The compound annual growth rate of printed signage in 2023 is 2.2%; Carbon neutrality label materials were launched; Unlabeled PET bottles launched; The shipment volume of Cainiao RFID tags exceeds 100 million

01 Industry data 01 The global printed sign market value will grow at a compound annual rate of 2.2% in 2023, and the market value will drop to 40.9 billion dollars

The latest report by Smithers on the Future of Printed Signage in the Digital World by 2028 shows that with increasing market competition, the value of the global printed signage market has decreased at a compound annual growth rate of 2.2% (constant prices in 2021) to $40.9 billion by 2023, and the compound annual growth rate of printing area has decreased by 1.4% to 10 billion square meters. In the face of competition from digital signage, printed signage is expected to show moderate growth - by 2028, the compound annual growth rate of market value will be 0.2% (constant price in 2021) to 41.4 billion US dollars, and the compound annual growth rate of printed area will be 0.7%, reaching 10.4 billion square meters.

02 Industry Dynamics 01 Baoshen Technology and Guangdong Urban Technician Printing College Carry out School Enterprise Cooperation

Recently, Guangzhou Baoshen Technology Application Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Urban Technician Printing College held a school enterprise cooperation signing ceremony. Through sincere cooperation between the two parties, they have achieved complementary advantages and a combination of engineering and learning in cooperation projects such as industry education integration. Through multifaceted cooperation, we will push both sides to new heights, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and cultivate more and more outstanding talents for the development of China's printing industry.

02 Cainiao RFID tags shipped with over 100 million pieces

The precision radio frequency identification technology (RFID) electronic labels led by Cainiao have shipped over 100 million pieces, ranking first among logistics enterprises. The key to the breakthrough of Cainiao RFID technology lies in tags and readers. The customized tags developed by Cainiao based on chips have greatly improved the recognition sensitivity of RFID, especially solving the problem of difficulty in improving recognition accuracy in scenarios containing metals and liquids. After a breakthrough in RFID technology, Cainiao quickly established product solutions, such as shoe and clothing supply chain solutions, food supply chain solutions, and turnover container solutions. At present, Cainiao RFID technology has been widely applied in industries such as clothing, food, and logistics, and its related capabilities have been verified and recognized by customers.

03 Fenou Lantai Joins Hands with Unilever to Realize the Transformation of Label "Double Carbon"

Recently, the globally renowned fast moving consumer goods brand Unilever has chosen the "Senyou+" series of labels on Sunlight detergent packaging bottles in the Thai market to reduce the carbon footprint of product packaging and further achieve the goal of "halving its environmental footprint by 2030". Fenou Lantai "Senyou+" is the world's first label material certified by Carbon Trust. Its carbon emissions have been scientifically calculated and certified, which can effectively reduce the carbon footprint of Unilever Sunlight products. In addition, "Senyou+" is the world's first carbon neutrality label material certified by Climate Impact Partners.

 
04 Villavicencio, Argentina launches unlabeled PET bottles

Amcor Rigid Packaging, headquartered in Michigan, stated that it has partnered with consumer goods company Danone to launch 100% recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for the Argentine Villavicencio mineral water brand. The PET bottle also adopts an unlabeled design and is made of 100% recyclable material PET, reducing its carbon footprint by 21% compared to previous packaging bottles. AMCO is a global leader in the development and production of packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal care, and other products. The company stated that it is currently committed to achieving the goal of all packaging being recyclable, reusable, or compostable by 2025.

Fogemini Group is a manufacturer dedicated to researching, developing, and producing value-added special paper for luxury packaging, as well as self-adhesive materials for high-end labels. Recently, the group has launched a series of brand protection product combinations, including "invalid opening" labels, super destructible materials, and layered materials, to be used for brand protection in the commercial sector. The new product portfolio meets the anti-counterfeiting requirements in self-adhesive materials and tamper resistant packaging. The 'invalid opening' label is a customizable thin film product that can transfer design patterns or text to the substrate when the label is removed from the item and cannot be restored to its original state; Ultra destructive materials, if attempted to be removed after use, will experience irreparable fractures; Layered materials can be damaged by layering; Holographic materials can be customized with different levels of security features to protect the brand.

03 Terminal Dynamics 01 Yili Wins China's First World Food Innovation Award

After strict evaluation by expert judges, Yili Jindian's printless and ink free environmentally friendly packaging has won the World Food Innovation Award - Best Packaging Design Innovation Award. Jindian Environmental Protection Packaging adopts pure white bottle body, without traditional ink printing for packaging, and laser printing for product name and production date information; Adopting FSC certified green and environmentally friendly packaging materials, with some of the bottle caps sourced from sugarcane; The outer box is made of recycled milk boxes using environmentally friendly paper handles, which can reduce plastic by approximately 260 kilograms per 100000 outer boxes. Yili has won many world food innovation awards this time, demonstrating its innovation strength in the world, which will strongly promote the high-quality development of global health food industry.

02 Zhengda Group Strongly Enters the Natural Mineral Water Market

In 2023, the natural mineral water race track becomes more and more popular. Wahaha, Master Kang, Jin Mailang and other traditional bottled water giants have announced to add natural mineral water. Recently, the high-quality natural mineral water brand "Sorun" under Zhengda Group has undergone a new upgrade and has made a strong entry into the natural mineral water market.  

Zhengda Group's packaging vision is operated by renowned packaging designers in the industry, and the bottle body has extremely high appearance value. The lower part of the bottle body is creatively designed with a circle of sparkling water ripples, giving people a sense of touch and moisture. The middle part has a contracted waistline, which is convenient for grasping and adds beauty. The lower part of the bottle body is made of diamond cut surface, presenting a texture of sparkling water. There are bubbles protruding upwards at the bottom of the bottle body. The new bottle shape gives a pleasing and moisturizing feeling overall, making the packaging more advanced in texture.

03 Heinz Launches Tomato Sauce Double End Bottles

Recently, Heinz launched a tomato sauce double ended bottle called "Ketch Up and Down". This tomato sauce packaging has a bottle cap on the top and bottom, supporting any storage and use method. Pasant EI Ghannam, Marketing Director of Kraft Heinz MEA, said, "At Heinz, we are customer-centric and rely on this insight to drive innovation and bring consumers more what they want. Therefore, based on the success of Heinz's inverted bottle release in 2010, we see such an opportunity. If we expand our scale, it is likely to bring disruptive changes