Book Printers Haven’t Benefited from the #BookTok Trend Yet
Since 2017, the revenue in the book industry has been growing. This increase has largely been driven by fiction books and children’s and young adult books. The #BookTok trend has played a significant role in this. However, book printers have not yet been able to benefit from the revenue growth in the book industry. Under […]
Decline in Printing Ink Sales in Germany!
The volume of printing ink sold is on the decline. Since 2019, the sales of printing ink have dropped by 143 thousand tons (-33%). In contrast, the prices for printing inks have risen significantly since 2019. In 2023, the prices for printing ink were approximately 32% higher than the price in 2020. This trend aligns […]
Paper Sales in Germany: The Facts!
The amount of paper produced for sale by paper mills in Germany has been decreasing since 2021. This trend is evident in corrugated board paper, graphic paper, as well as papers and boards for folding boxes. The prices for paper (represented here by the value per ton of paper produced for sale) have decreased in […]
European printers invest more than their German counterparts.
It is hardly surprising that over 90 percent of the printing industry’s annual investment is in machinery. That the proportion of companies that invested at the start of the Corona pandemic has only fallen by four percentage points, may in cotrast, be a little more surprising. Definitely noteworthy remains the fact that Germany, once amongst […]
German packaging industry defies the covid crisis
The number of companies in the packaging industry is declining. The number of employees, on the other hand, has increased since 2015. This is based primarily on the development of companies with 100 to 499 employees. Compared to 2019, the sales values achieved for the products of the packaging industry increased for the most part […]
Myth of Riga
For some time now, Latvia, and Riga in particular, has been repeatedly cited as an explanation when it comes to publishers demanding lower and lower prices for the production of their books or printers losing lucrative orders. Apenberg & Partner has taken up this issue and undertaken research on Latvian book production and its export, […]