shurely the oem’s paid lyra big money to publish this so-called report
the oem’s drop the ball many many years ago……..they did not recycle enough of their plastics & they still don’t
if the oem’s numbers are real ? than they only recycle 2% to 17% of their plastics,imagine a football stadium filled to the top full of cartridges ,that’s how much plastic they create on a dayly scale.
now they need to face up to the fact that a giant worlwide industry is born & is un-stopabable 

You Can Trust Me: OEM Cartridge Consumers Don’t Trust Aftermarket.
LYRA RESEARCH
Lyra’s
latest primary research shows that U.S. OEM cartridge consumers do not
trust aftermarket cartridges, and this is the main reason why they do
not purchase these products. This issue has plagued third-party
supplies vendors since the first remanufactured cartridges were
produced. Consumers also commonly cite concerns about print quality.
Aftermarket cartridge vendors need to address these issues in order to
increase their market share.
This information is derived from
Third-Party Ink Jet Cartridges: Challenges and Prospects in a Growth
Market, a new report from Lyra. With seven chapters and 55 figures, it
is the most comprehensive report that Lyra has published to date on the
third-party ink cartridge market. It features primary research results
from Lyra’s latest survey of ink jet cartridge users, as well as the
results of a study of ink jet cartridge manufacturers in China. Also
included is Lyra’s forecast for third-party cartridge shipments and
revenue through 2009. This report will help cartridge vendors
understand the customer’s perspective, provide vendors with insight
into the future of retail refill shops, and help them with product
planning using Lyra’s forecast data.

Third-Party Ink Jet Cartridges: Challenges and Prospects in a Growth Market
The
thousands of third-party ink jet cartridge vendors worldwide face
constant challenges to their profitability. Continually refining their
ink formulations to keep up with the OEMs, circumventing new cartridge
electronics, sourcing empty cartridges, battling for consumer mind
share, and worrying about patent infringement are just a few of those
challenges. Over the last year, the extraordinary growth of retail
refill shops has become another worry for aftermarket ink jet cartridge
vendors. In addition to competing for customers, these shops are
intensifying competition for empty cartridges, the lifeblood of
cartridge remanufacturers. It is no wonder that the industry has seen
considerable consolidation in recent years.
Lyra Research is in the
unique position to provide the essential research, forecast data, and
analysis that both printer OEMs and third-party supplies vendors need
to compete in a challenging market and reach their profit goals.
Lyra’s
latest primary research shows that U.S. consumers’ top reason for not
purchasing an aftermarket cartridge is that they do not trust these
products . This issue has plagued third-party supplies vendors since
the first remanufactured cartridges were produced. Consumers also
commonly cite their concerns about print quality as a reason for not
purchasing aftermarket cartridges. Vendors of aftermarket cartridges
need to address these issues in order to increase their market share.
With
seven chapters and 55 figures, Third-Party Ink Jet Cartridges:
Challenges and Prospects in a Growth Market is the most comprehensive
report that Lyra has published to date on the third-party ink cartridge
market.