Domestic Ink Industry Overview (I)

With the development of the domestic economy and culture, the printing and publishing industry has developed rapidly, and the demand for ink has increased dramatically. At the same time, ink exports have also boosted the growth of ink production. More than 50 countries and regions, such as Eastern Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia, and domestic inks The cooperation of producers is gradually increasing.
Experts predict that the demand for ink in the domestic market will increase at a rate of 9%.

The continuous increase in output during the "Ninth Five-Year Plan" period, the average annual growth rate of domestic ink production was 4.7%. In 2002, the national ink production increased by 27.4% compared with 2000, and the average annual growth rate in the first two years of the “Tenth Five-year” period was 12.9%. At present, there are more than 300 ink production companies in China, of which more than 30 have a certain scale and research and development capabilities. The total ink production capacity is about 200,000 tons per year, ranking fourth in the world and accounting for about 5-6% of the world's total output. In 2003, the domestic ink industry continued to maintain its momentum of rapid growth. The annual output increased by 14.5% year-on-year.
Product quality improvement In order to improve product quality and improve the performance of ink, many ink companies in China have increased investment, and have successively imported various types of modern ink production equipment, testing instruments and computer color matching systems from abroad. A large number of new products with high technological content, such as special offset printing inks, UV inks, and water-based plastic inks, have been continuously developed. Some products, such as inkjet inks, have basically replaced imported inks, saving the country hundreds of millions of foreign exchange annually. Dollars. At present, China can produce dozens of types and thousands of varieties of printing inks, basically meeting the needs of the domestic printing industry; some products are still exported to more than 50 countries and regions such as the United States and Japan.
Environmental protection products are getting better and better At present, the concept of green health and environmental protection is becoming popular all over the world. With the economic development, the improvement of people's living standards, as an important growth area of ​​ink - environmental protection products packaging ink is popular. As ink is a raw material causing serious environmental pollution, the development trend of packaging and printing materials is to improve its environmental performance, choose energy-saving, low-consumption, non-toxic, non-polluting, and easily degradable pollution-free packaging materials, thus reducing the environmental pollution of ink. Reducing energy consumption and continuously introducing environmentally friendly products have become the mainstream of ink industry development. In China, environment-friendly inks represented by water-based inks and UV inks are increasingly favored by printers. Take Tianlong Ink Group, Zhaoqing, Guangdong as an example. In 2002, sales of water-based inks exceeded 8,000 tons. According to experts' estimation, the annual demand for water-based ink in China will exceed 100,000 tons by 2010.
The initial results of structural adjustment have shown that most domestic ink companies are small in scale and their output is below 500 tons, which is detrimental to the healthy development of the industry. After years of restructuring, restructuring and structural adjustment, joint ventures have gradually become the main force in the domestic ink industry, and currently account for more than 70% of the domestic ink market; some large ink manufacturers increase technological transformation through the introduction of technology and efficient equipment. Scientific research efforts have expanded production, improved quality, increased variety, and improved the market competitiveness of products; in addition, some small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises have gradually expanded their products, flexible market strategies and price advantages. Own market share.
Tianjin Toyo Ink Co., Ltd., which is the industry leader, was established in the early 1990s by Tianjin Ink Co., Ltd. and Japan Toyo Ink Factory. In recent years, its ink production, sales volume, turnover and operating profit have been double digits each year. Growth, product market share increased year by year, at the same time, its scientific, standardized and strict corporate management is also effective, in the same industry in the country took the lead through the ISO9001 quality management system, ISO14001 environmental management system and GB/T28001 occupational safety and health management system certification , And with its superior product quality has obtained the PANTONE ink color standard concession. (To be continued)