Global Printing Blanket Market Growth 2025-2031

The global Printing Blanket market size is predicted to grow from US$ 847 million in 2025 to US$ 1110 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.6% from 2025 to 2031.

Printing Blanket, the cover of the transfer cylinder on an offset press, is an integral part of the liner. Printing Blanket A composite product consisting of a rubber coating and a substrate (substrates can range from paper to aluminum sheet to textiles to any other substrate such as plastic or metal.) for indirect lithography, transferring ink from the printing plate onto the substrate. During the manufacturing process, the fabric and rubber are combined using thermal and chemical energy in a precisely controlled process, and different compounds and structures give Printing Blankets different properties on the press. In the early days, Printing Blanket was made of pure rubber, and the image quality was much better than the lithographic printing plates used at the time, but it also had its drawbacks. The advent of synthetic rubber in the 1930s eliminated the problems inherent in the pure rubber previously used. Today, blankets are made by using different synthetic rubbers to increase their resistance. The main synthetic rubbers used today are Buna N, Neoprene as well as NVR (nitrile butadiene rubber), and EPDM (ethylene propylene diene rubber) to increase the durability of the blanket. To provide extra strength to the blanket, a backing with fabric or metal is provided.

Global key producers of printing blankets are ContiTech, Flint Group, Fujikura Rubber, Habasit, Meiji Rubber & Chemical, Chiorino SpA, Kinyosha, and others. The top three producers together account for more than 75% of the market share, with the largest producer being ContiTech, with a 35% market share. Production sites are mainly located in the United States, Europe, China, Japan, India, etc., with Europe having the largest market share. In terms of product categories, UV blankets and air cushion blankets both hold more than 40% of the market share, while traditional blankets only account for 10% of the market share. In terms of its applications, the packaging industry is its largest downstream sector, accounting for 45% of the market share; it also has applications in the commercial printing and newspaper industries.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Printing Blanket Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Printing Blanket sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Printing Blanket sales for 2025 through 2031. With Printing Blanket sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Printing Blanket industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Printing Blanket landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Printing Blanket portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Printing Blanket market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Printing Blanket and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Printing Blanket.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Printing Blanket market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Conventional Blanket
UV Blanket
Air Cushion Printing Blanket
Others

Segmentation by Application:
Packaging
Commercial
Newspaper
Others

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
ContiTech
Flint Group
Fujikura Rubber
Kinyosha
Meiji Rubber & Chemical
Habasit
BIRKAN GmbH
ACOMA
Maniar Rubber Industries
Prisco Group
Chiorino SpA
Norisprint
Shanghai Xinxing

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Printing Blanket market?

What factors are driving Printing Blanket market growth, globally and by region?

Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?

How do Printing Blanket market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Printing Blanket break out by Type, by Application?

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