Printing and imaging products
Formerly Apex Technology Co Ltd. Founded in 2004, Ninestar designs, manufactures, and markets inkjet and laser cartridge components for remanufacturers and distributors. Acquired a majority stake in Lexmark in 2016.
Company Ownership
Ninestar Corporation
CHN
Zhuhai Seine Technology Co Ltd
owns 70% of Ninestar Corporation
CHN
Printing, including 3D
Parent company of printing companies Ninestar/Lexmark, Pantum and Seine 3D.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Apr 2025)
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Ninestar Corporation
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Low ESG Risk
Sustainalytics, a top ESG research firm, evaluates environmental, social, and governance risks for over 16,000 companies. Its ESG Risk Rating reflects how much risk a company faces in its industry and how well it manages those risks. The final score includes both unmanaged and unmanageable risks, and companies are rated on a scale from negligible (0-10) to severe (40+). This company received an ESG Risk Rating of 15.5, placing it in the "low risk" category (retrieved April 2025).
Source: Sustainalytics
(2025)
Forced labour in China
This company is on the U.S. Government's Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, which names companies suspected of using forced labor in Xinjiang, China. The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors.
Source: Dept Homeland Security
(2024)
CSR claims
In its 2017 Annual Media Report this company has Corporate Social Responsibility claims. Their Ninestar Angel program supports kids with leukemia, plus they have partnered with a tree planting program and donated to earthquake victims.
Source: company website
(2017)
Zhuhai Seine Technology Co Ltd
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Forced labour in China
This company is on the U.S. Government's Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, which names companies suspected of using forced labor in Xinjiang, China. The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors.
Source: Dept Homeland Security
(2024)
Company Details
Employees:
20,000
(2018)
Subsidiaries:
Lexmark International Inc
(51% owned)
Printers
Formed in 1991 as a spinoff from IBM. Manufacturer of laser printers and imaging products. Acquired in 2016 by a consortium of investors led by Ninestar (formerly Apex Technology) and PAG Asia Capital.
Lexmark International (Aust) Pty Ltd
Printers
Provides printers & multi-function devices and ink/toner and supplies.
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Products / Brands
Lexmark Australia (51% owned)
Lexmark
Printers