Commercial Printing 79

Renewed Strength in US Printing Machinery Sales 79

Upswing Seen in US Commercial Printing 80

Table 16: US Commercial Printing Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Process Sub-Segments 80

Printing Ink Makers See Light at the End of the Tunnel 80

Table 17: US Printing Ink Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Type- Lithographic Inks,

Flexographic Inks, Gravure Inks, Digital Inks, Letterpress

Inks, and Other Inks 81

Digital Presses Spearhead Industry Growth 81

Printing Costs Decline 81

Digital Inventory Services Emerge 82

Revenues from Document Services to Rise 82

Value-Added Services Gain Significance 82

Demand Surges for Eco-Friendly Printing Inks 82

Commercial Printing: Intertwined with Changes in Economy 82

Small Businesses Dominate Commercial Printing Sector 83

Commercial Printing Key Revenue Generator for Local Economies 83

Consolidation Continues in Commercial Printing Segment 83

Table 18: US Commercial Printing Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown of Revenues by Product Category - Lithographic,

Screen, Digital, Flexographic, and Others 84

Table 19: US Commercial Flexographic Printing Market (2011):Percentage Breakdown Revenues by Segment - AdvertisingPrinting, Label & Wrapper Printing, Office Product Printing,Financial & Legal Printing, Book Printing, and Others 84Changing Scope for Specialty Inks and Substrate 84Table 20: US Specialty Printing Consumables Market (2011):Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Product Category -Inks and Toners, Specialty Substrates, and SpecialtyChemicals 85Digital Printing: Gaining Prominence 85Table 21: US Digital Color Printing Systems Market (2011):Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Product Category -Inkjet Printing Systems and Electrophotographic PrintingSystems 85Opportunities and Scope of Growth 86Online Solutions Extend Market Reach 86New Product Developments Enhance Performance 86Key Statistics 86Table 22: US Printing Market (2011): Percentage Breakdown ofPrinting Costs by Category -Factory Payroll, Paper, SG&A,Material, Pre Tax Profit Margin, and Other Factory Costs 86

Table 23: US Financial & Legal Form & Document Printing

Market (2011): Percentage Breakdown of Revenue by Product

Segments - SEC Filings &Prospectuses, ARs/Other Corp

Financial Documents, Bank Forms, Other Bank Documents, and

Miscellaneous Financial/Legal Documents 87

2. CANADA 88Overview 88Table 24: Canadian Printing Industry (2011): PercentageBreakdown of Annual Production by Region- Ontario, Quebec,Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Others 88Offset Process Dominates the Market 88Table 25: Canadian Digital Color Printing Systems Market(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by ProductCategory - Inkjet Printing Systems and ElectrophotographicPrinting Systems 88

3. JAPAN 89

Overview 89

Table 26: Japanese Digital Color Printing Systems Market

(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Product

Category - Inkjet Printing Systems and Electrophotographic

Printing Systems 89

Table 27: Japanese Printing Market (2011): PercentageBreakdown of Revenue by Sub- sector - Commercial Printing,Publishing, Business Form, Packaging Printing, BuildingMaterials, Security Printing, and Others 89Magazine Reading Rates Decline 90Oversupply Likely to Pulverize Profitability 90Larger Players Continue to Survive 90

4. EUROPE 91

Overview 91

Table 28: European Current & Future Analysis for Commercial

Printing by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK,

Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Billion for Years 2010

through 2015 92

Table 29: European 5-Year Perspective for Commercial Printingby Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Salesfor France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest ofEurope Markets for Years 2011 & 2015 93European Printing Ink Industry Fights Uncertainty 93Table 30: European Printing Inks Market (2011): PercentageBreakdown of Annual Sales Revenue and Volume by Type of Ink -Water-based Liquid Inks, Solvent-based Liquid Inks, Oil-basedInks, and Other Inks 94

Table 31: European Printing Ink Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Product Segment-Flexograph,

Heatset, Sheet-fed, Coldset, Gravure, Digital, Wide-format,

Screen, Letterpress, and Other 95

On Demand Book Printers Gain Popularity 95

Printing Machinery Market in Eastern Europe 95

Market Trend 95

European Ink Manufacturing Remains Flat 95

Key Statistics 96

Table 32: Western European Printing Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown of Value Sales by Print Process - Flexo, Sheetfed,

Heatset, Coldset, Gravure, Digital, Wide-Format, and Others 96

Table 33: European Digital Color Printing Systems Market(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by ProductCategory - Inkjet Printing Systems and ElectrophotographicPrinting Systems 97

Table 34: Western European Commercial Printing Market (2011):

Percentage Breakdown of Revenue by Category - Direct Mail,

Brochures, Banners, Inserts & Posters, Catalogues, and Others 97

Table 35: Western European CWF Paper Market (2011):Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by End-Use Segment -Commercial Printing, Magazines, Books, and Others 98

Table 36: French Digital Color Printing Systems Market

(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales Category - Inkjet

Printing Systems and Electrophotographic Printing Systems 98

4a. GERMANY 99Overview 99Table 37: German Digital Color Printing Systems Market(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by ProductCategory - Inkjet Printing Systems and ElectrophotographicPrinting Systems Markets 99Market Trend 99German Printing Subdued by Financial Crisis 99

4b. ITALY 100

Overview 100

Table 38: Italian Digital Color Printing Systems Market

(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Product

Category - Inkjet Printing Systems and Electrophotographic

Printing Systems Markets 100

4c. UNITED KINGDOM 101Print-On-Demand Market - Overview 101Key Statistics 101Table 39: UK Advertising Industry (2011): PercentageBreakdown of Value Sales by Advertising Medium - Press,Television, Internet, Direct Mail, Transport & Outdoor, Radioand Cinema 101

Table 40: UK Printing Market (2011): Percentage Breakdown of

Revenue s by End-use Segment - Event & Advertisement

Literature, Books, Magazines, Brochures & Newspapers, Package

and Label Printing, Security Printing, and Others 102

Table 41: UK Digital Color Printing Systems Market (2011):Percentage Breakdown of Value9Sales by Product Category -Inkjet Printing Systems and Electrophotographic PrintingSystems 102

4d. POLAND 103

Overview 103

4e. SPAIN 103Overview 103

5. ASIA-PACIFIC 104

Overview 104

Table 42: Asia-Pacific Digital Color Printing Systems Market

(2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value by Product Category -

Inkjet Printing Systems and Electrophotographic Printing

Systems 104

5a. AUSTRALIA 105Overview 105Current Market Scenario 105Table 43: Australian Printing & Graphics Market (2011):Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Sector 106

5b. CHINA 107

Overview 107

Printing Machinery Market 107

Challenges Facing the Chinese Printing Industry 107

Market Trend 108

Government Aids Recession-Hit Printing Industry 108

Table 44: Chinese Commercial Printing Industry (2011):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Service Segments 108

5c. INDIA 109Overview 109Market Trend 109Bright Prospects for Indian Printing & Publishing Industry 109

5d. KOREA 110

Digital Printing Market - An Overview 110

Factors Driving Korean Digital Printing Market 110

Table 45: Korean Printing Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown of Revenue by Product Category - Offset Printing,

Gravure Printing, Flexo Printing, Digital Printing,

Wide-format Printing, and Screen Printing 111

5e. MAURITIUS 112Printing Machinery and Supplies Market 112

6. LATIN AMERICA 112

Overview 112

Table 46: Latin American Digital Color Printing Systems

Market (2011): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by

Product Category - Inkjet Printing Systems and

Electrophotographic Printing Systems 112

7. MIDDLE EAST 113Market Overview 113

8. AFRICA 113

8a. EGYPT 113Overview 113

8b. NIGERIA 113

Overview 113

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