Serving All Ink Needs In Germany
Kao Print is a leading industrial printing ink supplier in Germany. Our team takes the time to understand your world, and your unmet printing needs. That’s at the heart of Kao, as it has been for 130 years.
We supply industries and print service providers in over 60 countries in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the Americas with inkjet and flexographic inks.
Innovation For Success
Kao Print delivers a range and level of services unparalleled in the marketplace. The Kao Print team creates innovative ink solutions that meet the needs of every business sector, matched to the latest developments in printing and substrates.
Industries We Support
- Automotive Suppliers
- Food and Beverages
- Packaging
- Cosmetic
- Manufacturing
- Textiles and Apparel
- Pharmaceuticals
Inks Formulated for Many Applications
Most industrial printing inks in Germany struggle to keep pace with consumer demand, expectations, and varied application needs. Kao Print understands that these changes require more colourful and durable inks. We dedicate considerable research and development to create new formulations to meet the increasingly complex requirements and new applications for printing inks.
Inks for Any Application
- Marking and Coding
- eCommerce
- Flexible Pouches
- Glass Bottles
- Metal Containers
- PET Bottles
- Plastic
- Rubber
- Textiles
- Building Materials
Compliance and Safety in Germany
We prioritise consumer and worker protection, ensuring a safe manufacturing process and products that meet various safety and environmental requirements. Creating sustainable inks drives our chemists and engineers.
We collaborate with our customers to help in their compliance analysis and assist them with complying with strict standards required by different brands and global regulations, including
- Meet Nestle and Swiss ordinances
- Class 3 rating (out of 4) from TÜV Austria on Bio-based composition
Inks for Leading Inkjet Technologies
We manufacture high-quality inks that support leading thermal, piezo DOD and continuous inkjet printing technology. We collaborate with the leading printhead manufacturers to create inks compatible with their inkjet technology, including HP, Funai, Colordyne, Kodak, Ricoh, Xaar, Dimatix, Konica Minolta, SII Printek, and X-Bar. Our inks offer versatility and flexibility for achieving high-quality printing results.
Available in Black, Spot, and CMYK+ Colours
- Water-based inks
- Solvent-based inks
- Energy curable inks
- Eco-friendly inks
- Security inks
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Kao Print embraces sustainability. We always have.
Our team understands the urgent need for responsible management of our planet and community resources. We create solutions that help businesses meet the demands of consumers and stringent regulations. As we always have, we respond with products and solutions that support environmental and social sustainability.
- Reduce energy consumption
- Minimise the carbon footprint of transportation and materials
- Formulate inks for new high-efficiency printing equipment
- Reduce ink and water consumption
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Prioritise the use of renewable materials for ink development
- Recycle, reuse, or dispose of unavoidable waste responsibly
- Support occupational health, safety, and environmental policy