Both inkjet and laser sectors declined in the fourth quarter of 2016. Market analysts IDC reported on the market’s performance in 4Q2016, noting that “demonetisation impacted demand […] resulting in decline in both inkjet and laser market”, with the entire market...
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South African printing ink market “fragmented”
Market analysis has shown that the top six companies “accounted for more than 60 percent” of the market in 2015. Market analysts Transparency Market Research reported that the South African printing inks market “is highly fragmented”, with its top six companies...
CIG to sponsor ITEX event
The remanufacturing group has announced its Platinum sponsorship of the ITEX exposition, taking place in April in Las Vegas and “connecting vendors and resellers” of office technology.
PrinterLogic MPS case study
The MPS company’s software has been deployed by a school district in Texas. Texas’ Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) installed PrinterLogic’s print management software to “eliminate its print servers” and introduce “centralised management”, with...
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InfoTrends reports on Australian vertical markets
A new study looks at the market opportunities in Australia. The study is to “help print vendors in Australia capitalise on opportunities for print” and “identifies vertical markets, company size segments, and geographic regions that offer the greatest opportunity for...
OKI and Cartridge World join forces
The two companies are working together in Australia and New Zealand. Over 200 Cartridge World franchises will sell printers and MFPs from OKI, as the OEM added Cartridge World to its distribution channel, said a press release. Cartridge World supplies inks and toners...
HK Haoyinbao installs new testing equipment
The new testing equipment consists of Kyocera machines, and will be used in HYB laboratories. HYB reported that its testing applications would be enhanced by the importation of some new Kyocera machines, adding that the company’s toner products go through the testing...
Impression Products discusses Lexmark case
The US remanufacturer was interviewed about its potential case in the US Supreme Court against the OEM. The Lexmark-Impression Products legal case was decided in Lexmark’s favour earlier this year, with the US Court of Appeals ruling that the US remanufacturer had...
Ricoh discusses Indian subsidiary’s issues
The OEM stated that Ricoh India’s failure to post results was “unprecedented” and “run[s] contrary” to its standards. The OEM’s subsidiary saw trading suspended in May “for non-compliance” after fraud allegations, with The Recycler reporting in June on the issues and...
Toner scam “mystery” investigated
The New York Times has looked into a toner scam in the US involving a previously-closed company. The newspaper’s consumer correspondent, The Haggler, shared the original complaint from reader Susie Polsky, who works at a non-profit company in Manhattan. She said that...