Pigments
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Interview “Pigments could act as sustainable power sources
We have talked to Özlem Ünlü Isık, R&D Lab Manager – Automotive Coatings at Kansai Altan, about current trends of the pigment market and the functionalities of pigments regarding automotive coatings....
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Bodo Möller Chemie takes over the Benelux sales & distribution for Silberline
Silberline is one of the world’s leading suppliers of aluminum effect pigments. The company has transferred the sales & distribution of pigment products for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg...
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Novel plant oil-based polymers as binders for artist paints
A series of plant oil based polyvinyl ethers were synthesised and evaluated as potential replacements for linseed oil in artists' paints. The paints showed controllable drying behavior and low yellowness....
News Coatings Technologies
The impact of pigments on the recycling process
PrintCYC is currently focusing on the effects of pigments on the recycling process. The initiative has found that standard pigments for flexo- and rotogravure printing show excellent compatibility with...
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Heubach and SK Capital acquire Clariant Pigments
The Heubach Group and SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, have announced the completion of the acquisition of Clariant’s...
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Meghmani Organics planning to build new pigment facility
Meghmani Organics has announced that it will enter into a new variant of White Pigment Titanium Dioxide (TiO2). The company is about to set up a 33,000 metric tons production facility at Dahej, the chemical...
News Production & Lab
Novel active pigments for photocatalytic coatings
A recent study describes the preparation of TiO2–based hollow microspheres by spray drying and their use as active pigments for photocatalytic coatings.
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Alkali-resistant aluminum pigment
Researchers have described the preparation of alkali-resistant aluminum pigments that are encapsulated with a fluoropolymer by in situ polymerisation.
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MK Chemicals with new management and owners
The pigment paste manufacturer MK Chemicals from Bockenem, Germany, is under new management.
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Merck starts up new production line for silica based effect pigments
Merck has started up a second production line for silica-based effect pigments in Gernsheim, Germany. Around 750 employees work at this site, which is the company's largest pigment production facility...
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Pigment market: A colourful picture
The onset and rapid spread of the coronavirus has had an impact on numerous industrial and developing countries, in some cases paralysing them. The pigment market has also been affected by the pandemic....
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DCL acquires Sun Chemical’s performance pigments plant
DCL, supplier of colour pigments and dispersions for the coatings, plastics, and ink industries, has acquired Sun Chemical’s manufacturing facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina, USA.
News Raw Materials
Experts’ opinions on sustainable colourants
Regarding the sustainability in coatings, the role of colourants is not the first thing to pop up. Nevertheless, they are an important raw material. We spoke with experts about their role for sustainable...
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Lanxess: Michael Ertl to head the Inorganic Pigments business unit
Michael Ertl (54) will take over as head of the Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit at Lanxess with immediate effect.