tive products the company said. These are
offered by the company for the yellow as
well as the red color range. They include
pigments sold under the brand names of
Sicopal, Sicotan, Paliotan, T-Shade,
Paliotol, Paliogen, Cromophtal®, Irgalite,
Cinquasia and Irgazin®.
"We have for years been in the possession of a large portfolio of organic and inorganic pigments that represent excellent
alternatives to lead chromate pigments,"
said Stefan Sütterlin, head of the business
management pigments ofBASFin Europe.
As, however, a 100 percent substitution for lead-containing pigments does not
exist, customers above all from the coatings industry have so far resisted change
said the company.
"We are going to assist our customers,
if they want us to, with the change-over,"
said Joachim Straβner, head of marketing
for pigments for industrial and decorative
coatings of BASF in Europe. "This means
that we will help them plan their exit strat-
egy, agree on the quantities that are to be
phased out and the technical changeover."
Arsenal Capital to acquire
Evonik’s global colorants
business
Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-
based private equity firm that invests in
middle-market specialty industrial,
healthcare and financial services
companies, has entered into an
agreement to acquire the global
colorants business from Evonik Industries.
