Producing inks that keep the color
& the future of the planet bright
for over 97 years!
Innovators of Eco-Friendly Water Based Ink & Color Changing Specialty
1 (310) 767-7812
Gardena, CA 90248
The colorful history of Matsui International Company began in 1923, in Kyoto, Japan.
It was 1923, when Kenji Matsui started a paint business in Kyoto, Japan. In those early days, we started out by trading dyes, and after that making crayons and painting materials. By the 1950’s, we transitioned into the production of pigments and resins for printing. The crayons and paint materials we started out with, dyed into our new focus on textile printing.
By the 1980’s was a time for change & we created Chromicolor, our color changing specialty ink. In the early 1990’s we decided that most of our ink should be eco- friendly water based for textile screen printing. Since then, we are committed to stay true to the japanese tradition of seeking balance with nature, we believe this eco-friendly approach is what is best for having a sustainable environment for the future.
Matsui International Company, a family business that has solidified passing from generations offers a wide range of exclusive products where every product is manufactured with the finest quality and highest standard in reliability fulfilling the promise of excellence synonym in the world to our Japanese heritage.
Meet the team
Masa Matsui
President
Kazuyuki Kawata
Operations Manager
Our Mission
Matsui International will strive to be the most collected individuals who inspire people and communities across the globe with pigments. As its mission, Matsui International will discover creative ways to apply pigments onto any imaginable surfaces, designs, cultures, sustainable practices or even just t-shirts.
Our Vision
Matsui International will strive to be the most collected individuals who inspire people and communities across the globe with pigments. As its mission, Matsui International will discover creative ways to apply pigments onto any imaginable surfaces, designs, cultures, sustainable practices or even just t-shirts.
Sustainability Statement
Matsui International has been producing colors and inks for over 30 years. The company is known for pioneering environmental impact by producing water-based screen printing inks in the U.S. market. As international supply chains and price competitions become more popular, the company examines the status quo on the current economic and environmental issues regarding to sustainability. Therefore, Matsui International has started on new projects.
We have been fully aware that the environment conservation is the most important matter to sustain the Earth. We always maintain our basic philosophies that are to reduce environment impacts and work to protect the environment by energy-saving, resource-saving, reduction of environmentally hazardous substances, to develop eco-friendly products and to maintain the safest products possible to the users and employee safeties. We are trying our level best efforts to support the fully sustainable society. As develop our products, our target is to support our textile customers produce their products that are environmentally friendly. We develop and produce the products that are to reduce CO2 emission and to save water. Recently, for customers to use our products with the confidence, we have achieved ‘Eco Passport’ and ‘ZDHC Level 3’ with our major products.We would like our business model to promote a positive and colorful impact for the world.