OrganicandinorganicpigmentsforplasticsBASFPlasticAdditives–ProductPortfolioOrganicandinorganicpigmentsforplasticsContentIntroduction3Productinformation4Explanationofdata5OrganicpigmentsYellow7Orange&Blue9Red&Rubine10Pink,Magenta&Violet13Blue&Green14InorganicpigmentsSicotan®15Sicopal®16Sicotrans®173OrganicandinorganicpigmentsforplasticsWelcometoanadvancedworldofcolor.Samehighquality,justeasier.Shapingthefutureoforganicandinorganicpigments.AtBASF,wecreateproductsthathelpyoucreateyours.Inthisfolderwewillfamiliarizeyouwithourrangeoforganicandinorganicpigmentsforplasticsthatareparticularlysuitableforplasticmasterbatchesandforstraightcompounding/mass-coloration.Thesearepartofourrangefortheplasticsindustry,comprisingorganicandinorganicpigments,mono-pigmentconcentrates,polymersolubledyesandeffectpigments.Weareconsistentlystrivingtoprovidepigmentsofthehighestqualityandareworkingonfurthersolutionsfortheplasticsindustry.Ournewportfoliomakesyourlifeeasier.Withthelatestchanges,ourvastportfoliohasreceivedhundredsofexcitingadditions,creatingtheneedtosimplifythisimmensediversityofproductsandproductvarianttomakefindingandorderingeasyandconvenientforyou.AllcolorsnowfollowtheprovenandtestedBASFnomenclature.Wearecertainyouwillfindthisnewconsistencymosthelpfulinyourdailywork.Onlythenameshavechanged.Findingthepigmentsyouneedtoachievetheperfectresultsisnoweasierthanever.ItallstartswiththeBASFbrandnametheproductbelongsto.Yourfavoritepigmentmighthavehadanamechange.Ifyoufamiliarizeyourselfwiththenewname,therestispurelogic.AllpigmentshavenowbeenintegratedinthetriedandtestedBASFnomenclatureandareclearlyshownontheBASFcolorwheel.There-fore,everyproductinourportfoliohassixelementstoitsnamethatmakeuptheBASFnomenclature:productbrande.g.Heliogen®,followedbybasiccolorshade,areaofuse,positioninthecolorwheel,serialnumberandapplicationindicator.ForfurtherinformationpleasecontactyourlocalBASFrepresentative.Wemakeitworkforyou.Theworldisacolorfulplaceandourworldofcolorfortheplasticsindustryoffersyouthebiggestselectionoforganicandinorganicpigmentsworldwide,suitedforagreatvarietyofapplications.Havealook!4OrganicandinorganicpigmentsforplasticsBASFoffersthefollowingorganicandinorganicpigments:InorganicpigmentsSicotan®Theseinorganicmixed-phaseyellowandbrownpigmentshaveoutstandingfastnesstoheat,light,weather,chemicalsandsolvents,eveninverylowconcentrations.Theirexceptionallyhighheatandchemicalresistancemakesthemsuitableforalmostallpolymertypes.TheproductsdonotmigrateanddonotinfluencethewarpingbehaviorofHDPE.Theyareallsuitableforuseinblendswithorganicpigments,achievingbrilliantshadeswithhighopacity.Sicopal®Theseinorganicpigmentswiththeirspinelstructurearebasedonvariousmetaloxides.Allhaveoutstandingfastnesstolightandweatherandmostofthemachievethehighestheatresistance.Noneoftheproductsmigrate,nordotheyinfluencethewarpingbehaviorofHDPE.Sicotrans®Theseextremelyfinelydispersedtransparentironoxideredpigmentshaveexcellentfastnesstoheat,lightandweather.Theproductsdonotmigrate,nordotheyinfluencethewarpingbehaviourofHDPE.FurtherproductrangesForapplicationsinwhicheaseofdispersionisanimportantcriteria(e.g.filmsandfibers),itisadvisabletousefullydispersedmono-pigmentconcentratesratherthanpowderpigments.BASFoffersarangeofmono-pigmentconcentratessuitableforaselectionofpolymers.Pleaseseetheproducttableforinformationonourproductsthatareavailableasmono-pigmentconcentrates.Forfurtherdetailsonthesemono-pigmentconcentrates,pleaseseetherespectivebrochure.BASFistheleadingmanufacturerofacomprehensiverangeofadditivesfortheplasticsindustry.Forfurtherinformationonourstabilizerofferforplastics,pleaserefertotherespectivebrochures.OrganicpigmentsCinquasia®,Cromophtal®,Irgazin®,Paliogen®andPaliotol®Theseproductsprovidethebroadestrangeofhigh-performancepigments,combiningoutstandingcoloristicpropertieswithexcellentfastnesstoheat,light,chemicalsandsolvents.Inaddition,certainproductsofferexcellentweatherresistance.Heliogen®TheseCu-phthalocyaninebasedblueandgreenorganicpigmentsareknownfortheirverygoodtoexcellentoverallproperties.Irgalite®Classicalorganicyellow,orangeandredpigmentswithgoodend-useperfor-mance.5OrganicandinorganicpigmentsforplasticsExplanationofdata:ApplicationperformanceAselectionofperformancedataofthemostimportantpropertiesinpolyolefins(HDPE)andPVC(Ba/ZnstabilizedflexiblePVC)arepresentedhere.Alldataarebasedonthefollowingtestmethodsataconcentrationfororganicpigmentsof0.1%forfullshades(FS)andataratioof1:10forwhitereductions(WR).Forin-organicpigmentsconcentrationsof1%forfullshades(FS)andaratioof1:4forwhitereductions(WR)wereused.Migration(HDPEandPVC-p)MigrationresistancewasdeterminedinaccordancewithDIN53775bydirectcontactbetweenthecoloredtestsheetandawhiteflexiblePVCcontactsheet.StainingofthecontactsheetwasassessedusingtheISO105A03GreyScaleforstaining,GS5denotingnomigrationandsteps4–5beingsubdivided.Heatresistance(HDPE)HeatresistancewasdeterminedbyinjectionmoldinginaccordancewithISO12877-2.Theresultsshowthehighesttemperatureatwhichthecolordifferenceversusastandardisnogreaterthan