Textile Printing Ink Manufacturers and Suppliers in Turkey

Textile printing inks cover the plastisol, water-based and discharge inks used in screen printing, pigment printing pastes, digital textile inks (reactive, pigment, disperse, DTG and DTF), and printing consumables such as DTF film and powder; this category lists companies in Turkey that sell them. Workshops that print for you are in textile printing. Companies that sell machines, screens, squeegees and presses are under textile printing machines; a dealer that also sells consumables can choose both.

Pigment printing paste belongs to this category. Dyes and pigments used in dyeing, and separately sold thickeners, binders and other printing auxiliaries, are in textile chemicals and dyes; a company that sells the paste together with these auxiliaries can choose both. Parent sector: Fibers, Dyes and Chemicals.

Choose printing ink by method and fabric

Screen printing. One plastisol maker's catalog lists separate inks for cotton, polyester, poly-cotton and nylon, with a mesh count, flash and cure temperature for each (Avient, 2024). The same catalog gives 160 °C (320 °F) as the standard cure temperature and as low as 121 °C (250 °F) for its low-cure series. On polyester the fabric dye can migrate into the print (dye migration), so separate series with high migration resistance are offered for this fabric. Name the ink family and the fabric in the quote.

Pigment paste. The paste consists of pigment, binder, thickener and auxiliaries and is fixed in the order print, dry, cure. Because rubbing fastness can be limited, ask for a fastness report and a sample (e-PG Pathshala).

Digital ink. In digital textile printing the ink class is chosen according to the fiber: reactive and acid inks require pretreated fabric and, after printing, steaming and washing; disperse ink (including sublimation) is used mainly on polyester, and pigment ink, with a binder, on every fiber (e-PG Pathshala). Particle size and viscosity affect the print head, so get the printer and print-head compatibility confirmed in writing.

DTF. The film, colored and white ink, and adhesive powder work together; press and post-processing steps vary with the film and powder manufacturer's instructions (Epson). Ask whether the film, ink and powder are compatible. More: DTF printing, textile printing methods.

Technical data sheet, safety data sheet and chemical certificates

Ask for the technical data sheet and the safety data sheet for every product. OEKO-TEX ECO PASSPORT is aimed at companies that produce or distribute chemicals, colorants and auxiliaries, and is issued for one year. The ZDHC Gateway shows chemical products with an MRSL (Manufacturing Restricted Substances List) conformance level from 0 to 3; Level 0 is only the supplier's own declaration. Check which product a certificate covers, its level and its validity date. One plastisol maker prints its ECO PASSPORT certificate numbers in its catalog (Avient, 2024); ask your supplier for the number too and look it up in the OEKO-TEX Label Check. For claims such as "PVC-free and phthalate-free," require a certificate or a test report with a defined scope. Certificate differences: certifications guide, OEKO-TEX.

Color, additives and packaging in the quote

• Color: Is it a ready-made color, a mixing system or custom color matching? Have the custom color terms written down.
• Additives: According to Avient, extender (a base that extends the ink) lowers opacity and performance; ask about the ratio and the manufacturer's approval.
• Packaging and minimum: Have the pack size (kg, liters), minimum order and stock status written separately, along with the Incoterms rule the price is based on.

To meet suppliers in person, you can also visit InterDye & Textile Printing Eurasia at the Istanbul Expo Center. Its product groups include dyestuffs, pigments, textile chemicals, digital printing technologies and printing materials; dates are in our trade fair calendar.