The landscape of the TiO2 industry is changing rapidly and there is no guarantee that the market fundamentals of the last 20 years will return during the next five years.
Experiments with a water-based thixotropic pigment paste have shown that the throughput is a key parameter in the grinding of such a material with a non-ideal flow behavior.
LUXAN effect pigments belong to the group of pearlescent effect pigments that are composed of low refractive transparent substrates coated with high refractive metal oxides, e.g., titanium dioxide or iron oxide.
The design of a successful multipurpose solventborne colourant demands a deep knowledge of the wide array of possible raw materials that can be utilized to make them.