Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site displays a new issue of the quarterly magazine, Business-Inform Review (issue #31, 2021). 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: Russian Market Leaders, Global Industry Leaders, AQCMS News, Marketing, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket. 

In the section “Russian Market Leaders” there are several interviews published:  Ivan Delendik (DaLZ) “DaLZ Company: 25 Years of High Quality and Irreproachable Activity”; Evgeny Belikov (RAMIS) “The Existing Economic Model Has Outlived Itself”.

In the “Global Industry Leaders” there are interviews with Steve Weedon (Print-Rite Pelikan Solutions GmbH) “Marketing Is Everything and Is Designed to Achieve Stated Objectives”, Zoltan Matyas (GM Technology) “Cooperation Always Creates More Value Than Competition”, Paramjit Singh (ITDL) “Our Aim Is to Forge a Long Term Relationship with Our Partners In Russia”, Jan Hagemann (Integral GmbH) “Companies that Provide Maintenance for the Printers Have a High Understanding of the Importance of Quality”, Kim Lee (HYB Toner) “No Need To Be Prejudiced About Whether the Cartridge Is a NBC or a Remanufactured”.

In the “AQCMS News” section there are press-releases of the conferences held by AQCMS and “Buisness-Inform” Group: “New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of Common Facts”, “The Industry of Cartridge Remanufacturing Is Changing, but Its Postulates Remain the Same”, “BUSINESS-INFORM Declares the Nominees of the Open Quality Printing Contest (2021-01)”. The section also holds the interviews with the heads of the companies who became the nominees of the Contest, as well as an article presented by HYB Toner, about the toners nominees of the Contest: “How TG-48 and TG-68 Toners Stand Out of the Aftermarket”.  

            In the “Marketing” section one can find articles by Ray Stasieczko “The HP Trojan Horse to Capture Your Customers”, Louella Fernandez “MPS Market in 2021 according to Quocirca”, David Gibbons “Using Chip Technology to Control Consumer Choice”, Steve Weedon “Getting the Price + Quality Formula Right”, Darren Turner “Giving the Shirt Off Your Back for Quality Price and Ethics”, Mark Dawson “Your Brand Acts as an Influence of Choice”, as well as the results of the marketing research of the Global market of inkjet printers and toner products.

The section “Information Security and Environmental Safety” holds the articles: “Securing the Home Office: Printer Security Risks”, “Ricoh Presents RansomCare”, “Printer Vulnerabilities Leave Companies At Risk”, “New Energy Labels Introduced across the EU”, “Beware of the WHO Imposters”.

In the section “Office Equipment and Printing Technology” you can find an article by David Gibbons “Remanufactured Cartridges - Core to Ninestar Going Green Strategy”, as well as a range of articles dedicated to the new products on the Russian market of office printing.

In the “Printing Supplies and Aftermarket” section there are articles by Steve Weedon “Making NBCs Remanufacturable” and Volker Kappius “Selling the Benefits of Reman to Consumers—How It Has Changed Over 30 Years”.

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 31^th of May, 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)).

1. The Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow, Russia) is staging the Contest for the best non-OEM cartridges – HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X analogs – and toners for their refilling. The Contest is scheduled for April 26^th – July 30^th, 2021.

2. The Contest under the name OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-02) will have 2 stages.

During the first stage (April 26^th – June 11^th) prints will be evaluated made with non-OEM cartridges (remanufactured and new-built), and Nominees of the Contest will be chosen – the best cartridge and toner brands used for refilling.

During the second stage (June 14^th– July 20^th) cartridges and toners chosen as the first stage Nominees will be evaluated. According to the results of the second sage, the Winners of the Contest will be declared, the best non-OEM cartridges – HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X analogs – and toners for their refilling.

3. The works are performed by the staff of Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Russian association AQCMS and a number of specialized Russian and International laboratories.

4. The participation is paid: the price of participation in the first stage is 750 USD for International participants or 54000 rubles for Russian companies.

5. On April 26^th  the work of the first stage begins on evaluating the quality of non-OEM cartridges (remanufactured and new-built).

Each participant company must submit to the Information Agency “Business-Inform” before June 04^th, 2021 the test prints made with its non-OEM cartridges, analogs of HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X. Each participant of the Contest presents all test prints made with its cartridges after each 500 copies with 5% coverage. The test template is presented by the organizer to each of the participant companies after the participation in the first stage of the Contest has been paid.

6. The evaluation of each print will be made in accordance with international standard ISO/IEC 24790:2017. 

7. Test prints are to be submitted:

With a COURIER (for Russian participants):

Moscow, Barabanniy per., h.4, bld.6, entrance 6. tel.+7 495 9886146,

AQCMS (with “for Contest” notice)

By POST (for International participants): 

127474 Moscow
Dmitrovskoye sh. 62 bld 2

CUHDO Ltd

Attn Brazhnikova Tatyana

+7 916 602 86 22

8. According to the results of evaluation of each of the prints presented by a participant the integral rating of its cartridge will be defined; thus 3-4 winner-brands (Nominees) will be chosen. At the same time, in the cartridge contest the participation is by all participants and for toner contest the participation is only by participants who submitted prints done by remanufactured cartridges (remanufactured OEM cartridges and remanufactured new-built cartridges). The generalized results of winner-brands prints evaluation will be published. Other results won’t be published. The announcement of the first stage Nominees is planned for June 11^th, 2021.

9. After the first stage, integral ratings of the presented cartridges (prints) for all participating companies will be received, as well as integral ratings for Nominees.

10. After the first stage of the Contest and announcing of its results all Nominees will receive the invitation to participate in the second stage of the Contest taking place June 14^th– July 20^th. The participation in the second stage of the Contest for Nominees is not obligatory. The price of participation in the second stage of the Contest is 750 USD for International companies or 54000 rubles for Russian companies.

11. Each nominee company from the first stage of the Contest deciding to participate in the second stage must submit to the Information Agency “Business-Inform” before July 20^th, 2021 its non-OEM cartridges - HPCF244A, CF283A, CF226X analogs - (for the first stage Nominees in the “Cartridge” group) or its toners used for refilling of remanufactured HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X analog cartridges (for the first stage Nominees in the “Toner” group).

12. The testing of products presented for the second stage of the Contest will be done according to the international standard ISO/IEC 24790:2017. 

13. The generalized evaluation results of the Contest Winners’ products will be published. Other evaluation results will not be published.

Announcement of the Contest Winners is planned for July 30^th, 2021.

Therefore, if your company wishes to participate in International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-02), all that you need is:

- to inform the Informational Agency “Business Inform” (mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru, header “Participation in 2021-2 Contest”), name the Contest participant-BRAND (for new-built cartridges) and the Contest participant BRAND + toner BRAND (for remanufactured OEM cartridges and remanufactured new-built cartridges);

- to pay the participation in the first stage of the Contest and receive the Official Invitation for participation and test template for producing test prints;

- to send to the address (specified in the paragraph 7) the test prints done with your cartridges after every 500 prints with 5% coverage until June 04^th.

Should you have any questions regarding the participation in the testing feel free to contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform”.

E-mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru

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 Remanufacturing Industry Perspectives. Quality and Ecology within the Industry of Office Printing Supplies. Companies - a Global Market Leader, the Best Industry Experts presented their articles and interviews for publication in this issue. The Best Brands - Nominees of the OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-01) also presented their products in this issue.

The print-run is 20000 hard copies + 8000 electronic copies (pdf).

Information Agency “Business-Inform” invites manufacturers and suppliers of quality supplies to place their product-ads in BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #31, 2021).

The digital versions 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 end of May 2021. 

Regarding the issues of ads and information placement in the magazine, please contact us: 

E-mail – bizinform@list.ru

Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Russian Association AQCMS have ruled off the results of the First Stage of the International Open Quality Printing Contest (2021-01) and congratulate the companies whose products turned out to be the best!

The nominees are:

Among alternative Kyocera TK-3190 cartridges - INTEGRAL 12100175 (Integral GmbH), GEN TK3190 (GM Tech), HYB-TK-3190-48, HYB-TK-3190-68 (HYB);

Among the toners for remanufacturing Kyocera TK-3190 cartridges - IMEX YFX-2 (IMEX), Mitsubishi UT19F5 (Delacamp AG), HYB TG-48, HYB TG-68 (HYB).

The First Stage of the Contest saw the participation by 36 Russian and 17 International brands. It must be noted that within the framework of the First Stage not only the cartridges and toners were tested (presented to the Contest by their manufacturers), but also the compatible cartridges of the most popular brands in Russia specially acquired for their comparative testing from the Russian resellers. The Contest Nominee results are included in the public report “The Best Solutions in the Field of Office Printing (2021)”; and the companies Integral GmbH (Germany), GM Technology (Spain), HYB (China), RMS Ltd.(Russia) and Uniton Service (Russia) have been recommended as suppliers of consumables for Kyocera printing devices for October 2021- September 2022.

All Nominees of the First Stage of the Contest have been invited for participation in the Second Stage for determining of the Contest Winning alternative cartridge and toner. The announcing of the Winners has been planned for June 15^th 2021.

Moscow, April 14, 2021 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held the online-conference “Leader-Brands on the Russian Market of Printing Consumables – the Sales Volumes and Product Range, Advertising and Testing Results”. The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 114 Russian companies (buyers of office printing devices and corresponding supplies).

During the Conference two reports were presented:

— Who Is Who on the Russian Market of Printing Supplies – Myths and Reality; the Statistics and Tendencies for 2014-2021 (Stanislav Malinskiy, “Business-Inform” Group)

Theses of the report:

The dynamics and tendencies of the Russian market of printing devices and corresponding supplies in 2014-2021. The environmental legislation and economic sanctions, their influence on the structure of the market, the volumes and rules of supplying. The way the alternative market protects the interests of the state and diligent suppliers. Who is Who on the Russian market of printing supplies – 30 leading brands, the sales volumes and product ranges, the advertising and testing results, the forecasts and perspectives. Traditional myths delusions of suppliers, manipulations with resellers and buyers. The growth of procurement in 2022-2025, who will be supplying and servicing this all. News of the Russian legislation or why it is better to be a real leader than a “commentator”. The growth of alternative market and how “at the invitation” suppliers are being chosen. The “High Quality” and “Confirmed Quality” labels – the confirmation, distribution and evident commercial effectiveness. The alternative market transforms the Russian MPS market according to the requirements of large buyers and protects them from sanction pressure and threats.

— The Market of Printing Consumables – Myths about Quality, Expertise and Russian Industry; Presenting the Testing Results for 2019-2021 (Stanislav Malinskiy, “Business-Inform” Group)

Theses of the report:

The dynamics of supplying of quality printing supplies of the Russian market in 2014-2021. The suppliers of quality cartridges and quality toner - who are they. The testing results for Global and Russian popular brands who declared themselves to be “Quality ones”. Too much Advertising, where is the Quality? The real quality of supplied products as a real merit for suppliers competence. Everything changes, or why a company’s age doesn’t confirm its competences. The Russian industry - does it really exist? The audit of 30 sites of the leading Russian suppliers of consumables – for whom are all those myths? The alternative market and its suppliers for 2021-2022. European and Russian contests and testing in 2019-2021 – who became the best. Introducing the real leaders of the Russian market and their planned supply volumes for 2021-2022.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speaker the provided information, testing results, practical aspects of quality compatible (both remanufactured and new-built) cartridges procurement organizing, the control of their printing quality. A special attention was paid towards the practical aspects of corporate buyers work with recommended companies – the suppliers of consumables in 2021-2022.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and the speaker and expressed the wish to continue the discussion of the urgent issues of the office printing industry within the framework of another AQCMS Online Conference for Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and consumables.

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

Moscow, April 12, 2021. – The Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia) has declared the nominees of the International Open Quality Printing Contest (2021-01). The Nominees of the Contest in the section of alternative cartridges are: INTEGRAL 12100175 (Integral GmbH), GEN TK3190 (GM Tech), HYB-TK-3190-48, HYB-TK-3190-68 (HYB), the Nominees in the section of toners for remanufacturing of Kyocera TK-3190 cartridges are: IMEX YFX (IMEX), Mitsubishi UT19F5 (Delacamp AG), HYB TG-48, HYB TG-68 (HYB).

            The First Stage of the Open Quality Printing Contest (2021-01) dedicated to evaluation of quality of alternative cartridges and toners for Kyocera TK-3190 remanufacturing (yield: 25000 А4 pages) has been organized and held by the Russian-based Information Agency “Business-Inform” since March 01^st till April 10^th 2021. Both remanufactured and new-built cartridges (Kyocera TK-3190 analogs) were accepted for participation in the first stage. The quality evaluation was performed by the Information Agency “Business-Inform” specialists together with the Russian AQCMS Association and a number of Russian and foreign laboratories according to the ISO/IEC 24790:2017 international standard.

The First Stage of the Contest saw the participation of 36 Russian and 17 International brands. Each brand has been represented during the testing by 50 contest prints made by the corresponding brand cartridges after each 500 prints with 5% coverage. After the testing of all cartridges presented for the contest 4 Nominee-Cartridges have been chosen as well as 4 Toner-Nominees (criteria – de-facto yield, the dynamics of the optical density, the total number of the defects of various types, etc.). Among the alternative cartridges the following entries became the Nominees: INTEGRAL 12100175 (Integral GmbH), GEN TK3190 (GM Tech), HYB-TK-3190-48, HYB-TK-3190-68 (HYB), among the toners for Kyocera TK-3190 cartridge remanufacturing the following entries became the nominees: IMEX YFX (IMEX), Mitsubishi UT19F5 (Delacamp AG), HYB TG-48, HYB TG-68 (HYB). Nominees were submitted to the Contest by Global and Russian market leaders, companies Integral GmbH (Germany), GM Technology (Spain), HYB (China), RMS Ltd. (Russia), Uniton Service Ltd. (Russia).

The Contest Nominee results will be included into the public report: “The Best Solutions in the Field of Office Printing 2021”, which is annually published by Information Agency “Business-Inform”, and supplier companies (Integral GmbH, GM Technology, HYB, RMS Ltd., Uniton Service Ltd.) are recommended as suppliers of alternative consumables for Kyocera printers in October 2021-September 2022.

All the Nominees of the Contest are invited for participation in the Second Stage of the Contest which is to determine the alternative cartridge and toner – Winners of the Contest. The Second Stage will be held from April 16^th until May 31^st 2021. The Winners are to be declared on June 15^th 2021.

Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow) has started a preparation for print of BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine (issue #31, 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. Remanufacturing Industry Perspectives.

Information Agency “Business-Inform” invites manufacturers and suppliers of quality supplies to place their product-ads in BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #31, 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  May 2021. 

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

March 29, 2021, Moscow – Pelikan cartridges have confirmed their quality during independent testing in AQCMS Competence Center.

Pelikan brand printer consumables deliver high quality and instant brand recognition with end users and dealers across Western and Eastern Europe, the Americas and a number of other important global regions. The brand itself was established in 1838 and has over 183 years become synonymous with reliability, dependability and trustworthiness. The Pelikan brand is unique in that it has instant end user recognition and has a passionate following, particularly in Germany and Latin America.

Pelikan strives to grow its network of partners in Russia. To demonstrate to the Russian specialists the high quality of Pelikan cartridges, 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 Pelikan cartridges for the most popular laser cartridges models in Russia performed at the AQCMS Competence Center, allowed to evaluate the quality of Pelikan products: the quality of prints made on HP LaserJet Pro M1132MFP (cartridge CE285A) with the use of Pelikan cartridges complied with the quality of OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST winners prints, аnd the quality of prints made on HP LaserJet Pro M201  (cartridge CF283A) with the use of Pelikan cartridges complied with the quality of OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST nominee prints. So the above-mentioned Pelikan cartridges may be recommended for Russian resellers and end-users.

            Pelikan is the participant of International Virtual Office Printing, Supplies and Parts Expo BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 and invites Russian specialists to visit its virtual booth B7.

        On issues related to organizing meetings and contacts with Pelikan brand representatives please contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia), e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject: “Contact with Pelikan”) or

 Pelikan directly, e-mail: info@prp-eu.com  .