Paint and Coating Pigments

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The American Coatings Show and Conference was held May 7-10 at the Indianapolis Convention Center. With 427 exhibitors and more than 7,500 overall participants from 69 countries, this year’s ACS broke all of its previous records for visitors, exhibitors and footprint.

As previously noted in this article series, upcoming legislation changes will require U.S. paint companies to use colorant systems with low- or no-VOC content.

Wollastonite (calcium metasilicate) is growing in popularity as a versatile additive in coatings to reduce cost and improve performance.

Colorstream® multicolor effect pigments stand out due to their continuous change from one color to the next, depending upon the angle from which they are viewed.

Many residential buildings were built before 1980 – at a time when energy was regarded as an expense factor that could be neglected.

The degree of pigment dispersion affects color strength, gloss, brightness and transparency, as well as the rheological properties of the system.

Offering intense sparkle and powerful luster, Xirallic® effect pigments are especially suited for use in automotive coatings due to their fine particle size and narrow particle size distribution.

Blue 10C595 has significantly lower surface area and resin demand, which means more gloss.

Bayferrox high-performance pigments include Bayferrox red shades for coating applications and yellow pigments with special properties.

The increasing pressure placed on the use of metals through legislation and risk assessment has significantly affected the way in which color targets are achieved.