Specialty
Pigments: Color Bliss
MENLO
PARK, CA. January
23, 2007— Despite recent consolidation in
the global specialty pigments industry, most specialty
pigments have become high-value products with manufacturers
enjoying high margins and little competition. Today,
SRI Consulting (SRIC) released its new Specialty
Pigments report that provides comprehensive and
current information on the global specialty pigment
industry, trends, and opportunities.
RJ
Chang, Assistant Director of SRIC’s Specialty
Chemicals Update Program (SCUP) commented, “New
markets are opening up for these specialty pigments.” Mr.
Chang added, “But only the companies willing to
invest in research and product development are benefiting
from the new markets.”
Specialty
pigments are found in high quality inks, high performance
paints and coatings, plastics and cosmetics. Specialty
chemical companies have developed pigments that produce
special effects such as: interference/color shifting, luminescent/phosphorescent,
fluorescent, metal effect, light sensitive photochromic,
and color changing thermochromic.
Lead
author and Senior Consultant Ray Will said, “Specialty
pigments provide manufacturers higher margins behind higher
barriers of entry as compared to commodity pigments. Commodity
pigment producers are being challenged by increased price
competition as well as competition from Chinese and Indian
producers.” Mr. Will added, “From security
printing and anti-counterfeiting labeling to bold new automotive
finishes, to color shifting lip gloss and eye shadow, specialty
pigments offer high performance and high value.”
Mr. Will
is speaking on specialty pigments at the Color Pigments
Manufacturers Association International Conference on April
25-27. For additional information about the conference
please visit www.pigments.org.
SRI Consulting’s
new topic report was created in response to the increasing
needs of the specialty pigment industry to focus on high
value market segments. The 141 page report contains
comprehensive coverage of the global specialty pigment
industry as well as producer details and market segments
by geographic region, with business dynamics profiled for
the major producers. For additional information about
the Specialty Pigments report please contact Ray
Will rwill@sriconsulting.com or
+1-650-384-4314 or visit the website at www.sriconsulting.com.
About
SRI Consulting
SRI Consulting
(SRIC) is the world’s leading business research service
for the global chemical industry. Publishing for almost
60 years, SRI Consulting is the preeminent source for in-depth
business and process analysis. This report was developed
by the Specialty Chemicals Update Program (SCUP) that provides
continuous research focusing on the industry and business
environment and market dynamics for more than thirty major
specialty chemical segments.
SRI Consulting’s
headquarters are located in Menlo Park, California with
offices in The Woodlands, Texas; Zürich, Switzerland;
Tokyo, Japan; and Beijing, China. SRI Consulting
is a division of Access Intelligence, LLC. Additional information
is available at www.sriconsulting.com.
SRI Consulting
(SRIC) is a trade name and a registered trademark of SRI
International, used under license.
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