ADDITIVES | PIGMENTS


developed. This preserves better mechanical properties in the final compound. It also avoids the need for adding other coloured pigments (for example, phthalocyanine, quinacridone or ultrama- rine pigments) as shading partners to achieve a deeper black, which makes formulations less complex and more economical.” says Dumont.


Above: Microlen Piano Black 0077 MCN from BASF is aimed at high quality automotive interior applications


ing high-end packaging. Lumina Royal Russet 9S590D enables high-chroma red shades and provides greater formulation flexibility while Lumina Royal Amber 9S290D creates a strong sparkle for bronze, orange, golden and red effect shades. Both effect pigments meet broad, global food compliance standards and are compatible with commodity resins and a broad range of engineering plastics, says Dumont. Several other new pigments from BASF extend


the durable colour space for high temperature polymers. Sicopal Red K 3050, Turquoise K 8215 and Green K 9615, Cinquasia Rubine K 4370 and Paliogen Blue K 6500 offer high temperature and chemical stability. “The selected pigments can withstand the extreme high processing tempera- tures that are needed for high temperature polymers, such as PA, PPA, PSU or PPS, and for engineering plastics that are used in extremely demanding applications such as electrical parts, chemical plants or power tools,” Dumont says. BASF’s new Microlen Piano Black 0077 MCN enables a deep and enduring black colour for high-end plastic design. “Using a unique disper- sion technology, the carbon black pigments are so finely dispersed that the jetness is much better


Exceeding requirements Ferro has developed a new FCP range of complex inorganic colour pigments (CICP) designed to meet and exceed regulatory requirements for food and cosmetics packaging. It implemented processes to ensure that raw materials met product specifications and that there could be no cross contamination during production, according to Daniel Lladó, Marketing Manager for Plastics at the company. The new Lysopac Yellow 6614B is a bismuth


vanadate pigment that Ferro says offers good heat, light and weather-fastness as well as providing a high tinting strength. The pigment offers good dispersibility (FPV) for fibre and film applications and can be used in food contact applications (EU10/2011 regulation). An improved encapsula- tion technology achieves dense and uniform layers of coating on the pigment, providing enhanced performance, says Lladó. The latest bismuth vanadate pigment from Dominion Colour Corporation – DCC Yellow RMXS – provides very good dispersion and opacity together with fast colour development, according to the company’s Global Product Marketing Manager Bruce Howie. Process innovations allowed the company to create a yellow that is 20–30% stronger in polyolefins than comparable pigments, he claims. “When customers formulate with DCC Yellow


RMXS, they can use less pigment to obtain a similar colour strength to conventional grades of PY 184 [conventional bismuth vanadate pigment yellow]. Or they can take advantage of the higher colour


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