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Summary
The Pigment Industry
Pigment Types and Characteristics
Commodity Pigments
Specialty Pigments
World Specialty Pigment Market
North and South America
Pigment markets
Operating rates and capacity growth
Producing companies
Major issues and trends
Profitability and pigment prices
Environmental and health regulations
Industry consolidation and globalization
Trade
Europe, Africa and Middle East
Pigment markets
Operating rates and capacity growth
Producing companies
Major issues and trends
Profitability and pigment prices
Environmental regulations
Industry consolidation and globalization
Trade
Asia
Pigment markets
Operating rates and capacity growth
Producing companies
Major issues and trends
Profitability and pigment prices
Industry consolidation and globalization
Trade
Overview of Specialty Pigments
North America
Structure of the Industry
Major Participants
Acquisitions/restructuring
Company profiles
Day-Glo@, subsidiary of RPM, USA
Dominion Colour
Ferro Corporation
Flex Products
Flint Group
Sun Chemical
Operating Characteristics
Research and development
Manufacturing and technology
Marketing and customer service
Profitability and cost structure
Trends and Opportunities
Critical Factors for Success
Western Europe
Major Participants
Acquisitions/restructuring
2005
2006
Company profiles
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc.
Clariant International AG
BASF
Eckart
Merck
Operating Characteristics
Research and development
Manufacturing and technology
Marketing and customer service
Profitability and cost structure
Trends and Opportunities
Critical Factors for Success
Japan
Structure of the Industry
Major Participants
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Nemoto & Co., Ltd.
Operating Characteristics
Research and development
Manufacturing and technology
Marketing
Profitability and cost structure
Government Regulation
METI
PRTR
Trends and Opportunities
Critical Factors for Success
Specialty Pigments Markets
Classic Organic Pigments
Products and Functions
Azo pigments
Phthalocyanine pigments
Condensation acid pigments
Consumption and Market Segments
Printing inks
Paints and coatings
Major Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
Organic High Performance Pigments
Products and Functions
Quinacridone pigments
Perylene pigments
Dioxazine
Diketo-pyrrolo-pyrrole
Consumption and Markets
Market Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
Complex Inorganic Pigments
Products and Functions
Consumption and Markets
Market Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
Metal Effect Pigments
Products and Functions
Consumption and Markets
Market Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
Fluorescent Pigments
Products and Functions
Consumption and Markets
Market Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
Luminescent Pigments
Products and Functions
Consumption and Markets
Market Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
Light Interference Pigments - Pearlescent and Color Shifting
Products and Functions
Consumption and Markets
Market Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
Photochromic Pigments
Products and Functions
Consumption and Markets
Market Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
Thermochromic Pigments
Products and Functions
Consumption and Markets
Market Participants
Prices
Future Trends and Strategic Issues
   
  Specialty Pigments
   
  Ray Will and Yoshio Inoguchi and Stefan Schlag
 
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  Abstract
   
  Abstract of SCUP report Specialty Pigments

Abstract

Found in high-quality inks, high performance paints and coatings, plastics and cosmetics, specialty pigments provide the first impressions for many of our most prized possessions and add unique color to our lives. From security printing and anticounterfeiting labeling to bold new automotive finishes to color shifting lip glosses and eye shadow, specialty pigments provide high performance and high value.

Specialty pigments range in price from $5 to $8 per kilogram at the low end of the spectrum to as high as $3,000 per kilogram at the high end. The largest consuming region is NAFTA (Canada, Mexico and the United States), followed by Europe and Asia.

Most of the specialty pigment classes are made by only a few producers. While these are high-value products as measured by purchase price and, in some cases, profit margins, they also present substantial barriers to entry. This is particularly so for pigment classes other than classic organic pigments.

Specialty pigments are made in production volumes that are as much as two or three orders of magnitude smaller than those of commodity pigments. In turn, a smaller number of companies produce specialty pigments than commodity pigments. Specialty pigment producers offer significantly greater levels of customer support and invest more heavily in research and development than commodity pigment producers.

The following pie charts show world consumption of specialty pigments by type and by region.

The fastest growing region is China, particularly for classic organic pigments. Chinese consumption of many other specialty pigment classes is also growing, but from lower volumes. Both China and India have emerged as important sources of the world’s supply of classic organic pigments.

Most specialty pigments, other than classic organic pigments, are supplied to China, India and many other developing markets as finished products, particularly in the form of formulated printing inks.

 
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