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Release from: Pira International
Digital Printing To Grow To
EUR124.8 Billion
The worldwide digital print
market is set to be worth EUR124.8 billion by 2015 according to a
new report from Pira International.
The worldwide digital print
market is set to be worth EUR124.8 billion by 2015 according to a
new report from Pira International.
The market
overview, 'The Future of Global Markets for Digital Printing to
2015', which is by printing expert Professor Frank Romano, is based
on extensive primary research, assessing the penetration of digital
printing in printed media by major geographic region and end-use. It
includes analysis of digital print technologies globally and
forecasts their impact on the market.
he report predicts that from
2005 to 2015 digital printing will account for almost 30 per cent of
all printing produced worldwide at the retail level.
By 2015 China will be the
major printing market of the world, with its share estimated to
reach a value of EUR2.7 billion.
The number of
printing presses using offset, flexo and gravure is expected to drop
from 1,153,966 in 2005 to approximately 674,064 in 2015.
At the same time, packaging
and labels are likely to see huge growth, according to the survey's
findings. Currently 75 million square feet of labels are printed
worldwide by litho and flexo presses but by 2015 more than 50 per
cent of this volume will be printed digitally.
Direct mail, which the report said is suitable for digital printing
due to the ease of personalizing documents was valued at EUR1.9
billion in 2005 and it is forecast to grow to EUR8.6 billion in
2015.
'The Future of Global Markets for Digital Printing to 2015' is based
on primary research and extensive desk research of the industry.
It provides market sizes for 2000, 2005 and forecasts to 2010 and
2015, along with a commentary.
In the report, the market is
broken down by end-use markets, such as newspapers, magazines,
catalogues, advertising, direct mail, directories, commercial print,
books, security, office stationery, labels and packaging.
A breakdown of markets by geographic regions is included as is an
analysis of supplier markets and forecasts in terms of trends and
developments for paper, ink and printing equipment.
'The Future of Global Markets for Digital Printing to 2015' is
available now at a cost of GBP3,500 (EUR5250, US$6475).
