Partner

SAKATA INX Corporation (Japan)

SAKATA INX Corporation is a global leader in printing inks and visual communication technologies, with a history spanning more than a century. Founded in Osaka as a small enterprise, the company has continuously evolved alongside changes in information culture, technology, and society, while maintaining a commitment to enriching people’s lives through communication.

As communication methods have diversified and digitalization has advanced across generations, SAKATA INX has continued to deliver high-quality, high-performance products while adapting to changing market and technological demands, reinforcing its long-term focus on innovation, quality, and responsible manufacturing.

SAKATA INX began its international expansion in 1960 with the establishment of its first overseas office in the Philippines. Today, the SAKATA INX Group operates across Asia, the Americas, and Europe, with a presence in more than 20 countries and regions worldwide. The Group conducts business under the SAKATA INX brand in Japan and Asia, and the INX brand in Europe and the Americas, with overseas operations accounting for more than 60% of total sales.

SAKATA INX emphasizes innovation, communication that enriches life, respect for people, and environmental responsibility as the foundation of sustainable value creation.

iiK Societies frames its ecosystem around Wealth, Energy, Spiritual and Civilization, focusing on long-term consequences, human sustainability, and systems designed to endure across generations.

These perspectives converge in practice.
Innovation is pursued not for short-term advantage, but for durable value.

Growth is measured not only by scale, but by its impact on people, trust, and future resilience.
Sustainability is treated not as compliance, but as responsibility embedded in daily decisions.

Through ESI, these shared principles are translated into disciplined execution—connecting SAKATA INX’s global philosophy with iiK Societies’ system-based governance. The result is a partnership built not on uniformity, but on coherence: different origins, aligned direction, and a common commitment to responsible, long-term value creation

Since 2002, SAKATA INX has been a joint-venture partner in ETERNAL SAKATA INX (ESI), which operates as part of the iiK Societies ecosystem. This partnership has developed over more than two decades, built on mutual trust, long-term commitment, and respect for each organization’s identity, culture, and operating philosophy.

While SAKATA INX and iiK Societies were founded in different eras and cultural contexts—and articulate their core values using different language—their underlying principles remain deeply compatible.