Company Overview

Kao Chimigraf was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Spain. It is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of environmentally friendly industrial printing inks. As a member of the Kao Corporation of Japan, Kao Chimigraf leverages over 50 years of experience in color chemistry and ink formulation to deliver green, efficient, and reliable ink solutions for the global packaging, label, and industrial inkjet printing markets.

Kao Chimigraf focuses on continuous R&D and technological innovation. Its product portfolio covers solvent-based inks, UV inks, water-based inks, and digital inkjet ink series. These products are widely used in food packaging, flexible packaging, paper, labels, advertising, and industrial graphic printing, serving customers worldwide.

Business Scope

Digital Inkjet Inks (UV & Water-Based)

Kao Chimigraf offers a wide range of high-performance industrial inks for UV and water-based inkjet printing. These inks are suitable for label printing, advertising graphics, and industrial coding applications, and are compatible with various digital printing platforms.

Traditional Flexographic & Gravure Inks

Providing both water-based and solvent-based flexographic and gravure inks, especially suitable for food packaging, paper packaging, and environmentally regulated packaging applications. These inks ensure vivid colors and clean ink transfer even under high-speed printing conditions.

Environmentally Friendly Ink Solutions

Leveraging its in-house color matching technology, eco-friendly raw materials, and recyclable packaging systems, Kao Chimigraf provides customized ink formulations to meet diverse application needs and sustainability requirements.

Technical Advantages

Certified Environmental Compliance

Kao Chimigraf adheres to sustainable development principles. All products comply with RoHS, REACH, and MSDS standards, featuring low VOC emissions and enhanced operational safety.

High Stability & Broad Compatibility

Its ink formulations offer excellent compatibility across multiple printhead platforms (including Ricoh, Konica, Toshiba, and others) and are suitable for a wide range of substrates such as plastics, metals, ceramics, glass, and paper.

Excellent Color Performance & Durability

Using high-purity pigments and advanced dispersion technology, Kao Chimigraf inks deliver vivid colors, high color density, and outstanding resistance to abrasion, chemicals, and UV exposure—ensuring long-term image stability and sharpness.

Global Technical Support Network

Backed by Kao Group’s global resources and R&D centers, Kao Chimigraf provides international service coverage and localized technical support to customers worldwide.

Kao Chimigraf UV Ink

Ink Type: Industrial Neutral UV Ink

Compatible Printheads:

Ricoh Gen4/Gen5/Gen6

Konica KM1024i SHE/MAE-C/KM512i/REVO-H/REVO-L

Toshiba CE4/CE4M/CE4W

Available Colors: CMYK / LC / LM / White

Certifications: MSDS, RoHS

Applicable Substrates: Metal, glass, ceramic, acrylic, plastics, paper, wood, and other rigid or flexible materials

Product Features

Neutral formulation combining the adhesion of hard inks with the flexibility of soft inks

High color saturation with stable inkjet performance for high-resolution output

Low-VOC formulation for safer operation and environmental compliance

Fast UV curing, suitable for high-speed industrial printing

Excellent durability with strong resistance to abrasion, UV exposure, and aging

Stable storage performance with a shelf life of up to 365 days

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