Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................... 1

Study Goals and Objectives........................................................................................................................... 1

Reasons for Doing the Study ......................................................................................................................... 1

Scope of Report ............................................................................................................................................. 2

Research Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 2

Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Information Sources ...................................................................................................................................... 3

Geographic Breakdown ................................................................................................................................. 3

Analyst's Credentials ..................................................................................................................................... 8

Related BCC Research Reports...................................................................................................................... 8

Chapter 2: Summary and Highlights ..................................................................... 10

Chapter 3: Market and Technology Background ................................................. 14

Evolution of the Printing Industry ............................................................................................................... 14

Flexographic Printing and Flexographic Inks ............................................................................................... 15

Key Developments in the Field of Flexographic Ink .................................................................................... 16

Flexographic Printing Process ..................................................................................................................... 18

Company Market Share, 2016 .................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 4: Market Breakdown by Resin Type .................................................... 22

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 22

Market Dynamics ........................................................................................................................................ 23

Drivers ..................................................................................................................................................... 23

Restraints ................................................................................................................................................. 24

Nitrocellulose .............................................................................................................................................. 24

Polyamide ................................................................................................................................................... 27

Polyurethane ............................................................................................................................................... 31

Acrylic .......................................................................................................................................................... 35

Other Resins ................................................................................................................................................ 39

Chapter 5: Market Breakdown by Technology .................................................... 43

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 43

Market Dynamics ........................................................................................................................................ 43

Drivers ..................................................................................................................................................... 43

Restraints ................................................................................................................................................. 44

Water-based Technology ............................................................................................................................ 45

Solvent-based Technology .......................................................................................................................... 49

UV-based Technology ................................................................................................................................. 53

Chapter 6: Market Breakdown by End-use Industry ............................................ 58

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 58

Market Dynamics ........................................................................................................................................ 59

Drivers ..................................................................................................................................................... 59

Restraints ................................................................................................................................................. 59

Flexible Packaging ....................................................................................................................................... 59

Rigid Packaging ........................................................................................................................................... 63

Tags and Labels ........................................................................................................................................... 67

Paper Printing ............................................................................................................................................. 70

Chapter 7: Market Breakdown by Region ............................................................ 76

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 76

North America ............................................................................................................................................. 77

Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 77

Europe ......................................................................................................................................................... 81

Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 81

Asia-Pacific .................................................................................................................................................. 86

Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 86

Asia-Pacific Flexographic Inks Market, by End-use Industry ................................................................... 89

Rest of the World ........................................................................................................................................ 91

Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 91

RoW Flexographic Inks Market, by Technology ...................................................................................... 92

RoW Flexographic Inks Market, by Technology ...................................................................................... 93

RoW Flexographic Inks Market, by End-use Industry.............................................................................. 94

RoW Flexographic Inks Market, by Country ............................................................................................ 95

Chapter 8: Patent Review/ New Developments ................................................... 98

Patent Review by Country .......................................................................................................................... 98

Important Flexographic Inks Patents .......................................................................................................... 99

Recording Sheet with Improved Print Density ........................................................................................ 99

Process for the Deinking of Coated Paper or Paperboard .................................................................... 100

Solvent-Based Flexible Packaging Ink Composition for High Temperature and Pressure ................... 101

Cosmetic Products Application ............................................................................................................. 101

Process for the Deinking of Coated Paper or Paperboard .................................................................... 102

Solid Ink Mask Removal Process ........................................................................................................... 103

Method for Creating Tamper-Evident Labels ........................................................................................ 103

Print Quality on Thin Coatings of Cellulose Nanocrystals ..................................................................... 104

Water-Based Inks Comprising Lignin ..................................................................................................... 105

Merchandising, Shipping and Display Container ................................................................................... 105

Liquid Arylbenzoyl Benzoic Acid Ester Derivatives for Energy Curable Compositions .......................... 106

Printable Radiation Curable Barrier Coatings........................................................................................ 107

Printing Ink with Nitrated Lignin Ester as Binder Component .............................................................. 107

Printable Coating Systems for Flexible Magnetic Sheets ...................................................................... 108

Energy Curable Lithographic Inks Containing Lactic Acid Resins .......................................................... 108

Ultraviolet Printing with Luminosity Control ........................................................................................ 109

Anisotropic Conductive Adhesive .......................................................................................................... 110

Temperature Activated Changes to Light Absorption and Emission Characteristics for Security Articles ............................................................................................................................................................... 110

Radiation Curable Composition Comprising Inert Resins...................................................................... 111

Flexographic Printing Process with Wet on Wet Capability .................................................................. 112

Phthalocyanine Pigment Composition and Method for Producing the Same, and Ink ........................ 113

Chapter 9: Company Profiles ............................................................................. 115

About BCC Research ......................................................................................... 142

About BCC Research.................................................................................................................................. 143

BCC Membership ...................................................................................................................................... 143

BCC Custom Research ............................................................................................................................... 143

List of Tables

Summary Table Global Market for Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .. 11

Table 1 Water-based Ink Formulations for Printing on Nonabsorbent and Absorbent Substrates ......... 16

Table 2 Solvent-based Flexo and Gravure Inks Formulated by Substance ................................................ 17

Table 3 Formulation of UV Inks ................................................................................................................... 18

Table 4 Global Market for Nitrocellulose, by Technology, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ............................. 24

Table 5 Global Market for Nitrocellulose, by End-use Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .................... 25

Table 6 Global Market for Nitrocellulose, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .................................... 26

Table 7 Global Market for Polyamide, by Technology, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .................................. 28

Table 8 Global Market for Polyamides, by End-use Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ........................ 29

Table 9 Global Market for Polyamides, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ........................................ 30

Table 10 Global Market for Polyurethane, by Technology, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ............................ 31

Table 11 Global Market for Polyurethane, by End-use Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ................... 33

Table 12 Global Market for Polyurethane, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ................................... 34

Table 13 Global Market for Acrylic, by Technology, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ....................................... 35

Table 14 Global Market for Acrylic, by End-use Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .............................. 37

Table 15 Global Market for Acrylic, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .............................................. 38

Table 16 Global Market for Other Resins, by Technology, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ............................. 39

Table 17 Global Market for Other Resins, by End-use Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .................... 40

Table 18 Global Market for Other Resins, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .................................... 41

Table 19 Global Market for Water-based Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, Through 2022 ($ Millions) . 45

Table 20 Global Market for Water-based Flexographic Inks, by End-user Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 46

Table 21 Global Market for Water-based Flexographic Inks, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ....... 48

Table 22 Global Market for Solvent-based Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .................................................................................................................................................................... 49

Table 23 Global Market for Solvent-based Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 51

Table 24 Global Market for Solvent-based Flexographic Inks, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ..... 52

Table 25 Global Market for UV-based Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ...... 53

Table 26 Global Market for UV-based Flexographic Inks, by End-user Industry, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 54

Table 27 Global Market for UV-based Flexographic Inks, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ............ 55

Table 28 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Flexible Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 60

Table 29 Global Market for Flexographic Inks in Flexible Packaging, by Technology, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 61

Table 30 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Flexible Packaging, by Region, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 62

Table 31 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Rigid Packaging, by Resin Type, Through 2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 63

Table 32 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Rigid Packaging, by Technology, Through 2022 ($ Millions

List of Figures

Summary Figure Global Market for Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions)..... 11

Figure 1 Global Market Share for Flexographic Inks by Company, 2016 (%) ............................................ 19

Figure 2 Global Market for Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type .................................................................... 22

Figure 3 Global Market for Nitrocellulose, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ................................. 25

Figure 4 Global Market for Nitrocellulose, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ........................ 26

Figure 5 Global Market for Nitrocellulose, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ........................................ 27

Figure 6 Global Market for Polyamide, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ...................................... 28

Figure 7 Global Market for Polyamides, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ............................ 29

Figure 8 Global Market for Polyamides, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ............................................ 30

Figure 9 Global Market for Polyurethane, by Technology, 2016- 2022 ($ Millions) ................................. 32

Figure 10 Global Market for Polyurethane, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ....................... 33

Figure 11 Global Market for Polyurethane, by Region, 2016- 2022 ($ Millions) ...................................... 34

Figure 12 Global Market for Acrylic, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ........................................... 36

Figure 13 Global Market for Acrylic, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................................. 37

Figure 14 Global Market for Acrylic, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................................................. 38

Figure 15 Global Market for Other Resins, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ................................. 39

Figure 16 Global Market for Other Resins, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ........................ 40

Figure 17 Global Market for Other Resins, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ........................................ 41

Figure 18 Global Market for Water-based Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ..... 46

Figure 19 Global Market for Water-based Flexographic Inks, by End-user Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 47

Figure 20 Global Market for Water-based Flexographic Inks, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ........... 48

Figure 21 Global Market for Solvent-based Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ... 50

Figure 22 Global Market for Solvent-based Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 51

Figure 23 Global Market for Solvent-based Flexographic Inks, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ......... 52

Figure 24 Global Market for UV-based Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .......... 54

Figure 25 Global Market for UV-based Flexographic Inks, by End-user Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................................................................................................................................................................... 55

Figure 26 Global Market for UV-based Flexographic Inks, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ................. 56

Figure 27 Global Market for Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry ........................................................ 58

Figure 28 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Flexible Packaging, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 60

Figure 29 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Flexible Packaging, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 61

Figure 30 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Flexible Packaging, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................................................................................................................................................................... 62

Figure 31 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Rigid Packaging, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................................................................................................................................................................... 64

Figure 32 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Rigid Packaging, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 65

Figure 33 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Rigid Packaging, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) . 66

Figure 34 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Tags and Labels, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 68

Figure 35 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Tags and Labels, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ...................................................................................................................................................... 69

Figure 36 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Tags and Labels, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) . 70

Figure 37 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Paper Printing, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................................................................................................................................................................... 71

Figure 38 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Paper Printing, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................................................................................................................................................................... 72

Figure 39 Global Market for Flexographic Inks for Paper Printing, by Region, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ... 73

Figure 40 Global Market for Flexographic Inks, By Region ......................................................................... 76

Figure 41 North American Market for Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ........... 78

Figure 42 North American Market for Flexographic Inks, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .......... 79

Figure 43 North American Market for Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) . 80

Figure 44 North American Market for Flexographic Inks, by Country, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ................ 81

Figure 45 European Market for Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ..................... 82

Figure 46 European Market for Flexographic Inks, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................... 84

Figure 47 European Market for Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ............ 85

Figure 48 European Market for Flexographic Inks, by Country, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .......................... 86

Figure 49 Asia-Pacific Market for Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ................... 87

Figure 50 Asia-Pacific Market for Flexographic Inks, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................. 88

Figure 51 Asia-Pacific Market for Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ......... 90

Figure 52 Asia-Pacific Market for Flexographic Inks, by Country, Through 2022 ($ Millions) .................. 91

Figure 53 RoW Market for Flexographic Inks, by Resin Type, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ............................. 93

Figure 54 RoW Market for Flexographic Inks, by Technology, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ............................ 94

Figure 55 RoW Market for Flexographic Inks, by End-use Industry, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) ................... 95

Figure 56 RoW Market for Flexographic Inks, by Country, 2016-2022 ($ Millions) .................................. 96

Figure 57 Patent Share of Flexographic Inks, 2015–2017, by Region (%) ................................................. 98

Figure 58 Patent Share for Flexographic Inks, by Year, 2013-2016 (%) .................................................... 99