1857 RUCO Druckfarben - a visionary of the future - is founded. From our beginnings as the supplier of printer´s black for dollar bills through the development of publication gravure, letterpress, offset and screen printing inks to becoming a pioneer of the UV-curing ink systems, we have been accompanying our customers into the future for 150 years.
The challenges have changed over the years. As a printing ink manufacturer and UV professional, we are fully aware of our responsibility towards our fellow humans and our environment. Before launching new or further development of products we ensure that any negative effects on our environment or quality are recognized in advance and therefore avoided.
In this way, a tradition of success has grown from long years of experience: 150 years of innovation - 150 years of future - 150 years of respecting all forms of expression.
1857 | RUCO printer´s black factory founded | |
1888 | RUCO printer´s black supplied to the American state printing office | |
1925 | Production of gravure inks | |
1928 | Production of flexographic, letterpress and offset printing inks | |
1932 | Expansion of the product range to include other special inks | |
1936 | Patenting of water-based gravure ink | |
1958 | Production of screen printing inks for industrial gravure | |
1974 | Production of the first UV lacquers | |
1983 | Production of UV screen printing inks | |
1986 | Production of UV dry offset inks | |
1989 | Development of solvent-free flexographic inks on a water-base for drinks packaging | |
1995 | Introduction of high-concentration colour mixing systems with universal application for gravure and flexographic printing | |
1997 | Quality Management Certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 | |
1999 | Introduction of new UV flexographic printing inks for printing labels and packaging | |
2000 | Environmental certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001 | |
2001 | Introduction of new UV gravure lacquers for decorative furniture strips | |
2003 | Introduction of UV screen printing inks for tube printing | |
2004 | Foundation of RUCO Ningbo/China | |
2006 | Foundation of Lasa/Gütersloh | |
2009 | Foundation of RUCO Wood Dale/USA | |
| Introduction of low-migration inks for the decoration | |
| for the outer surface of food packaging |
