Print Solutions Magazine, May 2005 -- Going Global, Page 2

Print Solutions May 2005

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International Printing

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Going Global, continued

Top 5 U.S. Sources of Printing Imports in 2004

Total Printing*

1. Canada $921.2 million

2. China $684.8 million

3. Mexico $134.6 million

4. Japan $108.4 million

5. Germany $83.2 million

* Includes commercial lithographic printing, manifold business forms, greeting cards, blank books, binders, bookbinding and related work, typesetting, and platemaking

Commercial Lithographic Printing

1. Canada $758.8 million

2. China $186.6 million

3. Mexico $84.9 million

4. Germany $65.4 million

5. United Kingdom $58.7 million

Manifold Business Forms

1. Canada $12.3 million

2. Mexico $1 million

3. China $360,000

4. Taiwan $222,000

5. Singapore $159,000

Blank Books, Looseleaf Binders and Devices

1. China $374.1 million

2. Brazil $32.2 million

3. Hong Kong $20.1 million

4. Canada $17.7 million

5. India $16 million

Bookbinding and Related Work

1. Canada $1.1 million

2. United Kingdom $772,000

3. Colombia $401,000

4. China $325,000

5. Hong Kong $303,000

Source: U.S. Office of Consumer Goods, www.ita.doc.gov/td/ocg

Top 5 U.S. Sources of Printing Exports in 2004

Total Printing*

1. Canada $596.6 million

2. Mexico $310.4 million

3. United Kingdom $181.5 million

4. Germany $100 million

5. Netherlands $98 million

* Includes commercial lithographic printing, manifold business forms, greeting cards, blank books, binders, bookbinding and related work, typesetting, and platemaking

Commercial Lithographic Printing

1. Canada $430.9 million

2. Mexico $248.7 million

3. United Kingdom $148.9 million

4. Netherlands $76 million

5. Japan $56.7 million

Manifold Business Forms

1. Canada $7.7 million

2. Mexico $559,000

3. France $359,000

4. United Kingdom $304,000

5. Venezuela $181,000

Blank Books, Looseleaf Binders and Devices

1. Canada $20.7 million

2. Mexico $9.3 million

3. Australia $2.5 million

4. United Kingdom $2.2 million

5. Hong Kong $1.7 million

Bookbinding and Related Work

1. Netherlands $6.6 million

2. Belgium $3 million

3. Japan $2.3 million

4. Norway $2.2 million

5. United Kingdom $1.3 million

Source: U.S. Office of Consumer Goods, www.ita.doc.gov/td/ocg

"There's no reason why printers here can't be invested overseas and use those investments to take advantage of that market growth."

Dr. Joe Webb, President

Strategies for Management Inc.

Harrisville, R.I.

"Certain jobs will naturally migrate around the world. And they'll migrate away from the countries that they're going to now when those countries' standards of labor rates or technologies are superceded by other countries'."

Vince Naselli, Principal

Naselli and Associates, Somerset, N.J.

To win a 3 million unit tag order from Ecko Unlimited, Laserwave Inc. President Albert Hakim flew to China for samples of the 4 x 2-inch booklet with staggered pages, a matte-laminated cover, foil stamping, embossed ribbing, spot UV, 4-color interior, and metal grommet and string seal.

The staff at Laserwave includes (from left): President Albert Hakim, Dan Hakim, Jennifer Livak Malandro, Andy Cummings, Laju Doctor, John Regina, Dianna Birnie and Jeff Deubert. (Not pictured: Nicole Lee, Aron Heller)

Laserwave's offices combine elements of an art studio and logistics center. The company's equipment and staff are organized to coordinate overseas print production efficiently and with minimal risk.

Above: Eflex ordered 5,000 4-color, matte-laminated, die cut, hand-assembled stretch-fabric feeler cards for a tradeshow giveaway. Left: Winners of a contest sponsored by MTV received a custom die cut, matte-laminated presentation folder with Velcro dot closure supplied by Laserwave Inc.