AWAreness™ Report In-mold Decoration 2018

AWAreness™ Report In-mold Decoration 2018

AWA Alexander Watson Associates have published reports about labeling and productdecoration markets since 1971. We have regularly published reports about in-moldlabels. Sometimes those reports also included information about in-mold decoration. ThisAWAreness™ Report In-mold Decoration 2018 is our first report that focuses entirely on inmolddecoration.

In-mold decoration (IMD) as a technology was developed over 20 years ago. When firstlaunched is was adopted mainly in the low specification appliance markets, while later thebenefits of the technique had been realized in higher specification applications such asconsumer electronics and the automotive industry. Today, IMD is also being used in othermarket sectors which are lower in volume but provide growth potential.

The IMD market provides opportunities for growth across the supply chain and at differentrates in different regions of the world for different applications. AWAreness™ Report In-moldDecoration 2018 highlights the opportunities that IMD provides to sustain or realize highergrowth rates and the challenges which should be addressed to support this.

AWAreness™ Report In-mold Decoration 2018 provides an overview of in-mold decorationtechnology, an overview of the market for in-mold decoration by region, application, andmaterial, and outlines the market structure for in-mold decoration and the players involved inevery stage of the value chain. The report concludes with a company directory that gives thereader an overview of the main companies involved in this market.