The forecast indicates that cut-size pages will continue to dominate teh market, accounting for 90% of the market by 2009. Pages imaged on color devices are also expected to grow. Color pages accounted for approximately 13% of all pages during 2004 and this percentage is expected to reach 37% by 2009 (source: Info-Trend, January 2006).
The report says China’s paper industry is the second largest in the world, with its paper production and consumption exceeding that of Japan. The copier paper market segment in China is no exception. The segment is expected to grow through 2008 with sales reaching 790’000 tons representing revenue of JPY 7’141’000. The robust growth can be attributed to China’s soaring economy which has brought about an information explosion and increased the need for paper.
As the installed base of output equipment such as copiers, printers and others is expanding rapidly, the Chinese copier paper market is expected to continue to grow at a rate of 20% between 2002 and 2008.
The study indicates that organizations believed they were spending an average 3% of their revenues on copying, printing and fax related cost. In this case the reality is is twice the perception as the research reveals that overall document expenditures (including hardware, supplies and people cost)in fact reach an average of 6% on annual revenues.
According to the study printing businesses are undergoing a fundamental transformation and digital colour printing technology is one trigger that continues to impact the entire market.
According to InfoTrends/CAP Ventures research digital colour devices currently generate over 43 billion pages in Western Europe. This number is expected to grow at an average rate of 19% in the next five years, amounting to a retail value of EUR 33 billion in 2009.
Associacion de Recicladores de Toner de Latino América
Contact: Ivan Rosales
Phone: + 52 33 3631 5489
Email: ivan@vinet.com.mx
Web: www.ardela.com
Associaco Brasileira de Recondicionadores de Cartuchos para Impressorasde
Contact: Ulysses Rodrigues
Phone: + 55 11 5051 3110
Email: abreci@abrecipress.org.br
Web: www.abrecipress.org.br
Association of Japan Cartridge Remanufacturers
Contact: Yuichi Ishigaki
Phone: + 81 0463 23 0994
Email: info@ajcr.jp
Web: www.ajcr.jp
Australasian Cartridge Remanufacturing Association
Phone: + 61 2 9687 3399
Email: info@acra.asn.au
Web: www.acra.asn.au
China Computer Industry Association
Contact: Gong Binliang
Phone: +86 0571 88366942
Email: printtd@mail.hz.zj.cn
European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA)
Contact: Vincent van Dijk
Phone: + 31 6414 61463
Email: info@etira.org
Web: www.etira.org
International Imaging Technology Council (I-ITC)
Contact: Tricia Judge
Phone: + 1 702 838 4279
Web: www.i-itc.org
Printer Cartrdige Remanufacturers Association of Thailand
Contact: Florent Pellegrin
Phone: + 66 3870 2297
Email: manager@thaifrance.com
United Kingdom Cartridge Remanufacturers Association (UKCRA)
Contact: Laura Heywood
Phone: + 44 1706 525 050
Email: info@ukcra.com
Czech Republic Remanufacturers Association (CRRA)
Phone: +420 296 644 930
Email: info@crra.cz
Web: www.crra.cz
Romanian Cartrdige Association (ARRC-IT)
Contact: Robert Bercia
Phone: +40 722 517 506
Email: info@arrc-it.ro
Web: www.arrc-it.ro
AssoRiTech (Italy)
Contact: Federico Pastore
Phone: +39 02 303129850
Email: info@assoritechonline.org
Web: www.assoritechonline.org
Associacao Gaucha dos Remanufacturadores de Cartuchos de Impressora (AGRECI)
Contact: Roberto Grandi
Email: agreci@terra.com.br
Web: www.agreci.com.br
A recent survey indicated by InfoTrends indicates that office equipment usage is being primarily driven by the increased demand for colour in the office. This is demonstrated by the increased demand for presence of colour copiers and colour laser printers. The prevalence of colour laser printers has increased significantly between 2004 and 2005. While only 36,2% or respondents reported owning these devices in 2004, 44,1% reported owning them in 2005.
According to the report businesses are beginning to favour colour laser printers over inkjet technology due to their higher speed, better reliability and high-capacity toner cartridges. The migration towards colour printing is further evidenced by the increased number of respondents who indicated owning a colour copier. The most significant change was seen among 24+ cpm colour copiers, with 9% of respondents owning one in 2004 compared to 14% in 2005.
Katun corporation announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Nashua Corporation to acquire certain assets associated with Nashua’s toner and developer product line. The transaction which is subject to customary closing conditions is expected to become final in March 2006. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
At CeBIT 2006 Konica Minolta presented 3 new Bizhub C-versions in addition to the existing C350-line as colour is clearly the main focus for Konica Minolta for offices as well as production environment. The Bizhub C300, C352 and C352P are for office environments and can produce 30 or 35ppm in colour and in monochrome and feature an embedded finisher as a unique highlight. The entire range of colour products provide consistent hight quality colour due to Konica Minolta’s polymerized toner (SIMITRI).
Konica Minolta underlines its commitment to the production printing business with the announcement of the new Bizhub PRO C6500, a colour printing system designed to be robust and flexible enough to cope with the demands of the busy production printing environment. The device has an output capacity of up to 3’900 pages per hour (65ppm) in full colour and black&white. The system comes with Konica Minolta’s polymerized high-definition toner (SIMITRI-HD)for high image quality.
The Epson EPL-2550 is a compact A3 format workgroup printer which offers high printing speeds of up to 30ppm and features quick fusing technology to produce a first page out of 8.2 seconds from ready mode.
It offers a high paper capacity of up to 1500 sheets and toner yield up to 15’000 pages.
