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Article: Ink Jet Inks make gains in textiles: textile printing has been the realm of screen printing, but ink jet technology has shown a great deal of potential in this market.
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- Ink World
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- June 1, 2003
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It may not occur to many people outside the industry that ink plays a role in fashion. Though the size of the market is often dependent on fashion trends, textile printing is expected to grow by 3.3 percent during the next 10 years.
Some estimates place the size of the textile market at 25 billion square meters annually, which makes it a sizable market for the ink industry. Ten percent of the total ink printing market is currently devoted to textile printing, according to Dr. Juergen Weiser, head of BASF global business management for ink jet inks.
According to BASF, printing is unique among textile methods as it gives designers unlimited opportunities ...