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Executive summary. 1

Overview.. 1
Developments in digital printing technologies. 3

Introduction and methodology. 6

Report scope. 6
Report objectives. 6
Methodology. 7
Scope & definitions. 7
- List of definitions. 9
- Abbreviations and glossary of terms. 9
Exchange rates. 10

The top line. 11

Overview.. 11
- Demand for Print 12
- Print product categories. 20
  - Publication print 22
  - Graphic print 27
  - Packaging & label print 31
Selling prices of digital and analogue print 35
Digital is different 38
The press is not enough. 40

Cutting-edge technology developments. 42

Overview.. 43
Print quality. 44
Enabling technologies. 45
- Workflow.. 48
Digital printing. 53
- Electrophotography. 54
- Inkjet 56
  - Inkjet head developments. 56
  - Inkjet ink and fluid developments. 59
  - High-speed inkjet presses. 67
  - Narrow-web inkjet 69
  - Wide-format inkjet printing. 70
  - High-speed flatbed printers. 70
  - Sheetfed inkjet presses. 70
Offset lithography. 73
- Formal benchmarking to improve performance. 73
- Heatset web offset 73
- Coldset web offset 73
Flexography. 74
- Flexo prepress and plates. 74
- Flexo proofing. 74
- Plate technology. 74
- Plate mounting. 74
- Anilox roller 74
- Flexo inks. 74
- Flexo presses. 75
- Standardised flexo printing. 75
Gravure printing. 76

Run length and print cost developments. 77

Overview.. 77
Run-length developments. 78
Print cost trends. 78
- Consumables. 78
- Web to print, printer automation and other efficiencies. 78
- Hybrid Printing. 78
- Print company effects. 78

Analogue vs digital print market data. 79

Print process trends. 79
- Analogue print 83
  - Sheetfed litho. 85
  - Heatset web offset 87
  - Coldset 88
  - Flexography. 90
  - Gravure. 91
  - Other analogue print processes. 94
- Digital print 98
  - Electrophotography. 102
  - Inkjet 106
Product printing trends. 110
- Books. 110
- Magazines. 125
- Newspapers. 140
- Catalogues. 155
- Directories. 170
- Advertising print 185
- Commercial print 200
- Transactional print 215
- Security print 227
- Labels. 244
- Packaging. 260

Opportunities and future outlook. 277

Overview.. 277
Cost reduction/adding value. 277
How printers choose processes. 277
Changes in growth print sectors (e.g. corrugated) 277
Crossover and competition (e.g. flexo system providers moving into inkjet) 277
Opportunities and threats across the industry. 278

List of Figures

Figure 0.1 Litho, analogue and digital print market development 2014–24, in value and volume terms (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent 1
Figure 0.2 Global digital printing penetration by product category, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent 2
Figure 2.1 Global printing output by product category, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis) 17
Figure 2.2 Global printing output by product category, 2014–24 (% share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 18
Figure 2.3 Global printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant prices & exchange rates) 19
Figure 2.4 Global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) or equivalent) 19
Figure 2.5 Digital penetration into print applications by category, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis) 21
Figure 2.6 Digital penetration into print applications by category, 2014–24 (% share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 21
Figure 2.7 Global publication printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant prices & exchange rates) 25
Figure 2.8 Global publication printing output by print process, 2014–24 (trillion A4 prints or equivalent) 26
Figure 2.9 Global graphic printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant prices & exchange rates) 29
Figure 2.10 Global graphic printing output by print process, 2014–24 (trillion A4 prints or equivalent) 30
Figure 2.11 Global package & label printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant prices & exchange rates) 34
Figure 2.12 Global package & label printing output by print process, 2014–24 (trillion A4 prints or equivalent) 34
Figure 2.13 Average global prices per thousand A4 prints by print process, 2014–24 ($, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 37
Figure 3.1 Integrated end-to-end print workflow in 2019. 49
Figure 3.2 Development trends in inkjet printhead development 58
Figure 4.1 Average global prices per thousand A4 prints by print process, 2014–24 ($, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 77
Figure 5.1 Global printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 81
Figure 5.2 Global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) or equivalent) 82
Figure 5.3 Books: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 115
Figure 5.4 Books: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 115
Figure 5.5 Magazines: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 130
Figure 5.6 Magazines: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 130
Figure 5.7 Newspapers: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 145
Figure 5.8 Newspapers: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 145
Figure 5.9 Catalogues: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 160
Figure 5.10 Catalogues: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 160
Figure 5.11 Directories: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 175
Figure 5.12 Directories: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 175
Figure 5.13 Advertising print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 190
Figure 5.14 Advertising print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 191
Figure 5.15 Commercial print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 205
Figure 5.16 Commercial print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 206
Figure 5.17 Transactional print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 220
Figure 5.18 Transactional print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 220
Figure 5.19 Security print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 234
Figure 5.20 Security print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 234
Figure 5.21 Labels: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 250
Figure 5.22 Labels: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 250
Figure 5.23 Packaging: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 266
Figure 5.24 Packaging: global printing output by process, 2014–24 (billion A4 prints) 266
Figure 6.1 PESTER analysis for the printing industry. 278

List of Tables

Table 0.1 Timeline for developments in printing. 3
Table 1.1 Exchange rates to the US dollar, 2017. 10
Table 2.1 Market Drivers affecting demand for Offset and Digital Print 2019 - 2024. 12
Table 2.2 Global printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; billion A4 prints) 15
Table 2.3 Global print market shares by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 18
Table 2.4 Global publication printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; billion A4 prints) 23
Table 2.5 Global graphic printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; billion A4 prints) 28
Table 2.6 Global package & label printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; billion A4 prints) 32
Table 2.7 Average global prices per thousand A4 prints by print process, 2014–24 ($, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates) 36
Table 2.8 Opportunities and Threats for digital and offset printing. 41
Table 3.1 The evolution of (Industrial) Revolutions. 46
Table 3.2 Long-term prospects for electrophotography printing, 2019–24. 55
Table 3.3 High-performance inkjet printheads in 2019. 58
Table 3.4 High-speed continuous feed single-pass inkjet presses. 68
Table 3.5 Narrow web inkjet presses. 69
Table 3.6 Sheetfed inkjet presses. 70
Table 3.7 Technology prospects for inkjet printing, 2019–24. 71
Table 3.8 Summary timeline of litho print developments, 2019–24. 73
Table 3.9 Summary timeline of flexo developments, 2019–24. 75
Table 5.1 Global printing output by print process, 2014–24 ($ billion, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; billion A4 prints) 79
Table 5.2 Top-line global printing market shares by print process category, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 80
Table 5.3 Global printing output shares by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 80
Table 5.4 Global analogue printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; billion A4 prints) 82
Table 5.5 Global digital printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 83
Table 5.6 Analogue print: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 84
Table 5.7 Analogue print: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 84
Table 5.8 Sheetfed litho: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 85
Table 5.9 Sheetfed litho: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 86
Table 5.10 Heatset web offset: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 87
Table 5.11 Heatset web offset: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 87
Table 5.12 Coldset: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 88
Table 5.13 Coldset: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 89
Table 5.14 Flexography: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 90
Table 5.15 Flexography: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 90
Table 5.16 Gravure: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 91
Table 5.17 Gravure: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 92
Table 5.18 Other analogue print processes: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 94
Table 5.19 Other analogue print processes: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 96
Table 5.20 Global digital printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 98
Table 5.21 Global digital printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 100
Table 5.22 Electrophotography: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 102
Table 5.23 Electrophotography: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 104
Table 5.24 Inkjet: global printing output by product type, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 106
Table 5.25 Inkjet: global printing output by region, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 108
Table 5.26 Books: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 110
Table 5.27 Books: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 113
Table 5.28 Books: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 116
Table 5.29 Books: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 119
Table 5.30 Books: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 122
Table 5.31 Magazines: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 125
Table 5.32 Magazines: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 128
Table 5.33 Magazines: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 131
Table 5.34 Magazines: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 134
Table 5.35 Magazines: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 137
Table 5.36 Newspapers: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 140
Table 5.37 Newspapers: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 143
Table 5.38 Newspapers: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 146
Table 5.39 Newspapers: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 149
Table 5.40 Newspapers: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 152
Table 5.41 Catalogues: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 155
Table 5.42 Catalogues: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 158
Table 5.43 Catalogues: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 161
Table 5.44 Catalogues: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 164
Table 5.45 Catalogues: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 167
Table 5.46 Directories: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 170
Table 5.47 Directories: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 173
Table 5.48 Directories: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 176
Table 5.49 Directories: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 179
Table 5.50 Directories: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 182
Table 5.51 Advertising print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 185
Table 5.52 Advertising print: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 188
Table 5.53 Advertising print: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 191
Table 5.54 Advertising print: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 194
Table 5.55 Advertising print: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 197
Table 5.56 Commercial print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 200
Table 5.57 Commercial print: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 203
Table 5.58 Commercial print: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 206
Table 5.59 Commercial print: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 209
Table 5.60 Commercial print: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 212
Table 5.61 Transactional print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 215
Table 5.62 Transactional print: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 218
Table 5.63 Transactional print: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 221
Table 5.64 Transactional print: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 223
Table 5.65 Transactional print: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 225
Table 5.66 Security print: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 228
Table 5.67 Security print: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 231
Table 5.68 Security print: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 235
Table 5.69 Security print: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 238
Table 5.70 Security print: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 241
Table 5.71 Labels: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 244
Table 5.72 Labels: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 247
Table 5.73 Labels: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 251
Table 5.74 Labels: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 254
Table 5.75 Labels: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 257
Table 5.76 Packaging: global printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 260
Table 5.77 Packaging: shares of global printing output by print process, 2014–24 (% share by value, constant 2017 basis; % share by volume, A4 prints or equivalent) 263
Table 5.78 Packaging: Western European printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 267
Table 5.79 Packaging: North American printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 270
Table 5.80 Packaging: Asian printing output by process, 2014–24 ($ million, constant 2017 prices & exchange rates; million A4 prints) 273
Table 6.1 SWOT analysis for the digital print supply chain. 278
Table 6.2 SWOT analysis for the analogue print supply chain. 278
Table 6.3 SWOT analysis for converters/printers/users. 278

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