Thermal paper is coated with a layer of color-forming material. It is an information recording paper that can develop its own color when excited by a thermal signal. When energy (heat energy) is given to the surface coating of thermal paper, the color-developing substance in it undergoes physical or chemical changes to produce discoloration and an image is obtained. Due to the use of thermal paper to print information records, it has fast printing speed, compact and portable printing equipment, and printing Low noise, no need to replace the ribbon, high definition and suitable for barcode recognition, etc. At the same time, thanks to the gradual decline in the production cost and price of thermal paper, the application of thermal paper has become more and more extensive.

After decades of development, the production and sales volume of thermal paper has been growing at a double-digit percentage rate worldwide. The global production and sales volume has exceeded 1 million tons, which is far beyond the production and sales volume that can be achieved by general specialty paper.

At present, due to the downturn of the global economy and the development of modern paperless information technology, the global paper industry is in a relatively difficult period. In order to seek new growth points, paper manufacturers are turning their attention to special papers. Specialty paper, which is indispensable for processing, has also attracted attention in recent years.

Thermal Paper Demand Status

From the perspective of the global market, the thermal paper market has been growing steadily, since 2009, the average annual growth rate has been about 5.5%. By 2013, the global output of thermal paper had reached 1.3 million tons.

The growth of thermal paper applications comes from the popularization of global thermal printing technology and the increase of thermal printer equipment & printing equipment using thermal paper includes fax machines, various bill POS printers, barcode printers, card printers, etc., and the application fields include retail , gaming, finance, clothing, logistics, postal services, medical care, etc. In 2014, the global market sales of dedicated printers can reach 37.59 million units, and the sales volume can reach 5.02 billion

US dollars. In 2008, the sales volume of my country's special-purpose printers was 1.862 million units, and the sales volume reached 1.54 billion yuan. The sales volume increased by 5.4% compared with the previous year. In 2014, the sales volume of dedicated printers in my country will reach 4.376 million

Taiwan, with sales of 3.26 billion yuan. According to the CCIA report: In 2008, the global sales of receipt/log printers reached 264,000 units, with sales of 12

100 million US dollars; the sales volume of my country's receipt/log printer market is 780,000 units, and the sales volume reaches 610 million yuan;

The   global sales of barcode/label printers reached 2.553 million units, with a sales volume of 2.02 billion US dollars; the sales volume of barcode/label printers in my country reached 152,000 units, with a sales volume of 510 million yuan; the global sales volume of embedded printers reached 18.532 million units, with a sales volume of to $720 million.   

The sales volume of my country's embedded printer market is 930,000 units, with a sales volume of 420 million yuan.