Water-Based Inks Market - Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2018-2025Chemicals ResearchUpdated on Apr 1, 2019 View more like this | Visit India, UN | Contact Allied Market Research |
Growth in flexible packaging, rise in demand for printing inks, and increase in environment & safety issues are major factors that drive the growth for water-based inks market. Use of water-based inks reduces amount of hazardous waste. Asia-Pacific is expected to register substantial growth due to increase in demand for environment friendly inks in emerging economies such as China and India. Slow drying & printing speed is the main disadvantage of these inks.
Use of water-based inks is restricted around highly alkaline environments as these inks are soluble in alkaline solutions. Moreover, these inks cannot wet & print smoothly on difficult substrates due to high surface energy of water component. The above mentioned factors restrict the growth of the water-based inks market. However, continuous product innovation such as development of pH stable inks and enhancement in resins utilized in ink formulation provide potential growth opportunities for market expansion.
Use of water-based inks is restricted around highly alkaline environments as these inks are soluble in alkaline solutions. Moreover, these inks cannot wet & print smoothly on difficult substrates due to high surface energy of water component. The above mentioned factors restrict the growth of the water-based inks market. However, continuous product innovation such as development of pH stable inks and enhancement in resins utilized in ink formulation provide potential growth opportunities for market expansion.
