According to data from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, in August 2007, Shanghai ink output was 4,492 tons, an increase of 14.5% year-on-year. Judging from the accumulated production in January-August this year, 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.
Among them, the largest ink production in August 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 4,955 tons in Zhejiang Province, an increase of 9.5% year-on-year, and 4,492 tons in Shanghai. Increased by 14.5%. The highest increase in ink production in August was in Shandong Province, where the ink production increased by 215.3% year-on-year, far ahead of the growth rankings of several ink provinces.