What Comart does

Comart Lithographers Private Limited is a privately held, family-owned commercial printing and branding services company headquartered in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, India. Founded in 1934 as Commercial Art Engravers with its first block-making unit in Nana Chowk, the company has been continuously operating for over 90 years and now positions itself as an integrated branding and print production partner rather than a single-service print shop. Its service portfolio spans artwork adaptation and recreation, on-site creative team deployment, retouching and image manipulation, product photography, short-run digital printing with premium finishing (embossing, foiling, die-cut punching, spot UV), progressive and on-demand proofing with a stated 2-hour calibrated proof turnaround, large-format printing for retail and event branding, and archival printing and digitization for galleries and museums.

The company's production infrastructure is built around 40+ Macintosh workstations running licensed Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, complemented by Ricoh and Fuji digital printers, color calibration systems, perfect binding and router-cut finishing, and secure cloud-based file storage. A documented history of early technology adoption — scanner-led pre-press (1985-87), Crossfield scanners (1988), Scitex systems (1990), Iris proofing (1992), Macintosh systems (1993) — underpins its credibility in pre-press and proofing workflows. In 2007, Comart expanded into international artworking services through Comart LithographersONE.

Comart operates a direct B2B, quote-based enterprise sales motion targeting pharmaceutical, FMCG, retail, corporate, food & beverage, real estate, healthcare, and education verticals. Pricing is custom and project-based with no public tiers, and billing operates on multi-year contracts. Only one customer — PharmaCare Ltd — is explicitly named in available materials, and no revenue, headcount, funding, patents, awards, or partnership data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Comart

Legal name

COMART LITHOGRAPHERS PRIVATE LIMITED

Website

https://comart.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Comart Lithographers is a Mumbai-based, family-owned commercial print and branding services provider offering integrated artwork adaptation, proofing, short-run and large-format printing, photography, and archival digitization to enterprise clients across pharmaceutical, FMCG, retail, and other verticals in India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing and Packaging Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Support Activities for Printing (32312), Photographic Services (54192)

SIC

Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Format & Specialty Printing (Signage, Posters, Displays) (MPAJALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Prepress & Composition Services (Typesetting, Layout, Color Management, Proofing) (MPAJALAA), Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Packaging and labels
• Large format printing
• Pre-press proofing
• Artworking and retouching

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Artworking & Creative Services: Creative artwork adaptation, recreation, and resizing services for different languages, sizes, media, and production needs. Includes on-site creative team support at client locations.
2. Digital Printing Production: Short-run printing for coffee-table books, brochures, labels, stickers, and rigid luxury boxes with premium finishing including embossing, foiling, die-cut punching, and spot UV.
3. Proofing Services: Progressive proofing and on-demand calibrated digital proofing with 2-hour turnaround for pre-press review and brand manager approvals.
4. Large Format & Retail Branding: Wide-format printing for banners, signage, POP displays, tradeshow materials, wall and floor graphics for retail environments.
5. Photography & Retouching: Product photography, beauty and product retouching, image manipulation services for e-commerce, in-store communication, and marketing campaigns.
6. Archival Services: Archival printing, digitization, framing, and installation services for galleries and museums.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Comart Lithographers provides integrated branding and print solutions spanning artwork adaptation, retouching, product photography, calibrated proofing, short-run digital printing, large-format output, and archival digitization. Services are delivered from a central Mumbai production facility with 40+ Macintosh workstations, Ricoh and Fuji digital printers, and licensed Adobe software, and include on-site creative team deployment at client offices.

Product overview

Comart lithographers is a traditional printing and packaging services company offering an integrated suite of branding and print solutions. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their core portfolio includes Artworking & Adaptations (resizing, recreation, and localization), On-site Creative Teams (dedicated Adobe-equipped teams), Retouching and Image Manipulation, Product Photography, Short-run Printing (with premium finishing), Progressive Proofing and On-Demand Proofing (with 2-hour turnaround), Large Format Printing, and Archival Printing & Digitization. These services are designed to support the full production journey from artwork adaptation through final print output, serving industries including pharmaceutical, FMCG, retail, corporate, food & beverage, real estate, healthcare, and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artworking & Adaptations

Quantifiable outcome

• 2-hour proofing turnaround for deadline-sensitive projects

Named customers2 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• 4over: US-headquartered online print marketplace connecting trade printers with resellers, including commercial printing, large-format, and signage products. Represents the marketplace/platform model that could disrupt traditional printers like Comart.

Direct peers

• Repro India: Mumbai-headquartered commercial printing and packaging services company serving pharmaceutical, FMCG, and consumer goods clients with printing, prepress, and packaging solutions. Closest geographic and service-model peer to Comart.
• Parksons Packaging: Indian folding cartons and packaging company serving FMCG, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods clients with printed packaging solutions. Comparable in customer verticals and Indian operations though focused on folding cartons rather than commercial print.
• Manipal Technologies: Indian printing and packaging company offering commercial printing, security printing, and integrated print solutions across multiple verticals including pharmaceuticals and FMCG. Directly comparable in scope, geography, and customer base to Comart's enterprise printing services.
• Thomson Press India: Large Indian printing company offering commercial printing, packaging, and publishing services. Comparable in offering breadth and Indian enterprise customer base, though typically serving larger-volume contracts.
• Pragati Pack: Indian printing and packaging company specializing in commercial printing, labels, and packaging for consumer goods and pharmaceutical clients. Comparable mid-tier Indian printer with overlapping customer verticals.

Others

• SPGPrints: Global supplier of printing equipment, rotary screens, and digital inks for textile and graphics printing. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem supplier whose press technology influences the production capabilities available to Indian printers like Comart.

Broad incumbents

• ITC Printpark (ITC Limited): ITC's packaging and printing business operates large-scale printing and packaging facilities in India serving FMCG and tobacco verticals. A broad incumbent in the same space with significantly larger scale and integrated raw-material access.
• Avery Dennison: Global leader in pressure-sensitive labels, packaging materials, and RFID solutions with significant operations in India. Comparable in serving FMCG and pharmaceutical labeling needs but at materially larger scale and with proprietary materials.
• Cimpress (Vistaprint): Global mass-customization printing and marketing services company with online platforms like Vistaprint and Printi operating across multiple geographies. Represents the digital-first, platform-driven model that contrasts with Comart's traditional service-led approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ComartGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/comartmedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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