SPECIALTY PRINTING CONSUMABLES

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Product Definitions and Scope of Study
• a. Inks and Toners
• b. Specialty Substrates
• c. Specialty Chemicals

II. A US MARKET REPORT

1. Industry Overview

• Current and Future Analysis
• Inks and Toners
• Specialty Substrates
• Specialty Chemicals
• Specialty Printing Industry Experiencing Waves of Modernization
• Printing Industry Steadfast on Specialty Printing Consumables
• Producers Firm on Technological Developments
• Staying Connected
• International Production Standards Proving Beneficial
• Giants of Other Industries Entering into the Market
• Factors Shaping the Market

2. Outlook

• Specialty Printing Inks to Find New Markets
• Color Printing - Boon to the US Printing Consumable Industry
• Packaging Industry Shaping Specialty Printing Consumables Market

3. Market Trends

• Specialty Toner Adds Zing to Inks and Toner Market
• Metallic Inks Realizing Vibrant Growth
• Rising Costs Pose Challenge
• Specialty Papers Growing with Printing Inks
• Environment-Friendly Synthetic Papers Gaining Significance
• Specialty Paper Chemicals - The Cash Cow
• Water Based Inks Turning Popular
• Customer Loyalty - A Tool to Capitalize On
• Emerging Electronic Media Casts Shadow on Printing Inks
• Color Pigments Market Witnessing Growth
• Non-VOC Compounds Preferred over Solvent-based
• New Printing Technologies Influencing US Toners Market
• Coated Paper - The Budding Segment with Increased Digital Ink Applications
• Durability - A Key Factor for Inkjet Market

4. Industry Dynamics

• Giants Preferring Backward Integration
• Printing Industry Facing Environmental Regulations
• Remanufactured Cartridges Stealing OEMs Profit

5. Segmental Analysis

• Specialty Inks and Toners
• Specialty Inks Sure to Lure the Market
• US Imports and Exports of Printing Inks
• Table 1: US Printing Inks Imports (2005 & 2006): Import Value of Printing Ink (Black) into the US by Country in ‘000 US$
• Table 2: US Printing Inks Exports (2005 & 2006): Export Value of Printing Ink (Black) from the US by Country in ‘000 US$ (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 3: US Printing Inks Imports (2005 & 2006): Import Value of Printing Ink (Other than Black) into the US by Country in ‘000 US$ (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 4: US Printing Inks Exports (2005 & 2006): Export Value of Printing Ink (Other than Black) from the US by Country in ‘000 US$ (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 5: US Specialty Printing Consumables Market (2004): Ink Revenues of Leading Specialty Ink Manufacturers (In US$ Million) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Specialty Substrates
• Synthetic Papers Gaining Stronghold
• Specialty Chemicals
• Chemicals Consolidating

6. Product Overview

• Specialty Printing Consumables
• Metallic and Pearlescent Inks - Most Popular
• Digital Printing - Gains for Coated Paper and Digital Inks federal
• Categories of Specialty Printing Consumables
• I. Printing Inks and Toners
  • Specialty Printing Inks
  • Offset or Lithography Inks
  • Flexographic Inks
  • Gravure Inks
  • Oil-based Letterpress Inks
  • Specialty Printing Inks
  • A. Fluorescent Inks
  • B. Thermochromic Inks
  • C. Photochromic Inks
  • D. Metallic Inks
  • E. Phosporescent Inks
  • F. Conductive Inks
  • G. Pearlescent Inks
  • H. Sterilization Indicator Inks
  • I. Miscellaneous Inks
  • Infrared/Reflective Inks
  • Scratch and Sniff Inks
  • Luminescent Inks
  • Intaglio Inks
  • Toners
  • II. Specialty Substrates
  • A. Synthetic Papers
  • B. Coated Papers
  • III. Specialty Chemicals
  • A. Cleaning Fluids & Wipes
  • B. Coatings & Varnishes
  • C. Adhesives
  • D. Other Chemicals
  • Major Specialty Chemicals Used in Printing Industry

7. End-Use Analysis

• Table 6: US Specialty Printing Consumables Market (2002-2005) - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Major End-Use Industry - Packaging, Publishing, Commercial Printing and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• A. Packaging Industry
  • An Introduction to Packaging Industry
  • Packaging Industry in the US
  • Table 7: Consumption of Specialty Printing Consumables by the US Packaging Industry (2003-2005) - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Packaging Application for Flexible Packaging, Rigid Containers, Packaging Labels, and Other Packaging Applications (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Smart Labels
  • Food Products
  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Flexible Packaging Encountering SubstantialGains
• B. Publishing Industry
  • An Introduction
  • Publishing Industry in the US
• C. Commercial Printing Industry
  • An Introduction
  • Commercial Printing in the US
• D. Other Industries
  • Security Documents and Brand Protection Industry
  • An Introduction
  • Security Market in the US
  • Textile and Apparel Printing Industry
  • Electronic Industry
  • Inventory and Supply Chain Management Industry
  • Toys and Games Industry

8. Product Launches

• Flint Group Launches Eco-friendly Ink Suite
• Nazdar Unveils Lyson® 2100 Line
• Sun Chemical Launches Novel UV Coat System
• Sun Chemical Launches UV TRANS™ Ink System
• Sun Chemical Unveils SolarJet™ UV Inkjet Printer
• Sun Chemical Launches Synergy™ UV Products
• Superior Printing Ink Introduces Updated UV Sheetfed Product Suite
• Media Sciences Enhances Solid Ink and Toner Lines
• Nazdar Launches UV Curable Digital Inkjet Inks
• Sun Chemical Screen Launches New Ink Systems
• Nazdar Launches Low Odor Inkjet Inks
• Sun Chemicals Launches Solvent Flexo Printing Substitutes
• Sun Chemicals Launches Vegetable Oil-based Metallic Inks
• Sun Chemical Screen Unveils Latest Ink Feed Systems
• Sun Chemical Launches High Performance Aqueous Coatings
• Hexion Introduces New UV-Curable Inks
• SunJet Launches Digital Solutions for Plastic Cards and Mailing
• Hostmann-Steinberg Unveils Flexographic Inks
• Media Sciences Launches New Solid Ink and Toner Lines for Office Color Printers
• Sun Chemical Launches Streamline™ Inkjet Inks
• Hostmann-Steinberg Launches !nkredible
• Sun Chemical Launches Improved Packaging Inks
• Performance Pigments Introduces SunFlo Dispersants
• Sun Chemical Introduces New Sheetfed Inks
• Nazdar Launches Latest UV ScreenInks
• SunJet Launches UV Curing Inkjet Inks
• Nazdar Launches New Screen Process Colors
• Sun Chemical Launches Latest Technology for Commercial Packaging Sector
• Sun Chemical Launches New Exacat PSO™ Inks
• Sun Chemical Introduces Express™ Process Inks
• Sun Chemical Launches Improved Coldset Inks and Services
• Sun Chemical Launches Web Headset Printer Inks
• Flint Ink Rolls Out Sheetfed Inks
• Flint Ink Releases Training and Troubleshooting CD
• Sun Chemical Launches Solaris
• Flint Ink Unveils New Arrowlith UV Inks
• Flint Ink Launches Rub' nSmell Scented Inks
• Xink Introduces New Product Line in Printing Inks
• EMD Chemicals Launches Miraval Pigments
• EMD Chemicals Appends Colorstream Pigments Line
• EMD Chemicals Unveils Pearprint Litho S Pigment
• EMD Chemicals Expands Minatec Series
• Silberline Introduces New Aluminum Pigment Pellets
• Environmental Ink Launches New Products
• RBP Chemical Introduces Aqueous Coatings
• Hitachi Releases MICR Toner Cartridges
• Ciba Introduces a New Range of Water-Soluble Dyes
• INX International Launches New Products for UV Printing
• Eckart America Introduces Mirror Effect Ink
• Oki Data Launches OKI® Line of Paper and Film
• Oki Data Introduces OKI® Line of Paper and Film
• Sawgrass Offers New Sublimations Inks and Toners
• INX International Launches UNICure Line of Hybrid Litho Inks
• Arcar Graphics Launches Innovative Flexographic Inks
• Akzo Nobel Introduces Metalglow S Screen Metallic Inks
• Environmental Inks & Coatings Launches New Ink System
• US Ink Launches Spectra Max Color Inks
• Intercolor Launches Omnicure Low Odor UV Flexo Ink

9. Recent Industry Activity

• INX International Takes Over Innovative Solutions Inc
• Evonik Pockets DEC
• ZINK Partners with TOMY
• Nazdar Revamps Lyson® 2000 Product Line
• Electronics for Imaging Inc Takes Over Jetrion LLC
• Braden Sutphin Ink Co Acquires Mix & Match and Pro-Line Printing
• Dover Corporation Takes Over O' Neil
• National Starch and Chemical Company Acquires XINK Laboratories
• Nazdar Acquires Lyson Ltd
• INX International to Purchase Majority Share of Triangle Digital
• Rutland Holdings to Acquire Union Ink Co
• Sun Chemicals Acquires License to Market DataLase Inks
• Flint Ink Merges with XSYS Print Solutions
• Sun Chemical Acquires Certain Assets of Veritec Group
• Sun Chemical Acquires Assets of ÇBS Printas
• Sun Chemical Acquires Rycoline
• Sun Chemical and Inca Enter Marketing Alliance
• Sun Chemical Establishes Sun Chemical Security
• Saratoga Divests Sericol to Fujifilm
• Wikoff Color Acquires Assets of Merit Ink
• Apollo Management Signs Agreement with Borden
• Apollo Management Enters into Agreement with Eastman Chemical
• Nazdar Signs Agreement with Encres Dubuit
• BASF Divests BASF Printing Systems
• Siegwerk Acquires Packaging Inks Maker, Color Converting Inc.
• Saratoga Partners Acquires Sericol
• Flint Ink Acquires Certain Businesses of Lausanne
• Noveon Acquires Production Facilities from Flint
• Sun Chemicals Enters into an Alliance with InkSure Technologies
• Flint Establishes a New Business - Jetrion LLC
• Silberline Completes Re-Engineering Project
• Color Resolutions International Shifts Headquarter
• Arsenal Capital Partners Takes Over Printing Solution
• Mead Corp. Merges with Westvaco Corp.
• Flint Announces Merger of European Business with Gebr. Schmidt
• Sun Chemicals Acquires Half Stake in AIC
• Sensient Takes Over Syntec and ECS Specialty Inks & Dyes Businesses
• Sensient Buys Out Industrial Dye Business
• Flint Enters into Agreement with KeyMaster
• Akzo Nobel Resins Acquires Solutia' s Printing Inks Resins Unit
• Color Resolutions Acquires Printing Ink Unit of Borden Chemical
• Hindustan Inks & Resins Inaugurates New Subsidiary in the US
• Sun Chemical Takes Over Swale Process (UK) and GB Products International (US)
• Braden Sutphin Sets Up UV Flexo Ink Plant

10. Focus on Major Players

• Leading Players
• Central Ink Corporation
• Color Resolutions International LLC
• The Dow Chemical Company
• DuPont Performance Coatings
• Environmental Inks and Coatings Corporation
• Flint Group
• Ink Systems, Inc.
• INX International Ink Co.
• Hostmann-Steinberg Inc
• Nazdar
• Sensient Technologies Corporation
• Fujifilm Sericol U.S.A., Inc.
• Sun Chemical Corporation
• Superior Printing Ink Co., Inc.
• Toyo Ink America LLC
• Wikoff Color Corp
• Other Players
• American Ink Jet Corporation
• Braden Sutphin Ink
• Day International, Inc.
• Gans Ink and Supply Company, Inc.
• Graphic Sciences Inc.
• Handschy Industries
• Heidelberg USA, Inc.
• Holt Sublimation Printing & Products
• Polytex Environmental Inks, Ltd
• Prisco (Printers’ Service)
• RBP Chemical Technology Inc
• Tempil Ink, Inc.
• Van Son Holland Ink Corp.

11. Market Analytics

• Table 8: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Specialty Printing Consumables by Product Segment - Inks and Toners, Specialty Substrates, and Specialty Chemicals Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 9: US Long-Term Projections for Specialty Printing Consumables by Product Segment - Inks and Toners, Specialty Substrates, and Specialty Chemicals Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 10: US 11-Year Perspective for Specialty Printing Consumables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Inks and Toners, Specialty Substrate and Specialty Chemicals Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)