European Printing Ink Association Ink Market Ink

European Printing Ink Association

Ink Market Ink Industry

History of printing 5000 b. c. 1000 ad 1452 1797 Ink 1798 1799 1812 Ink Market Ink Industry 1823 1830 First prints by Chinese work with movable letters (wood) Gutenberg prints his first bible Alois Senefelder invents the litho print First paper machine developed for the paper production Friedrich König invents the cylinder printing machine Perfecting press is developed Stereotyping for blockmaking

History of printing 1863 1884 Ink Market Ink Industry 1900 1907 1930 1962 1982 1991 1993 Rotary press for mass editions of books, magazines etc. Typesetting machine developed by Ottmar Mergenthaler Development of newspaper rotaries First prints in offset Screen printing is invented Use of EDP in typesetting production Development of Post. Script First large-format inkjet photo printer Development of PDF

Types of printing processes Screen Gravure Letterpress Ink Market Offset Ink Industry Flexographic Digital

Types of printing processes (cont. ) Letterpress printing Offset Gravure printing Ink Market Ink Industry Flexo Letterpress Sheetfed offset Heatset Coldset Gravure Pad printing Intaglio Screen printing Screen Digital printing Inkjet Electrophotography

Printing ink as part of printing process Print finishing Layout Prepress Press operator Print form Ink Market Ink Industry Printing press Printing ink Substrate

What is printing ink? Colourants / Pigments 5 – 30 % Binder systems Solvents Ink Market Ink Industry 20 – 70 % Additives Ink 15 – 60 % 1 – 10 %

Types of printing inks Liquid inks Paste inks Ink Market Ink Industry Energy curing inks Flexography Gravure Screen Inkjet Offset (Sheetfed, web offset) Letterpress Intaglio Flexo Offset Screen Digital

Types of substrates Plastics Ink Market Ink Industry Woven Material Paper Metal Corrugated Board Glass Corrugated Boxes Folding Cartons

The right process for the right substrate Flexo Letterpress Offset Gravure Intaglio Screen Ink Market Ink Industry Inkjet Electrophotography Paper, Cardboard Plastics Paper, Cardboard, Plastics Paper, Cardboard Plastics Metal Glass Woven material Paper, Cardboard Paper

Typical products by process Offset Newspapers Flexo Corrugated Boxes Brochures and catalogues Flexible Film Packaging Books Newspapers Magazines Screen Graphic Display Intaglio Banknotes, Stamps Glass Rigid Plastics Metal Parts Ink Market Ink Industry Inkjet Office & Home Displays Industrial Making Gravure Magazines Flexible Film Packaging

Ink Market Ink Industry

Number of employees in 2005 = Paint = Printing Inks Ink Market Ink Industry Estimate by CEPE Total: ~ 18. 500 employees (Printing Inks)

World: Shares by areas Ink Market Ink Industry Percentage = 2005 Source: NAPIM / Eu. PIA Value: EUR 10, 5 Billion

World: Shares by Ink types Ink Market Ink Industry Percentage = 2005 Source: NAPIM / Eu. PIA

European Ink Market Volume: 1, 3 million metric tons Value: 3, 8 billion Euro Ink Market Ink Industry year-to-end of 2006

Europe: Ink Sales per Country (Volume) = 2005 +4% = 2006 +3% +5% +0. 1% +5% Ink Market Ink Industry Tons Ink

Europe: Ink Sales per Country (Volume) = 2005 +1% = 2006 +4% +17% +19% +45% -2% +17% +3% +8% Ink Industry Tons Ink Market +4% -0. 2% +15%

Europe: Ink Sales per Country (Value) = 2005 +3% = 2006 +0. 9% +5% +0. 2% -1% Ink Market Ink Industry Euro, 000‘s +5%

Europe: Ink Sales per Country (Value) = 2005 +2% +3% = 2006 +3% +22% +12% +37% +2% +13% Ink Market Ink Industry Euro, 000‘s +7% +9% +3% +2% +18%

Europe: Sales per ink type (Volume) = 2005 +6% = 2006 +7% -0. 4% +6% Ink Industry +10% Tons Ink Market

Europe: Sales per ink type (Value) +5% = 2005 = 2006 +3% Ink Market Ink Industry Euro, 000‘s +6% +5% -3% +9%

Ink Industry Ink Market Ink Industry

Ink Industry in Motion Recent transactions since 1999 Year Merger Partner 1999 Coates Lorilleux, France DIC / Sun Chemical, Japan 2002 Gebr. Schmidt, Germany Flint Ink, USA 2003 CCI, USA Siegwerk Druckfarben, Germany 2003 Web-Offset SICPA, Switzerland Flint-Schmidt, Germany 2003 Trenal, Belgium ANI 2004 Ink Company BASF Printing Systems / ANI, Germany / Scandinavia CVC Capital Partners (Sponsor) 2005 SICPA PIBU, Switzerland Siegwerk Druckfarben, Germany 2005 Flint Ink / XSYS Print Solutions CVC Capital Partners (Sponsor) 2005 Micro Inks Huber Ink Market Ink Industry

Ink Industry: Organisation Europe Paints Ink Market Ink Industry Printing Inks Artists´Colours

Eu. PIA Organisation Printing Ink Members - Annual Conference Council Technical / Legislation Ink PIFOOD Eu. PIA TC Management Team Communication Market Information Communication WG Statistics WG Ink Market Ink Industry OSRA ECPT LSDS Co-driers

Eu. PIA members Every member of a national printing ink manufacturers’ association is automatically a member of Eu. PIA. Ink Market Ink Industry

Eu. PIA: Key Message End Users Give Public awareness of the existence of an innovative industry that continuously moves, evolves and contributes to the progress of Retailers modern societies. Customers Public Ink Market Ink Industry End Users Graphic Industry Customers Retailers

Eu. PIA: Key Objectives End Users To promote the added value of Public printing inks along the downstream users and the public Customers Public Ink Market Ink Industry End Users Retailers Graphic Industry Customers Retailers

Eu. PIA: Key Strategies End Users Single Public statistics collection from all members in cooperation with national associations Customers Retailers Relationship with other international associations related to the graphic and Graphic Industry packaging industry (NAPIM, Asian Flexo Technology Association, etc. ) Public Ink Market Ink Industry End Users Customers Retailers

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