The Offset Plate Market: is China Gaining Ground?

PRINTING plates; VENDORS (Real property); PRINTING industry; PRINTING machinery & supplies; PRICE regulation

The article reports on the emerge of several printing plates vendors, leaded by China which affect other vendors in the printing industry. It mentions that there are also other Asian firms, other than China, who offer computer to plate (CTP) plates and moved aggressively into the world market in 2008. It notes that Asian vendors are already affecting the plate markets and they act as a balancing force to regulate prices in various market segments.