HOLLIDAY PIGMENTS AT CHINAPLAS 2012 (STAND N2S51)

Holliday Pigments is focussing on its core grades at Chinaplas 2012, which have been established as the industry standard across the Asia Pacific region.

Ultramarine blue is one of the world’s most tried and trusted pigments for premium applications in plastics. In over 125 years of manufacturing ultramarine blue, Holliday Pigments has pioneered many of the market leading grades available today. The company will be returning to Chinaplas to showcase its industry leading knowledge and expertise.

“Our industry standard grades provide a broad range of colour possibilities, including; high tinting strength ultramarine blue 05, red shade blue 08, green shade blue 02, acid resistant grade 54, and ultramarine violet 11.

“Our pigments meet the purity requirements throughout the world for many sensitive colouring applications including food contact plastics and toys. Synthetic Ultramarine is non-toxic and inherently safe for these types of sensitive applications,” said Holliday Pigments’, Global Product Manager, Matthew Nicholson.

“We have also developed the highly regarded Premier BC range; these ultramarines are proven to impart no taste or odour during the production process. The technology is growing rapidly in popularity in China, Japan and South East Asia, where customers are realising the benefits of working with the very best raw materials for more demanding end uses.”

Holliday Pigments are certified to the ISO9001 (Quality), ISO14001 (Environmental) and OHSAS18001 (Occupational Health & Safety) management systems ensuring the same high standards of performance are achieved across all aspects of our operations.

“We specialise in proven high quality products, made to exacting standards in an environmentally responsible way,” added Matthew.

Holliday Pigments is well versed in the science of plastics applications for pigments. The manufacturer maintains that consistent colour and dispersion properties are essential. The Ultramarine pigment must be low in unreacted sulphur so that odours are not released when it is heated to plastics processing temperatures and it must not contain excessively high moisture. For sensitive applications where regulatory approval is required, it must also have a low trace metal content. These properties are less important in some other applications in which Ultramarine is used. It is normal for Ultramarine manufacturers to recommend a specific range of grades for use in colouring plastics in which these properties have been optimised.

To find out more about the international plastics exhibition visit www.chinaplasonline.com

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Notes for editors

About Holliday Pigments

Holliday Pigments is a world leading supplier of ultramarine pigments, which are used in a variety of applications including plastics, coatings, cosmetics, artists’ colors and printing inks. Exporting to over 80 countries, Holliday Pigments has dedicated customer and technical service teams at its factory in France.

Holliday Pigments has a proud 125-year history in the manufacture of technical quality ultramarine and pioneered the introduction of flue gas desulphurisation technology in the manufacturing process, reducing emissions inherent in the manufacturing process by more than 99.5%.

Holliday Pigments is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rockwood Color Pigments.

About Rockwood Pigments

Rockwood’s Color Pigments & Services Division is one of the largest worldwide suppliers of colored pigments for construction, coatings, plastics and specialty applications. The Division’s manufacturing sites and customer service centers are located in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Australia and China with an additional sales office located in Hong Kong. For more information on Rockwood, please visit www.rockwoodpigments.com.

The Rockwood Color Pigments & Services Division is a business unit of Rockwood Holdings Inc., Princeton, N.J., U.S.A. Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a leading global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of more than 9,500 people and annual net sales of approximately $3 billion. The company focuses on global niche segments of the specialty chemicals, pigments and additives and advanced materials markets. For more information on Rockwood, please visit www.rocksp.com.

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