Delacamp AG, the largest independent supplier of quality components and consumables to the genuine printer cartridge remanufacturing industry has been chosen again by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation as their sole and exclusive distributor of OPCs and Chemical Toners for Europe, CIS, Middle East and Africa.

“We are very delighted to continue this long-term successful partnership and are proud to mark the 15^th year of successful cooperation with Mitsubishi in 2021.

The year 2020 is a difficult year. It presents us all with new challenges. The global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the measures to slow the virus spread affect both social life and the global economy. We are all affected in some way and most of us have had difficult months this year. I had been promoted to Sales Manager at the beginning of this year and honestly speaking I expected my first year in the new role to be quite a bit different. However, it makes me very proud working with such a good team, customers and business-partners that let us get through this challenging situation and year. I would like to use this opportunity to thank our long-term business partners and absolutely loyal customers – thank you very much!” says Susanne Dannehl, Sales Manager of Delacamp.

October 14, 2020, Moscow - Indian Toners and Developers Limited (ITDL) toners have confirmed their quality during independent testing in AQCMS Competence Center.

Indian Toners and Developers Limited (ITDL) company was founded in Indiain 1990. The main direction of the company activity is the production of toner. ITDL possesses its own manufacturing facilities situated in Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) and Sitarganj (Uttarakhand) with the total output capacity of 3600 tons of toner annually. The company has a wide distribution network consisting of nearly 120 distributors and 600 dealers. ITDL exports toners in more than 20 countries worldwide; and during the years it has been one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of toners in South-East Asia.

ITDL strives to grow its network of partners in Russia. To demonstrate to the Russian specialists the high quality of ITDL toners, the company has submitted for testing to the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) the samples of its products. The independent testing of ITDL toners for the most popular laser cartridges models in Russia performed at the AQCMS Competence Center, allowed to evaluate the quality of ITDL products: the quality of prints made on HP LaserJet Pro M425 (cartridge CF280) and HP LaserJet P1102 (cartridge CE285) with the use of ITDL toners complied with the quality of OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST nominee prints, аnd the quality of prints made on HP LaserJet Pro M104A (cartridge CF218A) with the use of ITDL toners turned out to be close to the OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST nominees prints quality. So the above-mentioned ITDL toners may be recommended by Russian specialists for usage in remanufacturing laser cartridges.

            ITDL is the participant of International Virtual Office Printing, Supplies and Parts Expo BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 and invites Russian specialists to visit its virtual booth A6/B13.

        On issues related to organizing meetings and contacts with Indian Toners and Developers Limited (ITDL) representatives please contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia), e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject: “Contact with ITDL”) or ITDL directly, e-mail: export@indiantoners.com .

Moscow, September 29, 2020 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on September 29 the Online Conference “The Environmental Issues of Office Printing Industry and Possible Ways of Their Solution in 2020-2022”. The Conference saw the participation by representatives of 123 Russian companies — buyers of the office printing devices and corresponding supplies. The conference sponsors are Cuhdo ltd. and Incotec ltd.

During the Conference the following reports were presented:

- Environmental Requirements for Printing Devices and Supplies on the Russian Market – the Content and the Practical Implementation. Environmental Testing of OEM and New Compatible Cartridges – The Situation on the Global Market Changes Extremely Quickly. (Stanislav Malinskiy, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), RoHS, REACH;

The demands for POPs liquidation and prohibition of their manufacturing;

The legislative requirements for collection, transportation and disposal of toxic waste;

The environmental friendliness of printing devices of well-known Global brands and newer brands (Avision, Deli, Elean, Foundertech, G&G, Lenovo, Xiaomi) – the results of European and Russian testings;

Popular myths, tricks and manipulations by suppliers of illegal cartridges;

In which countries do the lawyers declare decaBDE to be “safe”; and what do medics think of it;

New European requirements towards OEM and the environmental safety of products supplied (year 2020);

The leading Chinese compatible cartridge manufacturers on the Global market and their environmental initiatives;

Legitimacy of certificates and Russian realities;

Does the certificate (provided by the supplier) protect cartridge sellers and buyers?

The statistics of supplying remanufactured and new compatible cartridges into Russian in the first half of 2020;

The Alternative shipments on the Russian market in 2020-2021, the reasons for their volume growth and their influence on the open market dynamics;

Russian facilities for disposal of toxic and dangerous waste – their location, real capacities and perspectives.

- The Liquidation of Toxic Cartridges in Russia – the Practical Issues of Legislative Requirements Implementation. (Stanislav Malinskiy, Yulia Danilogorskaya, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

The import and sales of cartridges in Russia – the legislative requirements and practice;

The volumes of toxic cartridges on the Russian market in 2018-2020;

The responsibility of manufacturers, suppliers, sellers and buyers of toxic cartridges;

European fines and the experience of their implementation;

The issues of collection, transportation and disposal of toxic cartridges – who is paying for it all?

The results of environmental testing of OEM and non-OEM cartridges in Russia and Internationally – the expected and absolutely surprising results;

New offers by the leading Chinese manufacturers of compatible cartridges and their environmental testing;

Toners and their chemical composition;

The issues of counterfeits and manipulation with the names of well-known brands on the Russian market;

News of the Russian legislation 2020-2021 – New requirements for suppliers and buyers – How to follow them?

Russian facilities for disposal of toxic and dangerous waste – their location, real capacities and perspectives;

The Business-Inform public company’s experience in disposal and liquidation of cartridges;

The AQCMS Council on the Issues of Environmental Safety consults the buyers of remanufactured and compatible cartridges;

Who is  Who on the Russian market of printing supplies;

The recommendations on the choice of brands and suppliers of environmentally friendly products.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers and the leading industry experts the practical aspects of quality cartridges, toners and parts procurement organizing, practical aspects of environmental control of procured products, as well as the issues of remanufacturing and disposal of consumables.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet again within the framework of another AQCMS Online Conference for Russian corporate buyers of printing equipment and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

Business-Inform: bizinform@list.ru, http://sforp.ru/en/ 

Moscow, September 23, 2020 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on September 23 the Online Conference “The Tendencies of the Global Office Printing Industry. The Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic on Procurement Plans for 2021. The Problems of Informational and Environmental Safety Provision”. The Conference saw the participation by representatives of 142 Russian companies — buyers of the office printing devices and corresponding supplies. The conference sponsors are DaLZ ltd.,  Cuhdo ltd. and Incotec ltd.

During the Conference the following reports were presented:

- The Influence of COVID-19 on the Tendencies of the Global Office Printing Industry. New Chinese Brands of Printing Devices. The Issues of Providing Information and Environmental Safety (Stanislav Malinskiy, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

The main tendencies of the Global office printing industry;

The COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on demand and supply correction on the Global and Russian markets in 2020-2022;

The New Chinese brands of printers/MFPs (Avision, Deli, Elean, Foundertech, G&G, Lenovo, Xiaomi) and their perspectives on the Russian market; the Results of prints quality testings;

The new Russian brands and the experience of past years (МВ and UNIT brands); the issues of providing informational and environmental safety;

The Russian reality and new aspects of the Russian legislation;

The shipments of printing devices and consumables into Russiain the first half of 2020; what the foreign researchers have failed to notice;

The Alternative shipments on the Russian market in 2020-2021 and their influence on the open market dynamics;

Practical recommendations on solving problems in 2020.

- The Quality of Printing with OEM, Remanufactured and New Compatible Cartridges. The Issue of Unified Approach and Definition. The Quality Label of AQCMS – the Working Group Offers the Solution and Its Practical Implementation. (Stanislav Malinskiy, Alina Savinova, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

The evaluation of prints and printing quality – International standards ISO/IEC, methods STMC/LEM; measured parameters and means of measurement;

Legitimacy of methods and test results;

What the developers of methods and sellers of “quality” cartridges prefer to omit;

What the customer wants (the results of testing of OEM, remanufactured and new compatible cartridges);

Traditional myths and testing results;

The quality label of AQCMS – the working group offers the solution and its implementation;

Who is Who on the Russian market of printing  consumables;

Recommendations on choosing brands and suppliers of consumables for 2020-2021.

- The Issues of OEM and New Compatible Cartridge Remanufacturing. The International Experience and Russian Reality. The Experience of Organizing and Functioning of the Russian Remanufacturing Centers. (Stanislav Malinskiy, Information Agency “Business-Inform”, Mikhail Tumanov, Incotec ltd.)

Theses of the report:

The Remanufacturing Industry in Russiaand abroad – Main Tendencies and Perspectives; traditional myths and testing results;

The experience of organizing and functioning of the Russian remanufacturing centers;

The difference between cartridges remanufactured in Russiaand abroad (Romania, Serbia, Germany,France, Spain); the results of Russian and foreign remanufactured cartridges testing; comments from European labs’ experts;

Incompetent refiller – the chief enemy of the Russian remanufacturing industry;

The issue of choosing quality toners and parts;

The International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST results – Winner brands and nominee brands;

The recommendations on choosing remanufactured cartridges, remanufacturing methods, toners and parts for 2020-2021;

The Alternative shipments on the Russian market in 2020-2021 and their influence on the open market dynamics;

The criteria for printing quality evaluation – the quality of prints and its uniformity, environmental friendliness and the ability to be remanufactured;

The recommended models, brands and suppliers for 2020-2021;

Practical recommendations on solving problems in 2020.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers and the leading industry experts the practical aspects of printers/MFPs, quality cartridges, toners and parts procurement organizing and their quality and informational safety control, as well as the issues of remanufacturing and disposal of consumables.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet again on 29^th of September within the framework of another AQCMS Online Conference: The Environmental Issues of Office Printing Industry and Possible Ways of Their Solution in 2020-2022.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

Business-Inform: bizinform@list.ru, http://sforp.ru/en/ 

Starts Preparation for Publishing of

“The Best Suppliers of Compatible Consumables”

(Issue 3, 2020) Catalog 

Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow) has started a preparation for print of BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine (issue #29, 2020). 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.

Information Agency “Business-Inform” invites manufacturers and suppliers of quality supplies to place their product-ads in BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #29, 2020).

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 December 2020. 

Regarding the issues of ads and information placement in the magazine, please contact us: E-mail – bizinform@list.ru

Business-Inform Review Magazine (Issue #28, 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 #28, 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, 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 Peter Knak (IMEX EU Trading S.R.L.) “Responding to New Requirements on Compliance”, Jackie Zhang (Ninestar Image Tech. Limited) “We See Great Perspectives for Our High Quality G&G Cartridges on the Russian Market”, Jan Hagemann (Integral GmbH) “You Should Never Blindly Trust the Words of Your Reseller”, Celine Coleman (Clover Imaging Group EMEA) “Do you know the real truth behind your supplier’s recycling program?”, interview with Paramjit Singh and Alan L. Kronstat (ITDL) “ITDL Offers Cooperation To Russian Companies”, as well as the press-release “BUSINESS-INFORM Declares the Winners of Open Quality Printing Contest”.

In the Russian Market Leaders section one can find a number of interviews:  Roman Samoilov (Office Assistant Company) “The Distribution of MSE and G&G Brands Is a Logical Widening of Our Recent Range”, Igor Loginov (Clever Bros.) “Russian Market Expects High Quality Service – Clever Bros. Shows the Way”, Vyacheslav Teslenko (Uniton Service) “It Is the Educated Consumer That Can Change the Situation in our Industry”, Sergey Guz (ROTEK Technologies) “Cartridges Dangerous for Users’ Health should not Enter Our Country”.

In the AQCMS News section one can find the article by Stanislav Malinskiy (AQCMS) “COVID-19 Pandemic Changes IT-Priorities”, as well as a number of AQCMS press-releases: “AQCMS Offers Collaboration to Russian Governmental Organizations and Commercial Companies”, “AQCMS Discusses the Office Printing Industry Issues with the Largest of Russian Consumables Buyers”, “AQCMS Recommends Modern MPS-Solutions for Public and Large Commercial Companies”, “AQCMS Presents Quality Cartridges, Toners and Parts”.

The Standardization and Certification section presents articles by Graham Galliford “Testing Cartridge Components and Meeting Standards”, Kim Lee (HYB TONER) “Using Standards to Market Products”, George Nubar Simonian “Printing Standards in the Arab World”, as well as a number of information materials “ISO and IEC International Standards”, “ASTM Standards”, “German National Standards”.

In the Marketing section one can find the articles by Ray Stasieczko “Thankfully My Doctor Wrote a Prescription Not My Obituary”, Louella Fernandes  (Quocirca). “COVID-19: Accelerating Print Industry Transformation”, Christine Dunne (Keypoint Intelligence) “Reducing Your Risk at the Printer”.

In the Information Security and Environmental Safety section one can find the article by Louella Fernandes  (Quocirca) “Zero trust in the remote working era”, abstracts from articles published on  www.helpnetsecurity.com  “Office printers: The ticking IT time bomb hiding in plain sight”, and www.rtmworld.com “ETIRA Demands Environment Action from the EU”.

In the Office Equipment and Printing Technology section there is a cycle of articles dedicated to the new products on the Russian and International markets of office printing. There is a detailed review of technical and functional models of printers/MFPs from Casnon, Konica Minolta, and Sharp.

In the Printing Supplies and Aftermarket section there is an article by Michael Gell  “Coronavirus Lockdown … and Now a Printer Lockdown”, as well as an article “ETIRA Demands Environment Action from the EU” (www.rtmworld.com).

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 28^th of September, 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)).