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Growing Opportunities for Non-Silver Conductive Inks: IDTechEx

Stretchable/thermoformable inks and copper inks will seize the largest market share.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Silver-flake-based inks currently dominate the conductive inks market, but the outlook for non-silver inks is set to change dramatically over the coming decade, with a CAGR of 24%. Stretchable/thermoformable inks and copper inks will seize the largest market share, driven by applications such as in-mold electronics, wearable electrodes, and RFID and smart packaging. IDTechEx has been analyzing the printed electronics and conductive inks market for over a decade, offering independent third-par...

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