Global Ink Resins Market Size By Type, By Application, By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Ink Resins Market Size And Forecast

Ink Resins Market size was valued at USD 2.64 Billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 3.97 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 2.4% during the forecasted period 2024 to 2030.

Increasing environmental protection standards for the printing ink industry, growth of packaging and energy curable inks industries, increasing demand for UV-cured inks, and new resin technologies are the key factors contributing to the growth of the Ink Resins Market. The Global Ink Resins Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Ink Resins Market Definition

Ink resins act as pigment carriers in ink. The quality of these resins has a direct impact on its performance, as the connecting material affects many of the critical features of printing ink. As a result, these high-quality connection material produces high-quality printing ink. Commercially there are various types of resins available in the market namely acrylic, epoxy, and polyurethane among others. Many companies in the ink industry and ink resin suppliers have made use of the Internet for 20 years now. Most of the logistic business processes are managed in online extranet applications through which suppliers and customers can communicate in an effective and efficient way. Acrylic resin refers to acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and its derivatives as a whole.

Acrylic resin coatings also referred to as acrylic radiation coatings, are generally thermosetting or thermoplastic resin coatings developed using copolymerizing acrylic resin with methyl acrylate, styrene, and other acrylates as the primary body. The resin has exhibits good light and color retention, as well as water and chemical resistance. It can also dry quickly, be easily constructed, and be repainted and reworked. Polyurethane resin is a polymer with repeating structural units in its backbone. Polymerization of isocyanates monomers and hydroxyl compounds produces it. It is insoluble in non-polar groups due to the carbamate group’s strong polarity, and it has good oil resistance, toughness, wear resistance, age resistance, and adhesion.

Global Ink Resins Market Overview

The rapidly flourishing printing and packaging industry is anticipated to major factor driving the growth of the Ink Resins Market globally. Apart from solvents, resins account for major and crucial components in manufacturing inks, additives, and pigments. The type of resin used greatly affects the characteristics of the ink as it acts as a pigment binder for providing quick and long-lasting adhesion to a substrate. Furthermore, the resin also imparts viscosity or a required flow to the ink which is basically required for the transfer of ink from press to substrate. Owing to these factors, the ink resins are expected to gain significant traction during the forecast period.

Increased supply of raw materials for ink resins, growth of the packaging industry and energy curable inks, long-term strategic partnerships of ink resin suppliers with ink manufacturers, environmental protection legislation, and new ink resin technologies are the key factors contributing to the growth of the Ink Resins Market. There has been a considerable improvement in the supply of raw materials for ink resins from the year 2021 until now. As a matter of fact, resins are crucial to ink formulation, providing essential characteristics to inks. They impart many of the important characteristics of a finished ink, including gloss and adhesion.

Key raw materials the ink industry relies on are benzene, toluene, ethylene, and propylene. IPDI (isophorone diisocyanate) and IPDA (isophorone diamine) are available, which are crucial for the high-end polyurethane resin market. The availability of acrylates is expected to remain steady, albeit subject to some seasonal and competing demand for paints and coatings, adhesives, and construction applications, Resin raw materials are available, although costs continue to be susceptible to the volatility of feedstock costs or interim supply-demand imbalances. Propylene oxide-based polyols are available, but pricing has increased. The supply of raw material has improved however, pricing has not decreased.

However, increasing demand for e-books, stringent environmental regulations against VOC, and price rise of ink resin feedstock hinder the market growth. The major opportunities in the Ink Resins Market are in emerging markets such as India, China, Brazil, and Mexico. The printing industry in the Asia Pacific, South America, and the Middle East & Africa are expected to have a good growth rate during the forecast period. Simultaneously, increasing environmental protection standards are expected to have a positive demand due to their environmental benefits

Global Ink Resins Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global Ink Resins Market is segmented on the basis of Type, Application, And Geography.

Ink Resins Market, By Type

• Modified Rosin• Hydrocarbon• Modified Cellulose• Acrylic• Polyamide• Polyurethane• Others

Based on Type, The market is segmented into Modified Rosin, Hydrocarbon, Modified Cellulose, Acrylic, Polyamide, Polyurethane, and Others. Chemically modified resin and synthetic resins are commonly used in ink vehicles as binders and in overprint varnishes. Resin ester adducts have the highest demand and are the largest-volume resins consumed. Modified cellulose is the second-highest type of resin used in printing inks. Petroleum-based hydrocarbon resins are the third-highest type of resins used in printing inks. Acrylics are used in water-based flexographic inks.

Ink Resins Market, By Application

• Flexible Packaging• Printing & Publication• Corrugated Cardboards & Cartons• Others

Based on Application, The market is segmented into Flexible Packaging, Printing & Publication, Corrugated Cardboards & Cartons, and Others. The printing & publication segment accounted for an approximately ~47% share, in terms of volume, in the overall Ink Resins Market in 2021 while flexible packaging accounted for the second-largest market for ink resins accounting for a share of approximately ~22%, by volume, in 2021. There is high potential demand for ink resins from the flexible packaging and corrugated cardboard & folding cartons segments in the near future. This can be attributed to the rising demand for inks in food packaging (seafood), beverages, cigarette packaging, pouches, bags, and lamination designs.

In addition, demand from the narrow web, tags, and label printing segments is also leading to the increasing demand for inks, which, in turn, is increasing the demand for ink resins. The inks utilized in packaging, especially plastics, are experiencing the highest demand in the current marketplace. On the other hand, demand for resins from the printing & publication segment is declining due to the development of new technologies. The increasing popularity of the Internet and digital devices fueled the decline in demand for newspapers and magazines. This, in turn, is leading to the decreasing demand for resins for inks, which are used in the published application.

Ink Resins Market, By Geography

• North America• Europe• Asia Pacific• Rest of the world

On the basis of Geography, The Global Ink Resins Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the world. The Asia Pacific accounted for the major revenue share in the global market. The market in the Asia Pacific is witnessing high growth, which is expected to continue in the coming years due to increasing growth in end-use industries in the region. The Asia Pacific is the leading market for ink technologies. Fueled by the booming economies of China, India, and a few smaller countries such as Indonesia and Thailand, the ink industry is growing. The packaging sector especially offers opportunities as manufacturers and global packaging converters expand to the region due to the lower cost of production and ability to better serve the local emerging markets. Growth of the printing ink industry varied throughout the Asia Pacific region, with India showing the highest increase.

Key Players

The “Global Ink Resins Market” study report will provide a valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are Arakawa Chemical, Arizona Chemical, BASF SE, Evonik Industries, Hydrite Chemical, IGM Resins, Indulor, Lawter B.V., Royal DSM N.V., and The Dow Chemical Company.

Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated for such major players wherein our analysts provide an insight to the financial statements of all the major players, along with its product benchmarking and SWOT analysis. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

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