ABOUT US

Premium quality toner manufacturer of toner powder for professional copying and printing systems.

INTEGRAL – A genuine toner manufacturer with in-depth expertise

INTEGRAL is a leading manufacturer of toner powder for professional copiers and printing equipment. With a success story spanning more than 55 years, we set standards for premium quality, high-performance toner. Our toner and toner cartridges are manufactured at modern production facilities in Germany and France. Customers in over 80 countries worldwide choose INTEGRAL toner because of our reputation for quality and consistency.

Toner Production facility Oyonnax

Mission and brand

INTEGRAL has a premium brand strategy—delivering quality without compromise and complete customer satisfaction. Customers trust INTEGRAL branded products to provide exceptional toner quality and performance, highlighted by the slogan ‘The Toner for Better Images’.

As a leading toner manufacturer, INTEGRAL has built a reputation for developing, producing, and distributing cost-efficient, premium toners for copiers and printers.

Quality and performance optimized through research and development

INTEGRAL has invested in a state-of-the-art toner development and research laboratory to develop monochrome and color toner formulations. Our qualified research engineers use highly sophisticated analytical equipment in the development of toners to optimize the performance of each copier and printer system.

Each new toner formulation is first produced in our pilot plant before undergoing extensive testing. Only once a toner has passed our testing and quality control is it moved into full commercial production. This approach ensures all products launched to the market reach 100% quality and performance.

Laborant prüft Ausdruck-Qualität im INTEGRAL-Labor

Material analysis in the development lab

High-tech automated manufacturing processes

INTEGRAL’s manufacturing plant sets standards in the toner industry with our unique plant design, automation, and quality control. We’ve automated the entire production process to ensure consistent products every time. All the equipment and production parameters are computer-controlled to remove potential variations in quality.

Our toners are exclusively made from high-quality raw materials to deliver superior and stable image quality, high copy and print yields, as well as lower maintenance costs. We also use optimized product specifications with a narrow particle size distribution to ensure the trouble-free operation of laser printers and copiers.

Toner production at INTEGRAL

Quality guaranteed with INTEGRAL toner

The INTEGRAL quality seal guarantees 100% OEM-equivalent print quality and page yields.

Only toners that pass our rigorous procedures are allowed the ‘The Toner For Better Images’ label.

How INTEGRAL toner cartridges are manufactured

Manufacturing high-quality toner powder is central to our business. However, we also produce toner cartridges using INTEGRAL toner at our Kerken facility.

We operate modern filling lines that ensure accuracy for each cartridge. After filling, cartridges are automatically plugged and cleaned before packaging

Cartridge manufacturing at INTEGRAL

Quality and reliability are top priorities

Quality control is central to our operation to ensure consistent quality and reliability for each toner. Toners are checked and monitored throughout the automated manufacturing process, from raw material processing to the final product.

Before shipping, each production batch has to pass a Quality Control Analysis with our research and development laboratory and quality control copy and print testing.

New toner products are tested under different environmental conditions and with extensive performance testing before commercial production.

shipping at competitive rates

Order your toners confidently, knowing we can ship them around the world. Your customer service contact will give you a competitive shipping rate and an attractive toner quote.

Our high manufacturing volumes and efficient supply chain ensure your orders are shipped on time. We also keep significant volumes of products in stock to help reduce your inventory levels.

To protect your toners, we ship every international order in solid export packaging, such as cardboard-sleeved pallets for surface and sea shipments and solid containers for air shipments.

International shipments are dispatched from our central warehouse in Kerken, Germany, which is 140 km (85 miles) from the major international seaports of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and Antwerp, Belgium.

With customers in over 80 countries, we know how to handle your shipping and delivery professionally and cost-effectively.

INTEGRAL logistics centre in Kerken

Excellent products require outstanding service

Enjoy personalized help and support as one of our customers. You’ll have a single person to contact who understands your unique needs. Every one of our customer service team is trained to answer questions on products, pricing, availability, or logistics.

It’s our goal to give you the best experience with every purchase. That’s because the quality of our customer service is equally important to the quality of our toner.

Kundenservice wird bei INTEGRAL groß geschrieben

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OUR HISTORY
An exciting journey since day one

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2024
Relaunch of the corporate website

INTEGRAL launches its new website with a modern design. The new website encompasses an online shop where customers can order products in 6 different languages 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.
2021
New production building in Kerken

INTEGRAL continues on the path of growth with the construction of an additional 2,000 sqm of production buildings, including an integrated development facility. The headquarters and location in Kerken now comprise 12,600 sqm of production, logistics, development, and office space. Additionally INTEGRAL operates its 6,000 sqm toner powder production facility in Oyonnax, France.
2017
New packaging design

INTEGRAL’s toner packages are given a new product design. The new design represents toner which stands for exceptional product quality and competitiveness.
2016
50 years of INTEGRAL

INTEGRAL celebrates its 50th anniversary with the slogan of “50 Years of Commitment to Excellence and Quality“.
2015
New warehouse in Kerken

INTEGRAL extends its logistics and warehouse capacity in the construction of an additional 3,000 sqm warehouse facility to a total of 10,000 sqm.
2014
Production plant Oyonnax

INTEGRAL acquires the toner powder manufacturing division from Pelikan AG, Switzerland, including the formulations for toner powder for monochrome and color toner for Brother printer applications. The corresponding toners, which are considered market leaders in terms of quality, will from now on be manufactured at the INTEGRAL production plant in Oyonnax, France.
2013
Surface rounding technology

INTEGRAL acquires the toner manufacturing lines of the former Olivetti subsidiary BALTEA in Leini, Italy. The acquisition includes the production line for the surface treatment of toner particles for color toner. The production is integrated into INTEGRAL’s toner manufacturing facility.
2013
Manufacture Oyonnax

NTEGRAL combines the production of toner powder in the Oyonnax factory, France.
2010
Market Launch of New Toner Formulations

Development and market launch of toner formulations for use in Kyocera printer and copier applications, which have since been setting standards for their exceptional quality and performance in the market.
2008
Toner production division of Elfotec Limited

INTEGRAL acquires the toner production business of Elfotec Limited in Ireland. INTEGRAL manufactures copier toner at the Limerick toner plant until the merger of the manufacturing activity at INTEGRAL’s Oyonnax toner plant in 2013.
2007 (November)
Toner production lines from Elfotec AG

INTEGRAL acquires the manufacturing assets of the Elfotec toner plant in Mönchaltorf, Switzerland.
This acquisition is a strategic move to strengthen INTEGRAL’s position in the market as a manufacturer of premium copier and printer toners.
2007 (April)
NTTs Know-how

On April 16th INTEGRAL has acquired NTT New Toner Technologies in Switzerland, a manufacturer of specialty toners for ceramics and glass applications. NTT’s know how and expertise includes a large variety of color toner formulations for specialty applications.
2006 (May)
New location

INTEGRAL has acquired 50,000 sqm of premises in Kerken, Germany to accommodate its extended European Distribution Center, warehouse, and office facilities. Centrally located, this facility is to serve thousands of customers with premium imaging consumables in all continents.

6,000 sqm of built area are dedicated to warehousing and logistics, bringing the total Kerken logistics space of INTEGRAL to 8,500 sqm. An additional 650 sqm of office space are added to existing facilities.
2006 (April)
Expansion of toner production capacity

INTEGRAL acquires manufacturing and laboratory assets from Nashua Corporation’s toner manufacturing facility to be added to INTEGRAL´s toner facility. This acquisition goes in line with INTEGRAL´s continuous expansion of its toner manufacturing capacity.
2006 (January)
40 years of INTEGRAL

INTEGRAL celebrates 40 years of commitment to Quality & Excellence as well as the 40th anniversary since its foundation in 1966.
2003
Fully Automated Toner Production

INTEGRAL completes the construction of its all-new state-of-the art toner production facility. With this facility, INTEGRAL can pride itself to have not only one of the most advanced facilities, but probably the most automated one.
2002
New Quality Seal

INTEGRAL creates its “EXCELLENT & COMPATIBLE” quality seal for toner and parts of outstanding performance and quality. INTEGRAL products offered under the Excellent & Compatible mark are 100% performance guaranteed.
2001
Increase in Toner Manufacturing Capacity

INTEGRAL acquires the assets of a toner plant in Hattingen, Germany. With this acquisition, INTEGRAL has added additional important toner manufacturing capacity to its existing facility.
2000
Chips for ink cartridges

Another major innovative project is started by INTEGRAL in 2000 with the development of a heater chip series for inkjet cartridges, which helped INTEGRAL to gain recognition in the market for inkjet heater chips.
2000
The New Millenium

With the start of the new millennium, the construction of the new 6,000 sqm manufacturing plant commences. With the recognized growth of the market for independently produced toners in mind, INTEGRAL decides to build an all-new toner manufacturing plant with the ambitious aim to make it the home of what probably is the most automated toner manufacturing facility known up to date.
1998
The Name Says What it Stands for

As an expression of INTEGRAL´s continued commitment to and reputation for quality and consistency, INTEGRAL creates the slogan “THE TONER FOR BETTER IMAGES” as an exclusive trademark to recognize the supremacy of INTEGRAL´s toners in terms of image quality and performance
1996
Expansion in Toner Manufacturing Capacity

With the continued growth of the toner business, INTEGRAL decides to make another major move by acquiring another full-scale toner production line at the beginning of 1996.
1995
Automation of filling operation & cartridge production

To keep track with the growth of demand for premium toners, INTEGRAL makes investments in the expansion and automation of its filling operation by designing and installing fully automated toner cartridge filling lines in 1995.
1994
New Toner Logo

From 1994, the stylized toner logo is applied to all INTEGRAL toner packaging.
1993
Additional warehouse capacity

In 1994, INTEGRAL increases warehouse capacity by adding a third site in Kerken to keep track with the continued growth of business and with the aim to provide a largely extended range of products to customers around the world.
1992
A New Star is born: The Stylized GI Trademark

With the unparalleled success of the new microfine toner generation, the time has come for INTEGRAL to award a quality seal for its outstanding product range: the stylized GI brand was born, standing for “Genuine INTEGRAL” as well as quality, performance and reliability.
For over a decade, the GI trademark has become synonymous with leading quality. This trademark has since been extended to the full range of INTEGRAL toners for copiers and laser printers.
Since 1993, all INTEGRAL packaging design reflects the presentation of this prestigious mark.
1992
MICROFINE Toner – The introduction of a market-leading product

The launch of another unique product brought a boost to INTEGRAL’s sales in 1992, the year when INTEGRAL launched a positively charged microfine toner for copiers, which soon gained the reputation of being the best product for the application because of its unrivaled quality and performance ratio. This original Microfine Toner has been developed by INTEGRAL into an extended toner range, soon to become a standard to be compared by.
1991
Increase in Toner Manufacturing Capacity

In 1991, INTEGRAL makes another acquisition with the purchase of a full-scale highly modern and fully automated toner production plant from a well-known Japanese chemical company.
1991
"Copier brokers of Germany" Division is created Warehouse space is added / Kerken site 2

INTEGRAL adds warehouse space to existing facilities with a second site in Kerken to accommodate its “Copier Brokers of Germany” trading division for second-hand copying machines. The purpose of this division is to provide the distribution of affordable quality second hand copiers to toner customers around the world with the aim to increase the installed copying machines base for INTEGRAL toners.
1990
Newly Styled Package Design

In 1990 INTEGRAL launches a range of INTEGRAL branded toner products featuring an allnew package design to be commented on as “best designed toner packaging” by many market participants. This new package expresses INTEGRAL´s commitment to providing premium quality branded products.
1989
Expansion of Toner Manufacturing Capacity

At the beginning of the 1990s, INTEGRAL continues the expansion in toner production with the purchase of significant assets of a major toner plant from within the Ciba-Geigy-Group. This acquisition helps INTEGRAL to increase the manufacturing capacity to keep up with the growing demand for independently produced toners.
1986
Fluidized Bed Developer Coating

In 1986, another milestone is accomplished in the corporate history with INTEGRAL taking into operation manufacturing equipment for the coating of steel developers for PTFE and other layers in a fluidized bed process. The application of this technique results in the production of developers with enhanced lives of up to half a million prints. These enhanced life developers from INTEGRAL had been successfully used in high-speed commercial printers.
1985
New Office Facilities & Trading Division for PC Computers

In 1985, INTEGRAL moves to new office facilities to accommodate its corporate headquarters.

With the development of the market for personal computers, INTEGRAL decides to participate in what was a fairly new market at this time, by launching its own INTEGRAL branded range of AT compatible personal computers. This division was discontinued in 1988.
1984
Unique Micro toner

In 1984, INTEGRAL sets standards again by developing and implementing a unique manufacturing process for liquid micro toner with properties, which by far outperformed those of conventional comparable toners in terms of image quality and copy yields. The micro toner process manufacturing technology of toner invented by INTEGRAL in the early 1980’s involved a unique polymerization process, which resembles that of CPT (chemically produced toners) today.
1983
New company logo

After 17 years in business, INTEGRAL decides to redesign its corporate INTEGRAL logo. Since this time, the new logo has been synonymous with a brand customers can trust as well as quality and reliability.
1982
Double-i trademark

INTEGRAL introduces its stylized double-i trademark standing for INTEGRAL INTERNATIONAL as well as for the top quality of the products bearing this market. The stylized double-i trademark had become a popular brand for liquid and powder toners throughout the 1980´s.
1980
New warehouse, manufacturing and R&D facilities

After almost 15 years of growth since its foundation, INTEGRAL moves into new manufacturing and warehouse facilities with the space required for the extended scope of business and activity.
1979
The Blue Drum

In 1979, INTEGRAL launches a photoreceptor drum to become well-known because of its enhanced reproduction of blue tones compared to traditional photoreceptors available in the market at the time. INTEGRAL soon started to build a reputation as a leading supplier of photoreceptors to countries around the world.

With the focus on office supplies and manufacturing, INTEGRAL decides to rename itself from Integral Investments and Trading to Integral Business Equipment International.
1975
Industrial Sealing

INTEGRAL opens a division for the distribution of high frequency industrial sealing equipment.
This advanced equipment range allows the non-impact sealing of plastic and glass containers as well as bottles.
The advantages comprise merits such as homogeneous sealing, security, authenticity, and a high degree of economy.
1973
The first toner manufactured

In 1973, toner production begins when INTEGRAL is the first independent company to manufacture electrostatic toners in Europe. INTEGRAL´s electrostatic toners became a success and INTEGRAL had become a well-known player in the market.
1972
Toner Development begins

With the success and growth in the paper business, INTEGRAL soon starts to enter the toner business. By 1972, INTEGRAL set up its first toner research laboratory and manufacturing unit for copier toners.
1971
New facility in 1971

In 1971, INTEGRAL moves to its facility in Kempen, Germany, which is accommodated in a former apparel confectionary plant. INTEGRAL remains in this facility until it moves to new facilities in 1980.
1966
INTEGRAL is founded

INTEGRAL is founded and starts as a marketing company for the pharmaceutical industry.
The original company logo is designed.
In the late 1960´s, INTEGRAL extends its activity to become an importer and distributor of electrostatic copier papers.