Water Based Ink Market by Resin Type (Acrylic, Maleic, Shellac, & Others), by Process (Gravure, Flexographic, & Others), by Application (Corrugated Cardboards, Flexible Packaging, Tags & Labels, Folding Cartons, & Others) - Global Forecasts to 2020
The global water-based ink market, along with its applications, has witnessed a moderate growth for the past few years and this growth is estimated to increase in the coming years. The properties such as flow behavior, gloss, colour, good surface appearance and ink performance will be the key influencing factors for the growth of global water-based ink market.
The water based ink market is experiencing slow to moderate growth which is expected to continue in the near future, mainly driven by the highly growing Asia-Pacific, and RoW regions. Moderate amount of new product developments and acquisitions are made by different market players to serve the applications in the future.
Major demand of the water based ink was comes from packaging application. The growth in corrugated cardboard and folding cartons applications is also driving the growth for water based ink market.
The drivers of the water based ink market are growing demand for printing inks from the flexible packaging market. The demand for flexible packaging is increasing in China, which is one of drivers for the water based ink market in Asia-Pacific.
This study basically aims to estimate the global market of water based ink for 2015 and to project its demand till 2020. This market research study provides a detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the global water based ink market. We have used various secondary sources such as directories, industry journals, and databases to identify and collect information useful for this extensive commercial study of the water based ink market. The primary sources experts from related industries and suppliers–have been interviewed to obtain and verify critical information as well as to assess the future prospects of water based ink.
Competitive scenarios of the top players in the water based ink market have been discussed in detail. We have also profiled leading players of this industry with their recent developments and other strategic industry activities. These include key water based ink manufacturers such as Flint Group (Luxembourg), DIC Corporation (Japan), Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA (Germany), Sakata Inx (Japan), Toyo Ink S.C. Holdings (Japan), T&K Toka (Japan), and others.
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The global water based ink market is segment as follows:
The global water based ink market has been covered in detail in this report. In order to provide an all-round picture, the current market demand and forecasts have also been included.
On the basis of process:
- Gravure
- Flexographic
- Others
On the basis of application:
- Corrugated cardboards
- Flexible packaging
- Tags & Labels
- Folding cartons
- Others
On the basis of resin type:
- Acrylic
- Maleic
- Shellac
- Others
On the basis of region:
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- RoW
The market is further analyzed for key countries in each of these regions.
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Markets Covered
1.3 Stakeholders
1.4 Market Scope
2 Research Methodology
2.1 Description of the Water Based Ink Demand Model
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.3 Market Crackdown & Data Triangulation
2.4 Market Share Estimation
2.4.1 Key Data Taken From Secondary Sources
2.4.2 Key Data From Primary Sources
2.4.2.1 Key Industry Insights
2.4.3 Assumptions
3 Executive Summary
4 Premium Insights
4.1 Attractive Market Opportunities in Water Based Ink Market
4.2 Water Based Ink Market – Major Applications
4.3 Water Based Ink Market in the European Region
4.4 Water Based Ink Market: By Applications (2020)
4.5 Water Based Ink Market: Top 5 Countries in Terms of CAGR (2015-2020)
4.6 Life Cycle Analysis, By Region
5 Market Overview
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Water Based Ink Overview
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.4 Challenges:
6 Industry Trends
6.1 Value Chain Analysis
6.1 Pricing and Cost Analysis
6.2 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
6.2.1 Threat of New Entrants
6.2.2 Threat of Substitutes
6.2.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers
6.2.4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
6.2.5 Degree of Competition
7 Water Based Ink Market, By Process
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Gravure
7.3 Flexographic
7.4 Others
8 Water Based Ink Market, By Resin Type
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Acrylic
8.3 Maleic
8.4 Shellac
8.5 Others
9 Water Based Ink Market, By Application
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Corrugated Cardboards
9.3 Flexible Packaging
9.4 Tags & Labels
9.5 Folding Cartons
9.5 Others
10 Regional Analysis
10.1 Introduction
10.2 North America
10.2.1 U.S.
10.2.2 Canada
10.2.3 Mexico
10.3 Europe
10.3.1 France.
10.3.2 Germany
10.3.3 Italy
10.3.4 Others
10.4 Asia-Pacific
10.4.1 China
10.4.2 Japan
10.4.3 India
10.4.4 Others
10.5 Row
10.5.1 Brazil
10.5.2 Russia
10.5.3 Others
11 Competitive Landscape
11.1 Overview
11.2 Battle for Market Share: New Product Development Was the Key Strategy (2005-2015)
11.3 Market Share Analysis, Water Based Ink Market
11.4 Investment & Expansion
11.5 Mergers & Acquisitions
11.6 New Product Launches
11.7 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations & Joint Ventures
12 Company Profiles
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Flint Group
12.2.1 Business Overview
12.2.2 Products & Their Applications
12.2.3 Key Strategy
12.2.4 Recent Developments
12.2.5 SWOT Analysis
12.2.6 MNM View
12.3 Dic Corporation
12.3.1 Business Overview
12.3.2 Products & Their Applications
12.3.3 Key Strategy
12.3.4 Recent Developments
12.3.5 SWOT Analysis
12.3.6 MNM View
12.4 Sakata Inx
12.4.1 Business Overview
12.4.2 Products & Their Applications
12.4.3 Key Strategy
12.4.4 Recent Developments
12.4.5 SWOT Analysis
12.5 Siegwerk
12.5.1 Business Overview
12.5.2 Products & Their Applications
12.5.3 Key Strategy
12.5.4 SWOT Analysis
12.5.5 MNM View
12.6 Color Resolution International
12.6.1 Business Overview
12.6.2 Products & Their Applications
12.6.3 Key Strategy
12.6.4 Recent Developments
12.6.5 SWOT Analysis
12.6.6 MNM View
12.7 Toyo Ink
12.7.1 Business Overview
12.7.3 Key Strategy
12.7.4 Recent Developments
12.7.5 SWOT Analysis
12.7.6 MNM View
12.8 Nazdar Ink Company
12.8.1 Business Overview
12.8.2 Products & Their Applications
12.8.3 Key Strategy
12.8.4 Recent Developments
12.8.5 SWOT Analysis
12.9 T&K Toka
12.9.1 Business Overview
12.9.2 Products & Their Applications
12.9.3 Key Strategy
12.9.4 Recent Developments
12.9.5 SWOT Analysis
12.10 Huber Group
12.10.1 Business Overview
12.10.2 Products & Their Applications
12.10.3 Key Strategy
12.10.4 Recent Developments
12.10.5 SWOT Analysis
Growth opportunities and latent adjacency in Water Based Ink Market