Toyo Printing Inks participated in Metpack 2026, one of the leading international trade fairs for the metal packaging industry, held in Essen, Germany, from 5-8 May.
During the exhibition, Toyo Printing Inks introduced its high-performance coating and ink solutions developed specifically for the metal packaging industry to international industry professionals. The company showcased its product portfolio centered on BPA-NI internal coating technologies, which attracted considerable attention from visitors.
In addition to its BPANI Gold Lacquer, BPA-NI Pigmented Lacquer and BPA-NI Clear Lacquer product groups, the company’s Conventional and UV Metal Packaging Inks also generated significant interest. Throughout the event, Toyo Printing Inks’ expert teams addressed technical inquiries and exchanged valuable insights with visitors and industry stakeholders.
Throughout the exhibition, Toyo Printing Inks, who shared a stand with sister subsidiary Toyo Ink Europe, presented its strengthened manufacturing infrastructure supported by its new production facility. It also highlighted its commitment to sustainable manufacturing and presented solutions developed in compliance with European Union regulations to international visitors.Â
Products designed to meet stringent food safety, performance, and application quality requirements were particularly well received by manufacturers operating in the food, beverage, and industrial packaging sectors.For Toyo Printing Inks, Metpack 2026 served as an important platform for strengthening international partnerships, exploring emerging industry trends, and reinforcing the company’s position in the global market. Building on the valuable feedback and business connections established during the exhibition, the company will continue shaping its future-oriented initiatives and strategic direction.
Developing innovative products tailored to the needs of the packaging and printing industries, Toyo Printing Inks carries out its operations through two manufacturing facilities located in the Manisa Organized Industrial Zone and its Color Production Center in Istanbul. Maintaining a strong presence in the industry since 1968, Toyo Printing Inks enhanced its production infrastructure with the establishment of its Manisa plant in 2010, and further expanded its capacity and product portfolio with the commissioning of a second facility in 2025.
The company conducts R&D and manufactures products that offer customized solutions tailored to customer needs in the categories of Newspaper and Magazine Inks, Sheet-Fed Offset Inks, Screen Printing Inks, Flexo and Rotogravure Inks, and Metal Packaging Systems. In addition, it began producing lamination adhesives in 2025 and also provides comprehensive solutions to the sector by supplying product groups including pigments.
Toyo Printing Inks is a subsidiary company of Japan’s artience Group, one of the world’s largest ink producers today. Founded in 1896 in Tokyo, the artience Group operates in more than 20 countries with approximately 7,800 employees worldwide. As a diversified chemical manufacturer, Toyo Printing Inks is positioned among the pioneering brands shaping Türkiye’s ink industry. Â
Toyo Ink Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based artience Group, is a leading manufacturer of LED, UV and EB inks and coatings for the global label, packaging and printing markets. Originally founded in 1938, the company, then Arets Graphics, was acquired by artience Co., Ltd. (then Toyo Ink SC Holdings) in 2013.Â
Today, Toyo Ink Europe specializes in developing high-speed curing and low migration solutions for label printing, flexible packaging and carton packaging. With operations in 10 countries, the company maintains its head office and a state-of-the-art manufacturing and research facility in Niel, Belgium.
