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Opportunities for Flexo, UV and Inkjet Emerge in China

Long dominated by gravure and offset printing, China’s packaging printers are moving to flexo, UV and digital printing.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Gravure and offset printing have long been the staples of China’s packaging industry, but flexo, UV and digital packaging printing are making inroads. Bauhinia Variegata Ink & Chemicals, a subsidiary of Yip’s Chemical, is China’s largest domestic ink producer and the 14th largest global ink manufacturer in the world. The company reported sales of approximately $180 million in 2018, according to Ink World’s 2019 Top International Ink Companies report (July/August 2019). Yip’s Chemical Holdin...

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