Shepherd Color unveils IR-reflective black pigment for plastics and coatings

• Published in: Additives for Polymers
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mark Allen Group 2020
• Subjects: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Organic Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics; General Business, Management and Accounting; Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0306-3747(20)30095-6; https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0306374720300956?httpAccept=text/xml; https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0306374720300956?httpAccept=text/plain; http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1016/S0306-3747%2820%2930095-6

Cincinnati-based inorganic pigment manufacturer Shepherd Color has developed a new infrared (IR)-reflective, jet black colorant for use in plastics and coatings. Introduced as part of the company's well-established Arctic® range of IR-reflecting pigments, Black 10P925 is a chromium iron oxide product (C.I. Pigment Brown 29). It has been designed to have an optimal balance of properties to facilitate the recycling of plastic packaging materials via near-IR sorting systems but is also suitable for use in building products such as roofing and siding where high solar reflectance and low heat build-up are required, among other applications.