Vibrantz Technologies announced it will make an investment of almost $20 million to increase capacity of its patented Pearls™ sustainable tinting solution at its facility in Sittard, Netherlands. Through a series of optimization projects over the next two years, this expansion is anticipated to increase Vibrantz’s global Pearls production capacity 20-fold (producing roughly 1.2 million liters per year) and position the company to better meet the sustainability, performance, and cost demands of colorant producers and paint retail stores.

Increasingly stringent environmental regulations mean colorant companies are looking for more eco-friendly solutions that don’t compromise overall paint performance. Vibrantz’s Pearls technology is the coatings industry’s first and only volumetrically dosed tinting system of solid colorants designed for use in architectural and industrial paint applications. Free of biocides and made with 100% recyclable packaging, Pearls extends paint shelf life, is easier to use than traditional tinting technologies, and contributes to a reduced cost of ownership for tinting systems in their entirety.