Company overview
This profile covers SAKATA INX as a printing-ink supplier, using two supplied official company product pages. The supplier describes itself as developing, manufacturing, and selling a wide variety of inks, drawing on experience and achievements accumulated over a 120-year history [1]. It lists gravure inks, flexo inks, offset inks, functional coating materials, industrial inkjet inks, and environmentally-friendly products among its handled products [1]. Its mainstay inks for packaging and aluminum cans, newspaper inks, and offset inks are described as available in more than 20 countries and regions [1]. The evidence supports a provider of printing inks and related coating materials, with specific gravure product families listed. It does not provide legal-entity details, a street address, a plant list, independent certificate evidence, MOQs, lead times, or prices. This is therefore a source-based research profile, not a verified supplier audit.
Company information
| Field | Available information | Evidence or check needed |
|---|---|---|
| Official or trading name as supplied | SAKATA INX | Name supplied in the brief and used on the cited pages [1][2]. Legal registration, entity suffix, and ownership are not provided. |
| Official website | inx.co.jp; cited English product pages under /english/product/ | The supplied source URLs are official company product pages [1][2]. The homepage and corporate-information pages were not supplied and are not treated as reviewed. |
| Business type | Printing-ink developer, manufacturer, and seller, as stated by the supplier | Self-reported activity [1]. Confirm legal status, manufacturing role for the specific product, and whether any sales are handled by affiliates or distributors. |
| Country | Not provided in the supplied sources | Do not infer from the domain. Request the registered address and quoting entity. |
| Region or city | Not provided | Request headquarters, plant, and sales-office locations relevant to the order. |
| Full street address | Not provided | Request a documented business address for identity and contract checks. |
| Contact route | Product inquiry route indicated on the cited pages; direct email, telephone, and street address are not supplied | Use the published inquiry route, then confirm the responsible office and named contact for the required product family [1][2]. |
| Review or identity status | Not checked | No independent identity, registration, site, or certificate verification is documented in the supplied material. |
Products, services, and capabilities
The cited pages support product categories and gravure application families. They do not establish production capacity, formulation details, press compatibility, or service levels for a specific order.
| Offering or process | What the source states | What to confirm for your order |
|---|---|---|
| Printing inks overall | The supplier says it develops, manufactures, and sells a wide variety of inks; product categories listed include gravure inks, flexo inks, offset inks, functional coating materials, industrial inkjet inks, and environmentally-friendly products [1]. | Confirm the exact category or series, substrate, printing process, performance requirements, regulatory needs, order volume, and availability for the destination. |
| Packaging and aluminum-can inks | Mainstay inks for packaging and aluminum cans are listed alongside newspaper inks and offset inks as available in more than 20 countries and regions [1]. | Confirm the packaging format, substrate, end use, and any food-contact or regulatory requirement. These details are not stated in the supplied excerpts. |
| Gravure inks for film surface printing | Listed as inks for package, gravure, and surface printing [2]. | Confirm film type, surface treatment, press conditions, color target, adhesion, and resistance requirements. |
| Gravure inks for laminated film | Listed as inks for package, gravure, and laminated film [2]. | Confirm film structure, lamination process, adhesive system, bond requirements, and end-use conditions. |
| Gravure inks for shrink film | Listed as inks for package, gravure, and shrink film [2]. | Confirm shrink-film type, shrinkage behavior, press conditions, and post-print handling requirements. |
| Gravure inks for roll labels | Listed as inks for package, gravure, and roll labels [2]. | Confirm label stock, application method, finish, durability, and any converting requirements. |
| Gravure inks for thermo-laminated molded trays and lids | Listed as inks for package, gravure, and molded trays and lids [2]. | Confirm tray or lid material, thermoforming and lamination conditions, and end-use performance needs. |
| Water-based gravure inks for film | Listed as water-based gravure inks for film [2]. | Confirm substrate, drying conditions, water-based system details, resistance requirements, and environmental or regulatory needs. |
| Gravure inks for paper | Listed as gravure inks for paper [2]. | Confirm paper grade, coating, press conditions, and end use. |
| OP varnish and coating materials | Listed as OP varnish and coating materials [2]. | Confirm function, compatibility with the proposed ink, overprint requirements, and any food-contact or regulatory need. |
| Flexographic inks | Flexo inks are listed in the broader printing-ink product categories [1]. The supplied excerpts do not provide flexo-specific product families, substrates, or technical details. | Request the flexo series, substrate suitability, water-based or solvent-based system, press conditions, performance data, and availability by market or site. |
Capability boundaries
The pages state that SAKATA INX develops, manufactures, and sells inks, but they do not identify which sites perform which steps, whether all products are made in-house, or whether any manufacturing is outsourced. The gravure page is a product-category listing; it does not provide technical data sheets, formulation details, press compatibility, drying or curing requirements, or order minimums. The environmentally-friendly products heading is a product category, not evidence of a specific certification or measurable environmental standard [1].
Locations and production scope
- Documented office locations: Not provided in the supplied excerpts.
- Documented production locations: Not provided in the supplied excerpts.
- Stated geographic reach: Mainstay inks for packaging and aluminum cans, newspaper inks, and offset inks are described as available in more than 20 countries and regions [1]. This is not a list of sites or a statement that every product family is available everywhere.
- Unknown fulfillment scope: Which site would make or ship a given gravure or flexo ink, whether production is in-house or outsourced, and whether regional availability differs by product family.
No street address, city, region, or country for a headquarters, plant, laboratory, warehouse, or sales office is supplied in the cited excerpts. The fulfillment site for a given order and any toll-manufacturing or distribution arrangements must be confirmed. Do not treat the .co.jp domain as proof of a particular order-fulfillment location or legal registration.
Order information and quotation preparation
The supplied sources do not state prices, currency, MOQs, lead times, sample policy, tooling or setup charges, Incoterms, payment terms, or delivery conditions [1][2]. A buyer should not assume that the full product list is available in every country. Prepare an inquiry around the exact product family and application, including:
- Product and process: gravure, flexo, offset, coating, or inkjet; specific series if known; surface printing, lamination, shrink, label, molded tray or lid, paper, or another application [1][2].
- Substrate and construction: film type, paper grade, label stock, tray or lid material, film structure, coating, or laminate; include thickness and treatment where relevant.
- Print and conversion conditions: press type, line speed, drying or curing constraints, cylinder or anilox details where relevant, and post-print processes such as lamination, shrink, thermoforming, or converting [2].
- Performance requirements: color target, opacity, adhesion, rub or scratch resistance, heat resistance, lamination bond, and end-use requirements. Food-contact or indirect food-contact status is not stated in the sources and must be explicitly requested if relevant.
- Commercial details: order quantity, packaging size, destination, required delivery date, sample quantity, acceptance criteria, and whether the supplier can provide a comparable quote for the same specification.
- Compliance and documentation: safety data sheets, technical data sheets, regulatory declarations, batch records, and certificate scope. None of these are provided in the supplied excerpts.
Ask for the quote to identify the quoted entity, manufacturing site or shipping origin, product code, quantity basis, currency, validity period, and any conditions attached. These are inquiry items, not evidence that SAKATA INX offers a particular option.
Quality, samples, and certificate information
No sample policy, quality-management certificate, product certification, test report, or independent inspection result is provided in the supplied material. The pages use an environmentally-friendly products heading and describe environmentally friendly inks, but the excerpts do not specify a certification body, standard, certificate number, scope, or expiry date [1]. That heading should not be read as proof that a particular ink is certified or suitable for a regulated application.
For an order-specific evaluation, request: the technical data sheet and safety data sheet for the exact product code; a sample from the intended production batch or a representative lot; the supplier’s recommended test method and acceptance criteria for the substrate and press; written confirmation of food-contact or other regulatory status only if independently documented; and certificate scope and validity if a certificate is claimed. The buyer should verify certificates with the issuing body where the claim is material. All such checks are Not checked in this profile.
Evidence and information gaps
The available evidence consists of two SAKATA INX product pages retrieved October 28, 2026: a printing-ink business overview [1] and a gravure-ink product listing [2]. They support the company’s self-described product categories, gravure application families, stated 120-year history, and stated availability in more than 20 countries and regions. They do not establish legal registration, ownership, headquarters, plant locations, staff count, turnover, production capacity, machinery, customers, named export markets, certifications, prices, MOQs, lead times, or sample terms.
The main unresolved items are identity at legal-entity level, the location and role of manufacturing sites, whether all listed products are manufactured in-house, and whether the flexo inks listed on the business page are available in the same markets or applications as the gravure families. The cited pages do not give a flexo-specific product breakdown, so this profile does not attribute flexo substrates or performance claims beyond the bare category listing [1]. The profile should be treated as a research draft until the supplier’s identity, site scope, and product-specific documentation are confirmed through direct inquiry or additional official sources.
Next steps for a buyer
- Confirm the legal entity and contact route: use the product inquiry route indicated on the cited pages, and ask for the quoting entity’s registered name, address, and role as manufacturer, affiliate, distributor, or agent.
- Request the exact product family: specify gravure, flexo, offset, coating, or inkjet; for gravure, name the application such as surface-printed film, laminated film, shrink film, roll label, molded tray or lid, water-based film, or paper [2].
- Send a full specification: substrate, construction, press, line speed, drying or curing, color target, performance tests, post-print processes, and end use. Ask for a technical data sheet and safety data sheet for the proposed code.
- Evaluate a sample against your process: request a representative sample and agree test methods, acceptance criteria, and who bears sample and freight costs. Do not treat a product-category listing as evidence of press suitability.
- Request a like-for-like quote: quantity, packaging, delivery destination, required date, currency, validity, MOQ, lead time, and any setup or tooling charge. Confirm whether the quote is for the same manufacturing site or shipping origin.
- Verify compliance claims: if food-contact, environmental, or other regulated status matters, ask for the specific standard, issuing body, certificate number, scope, and expiry, and verify independently.
These steps are research and procurement preparation, not a recommendation to transact. For broader sourcing context, see the packaging and printing topic hub and the supplier research topic hub.