Name

RUCOINX Inks

Legal name

A. M. Ramp & Co. GmbH

Website

https://ruco-druckfarben.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1857

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Printing Ink Manufacturing (325910), Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (32513), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Printing Inks (IMAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital & Specialty Inks (Inkjet, UV, Conductive) (IMAEAHAI), Packaging Inks (IMAEAHAH), Flexible Packaging Printing (Film/Poly/Paper Print) (IMALAKAG), Sustainable Labels, Adhesives & Inks (Wash-Off Labels, De-inkable Inks, Low-VOC) (IMALAMAJ), Label Stock, Inks, Coatings & Laminates (Materials Supply) (IMALAKAL)

Keywords

• Industrial printing inks
• Screen printing inks
• Pad printing inks
• UV LED curing inks
• Flexographic printing inks

Headquarters

HQ city

Eppstein

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Revenue model

1. Industrial Printing Inks and Coatings: One-time product sales of specialized industrial printing inks including UV/LED screen printing inks, solvent-based screen printing inks, pad printing inks, flexographic inks, and gravur inks. Revenue generated from direct sales and distributor network. Custom formulation services available for specific customer requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RUCOINX Inks (A. M. Ramp & Co. GmbH) manufactures and supplies industrial printing inks and coatings for screen, pad, flexographic, gravure, and dry offset printing applications. The product portfolio includes UV/LED-curable inks, solvent-based inks, migration-safe systems for food packaging, halogen-free formulations for toys, and specialty inks for automotive, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and glass/ceramics decoration. Custom formulation services and accessories such as color matching and dosing equipment are also offered.

Product overview

RUCOINX Inks (A. M. Ramp & Co. GmbH) offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial printing inks spanning multiple print technologies: screen printing (INXScreen™ series), pad printing (INXPad™ series), and gravure/flexographic printing. The product range includes migration-resistant UV/LED curable systems (940LED-LM, 955LED-LM, 905UV series), standard UV screen printing inks (920UV, 937LED, 950UV, 985UV, 990UV, 945UV), solvent-based inks (10KK, 110GE, 380DD), effect inks (900UV4374 Brillantsilber with mirror effect), and relief lacquers (960UV298, 960UV600). Pad printing lines include halogen-free options (T35, T120) and universal inks (T200, T25, T28, T38) serving automotive, toy, cosmetics, and food packaging industries. Gravure and flexo products (NC200, N-P, EC, NPR, NC500) target flexible, pharmaceutical, and food packaging. The portfolio is complemented by color matching and dosing equipment (RUCOLOR, Simultan Dispenser UVX5, MDP, SD). The company emphasizes compliance with Nestlé Guidance Notes, EuPIA standards, REACH, RoHS, EN 71 toy safety, and various food/pharmaceutical industry requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INXScreen: Product line for UV and LED screen printing inks
• INXPad
• RUCOLOR
• UVFX

Segments7 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• INX InternationalcoreOthersParent company providing global brand identity (INX) and technology platform. RUCOINX operates as the German subsidiary (A. M. Ramp & Co. GmbH) under the INX International umbrella, benefiting from shared technology, research capabilities, and global market presence. The website displays the INX logo and references INX International as the parent organization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sakata INX: Japanese-headquartered global ink manufacturer and sibling entity to INX International (RUCOINX's parent); broad portfolio across offset, gravure, flexo and digital — overlap in packaging and specialty inks.
• Flint Group: Global ink and coatings manufacturer serving packaging, publication and commercial print with flexo, gravure and offset inks — broad incumbent competing with RUCOINX in packaging converters.
• Sun Chemical (DIC Corporation): World's largest printing ink manufacturer and parent of Sun Chemical; offers broad portfolio across packaging, graphic, and industrial inks — broad incumbent with overlap to RUCOINX in packaging and specialty inks.
• Toyo Ink (Toyo Ink SC Holdings): Japanese global ink and pigments manufacturer with packaging, publication and specialty ink lines — broad incumbent competing across RUCOINX's served geographies and end-markets.

Direct peers

• Nazdar Ink Technologies: US-based specialty ink manufacturer focused on screen, pad and digital inks, with product portfolios that mirror RUCOINX's industrial niche and serve similar industrial decorating end-markets.
• Siegwerk Druckfarben: German-headquartered global ink manufacturer specializing in packaging inks (flexo, gravure, offset, digital). Overlaps directly with RUCOINX in food-contact and packaging ink markets and shares the German specialty chemical heritage.
• Encres Dubuit: French specialty manufacturer of screen and pad printing inks for industrial decoration of cosmetics, automotive and electronics — directly comparable specialty focus and customer verticals to RUCOINX.
• Pröll KG: German specialty ink maker focused on UV-curing screen printing, pad printing and coatings, with strong regulatory compliance for toy and food packaging — directly comparable specialty portfolio and customer verticals to RUCOINX.
• Epple Druckfarben: German offset and specialty printing ink manufacturer with a heritage in industrial and packaging inks, comparable mid-sized specialty positioning to RUCOINX in European industrial markets.
• Marabu GmbH: German specialty manufacturer of screen, pad and digital printing inks headquartered in Tamm, with strong focus on industrial and graphics applications — directly comparable specialty niche and customer overlap with RUCOINX.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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