Italy
Italy has the second-largest printing market in Europe, with Kao well-positioned to deliver the high-quality inks needed. Our innovative ink solutions, outstanding technical expertise, superior service, and reliable supplies ensure we bring Italian brands a strategic advantage no other ink manufacturer can match.
Kao remains committed to pursuing eco-friendly practices and ink formulations that comply with stringent environmental and consumer safety regulations such as the EU’s Green Deal.
Quality Inks for Printing In Italy
We supply Italian manufacturers in the country’s thriving manufacturing hubs. Our range of inks supports many manufacturing industries across the country, especially textile and packaging. Our ample inventory and dependable supply chains ensure we maintain exceptional service and product deliveries to business centres.
- Milan
- Rome
- Napoli
- Turin
- Lombardy
Innovation for Printing Success
Research and development drive our success – and yours. And then, we provide support with ink compatibility testing for substrates, custom formulations, colour matching and more.
Industries We Support
Kao produces industrial inks for various printing sectors in Italy to help them thrive and transform their businesses. Our customers find it possible to print on new products and materials. From premium coding and marking to wide-format and textile printing, our inks elevate print service providers in Italy.
Supporting key printing sector
- Packaging
- Textiles and fashion
- Home décor
- Food and Beverages
- Medical and pharmaceuticals
- Automotive
- Publishing
Inkjet Inks Formulated for Many Printing Applications
As a specialised ink manufacturer, Kao brings an extensive product line that comprises inks for many applications. Our inks offer versatility and flexibility for achieving high-quality printing results on challenging substrates and materials, including plastic cards, textiles, shrink sleeves, metals, and many other porous and nonporous substrates. We aim to help our clients achieve a durable, high visual appeal.
Digital Inks for Any Application
Direct-to-Fabric
Kao supplies textile inks for industrial printers using piezo drop-on-demand (DOD) printheads for single-pass direct-to-fabric printing of garments and other textiles.
Inks for TextilesDirect-to-Fabric
Wide-format
Kao supplies various inks for cardboard, signage, textile and more. The options include solvent, curable, and water-based formulations for single-pass, wide-format industrial printing systems.
Inks for Wide-Format ApplicationsWide-format
Labels
From simple single-colour surface-print stickers to sophisticated high-definition labels requiring speciality inks, Kao offers inks that adhere to the many facestocks of tags.
Narrow Web & Label InksLabels
Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
Our process, spot-colour, and bio-based formulations deliver vibrant results for visually distinct package designs and coding and marking on corrugated cardboard.
Cardboard InksCorrugated Cardboard Boxes
Coding and Marking
Many brands in Italy turn to our high-performance, Swiss-compliant solvent-based inks for marking and coding products to comply with regulations for tracking products and consumer safety.
Coding and Marking InksCoding and Marking
Flexible Pouches
Water-based and LED-curable inks from Kao combine high visual appeal and durability to produce widely-used flexible packaging and shrink-wrap film.
Inks for Flexible FilmsFlexible Pouches
Packaging
We have numerous ink formulations that deliver high-performance results on many packaging materials, including glass, metal, and plastic beverage materials, food products, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
Inks for PackagingPackaging
Talk to an Expert
Our chemists and engineers partner with you to create optimum solutions.
Compliance and Safety in Italy
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 with 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 Major Inkjet Technologies
We collaborate with leading thermal, piezo DOD and continuous inkjet print technology manufacturers to formulate compatible inks. Users of HP, Funai, Colordyne, Kodak, Ricoh, Xaar, Dimatix, Konica Minolta, and SII Printek systems depend on our inks for high-quality printing results.
Available in Black, Spot, and CMYK+ Colours
- Water-based inks
- Solvent-based inks
- UV, LED, EB Curable inks
- Eco-friendly inks
- Security Inks
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Kao Print embraces sustainability. We always have.
Responsible production
- 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.
- Swiss Ordinance compliance