What Flueron Inks P Ltd does

Flueron Inks Pvt Ltd. is an Indian specialty printing ink manufacturer established in 1994 and headquartered in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company formulates, manufactures, and sells printing inks across four core product lines — screen inks, offset inks, flexographic inks, and metal decoration inks — spanning both conventional (oil-/solvent-based and oven-dried) and UV/LED curable chemistries. Notable technical components include benzophenone-free and ITX-free UV formulations, high-BWS-rated flexo pigmentations, UV LED inks being developed on a 16W/cm Phoseon LED curing system at 150 mtrs/min, and specialized systems for IML on PP substrates and treated tin plate or aluminum for food-contact and industrial cans.

The company's customer base is concentrated in B2B industrial segments, primarily FMCG and consumer packaging, industrial container manufacturers (plastic pails, cans, laminated tubes), label converters using narrow web flexo, and in-mold labeling applications. Flueron's value proposition is built on the "3C's" of customisation, customer service, and consistent quality, with differentiated offerings in special-effect finishes (metallic, fluorescent, photochromic, thermochromic) and security-effect inks. Several UV Flexo varnishes and adhesives — including cold foil and laminating adhesives — extend the portfolio beyond inks into complementary converting consumables.

Flueron's commercial model is enterprise direct sales, with formulations quoted on a per-application, per-substrate basis. Revenue mechanics include product sales of inks and ancillary consumables plus a licensing stream from manufacturing the GlossyPlast and MattyPlast screen ink lines under exclusive license from Encres Dubuit, France, for automotive dial, keypad, and membrane applications. The company is privately held as a Private Limited entity, ISO 9001:2015 certified, and operates from a single Indian facility with no disclosed international operations beyond the French licensing arrangement.

Name

Flueron Inks P Ltd

Legal name

Flueron Inks Pvt Ltd.

Website

https://flueroninks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flueron Inks Pvt Ltd. is an Indian specialty ink manufacturer in Navi Mumbai producing customized conventional and UV/LED curable printing inks for FMCG packaging, industrial containers, label converters, and metal decoration applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Printing Inks

NAICS

Printing Ink Manufacturing (325910), Printing Ink Manufacturing (32591)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Printing Inks (IMAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital & Specialty Inks (Inkjet, UV, Conductive) (IMAEAHAI), Label Stock, Inks, Coatings & Laminates (Materials Supply) (IMALAKAL)

Keywords

• Printing ink manufacturing
• UV curable inks
• Flexographic inks
• Offset printing inks
• Metal decoration inks

Headquarters

HQ city

Navi Mumbai, Maharastra

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Printing Ink Sales: Manufacturing and sale of specialty printing inks including screen inks, offset inks, flexographic inks, and metal decoration inks. Products are sold directly to industrial customers with customized formulations for specific applications.
2. Licensed Products: Manufacturing under exclusive license from Encres Dubuit, France for GlossyPlast and MattyPlast Screen Inks product line, generating licensing-related revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Flueron Inks formulates, manufactures, and sells customized printing inks for industrial applications across four core product lines: Screen Inks, Offset Inks, Flexographic Inks, and Metal Decoration Inks. The company produces both conventional oven-dried and UV/LED curable ink formulations tailored for industrial containers, packaging, FMCG labels, in-mold labeling, and specialty applications like bank cards and automotive dials. The company also manufactures GlossyPlast and MattyPlast screen inks under an exclusive license from Encres Dubuit, France.

Product overview

Flueron Inks P Ltd is an ink manufacturing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of printing ink solutions across four core product lines: Screen Inks (oil-based and UV curable for various substrates), Offset Inks (UV curable for packaging, commercial, and specialty applications like IML and waterless printing), Flexographic Inks (UV/LED curable flexo inks with specialty varnishes and adhesives for labels and cartons), and Metal Decoration Inks (conventional and UV curable for tin and aluminum printing). The company emphasizes customisation, particularly for industrial containers, packaging, labels for FMCG, and in-mold applications. Products range from conventional oven-dried inks to advanced UV/LED curable formulations, with specialty offerings including security effect inks, fluorescent inks, and licensed products from Encres Dubuit, France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Screen Inks Screen printing inks for direct printing on various substrates including plastic, metal, and paper. Includes oil-based and UV curable formulations for industrial containers, paint, coating, and automotive applications. Includes licensed GlossyPlast and MattyPlast products from Encres Dubuit, France.
• Offset Inks UV curable offset printing inks for paper, board, plastic, and metallized board for packaging and commercial applications. Includes formulations for dry offset, letterpress, IML, and waterless printing for KBA genius presses.
• Flexographic Inks UV/LED curable flexographic inks, speciality varnishes and adhesives for narrow web flexo for labels, cartons and other jobs. Includes shrink sleeve formulations, laminating adhesives, cold foil adhesives, metallic inks, MonoKure inks, fluorescent inks, and security effect inks.
• Metal Decoration Inks Inks for offset printing directly over metal surfaces like treated tin plate and aluminum, including conventional oven dried and UV curable formulations for industrial cans and indirect food contact applications. Includes Offset Tin Printing Inks and UV offset TP Series.

Quantifiable outcome

• Curing speeds of 150 mtrs/min with UV LED ink technology
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Encres Dubuit, FrancecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerExclusive manufacturing license agreement with Encres Dubuit, France for the production of GlossyPlast and MattyPlast Screen Inks. These solvent-based inks are used for automotive dials, keypads, membranes, and similar applications. The partnership grants Flueron Inks rights to manufacture and sell these specialized products in their market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sun Chemical: World's largest printing ink manufacturer (part of DIC Group), offering offset, flexo, gravure, screen, and inkjet inks globally. Directly comparable as a full-portfolio ink manufacturer, though Flueron focuses on the UV-curable specialty niche where Sun Chemical also competes.
• Sakata INX: Japanese-based global printing ink manufacturer with strong UV offset, UV flexo, and metal decoration ink offerings. Closely comparable to Flueron in offset metal decoration and UV-curable specialty inks.
• Flint Group: Major global supplier of printing inks (offset, flexo, gravure) and printing plates. Comparable product portfolio overlap with Flueron in commercial and packaging ink segments, particularly UV flexo inks for narrow web.
• Siegwerk: Global manufacturer of printing inks and coatings for packaging and label applications, with strong UV-curable and sustainable ink offerings. Comparable to Flueron as a direct supplier of UV offset and flexo inks into packaging converters.
• Toyo Ink (Artience Co., Ltd.): Japanese ink manufacturer with broad gravure, offset, and UV flexo ink lines for packaging, labels, and metal decoration. Comparable product portfolio, particularly in metal decoration inks for tin/aluminum substrates.

Direct peers

• Nazdar Ink Technologies: US-based manufacturer of specialty screen printing and digital inks for industrial graphics. Comparable as a specialty ink producer focused on customized formulations for niche industrial applications rather than commodity volume.
• Encres Dubuit: French manufacturer of specialty screen, pad, and digital printing inks—particularly for automotive, electronics, and industrial applications. Directly comparable as Flueron's licensing partner and a specialty screen ink competitor in adjacent applications.
• Hubergroup: German specialty printing ink manufacturer focused on offset, UV, and sustainable ink systems for packaging and commercial printing. Closely comparable mid-size specialty ink producer with similar UV and packaging-ink emphasis to Flueron.
• Marabu: German specialty manufacturer of screen printing, pad printing, and digital inks for industrial graphics. Comparable specialty mid-size player with overlapping UV-curable and solvent-based screen ink product lines for industrial substrates.

Regional players

• Matti Technology (Kolorgen / regional Indian players): Other India-based printing ink manufacturers serving packaging and FMCG converters domestically. Comparable as regional peers competing in the same Indian UV flexo and offset segments, though often with narrower product depth than Flueron.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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