Nazdar
Manufactures and distributes specialty inks and printing supplies.
Company facts
- Founded
- 1922
- Employees
- 500
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- Richard Bowles
- Type
- Private
- Subsidiaries
- Nazdar Limited, Nazdar SourceOne, Nazdar Ink Technologies
About
Nazdar has been a cornerstone of the printing industry since 1922, when it was founded in the back of a small store in Chicago. Today, headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas, the company has grown into one of the world's leading manufacturers of printing inks, operating as a single-source provider for the most comprehensive selection of UV curing, LED curing, solvent-based, and aqueous inks available in the market. The company serves diverse printing sectors including digital, screen, textile, and industrial printing applications. Nazdar's product portfolio spans wide-format digital inks, screen printing inks, flexographic inks, and specialty formulations for various markets such as point of purchase signage, banners, containers, industrial graphics, metal decorating, nameplates, membrane switches, roll labels, and textile decoration. With over a century of experience, Nazdar has established itself as an innovator in ink technology, developing the industry's first UV LED curing inks for screen printing and expanding its presence into Asia Pacific markets. The company remains committed to sustainable manufacturing practices, developing energy-efficient UV curable inks and environmentally responsible formulations while maintaining its position as a trusted partner to printing professionals worldwide.