Toys, baby products, textiles and medical accessories are sensitive products that place special demands on product safety. It must be guaranteed that the substrate itself and the printing ink used pose no risk to the consumer. Marabu offers multicertified printing inks, paint and spray colors for this purpose.
Maximum product safety and quality are key components of our corporate values. It is particularly important for applications that come into contact with our skin. This is why our ink systems for various sensitive applications meet the highest industry standards.
Stands for the European Printing Ink Association's Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines. They define requirements for the manufacture of printing inks that come into contact with food packaging in order to ensure safety and legal compliance.
With the Ultra Pack UVFP and Tampa® Tex TPX series, we offer two series that are produced in accordance with the EuPIA GMP requirements for indirect food contact. This includes the raw material selection, incoming raw material control, documentation of production steps, quality control of each production batch up to the application consulting for customers who receive a GMP-compliant product.
The European toy standard EN 71-3 regulates the safety of toys with regard to the release of certain chemical elements, for example when children put them in their mouths or swallow them. It sets limits for toxic substances such as lead, cadmium, or chromium (VI) in order to minimize health risks when children come into contact with toy materials.
Maqua Coat MAF is a water-based spray and brush paint for sensitive applications such as decorating toys. By combining the two MAF base colors 170 White and 904 Special Binder with the MaquaColor MAC color concentrates, an almost infinite number of mixed colors can be achieved. The European toy standard DIN EN 71/3 is met by both our products and our pad printing inks Tampa Tex TPX and Tampa Plus TPL.
EcoPassport by OEKO-TEX® is an independent, multi-stage certification system for chemicals, dyes, and auxiliaries used in textile and leather production. It confirms that these substances are safe for humans and the environment and meet international sustainability requirements and legal regulations.
Our pad printing inks Tampa Tex TPX and Tampa Sport TPSP for textiles are certified according to EcoPassport by OEKO-TEX®. Both also provide an especially high amount of ZDHC MRSL 3.1 Level 3 chemicals - the most reliable sustainable chemicals.
Marabu printing inks are used all over the world - with 16 subsidiaries worldwide and sales partners in more than 80 countries. Find out more about our locations and distribution partners.
