March 2026

The ePaper industry and market, led by E Ink, is growing, mostly fueled by demand for electronic shelf labels, next-gen tablets and eReaders, and signage displays and also by the advances in color ePaper technologies. Here are some recent and popular news that you may find of interest:

• E Ink to invest $157-250 million in 2026 to increase its ESL and signage capacity
• Researchers use electrically-tunable WO3 nanodisks to create 25,000 PPI full-color ePaper displays
• E Ink sees strong growth ahead, to build a new $108 million production line
• Samsung launches a 13-inch color ePaper signage device
• DKE starts producing E Ink displays on OTFT backplanes
• E Ink and AUO to establish a JV and start producing large-area ePaper displays
• E Ink introduces new technologies to reduce page flashing and enhance the color performance
• Zhejiang Laibao officially launches its $1.2 billion microcavity ePaper project
• E Ink launches a 75-inch Spectra 6 color ePaper display
• Ynvisible to supply displays for 100,000 compressor maintanance timer stickers
• Amazon updates its entire Kindle range, and launches its first color e-Reader
• Samsung shows its first color ePaper display, the EMDX 32"
• Tianma unveils its micro-Fluidic ePaper display
• Walmart to install 60 million E Ink shelf labels at 500 stores in the US
• Harvard researchers find that E Ink displays are healthier than LCD or OLED displays
• Is Apple testing color E Ink displays for future foldable phones and tablets?
• Is Amazon developing a foldable E Ink Kindle device?

E Ink Holdings announced that it plans to invest $157-$250 million in 2026, as it continues to expand its capacity, mostly to increase its production of electronic shelf labels (ESLs) and digital signage.

EIH will start producing large panels at its new H6 production line at Hsinchu later in 2026, but the company is already working to increase capacity further. The company's plan is to build a new production lin eat Taoyuan's Guanyin District, and also to expand its capacity in the US.

China-based DKE announced it is starting to produce ePaper displays on OTFT backplanes and plastic substrates. The flexible E Ink displays are branded as DKE FLEX, and are available in both monochrome and color.

The first product that DKE started to produce is a 3.9" display, used in a consumer device that wraps around a 180-degree bend (the company did not disclose the product itself).