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Pigments
Organic, inorganic, and effect pigments for coatings, inks, plastics, and color masterbatch formulations — color strength, lightfastness, and dispersion-grade controlled.
Pigment selection is where coating, ink, and plastic colorist craft becomes science. Pigment performance is multidimensional: chromaticity and color strength, lightfastness (blue wool 1–8), thermal stability for plastics and powder coatings (200–300 °C), bleed resistance in plasticized PVC, and process compatibility with the binder system. A pigment that excels in solvent inks may bloom in a plasticized vinyl substrate; a heat-stable polymer pigment may not give the chromaticity an automotive coating needs.
Coatingsink supplies organic high-performance pigments (DPP reds, quinacridones, phthalocyanines, benzimidazolones, isoindolines), inorganic stalwarts (titanium dioxide R902 and slurry, iron oxides, carbon black grades from MA100 to special blacks), and effect pigments (aluminum paste, pearl micas) — all grade-matched to specific application classes. Each pigment in our catalog carries documented lightfastness, weathering, heat stability, and chemical resistance ratings so you specify with confidence.
How to Choose Pigments
Key selection criteria buyers use when specifying pigments for trade and OEM formulations
Application End-Use
Architectural exterior needs blue wool 7+ lightfastness (DPP, quinacridone, phthalo). Automotive OEM needs blue wool 8 plus weathering (perylene, complex inorganics). Plastics need heat stability (benzimidazolone, isoindoline). Inks tolerate wider lightfastness depending on substrate and use.
Color Strength vs Cost
Phthalo blue and green deliver high chromaticity at moderate cost — workhorses for coatings and inks. Quinacridones are expensive but unique in red-violet space. Inorganics (iron oxide, ultramarine) are cheap but limited chroma. Match pigment cost to color contribution.
Dispersion Grade
Same color index (e.g., PB 15:3) ships in many physical grades — easy-dispersion for high-speed mills, conventional for sand mills, predispersed paste for letdown. Match grade to your equipment to avoid milling time and color development issues.
Bleed & Migration
Plasticized PVC, food-contact, and overprint applications need migration-fast grades. Specialty grades like perylene and isoindoline have low solubility in plasticizers. Always verify bleed for the specific binder system in target service conditions.
Pigments Applications
1 application-specific guides for pigments
Industries Served
End markets where pigments are commonly specified
Browse Pigments (49)
Specialty chemical grades in this category — click any product for full TDS, MOQ, and inquiry form
Aluminum Oxide (White Corundum) Extender
Aluminum Silicate Extender AS-200 (Hydrous)
Aluminum Trihydrate ATH Flame Retardant
Barytes Natural (Heavy Barium Sulfate)
Bismuth Vanadate Yellow PY-184
Calcium Carbonate PCC (Precipitated, Light Grade)
Carbon Black MA-100
Carbon Black N220 (Rubber/Plastic Grade)
Carbon Black Special Black 4 (Low-Jetness)
Chrome Oxide Green (Cr₂O₃)
Diatomaceous Earth DE-100 (Flux-Calcined)
Dioxazine Violet PV23
Feldspar Powder Extender F-400
Fluorescent Orange Pigment FO-3
Graphite Powder Conductive Grade (Synthetic)
Isoindoline Yellow PY-139
Kaolin Calcined (Water-Washed Grade)
Mica Pearl Pigment — Gold 60 μm
Mica Wet-Ground Natural 45 μm
Nickel Titanate Yellow (Pigment Yellow 53)
Phthalocyanine Blue 15:3
Phthalocyanine Green 7
Pigment Blue 15:1 (Alpha Copper Phthalocyanine)
Pigment Green 36 (Brominated Copper Phthalocyanine)
Pigment Orange 13 (Diazo Orange)
Pigment Orange 34 (Pyrazoloquinazolone)
Pigment Red 112 (β-Naphthol Red)
Pigment Red 170 (Naphthol AS)
Pigment Red 254 (DPP Scarlet)
Pigment Red 48:2 (Calcium 2B Red)
Pigment Violet 19 (Quinacridone Violet)
Pigment Yellow 151 (Benzimidazolone Yellow)
Pigment Yellow 74 (Monoazo Yellow)
Pigment Yellow 83 (Diarylide Yellow HR)
Pumice Powder FP-180 (Micronized)
Quinacridone Red PR-122
Silica Fume Microsilica SF-90
Synthetic Iron Oxide Black 318
Synthetic Iron Oxide Brown 686
Synthetic Iron Oxide Red 130
Synthetic Iron Oxide Yellow 313
Talc Powder HD-800 Extender
Titanium Dioxide Anatase Grade A-100
Titanium Dioxide R-902 (Rutile)
Titanium Dioxide R-996 (Rutile, Plastic Grade)
Ultramarine Blue No. 462
Wollastonite Fine Powder W-200
Zinc Molybdate Anticorrosion Pigment SR-30
Pigments FAQ
DPP red (PR254) is the modern standard — blue wool 7–8 lightfastness, excellent weatherability over 5+ years exterior. Quinacridone red (PR122) gives a cooler red and similar durability. For deep maroons, perylene maroon (PR179) outperforms iron oxide in chromaticity while keeping lightfastness intact.
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