PUBLISHER: Polaris Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1807464
PUBLISHER: Polaris Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1807464
Middle East Printing Inks Market Size, Share, Trend & Industry Analysis Report : By Product (Gravure, Flexographic, Lithographic, Digital, and Others), By Resin, By Application, and By Country - Market Forecast, 2025-2034
The middle east printing inks market size is expected to reach USD 3.89 billion by 2034, according to a new study by Polaris Market Research. The report "Middle East Printing Inks Market Size, Share, Trend & Industry Analysis Report By Product (Gravure, Flexographic, Lithographic, Digital, Others), By Resin, By Application, By Country - Market Forecast, 2025-2034" gives a detailed insight into current market dynamics and provides analysis on future market growth.
The Middle East printing inks market is evolving into a high-value segment driven by demand from packaging, publishing, and industrial printing applications. The market reflects strong forward momentum due to the expansion of digital printing, rising adoption of eco-friendly inks, and growing emphasis on sustainability in packaging materials. Rising consumption of packaged food and beverages, increasing customization in consumer goods, and branding needs are fueling higher volumes across both flexographic and gravure printing technologies. Printing inks are also undergoing continuous reformulation to comply with evolving regulatory requirements related to low-VOC and non-toxic ingredients. Solvent-free and water-based inks are gaining traction, especially in applications that require lower environmental impact without compromising performance. Market participants are investing in product development to improve adhesion, print sharpness, and compatibility with diverse substrates such as films, paper, and cardboard.
Hybrid printing solutions that merge offset and digital technologies are unlocking new production efficiencies and speed-to-market advantages. The rise of e-commerce has created additional avenues for corrugated packaging printing inks, particularly those that support high-speed, large-volume printing. Increased automation across printing infrastructure is also improving consistency, throughput, and operational cost-effectiveness. The industry continues to benefit from vertical integration strategies, technical partnerships, and customized ink systems tailored for specialized applications. These dynamics present long-term growth opportunities for players capable of delivering innovation, supply chain agility, and regulatory compliance while meeting the increasing expectations for high-quality, cost-effective, and sustainable printing solutions.
Middle East Printing Inks Market Report Highlights
By product, the lithographic segment accounted for the largest revenue share of ~44% in 2024 due to its strong adoption in high-volume commercial printing and packaging across the Middle East.
Based on resin, the acrylic segment held the largest revenue share of ~31% in 2024 due to their superior color retention, gloss, and weather resistance across a wide range of substrates.
The Saudi Arabia printing inks market accounted for ~44% of the revenue share in 2024 due to strong demand from the packaging and labeling sector, driven by rapid industrialization and rising consumer goods production.
The UAE market is projected to register a significant CAGR from 2025 to 2034 due to the rapid adoption of digital printing technologies across commercial and industrial sectors.
A few key players include ALTANA AG, Ashland Inc., DIC Corporation, DuPont, Flint Group, Huber Group, Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories Van Son, Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, Sun Chemical, TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co. Ltd, Wikoff Color Corporation, and Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG.
Polaris Market Research has segmented the Middle East printing inks market report on the basis of product, resin, application, and country:
By Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
Gravure
Flexographic
Lithographic
Digital
Others
By Resin Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
Modified Rosin
Modified Cellulose
Acrylic
Polyurethane
Others
By Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
Packaging & Labels
Corrugated Cardboards
Publication & Commercial Printing
Others
By Country Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Egypt
Morocco
Qatar
Kuwait
Rest of Middle East
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
- 1.1. Report Description
- 1.1.1. Objectives of the Study
- 1.1.2. Market Scope
- 1.1.3. Assumptions
- 1.2. Stakeholders
2. Executive Summary
- 2.1. Market Highlights
3. Research Methodology
- 3.1. Overview
- 3.1.1. Data Mining
- 3.2. Data Sources
- 3.2.1. Primary Sources
- 3.2.2. Secondary Sources
4. Middle East Printing Inks Market Insights
- 4.1. Printing Inks Market - Market Snapshot
- 4.2. Printing Inks Market Dynamics
- 4.2.1. Drivers and Opportunities
- 4.2.1.1. Expanding Packaging Industry
- 4.2.1.2. Growth in E-commerce
- 4.2.2. Restraints and Challenges
- 4.2.2.1. Limited availability of skilled technicians and high import dependency for raw materials.
- 4.2.1. Drivers and Opportunities
- 4.3. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 4.3.1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers (Moderate)
- 4.3.2. Threats of New Entrants: (Low)
- 4.3.3. Bargaining Power of Buyers (Moderate)
- 4.3.4. Threat of Substitute (Moderate)
- 4.3.5. Rivalry among existing firms (High)
- 4.4. PESTEL Analysis
- 4.5. Printing Inks Market Trends
- 4.6. Value Chain Analysis
5. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Product
- 5.1. Key Findings
- 5.2. Introduction
- 5.2.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 5.3. Gravure
- 5.3.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Gravure, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 5.4. Flexographic
- 5.4.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Flexographic, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 5.5. Lithographic
- 5.5.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Lithographic, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 5.6. Digital
- 5.6.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Digital, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 5.7. Others
- 5.7.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Others, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
6. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Resin
- 6.1. Key Findings
- 6.2. Introduction
- 6.2.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 6.3. Modified Resin
- 6.3.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Modified Resin, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 6.4. Modified Cellulose
- 6.4.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Modified Cellulose, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 6.5. Acrylic
- 6.5.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Acrylic, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 6.6. Polyurethane
- 6.6.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Polyurethane, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 6.7. Others
- 6.7.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Others, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
7. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Application
- 7.1. Key Findings
- 7.2. Introduction
- 7.2.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 7.3. Packaging & Labels
- 7.3.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Packaging & Labels, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 7.4. Corrugated Cardboards
- 7.4.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Corrugated Cardboards, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 7.5. Publication & Commercial Printing
- 7.5.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Publication & Commercial Printing, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 7.6. Others
- 7.6.1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Others, by Country, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
8. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Geography
- 8.1. Key Findings
- 8.2. Introduction
- 8.2.1. Printing Inks Market Assessment, By Geography, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3. Printing Inks Market - Middle East
- 8.3.1. Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.2. Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.3. Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.4. Printing Inks Market - Saudi Arabia
- 8.3.4.1. Saudi Arabia: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.4.2. Saudi Arabia: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.4.3. Saudi Arabia: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.5. Printing Inks Market - UAE
- 8.3.5.1. UAE: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.5.2. UAE: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.5.3. UAE: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.6. Printing Inks Market - Egypt
- 8.3.6.1. Egypt: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.6.2. Egypt: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.6.3. Egypt: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.7. Printing Inks Market - Morocco
- 8.3.7.1. Morocco: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.7.2. Morocco: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.7.3. Morocco: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.8. Printing Inks Market - Rest of Middle East
- 8.3.8.1. Rest of Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.8.2. Rest of Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- 8.3.8.3. Rest of Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
9. Competitive Landscape
- 9.1. Expansion and Acquisition Analysis
- 9.1.1. Expansion
- 9.1.2. Acquisitions
- 9.2. Partnerships/Collaborations/Agreements/Exhibitions
10. Company Profiles
- 10.1. ALTANA AG
- 10.1.1. Company Overview
- 10.1.2. Financial Performance
- 10.1.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.1.4. Recent Development
- 10.2. Ashland Inc.
- 10.2.1. Company Overview
- 10.2.2. Financial Performance
- 10.2.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.2.4. Recent Development
- 10.3. DIC Corporation
- 10.3.1. Company Overview
- 10.3.2. Financial Performance
- 10.3.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.3.4. Recent Development
- 10.4. DuPont
- 10.4.1. Company Overview
- 10.4.2. Financial Performance
- 10.4.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.4.4. Recent Development
- 10.5. Flint Group
- 10.5.1. Company Overview
- 10.5.2. Financial Performance
- 10.5.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.5.4. Recent Development
- 10.6. Huber Group
- 10.6.1. Company Overview
- 10.6.2. Financial Performance
- 10.6.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.6.4. Recent Development
- 10.7. Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories Van Son
- 10.7.1. Company Overview
- 10.7.2. Financial Performance
- 10.7.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.7.4. Recent Development
- 10.8. Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA
- 10.8.1. Company Overview
- 10.8.2. Financial Performance
- 10.8.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.8.4. Recent Development
- 10.9. Sun Chemical
- 10.9.1. Company Overview
- 10.9.2. Financial Performance
- 10.9.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.9.4. Recent Development
- 10.10. TOKYO PRINTING INK MFG Co. Ltd
- 10.10.1. Company Overview
- 10.10.2. Financial Performance
- 10.10.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.10.4. Recent Development
- 10.11. Wikoff Color Corporation
- 10.11.1. Company Overview
- 10.11.2. Financial Performance
- 10.11.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.11.4. Recent Development
- 10.12. Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG
- 10.12.1. Company Overview
- 10.12.2. Financial Performance
- 10.12.3. Product Benchmarking
- 10.12.4. Recent Development
List of Tables:
- Table 1 Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 2 Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 3 Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 4 Saudi Arabia: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 5 Saudi Arabia: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 6 UAE: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 7 UAE: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 8 UAE: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 9 Egypt: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 10 Egypt: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 11 Egypt: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 12 Morocco: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 13 Morocco: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 14 Morocco: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 15 Rest of Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 16 Rest of Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 17 Rest of Middle East: Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
List of Figures:
- Figure 1. Middle East Printing Inks Market, 2020-2034 (USD Billion)
- Figure 2. Integrated Ecosystem
- Figure 3. Research Methodology: Top-Down & Bottom-Up Price
- Figure 4. Market by Geography
- Figure 5. Porter's Five Forces
- Figure 6. Market by Product
- Figure 7. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Product, 2024 & 2034 (USD Billion)
- Figure 8. Market by Resin
- Figure 9. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Resin, 2024 & 2034 (USD Billion)
- Figure 10. Market by Application
- Figure 11. Middle East Printing Inks Market, by Application, 2024 & 2034 (USD Billion)
