PIGMENTS | COLOUR


Pushing pigments to perform


Pigment makers are producing brighter and more stable pigments that can withstand higher processing temperatures and multiple processing cycles, as well as meeting sustainability goals. Jennifer Markarian reports


Recent acquisitions in the pigment sector have created broader product offerings for pigment users and promise to see the pace of innovation accelerate. In June of this year, for example, Germany-based Heubach Group announced an agreement — in partnership with private investment firm SK Capital Partners — to acquire Clariant’s Pigments Business. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2022 and the combined business will operate under the Heubach name. Family-owned Heubach, which has been


producing pigments for more than 200 years, said the businesses share “a complementary product portfolio and a regionally compatible asset footprint” and pledged to continue to prioritise product development.


In the same month another long-pending pigments deal was completed as Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, finalised its acquisition of BASF’s global pigments business, BASF Colors &


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Effects. That was originally announced back in 2019 but had been held up by the regulatory process. The newly combined businesses will offer a broader portfolio in effect pigments, inorganic pigments, organic pigments, specialty dyes, and pigment preparations. “This acquisition enables us to combine the technological capabilities of both companies to increase new value creation as expected from the leading company in the pigment business, including in the increasingly critical area of sustainability,” says Christof Kujat, Head of Global Technical Industry Management Plastics Germany, Sun Chemical. Meanwhile, pigments supplier DCL Corporation


acquired Sun Chemical’s Bushy Park manufacturing facility located in South Carolina in the US on July 31, 2021. The deal includes the specialty pigment families of perylenes and quinacridones. These provide high chromaticity, high durability, high heat stability and transparency for applications includ-


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Main image: Extended use periods, higher processing temperatures, multiple processing cycles, and regulatory changes are some of the factors driving pigment


development


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