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View PricingNetherlands Witnesses Soaring Dutch Printing Ink Prices Reaching $10.3 per kg Amidst Three Months of Back-to-Back Surge
Netherlands Printing Ink Export Price in June 2023
In June 2023, the printing ink price amounted to $10,256 per ton (FOB, Netherlands), remaining relatively unchanged against the previous month. Over the period under review, export price indicated slight growth from June 2022 to June 2023: its price increased at an average monthly rate of +1.3% over the last twelve-month period. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on June 2023 figures, printing ink export price decreased by +0.8% against February 2023 indices. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in October 2022 an increase of 48% against the previous month. Over the period under review, the average export prices attained the maximum in June 2023.
Prices varied noticeably by the country of destination: the country with the highest price was Germany ($13,365 per ton), while the average price for exports to Australia ($3,024 per ton) was amongst the lowest.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was recorded for supplies to South Africa (+5.4%), while the prices for the other major destinations experienced more modest paces of growth.

COUNTRY | Export Price of Printing Ink in Netherlands (USD per ton) | ||||||||||||
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Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Jun 2023 | |
Germany | 9,022 | 8,906 | 8,890 | 3,689 | 9,261 | 13,737 | 7,216 | 9,883 | 10,736 | 9,934 | 10,785 | 10,626 | 13,365 |
Spain | 10,514 | 9,617 | 7,331 | 8,351 | 8,301 | 7,221 | 9,849 | 9,272 | 16,652 | 9,407 | 12,739 | 13,300 | 11,596 |
France | 8,785 | 7,262 | 6,534 | 7,490 | 6,949 | 7,781 | 8,796 | 7,614 | 10,173 | 7,035 | 8,512 | 9,386 | 9,978 |
Belgium | 8,286 | 6,673 | 7,456 | 7,969 | 7,461 | 7,471 | 8,730 | 9,338 | 9,746 | 7,864 | 8,593 | 7,970 | 9,434 |
South Africa | 3,718 | 4,438 | 5,560 | 3,858 | 5,100 | 11,124 | 9,343 | 3,194 | 5,398 | 3,514 | 5,921 | 4,828 | 7,025 |
United Kingdom | 5,679 | 4,354 | 4,338 | 4,428 | 4,841 | 4,423 | 4,987 | 4,582 | 4,969 | 4,765 | 5,508 | 5,509 | 4,468 |
Australia | 2,581 | 3,011 | 3,393 | 3,223 | 2,858 | 2,745 | 2,823 | 2,778 | 2,727 | 2,805 | 2,903 | 2,996 | 3,024 |
Average | 8,768 | 7,999 | 7,562 | 5,279 | 7,827 | 9,199 | 8,786 | 8,242 | 10,175 | 8,441 | 9,503 | 10,121 | 10,256 |
Netherlands Printing Ink Export Prices by Type
Average prices varied noticeably for the major types of exported product. In June 2023, the product with the highest price was black printing ink ($10,556 per ton), while the average price for exports of color printing ink stood at $10,174 per ton.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was recorded for the following types: color printing ink (+1.7%).
Netherlands Printing Ink Exports
Printing ink exports from the Netherlands rose sharply to 5.6K tons in June 2023, increasing by 5.7% against May 2023. Over the period under review, exports, however, continue to indicate a mild slump. The growth pace was the most rapid in September 2022 when exports increased by 64% m-o-m. As a result, the exports attained the peak of 10K tons. From October 2022 to June 2023, the growth of the exports failed to regain momentum.
In value terms, printing ink exports reached $58M (IndexBox estimates) in June 2023. Overall, exports, however, saw a relatively flat trend pattern. The growth pace was the most rapid in May 2023 with an increase of 16% against the previous month.
Netherlands Printing Ink Exports by Type
Color printing ink (4.4K tons) was the largest type of printing ink exported from the Netherlands, accounting for a 79% share of total exports. Moreover, color printing ink exceeded the volume of the second product type, black printing ink (1.2K tons), fourfold.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the average monthly rate of growth in terms of the volume of export of color printing ink totaled -1.7%.
In value terms, color printing ink ($45M) remains the largest type of printing ink exported from the Netherlands, comprising 78% of total exports. The second position in the ranking was taken by black printing ink ($13M), with a 22% share of total exports.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the average monthly growth rate of the export volume of color printing ink was relatively modest.
Netherlands Printing Ink Exports by Country
France (903 tons), Germany (845 tons) and the UK (654 tons) were the main destinations of printing ink exports from the Netherlands, together accounting for 43% of total exports. Belgium, Spain, Italy, Australia, South Africa, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Turkey and Saudi Arabia lagged somewhat behind, together accounting for a further 45%.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of shipments, amongst the main countries of destination, was attained by Denmark (with a CAGR of +20.0%), while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
In value terms, Germany ($11M), France ($9M) and Belgium ($5.3M) constituted the largest markets for printing ink exported from the Netherlands worldwide, together comprising 44% of total exports. These countries were followed by Italy, Spain, the UK, Poland, South Africa, Turkey, Australia, Denmark, Finland and Saudi Arabia, which together accounted for a further 33%.
Among the main countries of destination, Denmark, with a CAGR of +11.1%, saw the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of exports, over the period under review, while shipments for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
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- Market Volume Forecast to 2035
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- Production Volume and Growth
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- Export Prices and Growth
- Market Size and Growth
- Per Capita Consumption
- Imports and Growth
- Import Prices
- Production, In Physical Terms: Historical Data (2012–2024) and Forecast (2025–2035)
- Production, In Value Terms: Historical Data (2012–2024) and Forecast (2025–2035)
- Imports, In Physical Terms: Historical Data (2012–2024) and Forecast (2025–2035)
- Imports, In Value Terms: Historical Data (2012–2024) and Forecast (2025–2035)
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2024
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Import Prices, By Country, 2012–2024
- Exports, In Physical Terms: Historical Data (2012–2024) and Forecast (2025–2035)
- Exports, In Value Terms: Historical Data (2012–2024) and Forecast (2025–2035)
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2024
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2024
- Export Prices, By Country, 2012–2024