Our Mission and Our Commitment to the Environment
Our many years of pressroom experience has given us a broad approach to providing the right ink to each application. Our passion for product excellence and dedication to service is something our customers know they can count on. At Mallard Ink, we are also committed to the environment - we constantly strive to lessen our environmental impact. Our soy-based bioseries inks contain no less than 60% renewable content, while our naturally pigmented soy litho inks contain nearly 93% renewable content! Additionally, a third of the energy we use to produce our ink is generated from the 210 panel, 30 kWh solar array on our St Anthony ink plant (see below). This, along with high efficiency lights and motors further reduces the environmental impact of Mallard Ink's products.
From day one in 1984, we've developed a reputation throughout the printing industry as the place to go for all the right answers when it comes to product knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge to specific printing situations.
Founder, Gordon Lee (right), ca. 1973 with Frank Beddor of Printing Incorporated
Product Lines
With over 12,000 formulations spanning conventional oleo resinous litho, UV (energy) curable and heatset inks, in addition to aqueous flexo inks, coatings, and varnishes, Mallard Ink has the right product for all situations. Special color matches are our expertise, and can be accomplished by next business day. Below is a sample of our product lines and some of the materials we stock.
Mallard Ink ProductS
Mallard Sheetfed (MSF & MSFP)
-Four color process, P.M.S., and special match
MALLARD WEB INKS (Mhs)
-Heatset and coldset
MALLARD UV Curable (uvw & UVWP)
MALLAFLEX Aq. Flexo (MAL)
-Paper and film inks
MALLARD COATINGS
-UV and Aqueous Formulations
MALLARD OVerprint Varnishes
Products we carry
K+E Inks
Magami metallics
Eckhart metallics
Nicoat Brand Coatings
Kustom Group Brand Coatings
Varn Printing Chemistries
In addition to our listed product lines, Mallard Ink is happy to customize coatings and inks to meet a variety of specialty applications. Please contact us regarding your system requirements and we will work with you to find the correct solution.
Mallard Ink and Offset Blanket Companies are powered with a 210 panel solar array located on the roof of our St Anthony, MN facility! Check out the current power output here.