Conductive ink is applied on an object which primarily conducts electricity.
 
Conductive inks for printed and flexible electronics are one of the prime materials.
 
Growing proliferation of printed electronics in different industries is one of the major driving factors for the market. Printed electronics can be used in a wide range of applications which include organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs), and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) among others. With technological advancement, different sort of nano-patterning methods have been developed for instance nano-imprinting and nano-contact printing to improve light extraction from OLEDs which is also contributing on the positive development of the conductive inks market.
 
Rising demand for barcode and RFID scanner is influencing the growth conductive inks market globally. With increasing technological advancement conductive inks are adopted extensively across various digital cameras, smart phones, laptops and various AIDC devices among others. Growing application of printed circuit boards, circuits, antennas, biosensors, sensors, printed heaters, touch screens and touch switches in different industries are also acting as a major driving factor for the conductive inks globally.
 
Grooming demand for smaller compact devices in semiconductor industry as well as advanced consumer electronics is increasing the application of conductive inks in order to replace the bulky, heavy, energy-consuming wires. Technological developments are a major driver of the conductive inks market in different developing countries. Increasing application of RFID tags in different industries along with rising demand for printed circuit boards in different equipment is acting as a major driver for the conductive inks market globally.
Global Conductive Inks Market: Market Segmentation
 
Based on type, the market conductive inks has been segmented into the market for conductive inks has been segmented into silver conductive inks, copper conductive inks, conductive polymers, conductive nanotube ink, and graphene / carbon ink among others. On the basis of application, the market has been segmented into the market for conductive inks have been segmented into photovoltaic cells, displays, RFID (radio frequency identification), printed circuit board, and biosensors among others. By geography, the market is segmented into Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, South America and Middle-East & Africa (MEA). By revenue, Asia Pacific accounted for the largest share in the conductive inks market in 2016.
 
Global Conductive Inks Market: Scope of Study
 
The key players in the conductive inks market have been competitively profiled across the five broad geographic regions.
 
This competitive landscape is inclusive of the various business strategies adopted by these major players and their recent developments in the field of conductive inks. Further, the report includes the market attractiveness analysis of different type and application of the conductive inks.
 
The report also offers assessment of different drivers that is impacting the global market, along with the restraints and opportunities that has also been covered under the scope of this research. For each segment (such as type, and application), market dynamics analysis has been provided. All these factors help in determining different trends that has been impacting the overall market growth. Moreover, after taking into consideration all this factors, an extensive analysis of the region wise growth parameters of conductive inks market along with the overall assessment for the forecast period of 2017-2025 has been also been provided within this report. Moreover, the report includes the patents analysis is also included in the scope of the research.
 
Global Conductive Inks Market: Competitive Landscape
 
Some of the leading players in the conductive inks market are E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (The U.S.), Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany), NovaCentrix (The U.S.), Vorbeck Materials Corporation, Inc. (The U.S.), Intrinsiq Materials, Inc. (The U.S.), Heraeus Holding GmbH (Germany), Johnson Matthey PLC (The U.K.), Sun Chemical Corporation (The U.S.), Creative Materials Inc. (The U.S.) and Applied Ink Solutions (The U.S.) among others.
The global conductive inks market has been segmented as follows: