This article is translated from a report issued by the China Dyeing and Printing Association

At present, the importance of the printing and dyeing industry in building a modern textile industry system continues to emerge. In order to accelerate the digital transformation of the printing and dyeing industry, the state and local governments have issued relevant policy plans, among which a number of favorable policy effects on the high-quality development of the digital inkjet printing industry have been continuously released. The "Technical Guidelines for Green and Low-carbon Development of the Printing and Dyeing Industry (2024 Edition)" issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology lists digital inkjet printing as a green, advanced and applicable technology. The "Guidelines for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2024 Edition)" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission lists digital inkjet printing as an encouraged technology. The "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Textile Industry" lists the key technologies of digital inkjet printing as one of the key tasks for the development of the textile industry in the "14th Five-Year Plan", etc. Digital printing technology has become a key link in promoting the high-quality development of the industry.

The concentration of the digital inkjet printing industry has increased. Qingyuan, Guangdong, Shengze Town and Chuanjiang Town, Jiangsu, and Nanchang, Jiangxi are actively planning and building digital inkjet printing industrial parks to promote the cultivation of new advantages in industrial development. At the same time, the business environment continues to improve, and an innovative industrial ecosystem continues to emerge. Companies such as Hangzhou Honghua, Zhengzhou Hongsam Digital, etc. have been public listed one after another, which is conducive to attracting more funds, technology, talents and other development factors to flow in and gather, and inject new vitality into the high-quality development of the digital printing industry.

Broad Prospect of Digital Printing Market

1. The Market Scale of the Digital Inkjet Printing Continues to Expand

As an industry with international competitive advantages, the printing and dyeing industry has embarked on a new journey to promote the construction of a modern industrial system with new quality productivity. As an important part of the dyeing and printing industry chain, the digital inkjet printing industry has strong technological innovation capabilities and profound cultural and creative connotations, which is in line with the development direction of new quality productivity and will usher in a broader development space.

The number of companies in the field of digital inkjet printing will gradually increase, innovative consumables and equipment will emerge rapidly, the vitality of the digital inkjet printing consumer market will continue to increase, and the industry chain integration, high value and modernization development trends will become more prominent, further promoting the standardization, greening and intelligent development of the digital inkjet printing industry.

With the continuous innovation of digital printing technology and the growth of downstream market demand for multi-variety, fast response and small batch orders, the scale of the digital inkjet printing market will further expand and the application field will accelerate. It is expected that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's textile digital inkjet printing industry will maintain an average annual compound growth rate of 10%. By 2030, China's textile digital inkjet printing product is expected to exceed 7 billion meters, accounting for 35% of the total printing volume and more than 30% of the global digital inkjet printing volume.

2. The Application Breadth and Depth Are Constantly Expanding

The applications breadth and depth of digital inkjet printing solution are constantly expanding. In addition to being widely used in textile printing, it has also been further extended to leather, handicrafts, automotive decoration and other fields, enabling the green, fashionable and intelligent development of the industry. The application scenarios and product types of digital inkjet printing are becoming more and more abundant. Through cross-border integration with industries such as sports, animation, and tourism, a more creative, more diverse, and more original design form of expression is formed, giving product design a higher quality and high standard, promoting better matching of supply and demand, and promoting sustained market growth.

The vigorous development of live selling and e-commerce will promote the clothing and home textile industry to form new models such as production based on sales, fast delivery, reduced inventory, massive new product development, and low-cost trial and error. Printing companies will shift from relying on scale and price to fast delivery, strong fabric development or pattern design capabilities, and high digitalization levels, and change from simple printing processing to a marketing model that integrates "design + printing + service", and continuously improve the supply capacity of multi-variety, small-batch, fast response, strong design sense and fashion fabrics.