The Toyo Ink Group is a Japanese chemical company which operates under the four business segments of Colorants & Functional Materials Related Business, Polymers & Coatings Related Business, Printing & Information Related Business, and Packaging Materials Related Business. The company was founded in 1896, and in the years since has grown to become a global leader in speciality chemicals. The Toyo Ink Group contains around 70 subsidiaries operating in 23 countries, employs 8,116 workers and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.