We are also leading names in offering a wide range of pigments for the Paints Industry. Pigments are present as coloring elements in paints and have special place in paint industry. Paint industry makes use of specialty pigments in meeting he production demands of paints for variety of applications. These can range from:
Paints for automobiles
Paints for building hardware
These paints employ wide variety of pigments which can be broadly classified as per the application into two different types. These include:
Colorants for industrial applications
Colorants for architectural/decorative applications
Pigment Types: These are different varieties of pigments that find usage in paint industry. These include:
Earth color Pigment: Being inorganic in nature, these are derived from natural sources and are inorganic in nature. The examples include:
Ocher
Umber
Terra di siena
Bolus
Swedish red
These pigments have properties like:
Light fast
Chemical fast
Weather Resistant
Mineral Pigments: Mineral pigments comprise synthetic inorganic pigments that include but are not limited to:
Chrome oxide green
Titanium dioxide
Iron oxide yellow
Red, brown and black
Ultramarine blue
Nickel-titanium yellow
Plant Color Pigments: These color pigments are sourced from natural organic pigments found in plants. Some examples include:
Indigo
Alizarin red
Woad
Reseda
Alkanna violet
Saffron
Synthetic Pigments: Synthetic Pigments are also mostly used. Some examples include:
Azo
Dioxazine
Phthalocyanine
Composition of paints: Paints contain in it a large amount of pigment and binder as the more the quantity the better the quality of paints. These Paints are manufactured using 4 basic ingredient categories: