On the Development of Label Printing in China

Label printing in China began in the late 1970s. The main equipment, technology, technology and materials are from Japan, the United States and Taiwan. At present, there are basically three kinds of printing methods for label printing, one is relief printing, the other is flexo printing and offset printing. At present, relief printing is still the main method in China, followed by flexo printing and offset printing in a small amount. In terms of market scale, with the development of market economy, the demand of special packaging industry and anti-counterfeiting industry has increased sharply. The label market in China has maintained a momentum of sustained and rapid growth, with an average annual growth rate of 15% - 20%, far exceeding the global average. Today, we will talk about the development of label printing in China with Zibo Printing Editor.

According to the statistics of the Forecast and Analysis Report on Production and Marketing Demand and Investment of Label Printing Industry published by Prospective Industry Research Institute, the total output of label printing in China in 2010 was 19 billion yuan, with a total output of 2.5 billion square meters, an increase of 20% over the same period of last year; in 2011, the total output of label printing was 23 billion yuan, with a total output of 3 billion square meters, an increase of 20% over the same period of last year. In 2012, the total output value of label printing industry in China reached 26 billion yuan, and its output reached 3.4 billion square meters, up 13% and 14% respectively from 2011; in 2013, the total output value of label printing industry in China reached 30 billion yuan, and its output reached 4 billion square meters, up 15% and 18% respectively from 2012.

Since 2008-2014, the overall scale of label printing market in China has shown an increasing trend, with fluctuating growth rates. By 2014, the sales revenue of label printing market in China was 45.108 billion yuan, an increase of 29.89% over the previous year, and the total profit was 3.507 billion yuan, an increase of 29.89% over the previous year. It can be seen that there is still a lot of room for the development of label printing industry in China in the future.

Compared with developed countries, China's label printing market is still immature and there is a big gap. Specific manifestations are as follows: Label printing relief is still dominant, while flexo printing is the main method in the world, paper still accounts for a large proportion. 85% of our country is wet label, while the international industry has turned to film-based, less standardized label printing enterprises, fewer new technologies are used in label printing, and some technologies are even blank, such as shooting. Frequency smart tags, etc.

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