Bayferrox^® yellow, red and black pigments from specialty chemicals company LANXESS have been recertified for pre-consumer recycled iron oxide content from SCS Global Services (SCS).

Effective June 1, 2017, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for numerous pigments.

Organic Dyes & Pigments LLC (ORCO) has acquired the assets of Eastern Color & Chemical Co., Providence, Rhode Island, effective January 4, 2017.

Chromaflo Technologies, Ashtabula, Ohio, has received the 2016 Supplier of the Year Award from Molded Fiber Glass (MFG).

Although its history dates back to the 14^th century, Heubach entered the pigment business with the founding of the Goslarer Farbenwerke (Goslar Colorants Works) in 1806. Today, exactly 210 years later, Heubach is a leading producer of color and special pigments as well as pigment preparations for a wide variety of uses, from the ink, paint, plastics and building industries through to latex and seed production.

BASF will form a global business unit (GBU) combining all of its pigments activities effective January 2016.