CTSA - Chapter 4: Competitiveness
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This chapter focuses on the performance and cost of
each substitute blanket wash. Section 4.1 discusses the results of
the performance demonstration of each blanket wash, both in a laboratory
setting and in an actual print shop. All 37 blanket washes (including
the baseline) were tested at the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
(GATF) laboratory for flash point, volatile organic compound (VOC)
content, pH, blanket swell potential and wipability. Of the 36 formulations
(plus the baseline) analyzed at GATF, 22 were field tested. Each of
these 22 blanket washes was used at two print shops, and evaluated
on factors such as how well the ink was cut and how quickly the blanket
dried. The limitations of these field evaluations are briefly presented
and the results discussed in greater detail. Section 4.2 presents
the costs associated with using the 22 field tested blanket washes.
For each of the two facilities where a blanket wash was tested, data
on cost/wash, cost/press, and cost/press/shift/year were developed
and compared with baseline costs using VM&P Naphtha. This section
also contains a description of the different variables used to develop
the cost data, such as labor costs, blanket wash costs, and other
materials costs. Section 4.3 addresses international trade issues
for blanket washes in general. Importation and exportation of both
petroleum based blanket washes and low VOC blanket washes are discussed,
as well as joint ventures between foreign companies. |
4.1 Performance Data [339 K pdf]
- 4.1.1 Background
4.1.2 Methodology
4.1.3 Data Collection, Summary and Analysis
4.1.4 Limitations
4.1.5 Blanket Wash Summaries
4.2 Blanket Wash Cost Analysis Methodology [433
K pdf]
- 4.2.1 General Description of Costing Methodology
4.2.2 Details Related to Data Sources and Methodological Approach
4.2.3 Example Calculation
4.2.4 Blanket Wash Cost Analysis Results
4.3 International Trade Issues [45 K pdf]
- 4.3.1 International Trade of Petroleum-based Blanket Washes
4.3.2 International Trade of "Low VOC" Blanket Washes
4.3.3 Joint Ventures Impacting the International Trade of Blanket
Washes
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Chapter 4 in its entirety. [740 K pdf file]
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