DVM Pigments & Additives recently announced that it has updated its production process to create environmentally friendly dispersions free of VOCs, substances of very high concern, and alkyl phenol ethoxylates.
Clariant Pigments recently expanded its new pigments laboratory in Krugersdorp, near Johannesburg, South Africa, which will be a showcase for sustainable color technology.
A new study by Smithers predicts global demand for high-performance and special effect pigments in 2020 will be 217,100 tonnes, with a value of $6.22 billion, as the industry reacts to a severe short-term fall in demand caused by the global coronavirus outbreak.