Core Pigments for Ink Applications - Americas
who enables you to consistently deliver
diverse ink colors with ease?
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Consistently Deliver a Diverse Color
Palette with Ease
Sun Chemical Performance Pigments can help you deliver the
exact colors and metal effects that your customers demand
with the ease of production and repeatability that you need. Sun
Chemical has been the innovator and leader in the color and
metallic effects industry for over 100 years. Our leading-edge
technology is unsurpassed as we continue our commitment to
quality and innovation in ink applications.
Sun Chemical Performance Pigments offers a broad portfolio
of pigments, including classical, high performance, inorganic,
metallic, organic, pearlescent, preparations, and synthetic
mica pearls. Sun Chemical provides customers with solutions
tailor made for their individual needs and requirements in
the coatings, cosmetics, digital, merchant ink, plastics and
specialties markets.
We have outlined in this brochure the Sun Chemical product
line of classical and high performance pigments for ink. The list
is not all inclusive and there may be other grades available to
better suit your requirements. In addition, Sun Chemical offers
forms other than conventional dry powder, including resin-based
dispersions and flushes. If you do not see exactly what you
need, please contact us.
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sample requests
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Core Pigments for Ink
Sun Chemical Pigments for Ink
Color Table Legend
Sun Chemical Performance Pigments offers the widest range
of pigment technologies for ink, including classical, high
performance, aluminum metallic, and natural & synthetic mica
pigments.
Chemical Resistance:
Fanchon - High performance yellow and orange pigments.
Fastogen - Phthalocyanine pigments.
Fastogen Super - High performance red pigments.
Indofast - High performance carbazole violet pigments.
Quindo - High performance quinacridone pigments.
Sunbrite - Classical yellow, orange, red and violet pigments.
Sunfast - Phthalocyanine pigments.
Benda-Lutz Metallic Effects - Aluminum pigments for
coatings, including cornflake and silver dollar types with a wide
range of flake sizes to cover most coating application needs.
Delivering Quality, Innovation and Service
The employees at Sun Chemical Performance Pigments are
personally committed to being the customers’ partner of choice.
There is never any question as to the priorities in executing each
day’s business because the employees make every operating
decision by implementing the following four key initiatives:
Safety:
Putting safety first in everything the employee does.
People Development:
Continually improving the skills of Sun C
hemical’s people.
4
The degree of bleed noted after 1 gram of pigment, enclosed in
a Whatman filter paper (#2), is suspended in 25ml of test solvent
for 24 hours at room temperature in a stoppered test tube. Color
change is expressed on a 1-5 Gray Scale, where 1 indicates
poor resistance and 5 represents no change.
Chemical Resistance Scale:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Poor
Below Average
Average
Above Average
Excellent
Light Fastness:
Determined from inks exposed to light in a xenon arc test
chamber until a Gray Scale 3 level of color fade/change is
reached. The light fastness rating (see below) is derived by
assessment against the fade of Blue Wool standards exposed at
the same time.
Light Fastness Scale:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Poor
Moderate
Below Average
Average
Above Average
Very Good
Excellent
Outstanding
Customer Value System:
Creating value and satisfaction for our customers through
profitable and sustainable growth, continuous improvement of
our processes, and by supplying products that consistently meet
customers’ specifications.
Productivity and Six Sigma:
Shade Abbreviations:
(BS) = Blue Shade
(MS) = Mid Shade
(YS) = Yellow Shade
(GS) =
(RS) =
Green Shade
Red Shade
Continually improving the effectiveness of the Quality
Management System through ISO 9001 Registration,
Productivity Initiatives and Six Sigma.
Sun Chemical
organic pigments
for superior ink
applications.
Core Pigments for Ink
1
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
273-3557
Pigment Yellow 12
Sunbrite Yellow 12
3
5
3
275-2121
Pigment Yellow 13
Sunbrite Yellow 13
5
5
275-2181
Pigment Yellow 13
Sunbrite Yellow 13
4-5
275-9849
Pigment Yellow 13
Sunbrite Yellow 13
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
Comments
Xylene
MEK
4
3
3
Opaque version for coldset and
water based inks
5
5
5
5
Offset with good flow and
transparency
5
4-5
5
3-4
4-5
Solvent based inks, low
viscosity version, good gloss
and transparency
4-5
5
4-5
4
3-4
4-5
Semi-opaque version for offset,
UV and water based inks
275-9865
Pigment Yellow 13
Sunbrite Yellow 13
5-6
5
4
5
4
4
274-0686
Pigment Yellow 14
Sunbrite Yellow 14
5
5
3-4
5
4
3-4
Water and solvent based inks,
transparent (MS)
274-1744
Pigment Yellow 14
Sunbrite Yellow 14
5
5
3-4
5
4
3-4
Water and solvent based inks,
opaque (GS)
274-3014
Pigment Yellow 14
Sunbrite Yellow 14
5
5
3-4
5
4
3-4
Solvent based inks, UV,
transparent (GS)
274-4419
Pigment Yellow 14
Symuler Fast Yellow 4419
4
5
4
5
4
4
274-5126
Pigment Yellow 14
Sunbrite Yellow 14
5
5
3-4
5
4
3-4
Water and solvent
based inks, medium
transparency (GS)
275-0023
Pigment Yellow 17
Sunbrite Yellow 17
5-6
5
3-4
5
3
3-4
Solvent based inks (GS)
Water-based Inks
Solvent and water-based inks
with good flow.Suitable for UV
flexo (MS)
Core Pigments for Ink
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
2
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
272-0558
Pigment Yellow 74
Sunbrite Yellow 74
5-6
5
3
272-0559
Pigment Yellow 74
Sunbrite Yellow 74
5-6
5
272-4608
Pigment Yellow 74
Sunbrite Yellow 74
6-7
275-0083
Pigment Yellow 83
Sunbrite Yellow 83
Xylene
MEK
Comments
3-4
3-4
3-4
Water and solvent based inks,
opaque (GS)
3
3-4
3-4
3-4
Water and solvent based inks,
good gloss, transparent (GS)
5
3
4
3-4
3-4
Water and solvent based inks,
opaque (GS)
6
5
5
5
5
5
Water based inks (GS)
275-3086
Pigment Yellow 83
Spectra PAC C Yellow 83
6
5
3-4
4
3-4
3
Very transparent (RS) for
solvent based inks
275-3285
Pigment Yellow 83
Sunbrite Yellow 83
6
5
5
5
5
5
Transparent with good flow,
for solvent based inks
279-5138
Pigment Yellow 138
Fanchon Yellow 138
7
5
3
5
4
4
Offset inks
279-0139
Pigment Yellow 139
Fanchon Yellow 139
7
5
5
5
5
5
High performance,
general purpose
279-3150
Pigment Yellow 150
Fanchon Yellow 150
8
5
5
5
5
5
High performance, metal
decoration and water-based
inks. UV Inks
271-5151
Pigment Yellow 151
Fanchon Yellow 151
8
5
5
5
5
5
High performance, opaque (GS)
275-9902
Pigment Yellow 174
Sunbrite Yellow 174
5-6
5
4-5
3-4
3-4
3-4
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
UV Offset
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Core Pigments for Ink
3
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
271-5180
Pigment Yellow 180
Fanchon Yellow 180
7-8
5
5
276-2517
Pigment Orange 5
Sunbrite Orange 5
6
5
276-2520
Pigment Orange 5
Sunbrite Orange 5
5
276-2384
Pigment Orange 13
Sunbrite Orange 13
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
Comments
Xylene
MEK
5
5
5
Excellent tint strength (GS)
2
2-3
2
2
Opaque version for water
based inks
5
2
2-3
2
2
Transparent version for water
and solvent based inks
6
4-5
3
3
2-3
3
Offset and water based inks
276-3016
Pigment Orange 16
Sunbrite Orange 16
6
5
1
5
1
1
Water and solvent based inks,
transparent
276-3526
Pigment Orange 16
Sunbrite Orange 16
5
5
5
5
5
5
Water and solvent based inks,
transparent
282-3404
Pigment Orange 34
Sunbrite Orange 34
5
5
5
5
5
5
Water based and offset inks
271-9136
Pigment Orange 36
Fanchon Orange 36
8
5
4-5
4-5
5
5
Solvent based inks, opaque
212-7152
Pigment Orange 46
Sunbrite Orange 46
4-5
5
3-4
2-3
3
3
Water and solvent based
inks (YS)
235-S312
Pigment Red 2
Sunbrite Red 2
7
5
1
2
2
1
Water and solvent based
inks (YS)
235-1122
Pigment Red 22
Sunbrite Red 22
5
5
5
2
2
1
Water and solvent based
inks, transparent, low
viscosity (YS)
Core Pigments for Ink
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
4
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
235-4484
Pigment Red 22
Sunbrite Red 22
5
5
3
234-3955
Pigment Red 48:1
Sunbrite Red 48:1
3
5
234-0068
Pigment Red 48:2
Sunbrite Red 48:2
5
234-0781
Pigment Red 48:2
Sunbrite Red 48:2
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
Comments
Xylene
MEK
2
2
2
Water and solvent based
inks (YS)
4
4
4
4
Water and solvent based
inks (YS)
5
3
2
3
2
General purpose, opaque,
water and solvent based inks
4-5
5
5
4
5
5
Non-resinated Calcium
Permanent Red 2B, light
masstone (MS)
234-6485
Pigment Red 48:4
Sunbrite Red 48:4
5-6
5
3
2
4-5
4
Solvent and water-based inks,
Offset and UV
211-4620
Pigment Red 49:2
Sunbrite Red 49:2
4-5
5
2
1
3
1
Solvent and water based
inks (BS)
218-3516
Pigment Red 52:1
Sunbrite Red 52:1
3
4
4
4
5
3
Solvent based inks (BS)
218-3552
Pigment Red 52:1
Sunbrite Red 52:1
3
4
4
4
5
3
Solvent based inks,
opaque (BS)
215-0692
Pigment Red 53:1
Sunbrite Red 53:1
3
4
2
4
2-3
2
General purpose (YS)
215-5652
Pigment Red 53:1
Sunbrite Red 53:1
3
5
4-5
4
3-4
3-4
General purpose (MS)
215-7616
Pigment Red 53:1
Sunbrite Red 53:1
3
5
4-5
4
4
5
General purpose, low Ba. (YS)
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5
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
219-0704
Pigment Red 57:1
Sunbrite Red 57:1
4
4
4
219-2119
Pigment Red 57:1
Sunbrite Red 57:1
4
4
219-350K
Pigment Red 57:1
Symuler Brilliant Carmine
6B350K
5
219-368K
Pigment Red 57:1
Symuler Brilliant Carmine
6B368K
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
Comments
Xylene
MEK
2
5
4
Publication gravure, solvent
inks (MS)
4
2
5
4
Solvent based inks
4
3
2
3
2
Water based and UV inks (BS)
5
4
3
2
3
2
Water based inks (YS)
219-392S
Pigment Red 57:1
Symuler Brilliant Carmine
6B392S
3-4
5
5
4
4-5
5
Offset inks
219-400S
Pigment Red 57:1
Symuler Brilliant Carmine
6B400S
5
3
5
2
5
3
Solvent based inks, (strong
transparent MS)
219-3775
Pigment Red 57:1
Sunbrite Red 57:1
5
3
5
2
5
4
Solvent based and publication
gravure inks, replaces
219-3707
219-5708
Pigment Red 57:1
Sunbrite Red 57:1
3-4
5
5
4
4-5
4
Offset and UV inks
221-0021
Pigment Red 81:2
Sunbrite Red 81:2
3
3
2
2
5
3
General purpose (YS)
235-0337
Pigment Red 112
Sunbrite Red 112
7
5
1
2
1
1
General purpose (YS)
228-CBR3
Pigment Red 122
Fastogen Super
Magenta CBR3
7-8
5
5
4
5
5
Solvent, water and digital inks.
UV Flexo (YS)
Core Pigments for Ink
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
6
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
228-0013
Pigment Red 122
Quindo Magenta 122
7-8
5
5
228-2820
Pigment Red 122
Quindo Magenta 122
7-8
5
235-1460
Pigment Red 146
Sunbrite Red 146
5-6
235-0170
Pigment Red 170
Sunbrite Red 170
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
Comments
Xylene
MEK
5
5
5
General purpose (YS)
4
4
5
4
Water and solvent based
inks (MS)
5
4-5
4
4
3-4
General purpose
7
5
4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5
Solvent based inks,
opaque (BS)
235-7070
Pigment Red 170
Sunbrite Red 170
7
5
5
4-5
5
3-4
Water based inks, opaque
235-7170
Pigment Red 170
Sunbrite Red 170
7
5
4-5
4-5
4-5
3-4
Solvent based inks
(transparent BS)
235-1760
Pigment Red 176
Sunbrite Red 176
6
5
4
4
4-5
4
General purpose
235-5184
Pigment Red 184
Sunbrite Red 184
5
5
4
4
4
4
General purpose
235-4586
Pigment Red 185
Symuler Fast Red 4586
7
5
5
5
5
5
General purpose
228-6725
Pigment Red 202
Quindo Magenta 202
7-8
5
4
4
5
5
Solvent based inks,
opaque (BS)
235-0552
Pigment Red 210
Sunbrite Red 210
6-7
5
2
2
3
3
General purpose,
transparent (MS)
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7
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
226-6254
Pigment Red 254
Sunbrite Red 254
8
5
5
221-0035
Pigment Violet 1
Sunbrite Violet 1
3
3
243-5990
Pigment Violet 3
Sunbrite Violet 3
5
228-1158
Pigment Violet 19
Quindo Violet 19
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
Comments
Xylene
MEK
5
5
5
DPP opaque (YS)
2
2
5
3
General purpose (BS)
5
3
1
5
1
Water and solvent based inks
7-8
5
5
4
5
4
Water and solvent based
inks (YS)
228-5199
Pigment Violet 19
Quindo Violet 19
7-8
5
5
4
5
4
Water and solvent based
inks (MS)
246-0505
Pigment Violet 23
Indofast Violet 23
7-8
5
5
5
4-5
4
Extremely brilliant, strong
246-1670
Pigment Violet 23
Indofast Violet 23
8
5
5
5
4-5
4
General purpose (BS)
246-3023
Pigment Violet 23
Indofast Violet 23
7
4
1
1
1
1
Offset and UV
243-0145
Pigment Violet 27
Sunbrite Violet 27
4-5
5
2
1
3
1
Water based inks (RS)
248-0061
Pigment Blue 15:2
Sunfast Blue 15:2
8
5
5
5
4
4-5
Water based ink (MS)
248-0329
Pigment Blue 15:3 / V 23
Sunfast Blue 15:3 / V 23
8
5
5
5
4-5
4-5
General purpose
Core Pigments for Ink
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
8
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
248-0615
Pigment Blue 15:2
Sunfast Blue 15:2
8
5
4-5
249-1256
Pigment Blue 15:3
Sunfast Blue 15:3
8
5
249-1282
Pigment Blue 15:3
Sunfast Blue 15:3
8
249-9838
Pigment Blue 15:3
Sunfast Blue 15:3
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
Comments
Xylene
MEK
5
4
4
General purpose (RS)
5
5
5
5
Offset (GS)
5
5
5
5
5
General purpose (GS)
8
5
5
5
4-5
4-5
249-A75F
Pigment Blue 15:3
Fastogen Blue FA5375
8
5
5
5
5
5
Offset inks
249-A80L
Pigment Blue 15:3
Fastogen Blue LA5380
8
5
4
5
5
5
Water and solvent based
inks (GS)
249-3054
Pigment Blue 15:4
Sunfast Blue 15:4
8
5
5
5
5
5
Solvent based ink,
glossy, transparent
249-5435
Pigment Blue 15:4
Fastogen Blue 5435K
7
5
4-5
3
5
4-5
Solvent-based inks, UV Flexo
249-5452
Pigment Blue 15:4
Fastogen Blue 5452K
7
2
4-5
2
5
4-5
Solvent-based inks
249-5455
Pigment Blue 15:4
Fastogen Blue 5455K
8
2
4-5
2
5
4-5
Solvent based ink high
alcohol, UV Flexo
249-9820
Pigment Blue 15:4
Sunfast Blue 15:4
7
5
5
5
5
5
Water-based Inks
Solvent based inks
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Core Pigments for Ink
9
Masstone
1/20 Tint
Product Code
Color Index
Trade Name
Application Data
Light
Fastness
Water
264-0414
Pigment Green 7
Sunfast Green 7
7-8
5
5
264-3066
Pigment Green 7
SpectraPAC C Green 7
7-8
5
264-3120
Pigment Green 7
Sunfast Green 7
7-8
264-7405
Pigment Green 7
Sunfast Green 7
Comments
Xylene
MEK
5
5
5
Water and solvent based
inks (MS)
5
5
5
5
Solvent based inks and UV
flexo (BS)
5
5
5
5
5
Water and solvent based inks,
transparent (BS)
7-8
5
5
5
5
5
General purpose.
264-7414
Pigment Green 7
Sunfast Green 7
7-8
5
5
5
5
5
Water and solvent based
inks (MS)
264-7600
Pigment Green 7
Sunfast Green 7
7-8
5
5
5
5
5
Offset and water based
inks (YS)
264-7850
Pigment Green 7
Sunfast Green 7
7-8
5
5
5
4-5
5
Solvent based inks (MS)
264-7036
Pigment Green 36
Sunfast Green 36
7-8
5
5
5
5
5
Water and solvent based
inks (YS)
8
5
5
5
5
5
UV inks, can be used as an
additive to improve rheology
247-3007
Pigment Black 7
Sunfast Black 7
Ethyl Acetate Ethanol
Benda-Lutz Metallic Pigments for Ink 10
Product Code
Product Characteristics
Form
Type
D50
Metal%
Leafing
9
73
Carrier
Comments
Benda-Lutz Leafing
1281
Paste
EA, IPA, IP
Solvent-based Ink
12082
Paste
Leafing
10
73
EA, IP
Solvent-based Ink
1291
Paste
Leafing
5
65
MO
Offset
6242
Paste
NL
14
73
EA, IPA
Solvent-based Ink
6262
Paste
NL
12
65
EA, IP
Solvent-based Ink
6282
Paste
NL
9
65
EA, IP
Solvent-based Ink
Benda-Lutz Non-Leafing
Benda-Lutz METALLIC
6854
Paste
NL
19
65
EA
Solvent-based Ink
6854 NCS
Paste
NL
19
65
EA
Solvent-based Ink
6862
Paste
NL
14
65
EA
Solvent-based Ink
64064
Paste
NL SD
15
65
EA
Solvent-based Ink
64064 NCS
Paste
NL SD
15
65
EA
Solvent-based Ink
Pellet
NL
14
80
Aldehyde
Solvent-based Ink
Benda-Lutz MAXAL
Benda-Lutz COMPAL
4242 D
4242 WS
Pellet
NL
14
90
WS Binder
Water-based Ink
4251 D
Pellet
NL
16
80
Aldehyde
Solvent-based Ink
4282 D
Pellet
NL
9
80
Aldehyde
Solvent-based Ink
4463 D
Pellet
NL SD
14
85
Aldehyde
Solvent-based Ink
4464 WS
Pellet
NL SD
15
90
WS Binder
Water-based Ink
6000
Slurry
VMP
12
10
EA/IPA
Solvent-based Ink
6001
Slurry
VMP
12
10
EA/IPA
Solvent-based Ink
Benda-Lutz SPLENDAL
6002
Slurry
VMP
12
10
EA/IPA
Solvent-based Ink
6003
Slurry
VMP
12
10
EA/IPA
Solvent-based Ink
6600
Slurry
VMP
12
10
BG
Water-based Ink
6601
Slurry
VMP
12
10
BG
Water-based Ink
6602
Slurry
VMP
12
10
BG
Water-based Ink
6603
Slurry
VMP
12
10
BG
Water-based Ink
Type:
Carrier:
NL
= Non-leafing
SD = Silver Dollar
VMP = Vacuum Metallized Pigment
EA
IPA
IP
MO
WS
BG
=
=
=
=
=
=
Ethyl Acetate
Isopropyl Acetate
Isopropanol
Mineral Oil
Water Soluble
Butyl Glycol
quality
service
Sun Chemical - Global Success in a World of Color
and Metallic Effects
innovation
Sun Chemical Performance Pigments has been in the
color and metallic effects business for over 100 years.
Our leading-edge technology is unsurpassed as we
continue our commitment to solve the color and metallic
effects issues of today and develop new solutions for the
future. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sun Chemical
Performance Pigments is a division of Sun Chemical
Corporation.
With annual revenues of more than $3.5 billion, Sun
Chemical Corporation is the world’s largest producer
of printing inks and pigments. We also are a leading
provider of materials and services to the cosmetics,
building materials, photovoltaic, packaging, publications,
coatings, plastics and other industrial markets. Sun
Chemical has a worldwide network of more than 250
locations that provide customers local service with a
global perspective.
To learn more about our pigments, contact your
local Sun Chemical representative.
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