China's printing ink market has reached new heights

With the sustained and stable development of China's national economy and the rapid progress in the printing industry, the ink industry in China has developed rapidly. In recent years, China's ink industry has achieved a steady stream of successes and has continued to develop steadily. This year it has reached new heights. It further shows the strong growth momentum of integrating into the global economy after joining the WTO. China's ink is not only self-sufficient in self-reliance, but also very active in the international trade of import and export.

Sustained and stable growth is the basic feature of China's ink industry in recent years

The output of China's ink industry has been continuously expanding. The variety of products has continuously increased. The quality has been continuously improved and the grades have been continuously improved. There are more than 1,000 varieties of domestic inks. The share of medium and high-grade products has been continuously expanding, and the quality of some products has approached or reached similar levels in foreign countries. Product level. According to the China Daily Chemical Association Ink Branch related information and information, China's total ink production in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 was 18.5, 20.5, 22.0, and 246,000 tons, respectively, with year-on-year growth of 8.7%, 10.5%, and 7.3, respectively. %, 11.8%. In recent years, China's total ink production volume has been keeping close to the top three countries in the world in Germany, Japan and the United States, ranking fourth in the world.

For the above-scale ink production enterprises in China, their production volume in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 were 13.42, 15.66, 17.09 and 203,900 tons, respectively, an increase of 8.6%, 16.7%, 9.1% and 19.3% respectively. From January to December of 2002, the monthly production was 1.13, 1.13, 1.39, 1.74, 1.39, 1.41, 1.36, 1.45, 1.61, 1.48, 1.40 and 16,000 tons respectively, and in 2003 it was 1.30, 1.39, 1.65, 1.62, respectively. 1.70, 1.74, 1.58, 2.12, 1.84, 1.58, 1.97 and 19,000 tons. The year-on-year increases from January to December 2003 were 14.8%, 23.4%, 18.6%, -6.9%, 22.3%, 23.4%, 16.2%, 46.2%, 14.3%, 6.8%, 21.6%, and 18.8%, respectively. The negative growth in the month was caused by SARS. Tianjin Toyo, Hangzhou Hanghua, Taiyuan Gaoshi, Shanghai Peony, Shanghai Hanlian, Shanghai DIC, Shenzhen Shenri, Zhejiang Yongzai, and Zhaoqing Tianlong, and some large-scale ink backbone production enterprises, production in January-July 2003 were 1.66 , 1.43, 1.39, 0.99, 0.75, 0.73, 0.70, 0.64, and 0.63 million tons.

China's ink industry is particularly active in the international trade of imports and exports in recent years. Not only does ink self-sufficiency increase, but also a considerable number of ink products are exported every year.

In the first half of 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, the export volume of printing ink in China reached 0.97, 0.95, 1.08, and 0.71 million tons respectively, and the average annual foreign exchange earned was more than US$0.5 billion; the import volume was 2.47, 3.16, 3.94, and 21,200 respectively. Ton.

China's ink products show six basic characteristics in the international trade market:

1. The international markets for exports are mainly distributed in Asia, Africa and North America, but the majority of exports to Asia account for about 90% of China's ink export volume, and the total exports to Africa and North America are 10%. Around %, Europe and Oceania also have their own parts.

2. The imported international market is mainly distributed in Asia. The amount imported from Asia can generally account for about 75% of China's total ink imports, followed by Europe and North America. The total import volume accounts for about 25%.

3. The types of imported inks in China are mainly high-end and special-purpose products with low domestic production, short supply in the market, or domestic blank. The average import unit price is generally about 1.5 times of the average unit price of exports during the same period.

4. The import volume far exceeds the export volume, and this gap continues to widen. The rapid and steady development of China's national economy and the rapid progress of the publishing and printing industry have drastically increased the demand for printing inks in the domestic market. Although in recent years, especially after joining the WTO, under the new situation of joining the WTO and integrating into the global economic integration, China's ink industry has further demonstrated a strong growth momentum, but there is still a large gap between domestic market supply of ink and demand. The gap, especially the high-grade ink gap, has caused the import volume and export volume of ink in China to be quite large in recent years. In the first half of 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the import volume was 2.55, 2.95, 3.65 and 3.00 times of the export volume, respectively.

5. The quality level of domestic inks has not only been recognized by developing countries in the international market, but has also been recognized by developed countries. In recent years, China's exports to Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom and some developed countries in Europe and the United States, the average annual export volume of printing ink accounts for about one-sixth of China's total ink exports over the same period.

6. Although the quality level and product grade of domestic inks have greatly improved and the varieties have also increased, there is still a certain gap compared to the international advanced level. This point, from the same period in China, exports to advanced countries and imports from these countries. For similar products, the average import unit price is generally more than 50% higher than the average export unit price, and it can be seen at a glance.

Some of China's Large-scale Printing Backbone Manufacturers Play a Leading Role

China's ink industry has continued to grow steadily for many years, and it has been very active in the international trade of imports and exports. These achievements are mainly due to the fact that some of China's large-scale ink backbone manufacturing enterprises have continued to use the advanced technology since the reform and opening up. With high-efficiency equipment, the number of new construction and expansion projects has increased continuously, and projects have been continuously completed and put into production. The continuous integration of industrial structure, the continuous absorption of advanced foreign management experience, the intensity of technological transformation and the intensity of scientific research and development are constantly increasing, and various methods such as joint ventures are adopted. As a result, production capacity has increased significantly, output has been expanded, quality has been improved, varieties have been increased, grades have been improved, and the technological content of products has also been increased. This has enhanced the market competitiveness of products and has been catching up with Germany, which ranks among the best in the world. Japan and the United States.

Tianjin Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. was established as a joint venture between Tianjin Ink Co., Ltd. and Japan's Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. as early as 1993 before China's accession to the WTO. The company has introduced world-class Swiss Buhler ink production equipment and adopts the world's most advanced level of pipeline ink infusion, automatic feeding and automatic ink metering system of ink printing wet process production line. Its production of pigments adopts the world's advanced manufacturing technology and process flow. It has formed a pigment production system suitable for all types of high-grade offset inks, solvent inks and water-based inks. The company always adheres to the business philosophy of “customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, social satisfaction” and “respect for people” and insists on “depending on Q (quality), C (price), D (delivery period), and S (service), Satisfied with the dedication to the user, to never meet their own "quality policy, continue to grow and develop. The company has passed the ISO9001 quality system certification, ISO14001 environmental management system certification and GB/T28001 occupational health and safety management system certification. At present, Tianjin Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. has become the ink production enterprise with the largest annual production and sales volume in China's ink industry, the most comprehensive supporting capacity, and the most abundant assets. With an annual production capacity, the ink has exceeded 25,000 tons, and high-grade organic pigments have exceeded 2000 tons. Products sell well at home and abroad, are widely used in publications printing, packaging and decoration printed matter and other printed matter printing and other printing industry in various fields.

Hangzhou Hanghua Ink Chemical Co., Ltd. is jointly funded by Japan's T&K TOKA Co., Ltd. and is second only to Tianjin Toyo Ink Co., Ltd., ranking second in the domestic industry. Its annual average actual ink production volume has been above 15,000 tons in recent years, and its sales revenue has reached over 300 million yuan. The products are in short supply, and are sold well at home and abroad, and the benefits have consistently ranked among the highest in the industry in the country.

Taiyuan Gao's Lowry Ink Chemical Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between China and foreign companies. It is now a member of Japan DIC and USA SUN CHEMICAL Ink Chemicals Group, and is the only company in the country that imports fully closed and automated offset printing ink production equipment from abroad. . The average annual production volume of ink is about 15,000 tons, which is mainly used for high-speed offset printing applications in the newspaper industry and has a large sales volume.

Flint Ink (Beijing) Company, foreign capital accounts for 80% of the shares, Beijing Youth Daily and other four powerful newspaper groups each account for 5%. News rotating inks and thermosetting inks are the main products for the first phase of the project, with a production capacity of about 6,500 tons. On November 20, 2002, the registration was successful and construction was started. It was formally put into production in January 2003. Flint ranks second in the world's ink industry and is currently the largest private ink company in the family business in the world. In 2003, global sales reached more than 1.6 billion US dollars, accounting for 25% of the global market share. This project is one of the fastest construction projects among the 10 production bases of the same scale of Flint in the world. It took only one year and one month from the initiation of the project to completion of production. There are a large number of medium and small ink manufacturers in China. These companies rely on their diversified product mix, flexible and flexible marketing strategies, multi-channel sales and operating methods, and price advantages in their efforts to expand their market scope. The ability to survive and develop in the new situation.

The American PANTONE color standard is an internationally recognized ink standard color language. As of July 2003, China has 13 large-scale ink backbone manufacturing enterprises such as Tianjin Dongyang, Shenzhen Shenri, Hangzhou Hanghua, Shanghai DIC, Tianjin Yunxing and Zhongshan Youcheng, etc., and have officially obtained the license of the US PANTONE color standard. Right, this has created extremely favorable conditions for China's ink industry's international integration and domestic ink further to the world. It is reported that more than a dozen companies recently proposed to participate in the United States PANTONE ink color standard certification.

China's ink consumption in 2001, 2002 and 2003 reached 22.00, 24.21, and 274,600 tons, respectively. The year-on-year growth of ink consumption in 2002 and 2003 was 10.05% and 13.42%, respectively. Paper and paperboard are the most basic and most important substrates used in today's printing industry. The average ink consumption of paper and board in China was 5.97, 5.59 and 5.71kg/t in 2002 and 2003, respectively, and the comprehensive average for the three years was 5.76kg/t. According to the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" of the paper industry, by the end of 2005, China's paper and board production will reach 39.2 million tons, and per capita annual consumption will increase to 34-38 kg. In fact, in 2003, the total paper and board production in China reached 411.6288 million tons, and the per capita consumption was 37 kg. By the end of the “10th Five-Year Plan” period, the total consumption of paper and paperboard per capita of 1.3 billion people will reach 49.4 million tons, and around 284,500 tons of ink will be matched with it. From the perspective of the development of printing companies, by the end of 2005, the total number of printing enterprises in the country will reach around 106,000, with a growth rate of 17.75%. In the past three years (2001, 2002, 2003), the annual average consumption level of ink in China was 245,600 tons/year. . Based on this calculation, by the end of 2005, China's ink consumption will reach 290,000 tons/year. Looking at it from another angle, the total industrial output value of China's printing enterprises is expected to grow at an average rate of no less than 7.7% of the national economy. In this way, by the end of 2005, the demand for printing inks will exceed the consumption level of 320,000 tons/year. Throughout the above estimates, by the end of 2005, China's ink consumption level should be around 300,000 tons / year.

China's ink industry, looking forward to the broad future, is very gratifying. The average per capita consumption of printed matter in China is still less than one-twentieth of that in developed countries. The consumption of paper and paperboard is still around 50-60 in the world in recent years, and the gap between per capita ink consumption and the world advanced level is even greater. This gap has just shown that China's market has enormous potential for development. This potential will gradually erupt with the sustained and stable development of China's national economy and form a huge impetus for market development. Today, in the new situation in which China has joined the WTO and integrated into the global economic integration, in addition to increasing production, China's printing ink production should focus on avoiding low-level duplicated construction, increasing industrial restructuring and increasing product development. Strengthen production concentration, increase product technology content, increase variety, improve grades, improve quality and improve quality stability and product homogeneity, adapt it to today's multi-color, high-speed, quick-drying, no pollution and low consumption The need for modern printing. In order to improve the overall level of China's ink as soon as possible to meet the continuous development of China's printing