Gabriel-Chemie GmbH enters the Italian masterbatch market
Having recently acquired Italian company TE.MA. s.r.l., the Austrian family-run business Gabriel-Chemie is continuing its expansion into southern Europe.
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Clariant presents colors for 2017
Clariant presented 11th edition of color forecasting guide for the plastics industry.
PolyOne unveils InVisiO Color Inspiration 2017
PolyOne announced the release of InVisiO Color Inspiration 2017, a collection of four influential and emerging color palettes.
PolyOne acquires Magenta Master Fibers
PolyOne Corporation announced the acquisition of Magenta Master Fibers, an innovative developer of specialty solid color concentrates for the global fiber industry.
BASF increases pigment production
BASF is strengthening its global production network for pigments with two new investments.
Clariant acquires Lanxess' black pigment preparations portfolio
Clariant announced that it has acquired the black pigment preparations portfolio of Lanxess, located at Nagda, Madhya Pradesh.
Clariant adds new colors to Mevopur range
Clariant announces expanded ISO/USP color palette with Mevopur polycarbonate masterbatches.
Cutting the cost of colouring rigid PVC
Recent developments in colour concentrate technology enable processors to add colour in-house.
RAL Colours extends network of distribution partners
RAL Colours signed the cooperation agreement with the companies from Austria and Brazil.
BASF to produce more bismuth vanadate pigments
BASF is going to significantly increase its production capacities of bismuth vanadate pigments in Besigheim near Stuttgart.
New pigment PV Fast Orange HGR from Clariant
The company expands designers' color spectrum with new pigment PV Fast Orange HGR.
Clariant doubles capacity for pigments at Indian site
Clariant announced the inauguration of an important new extension to its production facility in Roha, south-east of Mumbai, India.
Lanxess' new plant for inorganic pigments in China
Lanxess is creating a total of roughly 200 new jobs with two new plants in Ningbo.
BASF increases prices for pigments and dyes
From September 1 BASF increases prices for numerous pigments and dyes by up to 15 percent worldwide.
Renewable raw materials for high-performance pigments
Clariant is the first pigment producer which developed high-performance pigments based on bio-succinic acid.
New organic pigments and polymer soluble dyes
Clariant expands its range of organic pigments and polymer soluble dyes for sustainable and safer solutions in the plastics industry.
Rockwood companies at K 2013
In Düsseldorf Rockwood Pigments and Holliday Pigments will showcase their portfolio of inorganic pigments with environmental benefits.
ALTIRIS Infrared Reflecting Pigment at K2013
Huntsman Corporation will showcase its new ALTIRIS infrared reflecting pigment for polymers at K2013 in Düsseldorf.
200 new colour shades for precise and creative colour communication in plastics
RAL is expanding the RAL Plastics programme introduced in 2010 with 200 RAL Design colours.
Interview with Adam Maciejewski, General Manager in Global Colors Polska
Global Colors Polska is Poland's leading manufacturer of color and additive masterbatches. We publish an interview with Adam Maciejewski, General Manager in Global Colors Polska.
Ultramarine specialist focuses on pigments for food contact plastics
In-line with increasing demand for its specially formulated food contact grades across the Asia Pacific region, Holliday Pigments is focussing on its Ultramarine Premier BC plastics range at Chinaplas 2011.
RAL Plastics at specialist trade fair K 2010
The high demand for RAL PLASTICS at the K 2010 trade fair in Düsseldorf has confirmed the need for binding RAL colour samples for plastics. The new colour standard by RAL, which now enables precise colour communication for plastics, was presented for the first time at the world’s largest trade fair for plastics.
Milliken expands colorants portfolio
Milliken & Company, through a subsidiary, today announced the acquisition of the assets of Rebus, Inc., a leading North American provider of pigment and additive dispersions for the thermoset plastics and high-performance industrial coatings markets.
Teknor Apex licenses innovative starch-blend technology from Cerestech for producing bioplastics
Teknor Apex Company has signed a licensing agreement with Cerestech Inc. on a unique method for blending relatively low-cost thermoplastic starch (TPS) with synthetic polymers or other bioplastics while retaining high levels of key performance properties, the companies announced jointly today.
Ciba launches new 3D color visualization software
Ciba launches new 3D color visualization software linking design to production: new Ciba Colorviz Color Presenter software aids color communication between designers, color producers and Color visualization based on measured value of colorants on final products, allowing reduction of product development cycle times.
High-Performance Pigment Expansion Project in China
Clariant International Ltd and Zhejiang Baihe Chemical Holding Group today announced the expansion of the Hangzhou Baihe Clariant Pigments Co. LTD joint venture by investing in a world-scale plant for the production of Quinacridone specialty organic pigments. The new plant will be built at the existing joint venture facility located in Hang Zhou City, Zhejiang Province (PRC).