Chemistry Sectors: Colourants & Fillers
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 Colours are symbols for our standard of living and the expression of our culture and lifestyle. The basis of coloured articles, surfaces and food are colourants of synthetic and natural origin. Technical literature distinguishes between pigments and dyes. According to the chemical nature of the products, one differentiates between inorganic pigments or organic pigments and organic dyes. Inorganic fillers perform essential technical functions in coatings, plastics, rubber and cosmetics, whilst also contributing to surface and colour effects. Important fields of application for pigments are paints, printing inks and plastics, whereas dyes are principally used for the coloration of textiles and plastics. EUROCOLOUR represents 101 companies, comprising of 75% SMEs, producing a turnover of 8100 Mio € and employing about 23000 people in Europe. |
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| Robert Fischer |
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Ciba Specialty Chemicals(CH) Clariant(CH) DyStar (DE) EC Pigments Evonik DE) Ferro(DE) Lanxess (DE) MERCK (DE) Nubiola pigmentos(ES) Sun Chemical(BE) Associations: Asociacion Nacional de Fabricantes de Fritas, Esmaltes y Colores Ceramicos (ANFFECC) (ES) Associazione nazionale colorifici ceramici e produttori di ossidi metallici (Ceramicolor) (IT) British Colour Makers Association (BCMA) (UK) Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers (ETAD) (CH) European Manufacturers of Lead Chromate and Lead Molybdate Pigments (EMLC) (DE) Industrievereinigung Farbstoffe und Organische Pigmente (IFOP) (DE) Syndicat des Fabricants d'Emaux, Pigments, Sels et Oxydes Métalliques (EPSOM) (FR) Verband der Mineralfarben Industrie (VdMi) (DE) |
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| - Colourants for Food Contact Plastics | ||
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