- China's Dyestuff Industry
20% Annual Average Growth China's dyestuff industry is growing at an annual average rate of 20%. The annual average growths are 20.87% for production volume (21.35% for organic pigments), 3.64% for export volume (8.24% for organic pigments) and 24.39% for sales of dyestuff and pigments. The development of the dyestuff ......
- Division Pigments & Additives announces joint
venture with Hangzhou Baihe Chemicals Co. Ltd.
Clariant's Division Pigments & Additives, Sulzbach, Ts., Germany and Hangzhou Baihe Chemicals Co. Ltd, Zhejiang Province, China, announced that a joint venture agreement has been signed for the production of high-performance organic pigments in China. The new joint venture is based on the increased demand for high-performance organic pigments both ......
- Sun Chemical to buy Bayer's U.S. pigments. (Your
Business in Brief).
Sun Chemical Corp., Fort Lee, N.J., will acquire the U.S. organic pigments manufacturing capacity of Bayer Corp. in Bushy Park, S.C. Already one of the three leading pigments producers, Sun Chemical will expand its position in the plastics and coatings markets. Bayer's U.S.-made organic pigments include quinacridone reds, violets, and ......
- The Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes
and Organic Pigments Manufacturers (ETAD), Basel, Switzerland, has
appointed Herbert Motschi as executive director.
The Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers (ETAD), Basel, Switzerland, has appointed Herbert Motschi as executive director. Prior to joining ETAD in 1991, Dr. Motschi was employed with the safety of dyestuff and chemicals division of Ciba-Geigy AG, Basel. He succeeds Eric Clarke who has retired ......
- Sun Chemical buys Bayer Pigments. (In
Brief).
Sun Chemical Corp., Fort Lee, N.J., has acquired the high-performance organic pigments business of Bayer Corp. in Pittsburgh. The sale includes manufacturing in Bushy Park, S.C. The affected products have been transferred to Sun Chemical's Cincinnati-based Performance Pigments Group. They include Indofast carbazole violet, Perrindo perylene maroons, Palomar phthalocyanine blue, ......
- More colorant news.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals will unveil a new addition to its high-performance azo pigments. In HDPE, Cromophtal 2000 is said to combine the outstanding color properties of Cromophtal Red 2030 with non-warping characteristics typically associated with inorganic pigments. Excellent dispersibility and processing properties are also claimed. Clariant's Pigments & Additives Div., ......
- Pigments and dyes buyers have more choices, but at higher prices
Pigments and dyes, although in abundant supply, have been climbing steadily up the price ladder over the past year as energy and raw materials have become more expensive. Demand for organic pigments is outpacing that of inorganic ones, while certain types of products, such as special-effect pigments, are expanding very ......