FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2005

U.S. Market for PVC Flexible Substrates Reaches $375 Million in 2005 According to a Recent Report by Web Consulting

Boston, MA - The value of the U.S. market for PVC banner and PVC flexible substrates used for signage and graphics applications by wide and grand format graphics printers is estimated at $375 million according to a recent study published by Web Consulting. The report is supported by primary research from more than 2,100 U.S. end user surveys conducted in 2005 by Web Consulting.

According to Lisa Onesto, Senior Consultant, “Users employ a variety of decoration methods including cut vinyl, screen printing, digital printing, paint, and eradication. And while each decorative method and application produced are growing at various rates, the 2005 U.S. PVC and Flexible Substrates Report states that the overall U.S. market for these products is growing at 7% per year.”

Including profiles of most major supplier of PVC products, the 2005 U.S. PVC and Flexible Substrates Report also states that non-U.S. manufactured product represents nearly one quarter of the total volume of PVC banner and flexible substrates purchased for signage and graphics applications in the U.S.

End-user segments analyzed include sign shops, screen printers, digital print shops, photo labs, reprographics houses, quick print shops, and billboard & grand format print shops. While the report analyzes all of the most common applications produced, including banners, flexible graphics, flexible signage, building wraps, billboards and other specialty grand format graphic applications, Web Consulting believes that solvent inkjet banner material, flexible signage substrates, grand format alternative outdoor substrates, and transit/street furniture PVC substrates will outpace overall market growth.

For additional information on Web Consulting’s U.S. or global industry reports, please contact Michael Flippin at Web Consulting’s Boston office at (617) 536-5925 or visit www.web-eu.com/rands.htm.

Web Consulting
Web Consulting (www.web-na.com) is a leading global market research consultancy for the inkjet, signage, screen printing and industrial decoration industries. Founded in 1993 in Oxfordshire UK, Web Consulting provides a flexible range of services including local or regional primary market research, market modeling, marketing support and strategic analysis from its offices in the U.K., U.S.A., and China. Specializing in the markets for graphics, textiles and other specialty imaging applications for digital and analog printing and decoration, Web Consulting uses a proven research methodology when conducting research to support sound global strategies and provide accurate market understanding based on local market research and knowledge.

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