Coatings World - March 2011

company description:

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments has been in the color business for over 100 years. Our leading-edge technology is unsurpassed as we continue our commitment to solve the color issues of today and develop new solutions for the future. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sun Chemical Performance Pigments is a division of Sun Chemical Corporation.

A leading provider of materials and services to the cosmetics, packaging, publications, coatings, plastics and other industrial markets, Sun Chemical has a worldwide network of more than 300 locations that provide customers local service with a global perspective.

markets served:

Sun Chemical leads the way in the organic pigment, pigment preparation and effect pigment markets. The industries served by these products are coatings, plastics, cosmetics, digital, printing inks and specialties. Sun Chemical Performance Pigments continues to expand its product range and update its color capabilities to meet the ever changing needs of its diverse markets.

major products:

Fanchon®, Fastogen® Super, Indofast®, Palomar®, Perrindo® and Quindo® high performance pigments; Fastogen®, SunBrite®, SunFast® and Symuler® classical organic pigments; Surpass easily dispersible pigment preparations; and SunMetallics®, SunGEM™ and SunMICA® effect pigments. Sun Chemical Performance Pigments offers a range of Color Index types in a variety of physical forms, including conventional dry color, water based dispersions and standardized high solid press cakes.

Visit us at www.sunchemical.com and at the 2011 European Coatings Show in Hall 10, Booth 117.

on display at the european coatings show: An expansion of the SunMetallics® aluminum pigment product line will introduce new encapsulation technology that stabilizes aluminum flake pigments for use in waterborne formulations, giving the metallic look customers desire in paint formulas which are inherently more environmentally-friendly.

Paint manufacturers looking for pigment dispersions with high color strength, excellent light fastness, and compliance with the latest environmentally-friendly standards required by European legislation, can now use Sunsperse® ECO aqueous pigment dispersions for waterborne emulsion architectural paints.

Car manufacturers and coatings formulators can expand their color portfolio with Palomar® Alpha Blue 60, a reddish blue high performance effect pigment that can be used in water and solvent systems for coatings that can maintain color properties for years under the impact of sunlight and other harsh weather conditions.

New weather resistant grades have been added to the SunGEM™ pearlescent effect pigment line. This latest extension of the SunGEM™ range now makes this portfolio of products applicable to the automotive industry and other exterior coatings formulations.