Inorganic Pigments - Ferro
Inorganic Pigments - Ferro Inorganic Pigments - Ferro
2 Inorganic Pigments for Colouration of Paints and Plastics Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Ferro Corporation is a world leading producer of Performance Materials, with operations in 20 countries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Our global presence assures top quality products and outstanding services worldwide. Our customers can rely on standard products and consistent quality wherever they have operations. Technical, marketing and management personnel are in continuous contact with our customers. We use our international experience to ensure that product specifications and performance are designed to satisfy the specific requirements demanded by regional markets. Our global commitment to quality, reliability, innovation, and personal customer care is founded on over 90 years of experience. Business Unit Pigment Systems Pigment Systems is a business unit of the Performance Pigments and Colors division of Ferro GmbH. We develop, produce, and market in Europe our pigments and special coating materials for the plastics- and paints- and coating industry. ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification annually ensures the very highest standards, while our active participation in the international Responsible Care-Program underlines our commitment to the world we live in. Ferro GmbH – Pigments for Plastics and Paints In the paints and plastics industry Ferro´s Pigment System unit is worldfamous for its high-quality colouring products. Our most important goal is to maintain a high level of product quality and to maximize customer satisfaction. To ensure this, we emphasize dialogue and partnership with our customers, focusing on the challenges of their markets and on their suggestions and requirements, as well as on our mutual desire to protect the environment. As a result, we are always ready to offer the most creative and ambitious new products to our customers. Ongoing research and development is the basis of the high quality of our pigments, as we continually improve not only their composition, but also our production technology and test methods. The production, technical advice and development of these pigments are located in our sites Colditz and Frankfurt am Main. Production and Properties Our pigments obtain their extraordinary properties through a combination of special manufacturing processes. The pigments are chemically inert and have ex cellent heat- and weathering resistance, light fastness and opacity. They are non-warping and non-bleeding. The inherent properties of these pigments allow for a wide range of end uses. Applications include many different kinds of polymers, high quality industrial coatings, coil coating, powder and high heat resistant coatings, weatherproof facade coatings, silicate coatings and stuccos.
Due to the solid state reaction and if necessary, a subsequent washing process, all pigments meet the high demands for heavy metal release. Therefore most of the rutile and spinel pigments may be used without restriction in direct food contact applications such as food containers, plastic dishes, and toys. The following data applies to all pigments men tioned in this brochure: Sieve residue (45 µm) < 0.1 % Water soluble components < 0.3 % Volatile components < 0.5 % Heat stability > 500 °C (Exception: Violet 28-5333 is only heat-resistant up to 260 °C) Lightfastness > 7 (Blue Wool Scale) Weathering resistance > 4 (Grey Scale) Migration stability = excellent The following table contains more pigment specific data. Values of each shipped lot as well as the total colour deviation ΔE and the deviation of colour strength to the standard are given in a certificate of analysis, and will be sent if required by our customers. Reflection curves of the pigments may also be provided upon request. If your desired colour is not included in this brochure, please contact us. Our technical service is looking forward to support you in finding a solution. Cool Colors Asphalt driveways, shingled roofs, and black cars have something in common: out in the sun, they are quite hot, because dark colours absorb a big quantity of the infrared radiation of the sun. A lot of energy is needed in cooling houses and cars, but there is a growing interest in energy saving and in economically preferred products. How can we solve this dilemma? The solution is Cool Color ® pigments! Cool Color ® pigments, a development by Ferro, stay much cooler in the sunlight. They offer you a great possibility to decrease the undesirable absorption in the IR region. Ferro Cool Color ® pigments reflect the infrared light to a big extend, while still appearing as intensely coloured as comparable conventional pigments. So cool does not mean „white“! Certainly objects coloured white have a high reflectivity of sunlight, but modern design requires colours, including very dark shades. 3
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Due to the solid state reaction and if necessary,<br />
a subsequent washing process, all pigments meet<br />
the high demands for heavy metal release.<br />
Therefore most of the rutile and spinel pigments<br />
may be used without restriction in direct food<br />
contact applications such as food containers,<br />
plastic dishes, and toys.<br />
The following data applies to all pigments<br />
men tioned in this brochure:<br />
Sieve residue (45 µm) < 0.1 %<br />
Water soluble components < 0.3 %<br />
Volatile components < 0.5 %<br />
Heat stability > 500 °C<br />
(Exception: Violet 28-5333 is only heat-resistant up to 260 °C)<br />
Lightfastness > 7 (Blue Wool Scale)<br />
Weathering resistance > 4 (Grey Scale)<br />
Migration stability = excellent<br />
The following table contains more pigment<br />
specific data.<br />
Values of each shipped lot as well as the total<br />
colour deviation ΔE and the deviation of colour<br />
strength to the standard are given in a certificate<br />
of analysis, and will be sent if required by our<br />
customers. Reflection curves of the pigments may<br />
also be provided upon request.<br />
If your desired colour is not included in this<br />
brochure, please contact us.<br />
Our technical service is looking forward to<br />
support you in finding a solution.<br />
Cool Colors<br />
Asphalt driveways, shingled roofs, and black cars<br />
have something in common: out in the sun, they<br />
are quite hot, because dark colours absorb a big<br />
quantity of the infrared radiation of the sun.<br />
A lot of energy is needed in cooling houses and<br />
cars, but there is a growing interest in energy<br />
saving and in economically preferred products.<br />
How can we solve this dilemma?<br />
The solution is Cool Color ® pigments!<br />
Cool Color ® pigments, a development by <strong>Ferro</strong>, stay<br />
much cooler in the sunlight. They offer you a great<br />
possibility to decrease the undesirable absorption<br />
in the IR region. <strong>Ferro</strong> Cool Color ® pigments reflect<br />
the infrared light to a big extend, while still appearing<br />
as intensely coloured as comparable conventional<br />
pigments.<br />
So cool does not mean „white“! Certainly objects<br />
coloured white have a high reflectivity of sunlight,<br />
but modern design requires colours, including very<br />
dark shades.<br />
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