Global Printing Blanket Market Size By Blanket Type (UV Printing Blankets, Conventional Printing blankets, Combination Printing Blankets), By Substrate Type (Paper and Board Printing, Metal Printing, Textile Printing), By Application (Packaging, Commercial, Newspaper), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Printing Blanket Market Size And Forecast

Printing Blanket Market size was valued at USD 751.75 Million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 879.16 Million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 2.18% during the forecast period 2024-2031.

The growing popularity of digital printing has resulted in a decrease in the use of traditional lithographic printing. This is because digital printing is more efficient and produces higher-quality results. The Global Printing Blanket market report delivers a holistic evaluation. The report thoroughly analyzes key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that play a substantial role in the market.

Global Printing Blanket Market Definition

Think of a screen printing machine – it's all about the printing blanket, the unsung hero. This blanket ensures the fabric moves flawlessly through each color screen. Now, in offset printing, we're talking about a rubber printing blanket, hugging a printing cylinder. It grabs ink from the printing plate and then, bam, onto the paper! That's how it all started, back in the old printing machine days. But here's the kicker offset printing blankets have come a long way. The benefits? These blankets, with their special insides (we're talking cord carcass!), can save you up to 30% compared to your average offset printing blanket. It's a revolution in printing! Learn more here.

Imagine the world of printingchurning out leaflets by the thousands! Offset printing relies on a clever trick – a special textile "blanket" that grabs ink from a roller and stamps it onto the paper. But here's the catchif that blanket gets a scratch or wears down, every single leaflet will show the flaw. Talk about high stakes! And because it's made of a mix of materials, you can't just toss it in the recycling bin. That's where we come in! We take these used blankets, give them a good clean, and re-engineer them, transforming them into cool, new (vintage) raw material. These blankets, often made from wool and synthetic fibers, are key for transferring the image from the printing plate to the paper. Sometimes, they're even heated up to help the ink stick better. And get this – they're not just for offset printing; they can be used in all sorts of printing, even digital printing!

New printing methods for blankets are being developed as technology advances. Printing blankets can be used for a variety of purposes, including advertising and keeping people warm. Digital printing is the most common type of printing blanket. As technology advances, the quality of digital prints improves, increasing the popularity of this type of printing blanket.

Global Printing Blanket Market Overview

Rise demand for promotional materials in industries such as retail, food and beverage, and automotive is also driving market growth. Commercial printing is driving the demand for printing blankets, as businesses around the world increase their investments in promotional activities such as print advertising. Organic growth in the offset printing market, expanding advertising and packaging industries, and increased emphasis on the development of eco-friendly blankets are among the major factors driving the market growth.

Printing blankets? Yeah, they're super popular! Thing is, they're totally crucial for printing. See, they help move the ink from the press to the paper, plus they make sure there's just the right amount of pressure. So, if you're a printer, you gotta have a steady stock of these blankets to get those high-quality prints everyone wants. And get thisall the cool new stuff happening with digital printing is boosting blanket demand too! Now people want large-format prints, which means bigger blankets. Plus, digital printing is just getting better and faster, making it a hit with both businesses and regular folks.

The blanket printing market? Yeah, it's been through the wringer thanks to COVID-19. Newspapers, a big printing blanket customer, really suffered with all those supply chain problems. I mean, lots of printing presses even had to close down at the beginning. But things are looking up! As things get back to normal, we should see the market bounce back. For those making printing blankets, there are some cool opportunities. For example, the market for fleece blankets is growing. Plus, fleece fabric? You can get it in tons of different designs and colors, giving manufacturers a lot of creative freedom to make all sorts of wild stuff, which is great!

This blanket? It's seriously stable. We're talking exceptional dimensional stability with almost no sinking or stretching. Mount it once, and you're pretty much done—no annoying re-tensioning needed, which means less downtime for you. Plus, we've added a new compressible layer to the radial cord carcass, making it super durable, able to absorb shocks like a pro, and bounce back quickly. It even resists solvent penetration, reducing the risk of de-lamination. The surface? We've customized it and ground it to perfection for great ink transfer and spot-on dot reproduction, no matter if you're using fancy paper or simple carton. And it's tough—resists water and chemical penetration like a champ. Now, here's the thingmore and more businesses are going digital for their publishing and advertising. That could slow things down for us a bit because digital printing is less wasteful and more precise than offset printing.

Market Attractiveness

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Porter’s Five Forces

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Global Printing Blanket Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global Printing Blanket Market is Segmented on the Basis of Blanket Type, Substrate Type, Application, And Geography.

Printing Blanket Market, By Blanket Type

• UV Printing Blankets
• Conventional Printing blankets
• Combination Printing Blankets

Based on the Blanket Type, the market is segmented into UV Printing Blankets, Conventional Printing blankets, and Combination Printing Blankets. Conventional, or non-compressible, blankets are still used in applications requiring high print pressures. Conventional blankets are also known as “hard” blankets. They necessitate precise packing techniques and provide very little packing latitude.

Printing Blanket Market, By Substrate Type

• Paper and Board Printing
• Metal Printing
• Textile Printing
• Other Printing

Based on the Substrate Type, the market is segmented into Paper and Board Printing, Metal Printing, Textile Printing, and Other Printing. Printing blankets are an essential part of the offset printing process. Despite significant growth in digital media in recent years, demand for newspapers, magazines, and printed advertising/leaflets has remained stable, particularly in emerging markets. In India, for example, the number of registered newspapers grows on a regular basis.

Printing Blanket Market, By Application

• Packaging
• Commercial
• Newspaper
• Others

Based on the Application, the market is segmented into Packaging, Commercial, Newspaper, and Others. Printing blankets are also used extensively in the newspaper industry. The industry is expected to support the growth of the studied market during the forecast period due to its widespread reach. According to ACPM, the newspaper Le Monde ranked first among national daily newspapers in France in 2021, with more than 445,000 copies distributed.

Printing Blanket Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East and Africa

Based on the Regional Analysis, the global Printing Blanket market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Due to increased demand from critical regions such as India, China, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, the Asia-Pacific region accounts for significant market growth. High print media penetration, higher expenditures in print media advertising, an increase in e-commerce, and urbanization are all driving growth in the region’s printing market.

Key Players

The “Global Printing Blanket Market” study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market including some of the major players of the industry are Trelleborg, ContiTech, Flint Group, Fujikura Composite, Kinyosha, Meiji Rubber and Chemical, Habasit, BIRKAN GmbH, CNI XINYUAN Ltd, Maniar Rubber Industries, Prisco Group, Chiorino SpA, Norisprint, Shanghai Xinxing among others.

Our market analysis offers detailed information on major players wherein our analysts provide insight into the financial statements of all the major players, product portfolio, product benchmarking, and SWOT analysis. The competitive landscape section also includes market share analysis, key development strategies, recent developments, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

Key Developments

• In November 2021, Trelleborg Group, a Swedish polymer technology development company, agreed to sell its printing blankets businesses to Continental A.G., a German manufacturing company that plans to integrate it into its ContiTech business.

Ace Matrix Analysis

The Ace Matrix provided in the report would help to understand how the major key players involved in this industry are performing as we provide a ranking for these companies based on various factors such as service features & innovations, scalability, innovation of services, industry coverage, industry reach, and growth roadmap. Based on these factors, we rank the companies into four categories as Active, Cutting Edge, Emerging, and Innovators.

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