In recent years, although China's label printing industry has developed rapidly, due to its late start, compared with developed countries such as Europe, the United States, and Japan, there are still existing aspects such as market size, product grade, application of new technologies, and consumption levels. Considerable gap. In general, China's label printing market is still in its infancy, and it is not yet mature, and there is still plenty of room for future.
Overview of print labels supplier development
China's label printing started in the late 1970s, and the main equipment, technology, technology and materials came from Japan, the United States and Taiwan. At present, there are basically three printing methods for label printing. The printing method is mainly letterpress printing, and the printing method is flexographic printing and offset printing. At present, embossing is the main method in China, followed by flexo printing, and a small amount of offset printing. The future development trend is that flexo printing will dominate.
In terms of market size, with the development of the market economy, the needs of the special packaging industry and the anti-counterfeiting industry have increased dramatically. The label market in China has maintained a sustained and rapid growth momentum, with an average annual growth rate of 15% -20%, far exceeding the global level. Average.
According to the statistics of the "Label Printing Industry Production and Sales Demand and Investment Forecast Analysis Report" released by Foresight Industry Research Institute, China ’s total label printing output value was 19 billion yuan in 2010, with a total output of 2.5 billion square meters, a year-on-year increase of 20%. The total output value of printing was 23 billion yuan, and the total output reached 3 billion square meters, a year-on-year increase of 20%. In 2012, the total output value of China's label printing industry reached 26 billion yuan, and the output reached 3.4 billion square meters, an increase of 13% and 14 compared with 2011. In 2013, the total output value of China's label printing industry reached 30 billion yuan, and the output reached 4 billion square meters, an increase of 15% and 18% over 2012, respectively.