Coatings World - March 2013

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.

markets served:

Sun Chemical leads the way in the organic pigment, pigment preparation and effect pigment markets. Now that Benda-Lutz® is a part of Sun Chemical, our portfolio of metallic effects gives you more choices and better performance than ever before. The industries we serve through 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.

Sun Chemical Corporation is the world’s largest producer of printing inks and pigments. We also are a leading provider of materials and services for cosmetics, packaging, publications, coatings, plastics and other industrial markets. Sun Chemical has a worldwide network of more than 250 locations that provide customers local service with a global perspective.

headquarters:
Sun Chemical Corporation
Performance Pigments Division
Cincinnati, Ohio
Phone: (800) 543-2323

major products:

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.

International Operations
Parc Industriel de la Noire Epine
Wavre, Belgium
Phone: + 32 1023 1500

Sun Chemical Latin America
Sun Chemical do Brasil Ltda
Guarulhos, Brazil
Phone + 55 ( 11) 2445 1116

Some of our key product brands include:

• Metallic Pigments: Benda-Lutz®
• High Performance Pigments: Fanchon®, Fastogen® Super,
Indofast®, Palomar®, Perrindo® and Quindo®
• Classical Organic Pigments: Fastogen®, SunBrite®,
SunFast® and Symuler®
• Dispersible Pigment Preparations: Surpass
• Effect Pigments: SunGEM™ and SunMICA®

Metallic Effects Austria
Traisen, Austria
+ 43 (0) 2783 6202-0

DIC (Nantong) Metallic Pigment Co., Ltd. SunMetallics® Haian Jiangsu, China Phone: + 86 513 8878 9286

In addition, our parent company DIC offers a wide range of
resins for your coatings needs. Products include:
• acrylic
• urethane
• fluoro-olefin
• silicone-acrylic
• UV for water-borne and solvent-borne systems.