Imaging Chemicals And Materials MarketSize and Trends

The global imaging chemicals and materials market size is expected to witness potential gains in the future, and register a significant CAGR of 6% over the forecast period (2019 - 2027).

Market Trends

Imaging chemicals and materials are used to make newspapers, magazines, and books. These chemicals and materials are also used to make reports, photographs, transparencies, films, currency, and credit cards. There are three main types of printing: offset litho printing, digital printing, and screen printing. Different types of chemicals are used in imaging such as pre-press chemicals, printing inks, fountain solutions, cleaning solvents, adhesives and glues, and dilution solvents. Materials used in imaging include, papers, polymers, paste, duroplastics, and resins.

Market Dynamics

Major application of imaging chemicals and materials in in the newspaper and printing industry. Therefore, significant growth in the printing industry is expected to boost growth of the global imaging chemicals and materials market. Different chemicals are used for different types of printing. Pre-press chemicals include, n-Hexane, n-Heptane, Toluene (13.6%), Isopropanol, Acetic acid, Ethylene glycol, Xylene, and others. Printing inks include, soybean oil, Polybutylene terephthalate resin, organic pigment, mineral oil, auxiliaries, toluene, and others.