PIGMENTS | COLOUR
Raw material shortages are pushing up some pigment prices while mergers and acquisitions are on the
rise.Peter Mapleston explores the latest pigment industry developments
Concentrating on colour
Today is proving a turbulent time for plastics coloration and a lot of that has to do with the word of the decade - sustainability. Tougher environmen- tal rules in China and India have created severe shortages of some key raw materials used to produce organic pigments, with the inevitable consequence of price rises. The situation for polymer-soluble dyes is not dissimilar, according to at least one un-named supplier of these colourants (used mostly for colouring engineering plastics), and that may go some way to explain the recent uptick in M&A activity among suppliers. This April, for example, Dominion Colour
Corporation (DCC), which makes high performance pigments, dispersions, and preparations for plastics as well as coatings and specialty inks, and Lansco Colors, a major supplier of a wide-range of quality pigments sold to similar industries, said they would merge to form DCC Lansco. Dominion has manufac- turing facilities in Canada, the Netherlands, and the UK, as well as technical sales offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Lansco serves around 600 US customers in the coatings, ink and plastics markets as well as in selected international markets.
www.compoundingworld.com “Together, we bring a broad product portfolio to
the market with a unique value proposition,” says Dr Mark Vincent, CEO of Dominion Colour Corporation. Donald Greenwald, CEO and President of Lansco Colors, adds that, “as a combined entity, we will be able to offer customers significant synergies and benefits of scale. Each of us brings our own comple- mentary strengths. By combining to create a broader global pigment provider, we will offer a range of organic and inorganic pigments, dispersions, and preparations that will be unmatched in the industry.” The pigments industry has seen some drastic changes in 2018, according to Lansco Global Product & Marketing Manager Dr Bruce Howie. “We are seeing increased regulatory requirements and environmental restrictions across the world, as well as increasing raw material costs that are affecting pigment prices and therefore down- stream industries. This is affecting businesses including our own, and we’re adapting to remain competitive whilst continuing to create sustainable solutions for our customers,” he says. “The next step in this merger is to align our global sales and customer service teams. In the
Main image: The pigments industry is seeing considerable activity. Ferro Corporation, for example, has expanded its position with acquisitions and capacity investments
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PHOTO: FERRO CORP
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