According to statistics released recently by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, the largest ink production in August 2007 was in Guangdong Province, with a production volume of 1,1977 tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.5%, which accounted for nearly 34% of the national ink production; followed by Zhejiang. The province was 4,955 tons, an increase of 9.5% year-on-year; Shanghai was 4,492 tons, a year-on-year increase of 14.5%.
The highest increase in ink production in August 2007 was in Shandong Province, where the ink production increased by 215.3% year-on-year, leading the increase in the ranking of several ink provinces.
From the January to August 2007 cumulative ink production, the cumulative production of Shanghai ink was 36,529 tons, a year-on-year increase of 25.1%, ranking sixth in the year-on-year increase. The cumulative production of ink in Henan Province was 7,055 tons, a year-on-year increase of 28.3%, ranking fourth in the year-on-year increase.