21.01.2021| BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW| Business-Inform
Peter Knak (IMEX) talks about the situation on the global market of quality supplies for office printing and changes caused by COVID-19 pandemic in the new article "Reliability Needs to be Proven, Trust Needs to be Earned" in BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #30, 2021, in preparation for print).
14.01.2021| Business-Inform
2021 Perspectives – Quality of Printing and
Environmental Control, the New in the Industry and the Russian Legislation
Moscow, January 13, 2021 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers
and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held the online-conference “2021
Perspectives – Quality of Printing and Environmental Control, the New in
the Industry and the Russian Legislation”. The conference saw participation by the
representatives of 122 Russian companies (buyers of office printing devices and
corresponding supplies), as well as a number of the heads of the Russian and
European remanufactured printing devices and quality alternative consumables
supplier-companies.
During the Conference three
reports were presented:
- Remanufactured Printers,
Copiers, MFPs – the Suppliers’ Offers, Quality and Environmental Testing, the
Specifics of Supplying and Servicing. (Malinskiy S.V., “Business-Inform” Group, Tumanov
M.B., INKOTEC Ltd.)
Theses of the report:
The Global market of remanufactured
printing devices in 2015-2020 – the volumes of sales, dynamics, and tendencies.
COVID-19 and its influence on the market of office printing. Leaders of the European
market and their products. Chinese printing/copier devices remanufacturing
companies and their products. The Russian market and its features. The
requirements towards the quality of printing and products sustainability. The
legislative requirements for remanufactured products and their implementation
in Europe and Russia. The Russian suppliers myths; and why they are still being
spread. Why does the Russian customs service ignore the requirements of RoHS
European directive, and when this ignorance will stop. The issues with certification.
The results of comparative quality testing of new and remanufactured of
printing/copying devices – the abilities of remanufacturing industry are not
limitless. The issues of providing informational safety and their solutions.
The plans of supplying the remanufactured equipment into Russia in 2021 and
quality control, sustainability, and informational safety procedures.
- New Brands on the Global Market
of Printing Devices – Manufacturers, Models, Consumables Features. (Malinskiy S.V., “Business-Inform” Group, Zakharov
P.I., INKOTEC Ltd.)
Theses of the report:
New Chinese brands of printing
devices – technical and functional characteristics, prices, and printing
quality testing results. Avision, Elean, Deli, Lenovo, Zonewin, Xiaomi printing devices brands and their specifics. Which models we are
to see on the Russian market in 2021 and under which names. The provision of
consumables is no simple task. The evaluation of printing quality and
sustainability of new models. The issues of servicing and certification. The
requirements towards the informational safety of office printing systems within
Critical Information Infrastructure facilities. The policy of “Zero Trust” and
projecting of its requirements on the office printing facilities.
- High Quality Cartridges on the
Russian Market – the Volumes of Supplements, Quality and Sustainability
Control, Remanufacturing and Disposal. (Malinskiy S.V., Savinova A.A., “Business-Inform”
Group)
Theses of the report:
The alternative market in
Russia – brands, suppliers, and the volumes of procurement in 2014-2020. The growth
of alternative market in 2021, the growing list of brands, raising of the
requirements towards the products, and organizing the entry control. The specifics
of technical equipping of new and reorganized organizations and businesses. The
issue of informational safety and legislative support for the alternative market.
The requirements of Federal Law #187 and the key changes in Federal Laws #44
and #223 for suppliers. The expected changes in contractual system field. The
procurement from the sole supplier and the rating of business reputation of a
company. The new edition of the sole supplier procurement basis points. New rules of reviewing the application for
defining the sole supplier for procurement. The closed list of possible
requirements towards participants. The prohibition of foreign devices
procurement according to Federal Law #223 and its practical implementation. The
algorithm of alternative procurements and its practical implementation for 2021-2022. The overseeing bodies and their powers.
High quality cartridges and confirmed quality cartridges – the main criteria
and 2020 testing results. The supplying distribution of 5.4 mln cartridges
among the recommended manufacturers of quality cartridges. The volumes of
supplying in the first half of 2021, organizing the entry control and
additional procurement. The responsibility of suppliers and consumers. The
issue of sustainability control for cartridges in alternative supplying.
The participants of the
Conference discussed together with the speakers, the heads of the Russian and
European remanufactured printing equipment and quality alternative consumables
supplier companies the provided information, recommendations and testing
results, practical aspects of remanufactured equipment and quality cartridges
procurement organizing and their printing quality control aspects. As a
new-year surprise for all the participants of the conference there has been
free subscription for BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine and its appendix “Testing
and Quality”, published by Information Agency “Business-Inform”
In the end of the Conference,
the Participants thanked the organizers and speakers and expressed the wish to
continue the discussion of the urgent issues of the office printing industry
within the framework of other AQCMS Online Conferences for Russian corporative
buyers of printing devices and consumables.
AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en
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11.01.2021| BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW| Business-Inform
BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine (issue #30,
2021)
Is In Preparation for Print
Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow) has started a
preparation for print of BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine (issue #30, 2021). The
magazine is aimed at the specialists of office printing devices, supplies and
parts industry.
The main magazine sections are:
Global Industry Leaders, Russian Market Leaders, AQCMS News, Marketing,
Printing Outsourcing, Information Security and Environmental Safety,
Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and
Aftermarket.
The topic of this issue is the Quality
and Ecology within the Industry of Office Printing Supplies. Advertising and Results of
Real Testings.
Information Agency “Business-Inform”
invites manufacturers and suppliers of quality supplies to place their
product-ads in BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #30, 2021).
The print-run is 20000 copies.
The digital version of
BUSINESS-INFORM Review can be found on Information Agency “Business-Inform”
web-site, http://sforp.ru/birevieweng/ .
The magazine will be on sale
(distribution) in the beginning of March
2021.
Regarding the issues of ads and information
placement in the magazine, please contact us: E-mail – bizinform@list.ru

15.12.2020| Business-InformThe Supplies of
Quality Cartridges in 2021 – Business-Inform and AQCMS Provide Corporate
Buyers with the Results of Testing and Recommendations on Choosing Brands
and Suppliers
Moscow, December 15, 2020 – The
Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and
Information Agency “Business-Inform”
organized and held on December 15 the online-conference “Quality Cartridges on the Russian Market – Brands Confirming
their Quality, and their Suppliers” The conference saw participation
by the representatives of 108 Russian companies (buyers of the printing
supplies for office printing devices),
as well as a number of the heads of the Russian and European quality
alternative consumables supplier-companies.
During
the Conference three reports were presented:
— The Russian Market of
Printing Supplies 2020 – Main Results, Tendencies, Perspectives. (Malinskiy S.V. “Business-Inform” Group,
Tumanov M.B. Inkotec ltd.)
Theses of the report:
The Global market of printing supplies in 2020:
main results and tendencies. COVID-19 and its influence on the market of office
printing. The Russian market and its features. The requirements towards the
quality of printing and products sustainability. The legislative requirements
and their implementation. What to expect in 2021: the environmental control and
REACH requirements, “high quality” and “confirmed quality” printing labels,
controlling the compliance. The requirements towards the data safety of office
printing systems within Critical Information Infrastructure facilities. The policy
of “Zero Trust” and projecting of its requirements on the office printing
facilities. The alternative market: brands, suppliers and procurement volumes
in 2020. The growth of the alternative market in 2021, the enlargement of the
list of suppliers, and organizing the input control. The features of technical equipment
of new and reorganized organizations and businesses. New Chinese brands of printing
devices: technical and functional characteristics, prices, and printing quality
testing results. The remanufactured equipment and consumables: the offers by
European leading companies. The invitation for a dialog from BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Virtual Expo participants.
— High Quality Cartridges
and Confirmed Quality Cartridges – the Testing Results, Recommended Brands and
Suppliers. (Malinskiy
S.V., Savinova A.A., “Business-Inform” Group)
Theses of the report:
The popular Global and Russian brands: production,
distribution, product quality, and regional policies. The popular 2020 cartridge
models, ratings of consumption and popularity, leading models prices and
quality: Russia and Europe procured cartridges quality testing results. The most
popular International and Russian brands: the Volumes of sales on the Russian
market, price policy and their products testing results. The International and Russian
brands recommended for alternative procurements for Russian organizations and
businesses in 2021 according to the results of the independent testing. The introduction
recommended supplier-companies of cartridges of high and confirmed quality. The distribution of supplying of 5.4 mln
cartridges among the recommended suppliers. The volumes of supplying in the
first half of 2021, the organizing of incoming quality control and additional
procurements. The responsibility of suppliers and consumers.
— The Environmental Requirements towards the Office Printing – the Legislative Requirements and
their Implementation in Russia. (Malinskiy
S.V., Vasiliev A.I., “Business-Inform” Group)
Theses of the
report:
The sustainability as an integral part of product quality.The legislative requirements towards sustainability and the
responsibility for non-compliance. The environmental testing of popular models
of compatible cartridges in 2020: the results contradict the advertising of
sellers. The environmental testing of OEM cartridges: are there no breaches or
are they yet “to be seen”? Are the remanufactured cartridges environmentally
safe? The issue of doping in sports and toxicity in cartridges: the same
causes, the same verdicts, the same results. The COVID-19 pandemic severely
punishes those who didn’t believe in decaBDE suppressing the immune system (the
official stats in countries not ratifying the Stockholm Convention). The
toxicity of cheap compatible cartridges: myths and testing results. Compatible decaBDE-Free
cartridges – already a reality, however, has the environmental safety issue
been solved? New environmental requirements from the Russian corporative buyers
in 2021 and their official form. The accepted limits of plastic recycling and
the issue of its implementation. The necessary disposal of plastic and issues
of its realization, the “Business-Inform” Group experience, or how to destroy 4
mln toxic cartridges? The issue of cartridge environmental safety in
alternative supplying and its solution.
The
participants of the conference discussed with the reporters and the heads of
the Russian companies (suppliers of quality consumables) the presented
recommendations and testing results, the practical aspects of organizing
quality cartridges procurements and their printing quality control.
In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked
the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to continue discussing
urgent issues within the frameworks of following AQCMS Online Conferences
Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and supplies.
AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

13.12.2020| BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW| Business-InformBusiness-Inform Review Magazine (Issue
#29, 2020), News from the World of
Office Printing and Supplies
Information Agency
“Business-Inform” web-site displays a new issue of the quarterly magazine, Business-Inform Review (issue #29, 2020). The magazine readers are the specialists of the office
printing devices, supplies, and parts industry.
More than 30
articles have been published in the magazine’s main sections: Global Industry
Leaders, Russian Market Leaders, Standardization and Certification, Marketing, Printing
Outsourcing, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket, as well as in the new section, AQCMS News, dedicated to the
activities of the Russian based Association of Quality Consumables
Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS).
In the Global Industry Leaders section presents articles by Scott Odom (Clover
Imaging Group) “Customer Needs to Understand the
Value of a Genuine Remanufactured Product”, Volker Kappius (Delacamp AG) “Quality
Cannot Be Proclaimed But Needs to Be Proven and Earned” and “Ethos of the
Genuine Remanufacturing Industry: Crossroads Ahead”, Jan Hagemann (Integral GmbH) “Focusing
On Quality Is The Best Long-Run Strategy In The Market”, Zoltan Matyas (GM Technology) “COVID-19 Shows the World a
“Double-Eco Challenge”. At GM We Are Ready to Take It Head On!”, and article by Ninestar Image Tech. Limited “Ninestar’s Product Launch Event Unveils
More Opportunities”.
In the Russian Market Leaders section one can find a interviews: Marina Chromova (RMS ltd) “Smart
Customer Will Never Chase Dubious Benefits” and Vyacheslav Teslenko (Uniton-Service) “An Educated User Will Be Able to Reverse
the Situation in Our Industry”.
In the AQCMS News section one can find a number of AQCMS press-releases: “AQCMS Discusses with the Russian Buyers the New
Products of Office Printing Industry”, “Quality
Cartridges on the Russian Market – the Requirements towards Products, and the
Responsibility of Suppliers”, “AQCMS Discusses
with the Russian Buyers the Environmental Issues of Office Printing
Industry”.
The Standardization and Certification section presents articles by Ray Stasieczko
“Meeting Standards Means Staying Relevant” and Tricia Judge “Static Control Continues to Set High Industry
Standards”.
In the Printing
Outsourcing section one can find the articles by David Gibbons “5 Steps Revealed to Seize the Cloud Print Advantage” and “MPS Channel Optimistic Despite Impact of COVID-19”.
In
the Marketing section one can
find the articles by Aaron Leon (LD Products) “E-commerce
and the New Normal”, Christine Dunne(Keypoint Intelligence) “Rethinking
the Mix of Print Devices Post-COVID”, Louella Fernandes (Quocirca). “COVID-19: Accelerating Print Industry Transformation”, Shirley Ba (IDC) “The Future Trend of
Home Office and Covid-19 Pandemic”.
In the Information Security and
Environmental Safety section one can find the articles “Is Your Printer a Weak Link in the System of
Data Security?” and “Chipjet Solves 3 Most Common
Error Messages with HP NeverStop Printers”
In
the Office Equipment and Printing Technology sectionone can find the articles by Graham Galliford “Toner/Laser
Supplies Will Continue to Dominate the Desktop Printer
Market”, Jarek Yang “Inkjet VS Laser: Inkjet
is a Better Business Tool”, and detailed review of technical and functional
models of printers/MFPs from Canon, Epson, and Zonewin.
In
the Printing Supplies and
Aftermarket section presents
articles by Mark Dawson “Printer
Supplies Opportunities Post COVID-19”, Dhruv
Mahajan “New
"Make-in-India" Policy —Is this an Opportunity for Printing
Consumables?”, Steve Weedon “Disrupting Imaging Supplies in Europe” as
well as an article “HYB Update Toner
Testing in Their Labs”.
Especially for international
specialists, several articles dedicated to the Russian and International
markets have been presented in English (see English Pages section).
The digital version of the magazine
can be found on Business-Inform agency’s web-site.
The printed version can be ordered starting from 21th of December, at the Business-Inform distribution
department (www.sforp.ru, email: bizinform@list.ru, tel. +7 495 988-6146,
Moscow, Barabanniy Lane, 4 (building 6)), Moscow specialists can purchase the
magazine in RMS company shop (www.ramis.ru, +7 495 542-5098, Moscow, Medoviy
lane, 4 (building 5)).

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