How Has the Digital Inks Market Evolved Historically and What is its Current Size?
The digital inks market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size of digital inks has seen considerable growth recently. It is projected to expand from $3.46 billion in 2024 to $3.74 billion in 2025, indicating a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0%. Factors contributing to this growth in the past include the acceptance of UV-curable inks, global economic conditions, a rise in graphic arts applications, packaging industry requirements, and printing in the textile and apparel sectors.
What Does Future Hold for The Digital Inks Market Size?
The Digital Inks market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• In the upcoming years, the digital inks market is set to experience significant expansion, with expectations of reaching $5.53 billion by 2029, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3%.
This growth projected in the forecast period can be credited to factors such as regulatory changes, global economic scenarios, rising demand for digital printing, wider application scope, and an emphasis on customization and personalization. Key trends to watch during this forecast period include improvements in inkjet technology, broadening applications of digital printing, widening of ink formulation varieties, emphasis on sustainability and environmentally friendly inks, and enhancements in quality and performance.
What Are The Primary Growth Drivers In The Digital Inks Market?
The growth of the digital ink market is anticipated to be fuelled by the rising demand in the ceramic tile industry. Ceramics, which are inorganic non-metallic solids made of either metal or non-metal compounds, undergo heating at high temperatures to harden. Ceramic decorators employ digital printing inks for small scale printing, cost-efficient inventory management, and to cater to the evolving needs of the ceramic ink industry. For instance, data from March 2023 indicates that U.S. Department of Commerce, a government department and Tile Council of North America, a trade association, reported the total U.S. ceramic tile consumption to be 285.4 million m² (3.07 billion sq. ft.) in 2022, marking a dip of 1.3% from the preceding year. However, domestic tile production saw a boost, amounting to 87.3 million m², representing an upturn of 2.3% from 2021. Ceramic tiles amounting to 82.6 million m² (889.2 million sq. ft.) were dispatched by U.S. manufacturers within the country, indicating a 1% leap from the previous year. Consequently, the escalating demand in the ceramic tiles industry is influencing the expansion of the digital ink market.
What Is The Segmentation Of The Global Digital Inks Market?
The digital inks market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Formulation: Solvent-Based, Water-Based, UV-Cured, Other Formulations
2) By Substrate: Plastics, Textile, Ceramics And Glass, Paper
3) By Technology Type: Electrography, Ink-Jet
4) By Application: Advertising And Promotion, Ceramic Tiles Printing, Clothing And Household Textiles, Packaging, Publication, Glass Printing, Others Applications
Subsegments:
1) By Solvent-Based: Eco-Solvent Inks, Conventional Solvent Inks
2) By Water-Based: Dye-Based Water Inks, Pigment-Based Water Inks
3) By UV-Cured: UV Inkjet Inks, LED UV-Cured Inks
4) By Other Formulations: Sublimation Inks, Latex Inks, Hybrid Inks
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What Emerging Trends Are Shaping The Digital Inks Market Landscape?
Leading businesses in the digital ink market are innovating new products like sublimation inks in order to expand their customer reach, augment sales and improve revenue growth. Sublimation ink is a unique type of ink custom-made for sublimation printing procedures. For example, in March 2022, the US-based chemical firm, Sun Chemical, introduced its product named ElvaJet Topaz SC. The uniqueness of this novel solution lies in its dedication to enhancing user convenience and on-printer experience by extending the ink operating window, thus ensuring accurate jetting performance. This extended compatibility across varying systems escalates reliability considerably while also reducing reliance on the waveform. Alongside, the product delivers superior image quality with an optimized jetting performance across all drop sizes, offering the liberty to print any desired design without affecting the quality. By paying careful attention to the jetting behavior while creating ElvaJet Topaz SC, Sun Chemical assures exceptional drop control throughout the range of Kyocera printheads, which makes it extraordinarily user-friendly in routine operations.
Who Are the Key Players In The Digital Inks Market?
Major companies operating in the digital inks market include:
• Sun Chemical Corp.
• AM Printex
• DuPont Inc.
• Flint Group
• FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation
• Independent Ink Inc.
• INKCID
• INX International Ink
• Itaca Group
• JK Group Spa
• Marabu GmbH & Co. KG
• Navratan LLP
• Nazdar Inks & Coatings Inc.
• NUtec Digital Ink (Pty) Ltd.
• Sensient Technologies Corporation
• Siegwerk Druckfarben
• Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co.
• Wikoff Color Corporation
• Bordeaux Digital PrintInk Ltd.
• Brother Industries Ltd.
• Canon Inc.
• Colorjet India Ltd.
• Hongsam Digital Science & Technology Co. Ltd.
• HP Inc.
• Inktec Co. Ltd.
• Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd.
• Ricoh Company Ltd.
• Roland DG Corporation
• Seiko Epson Corporation
What Are The Regional Insights Into The Digital Inks Market?
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the digital ink market share in 2024 and expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the digital inks market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
