PCB News - Current status and trends of PCB ink industry

PCB ink is one of the key raw materials for the production of PCB (printed circuit board), accounting for an average of about 3% of PCB output value. In 2019, Japan's PCB ink is the world's largest, and mainland China's revenue accounted for more than 40%. The following is PCB ink Analysis of the status quo of the industry.

The global PCB ink market is huge. The market size of the global PCB ink industry in 2019 is approximately US$62.1 billion. The analysis of the status quo of the PCB ink industry pointed out that the downstream applications of the PCB ink industry involve consumer electronics, communications, automotive electronics, industrial control medical, military aerospace, etc. Computers, communications equipment, and consumer electronics are the top three downstream applications of PCB, accounting for the proportion of downstream applications They are 30%, 27%, and 14% respectively. The steady growth of downstream demand in communications and automotive electronics has promoted the growth of demand in the PCB market and promoted the stable development of the PCB ink business.

PCB ink is a matching ink product needed in the production process of printed circuit boards. It plays an indispensable role in the production process of printed circuit boards, and the quality of PCB ink will directly affect the printed circuit. The performance of the board. The PCB ink industry analysis pointed out that as an important supporting material in the printed circuit board industry, PCB ink is an important electronic chemical. PCB inks can be subdivided into solder mask inks, circuit inks and marking inks.

The global market share of PCB ink output value in mainland China has continued to rise. The industry output value has increased from US$15.037 billion to US$27.123 billion in 2019. The CAGR is as high as 7.65%, far exceeding the overall global growth rate of 1.47%. According to statistics, by 2020, the output value of China's PCB ink industry will reach 32.04 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for a slight increase to 53.04% of the total output value of the PCB ink industry.

At present, China's PCB ink products are mainly photosensitive inks, which are mainly used in the PCB field. According to different uses, they can be divided into PCB photosensitive circuit inks, PCB photosensitive solder resist inks and other inks. The analysis of the status quo of the PCB ink industry pointed out that the main purposes are: to prevent the oxidation and aging of the metal wires, to extend the service life; to prevent short circuits between the copper lines; to prevent unnecessary solder or other metals from adhering to the PCB board.

Looking forward to 2021, with the independent research and development of PCB manufacturers and the improvement of their technical level, manufacturers have gradually mastered the core technology of PCB special inks. At the same time, compared with foreign manufacturers, domestic manufacturers have greater advantages in labor costs and market distance. Therefore, mainland PCB ink suppliers represented by Guangxin Materials and Rongda Photosensitive have gradually developed and expanded, and their product cost-effective advantages have gradually become prominent. Domestic inks are gradually rising.