China's ink industry witnesses a rapid growth

According to the statistics of China Ink and Chemical Association Ink Branch General Information, the total ink production in 2002 was 220,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.32% and sales revenue of 4.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6%. .98%. Under the new situation of China's accession to the WTO, China's ink industry has gone through a period of rapid development. In 2002, total ink production continued to be the fourth highest in the world, second only to the United States (1.16 million tons), Japan (500,000 tons) and Germany (450,000 tons).

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In recent years, China's ink industry has continued to grow at a rapid rate, with ever-increasing output and variety, continuous improvement in quality, and continuous improvement in grades. In 2000, the total ink production in 2001 was 185,000 tons, 2D. 50,000 tons, an increase of 8.7% and 10.55% respectively. There are more than 1,000 varieties of domestic inks, and the share of medium and high-end products has continued to expand. The quality of some products has approached or reached the advanced level of similar foreign products, and some products have been exported. In 2001 and 2002, China’s ink exports were 0.97 million tons and 0.95 million tons, respectively, and foreign exchange earnings were US$48 million and US$47 million, respectively.

1. The above achievements in ink companies' acceleration of reforms are mainly due to some of China's large-scale ink production enterprises. In recent years, through the introduction of advanced technologies and efficient equipment, increased technological transformation, increased scientific research, and continuously integrated the industrial structure, and adopted Joint ventures, etc., expanded production and improved quality. Increased market competitiveness of varieties and products. In addition, some small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises have gradually expanded their markets with their diversified products, flexible market strategies and price advantages.

Tianjin Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. is a joint venture formed by Tianjin Refilling Co., Ltd. and Japan's Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. in the early 1990s. In recent years, its annual sales volume, turnover, and operating profit of inks are With the growth of digital products, the market share of products has been increasing year by year, and it has now become one of the largest ink manufacturers in China. Its scientific, standardized and strict enterprise management has been effective. It has passed the IS09001 quality management system, IS014001 environmental management system and GB/T28001 occupational safety and health management system certification in the same industry in the country, and has obtained PANTONE in the United States for its superior product quality. Ink color standards concession. The company has also been awarded the title of "Foreign-invested Advanced Technology Enterprise" for five consecutive years, and has been awarded the title of "Double Excellent Foreign-invested Enterprise in China" for four consecutive years.

Hangzhou Hanghua Ink Chemical Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Hangzhou Ink General Plant and Japan T&K TOKA Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 13.7 million US dollars, an annual production capacity of 14,000 tons, and an annual sales of 10,000 tons or more. With a sales income of more than 250 million yuan, the scale ranks second in the same industry in the country, and benefits have been ranked in the forefront of the same industry in the country for 4 consecutive years. It has passed the IS09002 international quality system certification and obtained the US PANTONE Ink Color Standard Concession.

Shanghai DIC Ink Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Shanghai Zijiang (Group) Co., Ltd. and Dainippon Ink Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 13.76 million US dollars. It has introduced DIC advanced technology, formula and inspection methods, and production and testing equipment Introduced by countries such as Japan, Switzerland, Germany and the United States, it is an international advanced level and mainly produces various types of high-grade inks, replacing imported products. The company has a high starting point, comprehensive software and hardware in place, making full use of advanced equipment, advanced technology and outstanding talents, constantly developing new products, producing high-end and high-quality products to meet market demands.

PANTONE's products cover a wide range of fields such as modern printing, textiles, and digital technology. Its color communication system has become the de facto international color standard language. With the development of the ink industry in China, the color standard of domestic ink has been gradually transferred to the United States. The PANTONE standard is close. At present, some of China's large-scale ink companies, such as Tianjin Dongyang, Shenzhen Shenri, Hangzhou Hanghua, Shanghai DIC, Tianjin Yunxing and Zhongshan Youcheng, etc., have officially obtained the concessions for the US PANTONE color standard, which is China's ink industry and international The integration of products into the world has created extremely favorable conditions.

Second, the joint venture to become the main force of ink production At present, the country has more than 300 professional ink production enterprises, employing more than 20,000 people, the annual comprehensive production capacity of ink in more than 250,000 tons, has a considerable scale. China's ink professional production companies throughout the country more than 20 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Shandong and Hebei and other places concentrated more than 70% of the ink company. Among them, there are many large-scale backbone enterprises such as Tianjin Toyo Ink, Hangzhou Hanghua Ink, Shanghai Peony Ink, Shanghai DIC Ink, Shanghai Reliance Ink, and Shenzhen Seri Ink. At present, the industrial structure of China's ink industry presents a pattern of coexistence of multiple forms of ownership, including state-owned, joint-stock, private and joint ventures. Joint ventures have become the main force of China's ink industry. At present, in the total production of ink in China, the inks produced by the joint ventures have accounted for more than 70%. These enterprises have large production scale, high technology starting point and advanced equipment, combined with scientific management and standardized production. Strong research and quick information feedback make the ink production and quality competitive, and it occupies a dominant position in the market. As early as before China officially became a member of the WTO, China's ink industry, like the paper industry, has been in close contact with the giants of foreign industries in the same industry. It has frequent contacts and eventually cooperated with it. It is a pioneer in establishing joint ventures in China and it is indeed the first to enter the WTO. . Toyo Ink of Japan ranks third in the world ink industry, and has taken the lead in investing in China since the 1990s. It has successively established Tianjin Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. with ink companies in the Mainland of China. Jiangmen Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. Today's world's largest ink manufacturer, Dainippon Ink Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (DIC) has internationally merged with the United States Sun Chemicals Corporation and Gao's Laurie Company, with annual sales of approximately US$4.8 billion, accounting for approximately the total world ink sales. 40% of the amount. It is also investing in China's interior. Joint ventures with relevant Chinese companies include Shanghai DIC Ink Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Shenri Ink Co., Ltd., and Taiyuan Gaoshi Lowry Ink Chemical Co., Ltd. The company recently invested in the development of organic pigments and printing inks in Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, China. The total investment is expected to reach US$70 million. According to another report, DIC has recently established the goal of expanding the ink business in the Asia Pacific region. It plans to achieve sales of 800 million U.S. dollars in the Asia-Pacific region by 2010 and decided to develop Shanghai DIC ink into its core production and sales base. American Flint Ink Co., Ltd. is the second largest ink company in the world. Founded in 1920, it has more than 100 subsidiaries all over the world. Its annual sales income reaches 1.4 billion U.S. dollars. It also can not withstand the temptation of our vast market. At the same time as China’s accession to the WTO, Shanghai chose to establish its first office in the Mainland of China. After half a year, the company invested again in Beijing, and cooperated with four powerful newspaper organizations such as Beijing Youth Daily, Economic Daily, Workers Daily, and Liberation Army Daily to form Flint Ink (Beijing) Printing Ink Co., Ltd. A web offset ink production line with an annual production capacity of 10,000 tons was built in Daxing District, Beijing. It is reported that this project will be completed and put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2003. The further introduction of foreign capital has played a positive role in promoting the rapid development of China's ink industry and improving the overall level of China's ink industry.

Third, there is still a gap in quality and grade. China has a quarter of the world's population. Although its ink output ranks fourth in the world, it is still less than 7% of the world's total ink production (more than 3 million tons), and the per capita amount of ink is occupied. Less than 0.2kg, far behind the advanced countries in the world. Ranked in the world's top three ink production countries, per capita possession of ink is: the United States 4.4kg, Japan 3.9kg, Germany 5.5kg. At present, no one of the ink production companies in China has a market share of more than 10%. Such a low concentration of production limits the further improvement of the ink grade. Although the domestic ink has been able to meet the needs of the domestic middle and low-end market, and even oversupply, but the high-grade ink gap is relatively large, some high-end products still need to import. In 2001, China imported 24,700 tons of ink, accounting for 12.65% of the country's total ink consumption. In 2002, it imported 28,000 tons of ink, accounting for 13.30% of the country's total ink consumption. Imported inks are mainly high-grade inks and special special inks that cannot be produced domestically. This shows that there is a gap between developed inks and the developed countries in terms of production volume, quality, and product type. In addition, there are also certain gaps between the international advanced level and the printability index of products such as water resistance, transferability, and color density, as well as the homogeneity and stability of the product. In the future, besides increasing output, domestic inks should also pay attention to adding varieties, improving grades, improving quality, and adapting them to multicolor and high speed. The need for modern printing that is fast-drying, non-polluting, and low-consumption; Actively develops products that are still in short supply or even blank in China, such as water-based inks, waterless offset inks, and various non-aromatic offset printing inks. Special high-value-added inks such as fluorescent inks, jet inks, conductive inks, and fragrance inks, as well as edible inks and DNA inks, which are emerging in the world, should start as soon as possible to increase research and development efforts in order to improve domestic inks as soon as possible. The overall level, to adapt to the needs of the ever-growing printing industry, enhance its ability to compete in the international market.

In 2002, China's ink industry reached new heights, and the printing inks achieved rapid development. This is a great encouragement and support for the same high-speed development of China's press, publishing and printing industry. However, we should see that at present, China’s per capita annual consumption of printed matter is still less than one-twentieth of the world’s developed countries, and per capita possession of ink is only 4.34% of the world’s top three average levels. The gap is so great. It shows that China's market has great potential for development. The space for development is extremely broad. On the other hand, under the new situation of joining the WTO and world economic integration. The influx of foreign capital will inevitably lead to more intense competition in the printing and ink industry in China. This is an opportunity as well as a challenge. We need to seize opportunities, take effective measures, and actively respond to them and take the initiative.