Multi Client - The Future of Inkjet for Corrugated to 2027
This multi-client study quantifies the market for inkjet printing for corrugated, with forecast growth over the next five years based on extensive primary research.
Smithers has published its in-depth research programme on inkjet printing for the corrugated packaging market.
Inkjet is transforming the corrugated market, with faster turnarounds, reduced waste and more profitable short runs. The continued expansion of e-commerce is a key driver. Online retailers are increasingly innovating with the packaging they use to enhance customer communications, and also to improve overall supply chain efficiency. Changing business models, most notably via e commerce enabled brands and retailers, is resulting in new markets for corrugated board printing that ultimately will deliver faster turnarounds, the ability to offer lower run orders, as more personalisation becomes common, and more on demand print output that will allow reduced stock levels.
The study quantifies the market (in both volume and value) and forecast growth over the next five years based on extensive primary research. It contains quantitative market sizes and forecasts, segmented by corrugated grade, print process, end use, region and country, as well as data on supply markets, technology forecasts and scenarios to 2027.
Name Multi Client - The Future of Inkjet for Corrugated to 2027
Date 13/01/2023
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Table of Contents
Executive summary
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Data
- Exchange rates
- Introduction
- Converters
- Buyer and end-user respondents
- Maximum sheet sizes
- Run lengths
- Introduction
- Reasons for the adoption of inkjet
- Value-added potential for inkjet corrugated
- Factors holding back the adoption of inkjet
- Reasons for the adoption of inkjet
- Design
- The impact of eCommerce and other trends on the market
- Variable data printing demand
- Which ink type will be preferred?
- Need for varnish and coatings
- Unmet needs and pain points
- Introduction
- Barberán
- Baysek
- BHS / Inca Digital (Agfa)
- Cefla Finishing
- Conprinta
- Domino
- EFI
- Flora
- Handway
- HP
- Kento Digital
- Koenig & Bauer and K&B Durst
- Konica Minolta
- Macarbox
- Xanté
- Xeikon
- Others
- Priming technology
- General inkjet developments
- Inks and drying
- Overview
- Printed packaging
- Packaging end-use applications
- Display
- Inkjet corrugated print markets
- Inkjet-printed corrugated display
- Inkjet corrugated packaging
- Inkjet corrugated packaging applications
- Inkjet corrugated pricing
- Inkjet corrugated machinery
- Single pass inkjet presses
- Multi-pass flatbed and wide-format inkjet equipment
- Inkjet ink for corrugated
- Board grades for inkjet printing
- Introduction
- Board grades
- Boards for inkjet printing
- Run length implications
- Overview
- Key findings from research
Key Facts and Figures
List of figures
ES.1 Print processes used in corrugated products, 2017-2027 (million tonnes)
ES.2 Packaging applications printed using inkjet corrugated, 2017-2027 (million tonnes)
ES.3 Cost break-even of inkjet postprint, sheetfed litho and flexo presses, conditions
ES.4 Distribution of respondents printing corrugated packaging by run length, 2017 and 2022
2.1 Regional distribution of respondents to the survey
2.2 Distribution of respondents printing corrugated packaging by run length, 2017 and 2022
2.3 Distribution of respondents printing corrugated display by run length, 2017 and 2022
3.1 Cost implications of using lower amounts of inkjet inks
3.2 Estée Lauder e-Commerce pack boxes with marketing messages
3.3 Regional distribution of converters who report using solvent-based inks 2022.
4.1 Inkjet corrugated packaging single pass inkjet print equipment providers.
8.1 Cost break-even of inkjet postprint, sheetfed litho and flexo presses, conditions as 8.1.
8.2 Impact on the cost break-even of changing input variables
List of tables
ES.1 Inkjet corrugated board consumption by top-liner type, 2017-2027 (tonnes)
ES.2 Rankings of driving uptake of inkjet print, comparing views of converters and end users
ES.3 Comparative rankings of factors holding back the adoption of inkjet printing to providers and end-users
1.1 Exchange rates used in this study, 2021
2.1 Survey respondents by country of origin
2.2 Survey respondents by company activity
2.3 Survey respondents by job title
2.4 Supplier respondents’ sales of corrugated board products, 2021
2.5 Trends in supplier respondents' printed corrugated product sales, 2017-2027 (tonnage)
2.6 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated product sales, 2017-2027 (tonnes)
2.7 Supplier respondents' views on broad market trends for corrugated product pricing, 2019-2022 (% change on previous)
2.8 Supplier respondents' views on broad market trends for corrugated product pricing, 2019-2022 (index; 2021=100)
2.9 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated product sales by print process, 2017-2027 (tonnes)
2.10 Trends in supplier respondents' printed corrugated product sales by print process, 2017-2027 (tonnage)
2.11 Supplier respondents' intentions regarding investment in new inkjet printing equipment for printing corrugated over the next five years
2.12 Supplier respondents’ ink consumption by type for corrugated printing, 2022-2027 (tonnes)
2.13 Supplier respondents' ink consumption by type for corrugated printing, 2021-2027 (tonnes)
2.14 Supplier respondents' corrugated board products output by type, 2021-2027 (tonnes)
2.15 Trends in supplier respondents' corrugated board products output by type, 2021-2027 (tonnage)
2.16 Inkjet printing penetration in supplier respondents' corrugated board products output and share of inkjet printing output by type, 2021-2027 (tonnage)
2.17 Supplier respondents' inkjet-printed corrugated packaging output by application type, 2021-2027 (tonnes)
2.18 Trends in supplier respondents' inkjet-printed corrugated packaging output by application type, 2021-2027 (tonnage)
2.19 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated packaging sales by end-use sector, 2021-2027 (tonnes)
2.20 Trends in supplier respondents' printed corrugated packaging sales by end-use sector, 2021-2027 (tonnage)
2.21 Inkjet printing penetration in supplier respondents' corrugated board products output by end-use sector, 2021-2027 (tonnage)
2.22 Supplier respondents' usage of containerboard/other grades for printed corrugated outer liners, 2021-2027 (tonnes of finished corrugated board)
2.23 Trends in supplier respondents' usage of containerboard/other grades for printed corrugated outer liners, 2021-2027 (tonnes of finished corrugated board)
2.24 Inkjet printing penetration in supplier respondents' corrugated board products output by containerboard/other grade, 2022 (tonnage)
2.25 Coated board penetration in supplier respondents' usage of printed corrugated outer liners by containerboard/other grade, 2021-2027 (tonnes of finished corrugated board)
2.26 Supplier respondents' analogue vs digital corrugated packaging output, 2022 (tonnes)
2.27 Supplier respondents' view on maximum web width size for inkjet-printed corrugated packaging materials (mm)
2.28 Supplier respondents' analogue vs digital corrugated display output, 2022 (tonnes)
2.29 End-user respondents' requirement for corrugated products, 2021
2.30 End-user respondents' demand for corrugated products, 2017-2027 (tonnes)
2.31 Trends in end-user respondents' demand for corrugated products, 2017-2027 (tonnage)
2.32 End-user respondents' corrugated product pricing trends, 2019-2022 (%)
2.33 End-user respondents' corrugated product pricing trends, 2017-2027 (2021=100)
2.34 End-user respondents' extent to which they are involved in decisions on the printing techniques used for the corrugated packaging and/or display materials that they buy in
2.35 End-user respondents' response to whether they had been offered the chance to use inkjet-printed corrugated packaging or displays by their suppliers
2.36 End-user respondents' use of inkjet-printed corrugated once offered
2.37 End-user respondents' continued use of inkjet-printed corrugated after initial experience thereof
2.38 End-user respondents' extent to which they were aware of the potential benefits afforded by the use of inkjet printing techniques on corrugated board
2.39 End-user respondents' demand for printed corrugated board products by type, 2021-2027 (tonnes)
2.40 Trends in end-user respondents' demand for printed corrugated board products by type, 2021-2027 (tonnage)
2.41 End-user respondents' demand for printed corrugated packaging by end-use market, 2021-2027 (tonnes)
2.42 Trends in end-user respondents' demand for printed corrugated packaging by end-use market, 2021-2027 (tonnes)
2.43 Supplier respondents' view on maximum web width size for inkjet-printed corrugated display materials
2.44 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated display output by run length, 2022 (% tonnage)
2.45 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated display jobs by run length, 2022 (% tonnage)
2.46 Supplier respondents' view on break-even pricing point for inkjet vs analogue print in corrugated display applications (m²)
2.47 End-user respondents' printed corrugated display demand by run length, 2022 (tonnes)
2.48 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated packaging output by run length, 2022
2.49 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated packaging jobs by run length, 2022 (% tonnage)
2.50 End-user respondents’ printed corrugated boxes packaging demand by order size, 2022
2.51 Supplier respondents' view on break-even pricing point for inkjet vs analogue print in corrugated packaging applications (m²)
2.52 Supplier respondents’ corrugated display material output by run length, 2017 (tonnes)
2.53 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated packaging output by conversion area, 2017
2.54 Supplier respondents' view on break-even pricing point for inkjet vs analogue print in corrugated packaging and display applications (m²)
2.55 Printer/converter views on break-even pricing point for inkjet vs analogue print in corrugated applications in 2017
3.1 Supplier respondents' views on importance of factors driving uptake of inkjet print in corrugated packaging and display applications
3.2 End user respondents’ views on importance of factors driving uptake of inkjet print in corrugated packaging and display applications
3.3 Rankings of driving uptake of inkjet print, comparing views of converters and end users
3.4 Extent to which end-users are aware of potential benefits afforded by the use of inkjet printing techniques on corrugated board
3.5 Printer/converter views on importance of factors holding back uptake of inkjet print in corrugated packaging and display applications
3.6 Importance to corrugated product end-users of factors holding back the adoption of inkjet printing
3.7 Comparative rankings of factors holding back the adoption of inkjet printing to providers and end-users
3.8 Supplier respondents' ink consumption by type for corrugated printing, 2022-2027 (tonnes)
4.1 Web single-pass inkjet liner presses
4.2 Sheetfed inkjet single pass corrugated postprint presses
4.3 Inkjet ink consumption in corrugated product applications by ink type, 2017-2027 (tonnes)
5.1 Global corrugated product market by category, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes; million m²)
5.2 Corrugated product output by region/country, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
5.3 Corrugated product output by region/country, 2017-2027 (million m²)
5.4 Corrugated product output by category 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes; million m²)
5.5 Global printed corrugated packaging output by print process 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates; ‘000 tonnes; million m²)
5.6 Printed corrugated packaging output by region/country, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
5.7 Printed corrugated packaging output by region/country, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
5.8 Printed corrugated packaging output by region/country, 2017-2027 (million m²)
5.9 Global printed corrugated packaging output by end-use sector, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
5.10 Global printed corrugated packaging output by end-use sector, 2017-2027 (million m²)
5.11 Global printed corrugated packaging output by end-use sector, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
5.12 Global corrugated display output by print process 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates; ‘000 tonnes; million m²)
5.13 Printed corrugated display output by region/country, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
5.14 Printed corrugated display output by region/country, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
5.15 Printed corrugated display output by region/country, 2017-2027 (million m²)
6.1 Inkjet-printed corrugated output by application, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2016 prices & exchange rates; ‘000 tonnes; million m²)
6.2 Inkjet penetration in printed corrugated products, 2017-2027
6.3 Overall inkjet-printed corrugated output by region/country, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.4 Overall inkjet-printed corrugated output by region/country, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
6.5 Overall inkjet-printed corrugated output by region/country, 2017-2027 (million m²)
6.6 Inkjet-printed corrugated display output by region/country, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.7 Inkjet-printed corrugated display output by region/country, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
6.8 Inkjet-printed corrugated display output by region/country, 2017-2027 (million m²)
6.9 Inkjet-printed corrugated packaging output by region/country, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.10 Inkjet-printed corrugated packaging output by region/country, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
6.11 Inkjet-printed corrugated packaging output by region/country, 2017-2027 (million m²)
6.12 Global inkjet-printed corrugated output by application market, 2017-2027 (million m², ‘000 tonnes; $ million, constant 2016 prices & exchange rates)
6.13 Supplier respondents' corrugated board products output by type, 2021-2027 (tonnes)
6.14 Trends in supplier respondents' corrugated board products output by type, 2021-2027 (tonnage)
6.15 Inkjet printing penetration in supplier respondents' corrugated board products output by type, 2021-2027 (tonnage)
6.16 Average pricing of corrugated inkjet print by application, 2017-2027 ($ per kg; $/m², constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.17 Forecast of high performance single pass inkjet corrugated press new installations, 2017-2027
6.18 Forecast of inkjet corrugated press new installs base, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 values)
6.19 Market for inkjet corrugated presses, 2017-2027 units)
6.20 Dedicated inkjet corrugated press sales by region, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.21 Market for high performance single pass inkjet corrugated preprint presses, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.22 Forecast of high performance single pass inkjet corrugated postprint press new installations, 2017-2027
6.23 Forecast of high performance single pass inkjet corrugated preprint press new installations, 2017-2027
6.24 Forecast of multi-pass inkjet corrugated press new installations, 2017-2027
6.25 Market for high performance flatbed multi-pass inkjet corrugated press, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.26 Forecast of multi-pass flatbed (moving bed) inkjet corrugated press installations, 2017-2027
6.27 Market for high performance flatbed multi-pass inkjet corrugated presses, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.28 Forecast of wide-format (rigid) multi-pass inkjet corrugated presses installations, 2017-2027
6.29 Market for wide-format (rigid) multi-pass inkjet corrugated presses, 2017-2027 ($ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.30 Inkjet ink consumption in corrugated product applications by type, 2017-2027 (tonnes; $ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.31 Inkjet ink consumption in corrugated product applications by region/country, 2017-2027 (litres)
6.32 Inkjet ink consumption in corrugated product applications by region/country, 2017-2027 ($ million constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.33 Inkjet ink consumption in corrugated product applications by ink type, 2017-2027 (tonnes; $ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates) .
6.34 Inkjet ink consumption in corrugated packaging applications by ink type, 2017-2027 (tonnes; $ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.35 Inkjet ink consumption in corrugated display applications by ink type, 2017-2027 (tonnes; $ million, constant 2021 prices & exchange rates)
6.36 Inkjet corrugated board consumption by top-liner type, 2017-2027 (tonnes)
6.37 Board grades using inkjet by supplier respondents
7.1 Global corrugated consumption by top-liner type, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
7.2 Corrugated top-liner consumption by type and by region, 2017-2027 (‘000 tonnes)
7.3 Global inkjet-printed corrugated board consumption by top-liner type, 2017-2027 (tonnes)
8.1 Corrugated postprint colour print cost input
8.2 Average run length of 1,500 boxes (750x750mm), ink coverage 50% – flexo plates reused 10 times
8.3 Average run length of 5,000 boxes (750x750mm), ink coverage 50%- flexo plates reused 10 times
8.4 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated packaging output by run length, 2022
8.5 Supplier respondents' printed corrugated packaging jobs by run length, 2022 (% tonnage)