Ink Made In Austria.

[RRE]

Hi. I have noticed both my Kaweco and Monteverde bottled inks say made in Austria. Does anyone know what ink company in Austria makes them? Thanks. Best regards, Ron E

[jmccarty3]

Montblanc inks also are made in Austria. Don't know who's doing it, but they're doing a good job.

[RRE]

Montblanc inks also are made in Austria. Don't know who's doing it, but they're doing a good job.

Absolutely. I have a royal blue type Montblanc also made in Austria. Beautiful ink and bottle is awesome. Wonder if "they" may make all 3. Regards, Ron

[sciumbasci]

The Monteverde inks are the old gen or the old gen? Because I was though the old ones were made in Slovenia (or was that the cartridges?)

[RRE]

The Monteverde inks are the old gen or the old gen? Because I was though the old ones were made in Slovenia (or was that the cartridges?)

Hi. I would say new. About a year old - green box. I have Austria carts about the same age too. Slovenia is interesting. Possibly that is the same mfg that Sheaffers uses. Thanks. Best, Ron

[mke]

On 5/9/2017 at 2:50 AM, RRE said:

Does anyone know what ink company in Austria makes them?

 

I heard that a company Sellner in Austria makes 500t of inks per month and supplies a number of pen companies with inks.

But there is also Yafa and Private Reserve and Monteverde inks apparently made in Austria. Different producer? I don't know.

 

edit:

Just found this: "What do we know about Monteverde's new inks? For starters, they're made in Austria, and the rumor is that the inks come from the same factory that makes Montblanc." https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2017/6/7/ink-review-new-monteverde-inks

That would be Sellner then.

[lamarax]

I've also heard that the elusive S.T. Dupont branded inks are made by Sellner. Their black has become my favorite!

[mke]

It is funny, that topic came up so many times over the years. In the link below, it is said that Montblanc switched companies around 2003.

It is thought that the company Gutenberg which apparently had produced the inks for MB was in troubles at that time. In 2004, they then merged with the Company Laeufer to become Gutenberg-Laeufer. Which one was the hen and which one was the egg is not known.

 

 

Sellner: https://www.schoolandoffice.at/

"Ink cartridges & inks: The manufacture of inks has been one of our core competencies since the company was founded. Inks are developed in our own laboratory according to individual customer requirements and tested for color coverage, writing performance, and document authenticity."

 

It seems they use Acid Blue 93 in many ink formulations, you find several REACH documents with that ink component which states this. But otherwise, not very much can be found.

 

And they produce/sell ink cartridges for/to Kaweco too. Nothing said about bottle ink.

 

[Patrick L]

On 10/12/2025 at 2:24 PM, mke said:

 

I heard that a company Sellner in Austria makes 500t of inks per month and supplies a number of pen companies with inks.

But there is also Yafa and Private Reserve and Monteverde inks apparently made in Austria. Different producer? I don't know.

 

edit:

Just found this: "What do we know about Monteverde's new inks? For starters, they're made in Austria, and the rumor is that the inks come from the same factory that makes Montblanc." https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2017/6/7/ink-review-new-monteverde-inks

That would be Sellner then.

Hello mke, 

                   Could you please explain what you mean by "500t" ?

                   Thanks

                   Patrick

[mke]

@Patrick L

 

500 tons

 

Sorry, I cannot give a link. It was written on their old website which is not available anymore.

[Patrick L]

56 minutes ago, mke said:

@Patrick L

 

500 tons

 

Sorry, I cannot give a link. It was written on their old website which is not available anymore.

Thanks for your reply mke. 500 tons of ink is an enormous quantity in my humble opinion. I doubt that this was produced  solely for fountain pens.

[mke]

7 hours ago, Patrick L said:

solely for fountain pens

 

They just said/say "Tinten" (inks) whatever this means.

They also produce markers.

 

https://www.schoolandoffice.at/produkt-gruppen/

 

 

[Mercian]

8 hours ago, Patrick L said:

500 tons of ink is an enormous quantity in my humble opinion. I doubt that this was produced  solely for fountain pens.

 

Well, 1000L of water would have a mass of one ton.
If we assume that ink has the same density as water, 500 tons of ink would be 500,000L of ink.

Or 500,000,000mL of ink.
Which would be 10,000,000 50mL bottles of ink per year.

So, I think you're right that that figure is too large to be only fountain pen inks, and that we must therefore assume that the figure includes 'industrial' inks, inks for markers, inks for rollerballs, and inks for ballpoints too.

 

I once looked up the list of international Customs 'commodity codes' for 'ink' on the HMRC website.
I learned that there is a baffling array of different varieties of substances that are classified as 'ink'.

[mke]

4 hours ago, Mercian said:

ink per year

Their old website said "500 tons of ink per month".

It is a pity that the link to the old website doesn't work anymore and that archive.org never found it.

But there was not much written anyway, afair.

[Mercian]

On 10/14/2025 at 3:01 AM, mke said:

Their old website said "500 tons of ink per month".

 

Crikey! That is an insane amount!