The performance requirements of specialty carbon black used for automotive basecoats are becoming increasingly stringent with regard to jetness and bluish undertone. First and foremost, the pigments must be stable in coating systems and must be highly resistant to weathering.
Orion Engineered Carbons has been offering specialty carbon blacks in powder and beaded forms for many years. These products are manufactured using the proprietary Degussa Gas Black process and are suitable for high-jetness use. Orion also uses the Furnace Black process to produce high-quality, high-color carbon blacks for the coatings industry. The company is the only manufacturer of both high-color Gas Blacks and high-color Furnace Blacks.