HIGH-PERFORMANCE PIGMENTS
Our high-performance products are based on yellow pigments with excellent properties, which can be used in a broad range of applications, because certain product grades target different applications individually. Product properties are adjusted specifically according to the needs of a certain application, so that customers can find their appropriate grade in our portfolio.
- Excellent lightfastness (good for outdoor applications)
- Highly transparent (for strong contrast in displays or fine printing)
- Brilliant color shade
- High color strength
- Very high heat stability
- One of a few colorants suitable for polyamide
Under the brand name BAYPLAST®, we sell high-performance pigments for plastics. Whether in polyolefins, PVC, or most engineering thermoplastics including PA6 and PA66, the application range is broad.
BAYPLAST® YELLOW 5GN01
Key properties and advantages:- P.Y.150
- Greenish yellow
- Excellent weather fastness (good for outdoor applications)
- Very high heat stability
- High color strength
- Highly transparent
- No warpage in PE/PP
BAYPLAST® YELLOW G GRAN
The pigment Bayplast® Yellow G Gran is formulated in a unique microgranular form, which offers advantages over powders as listed below:
- Superior processability
- Lower dust formation
- Easier to process than conventional powders
- Granules have excellent handling and flow properties compared to powders
- More precise metering
- Improved dispersion characteristics
- Higher bulk density
- Less residue remains when package is emptied
Yuriy Chertok - stock.adobe.comArtificial turf is widely used as an imitation for real grass. It is mainly used in sports stadiums and arenas, but can also be found on playgrounds or in some regions in private gardens.
The artificial grass is manufactured based on either the polyamide nylon/nylon 6.6 or PP/PE, which is custom-extruded into a monofilament ribbon shape.
High-quality pigments specified for this application such as Bayplast® Yellow 5GN01 are an essential element of the formulations to give the turf its traditional green color and to protect it from the ultraviolet rays of the sun. This makes artificial turf a long-lasting and cost-effective alternative compared to care-intensive natural grass that is highly affected by weather conditions.
©ferkelraggae - stock.adobe.comPopular thermoplastics such as PE or PP are used in many applications due to their suitable mechanical properties, along with their resistance to chemicals and inertness. However, there are challenges to using them industrially, mainly due to shrinkage and warpage. Bayplast® Yellow 5GN01 has no negative impact on PE warpage.
- Pigment Yellow 150 products for the manufacturing of green and red LCD color filter inks
- Typical applications include TVs, notebooks, or cell phones
©designua - stock.adobe.comThe use of ultraviolet light for curing flexo printing inks offers many advantages and has become widely adopted, particularly in the narrow web label printing industry. Ultraviolet (UV) rays are used to initiate the photochemical process, or UV curing, in inks, varnishes, and coatings. UV inks are made up of oligomers, monomers, pigments, additives, and photoinitiators.
Eco-solvent inks have their colors suspended in mild, biodegradable solvents such as alcohols, glycol ethers, and lactates instead of ketones and other aggressive solvents. As they have little odor, they can normally be used with indoor graphics and signage.
Bayscript® Yellow 4GF can be regarded as an industry benchmark due to its mutual compatibility with both UV- and eco-solvent ink systems.
- P.Y.150 for industrial inkjet (See also our Specialty Colors products for this application)
- Printing on paper and fabric
- High color strength
Bayfast® Yellow Y-5688 is based on the organic pigment P.Y.150. This grade is suitable for high-quality coatings for automotive and industrial applications. The product is mainly used for Yellow, Brown, and Green effect coatings.
Product properties and benefits:
- High color strength
- High transparency due to small particle size
- Very good lightfastness and weather stability, despite small particle size
LANXESS organic Pigment Yellow E4GN (P.Y.150) is specially designed to provide the heat stability, lightfastness, and transparency properties required for laminate paper applications. The pigment finds its way into decorative papers for flooring, furniture, or kitchen surfaces by being formulated into various printing inks targeting these applications. Pigment Yellow E4GN is also available as the anionic water-based pigment dispersion Levanyl® Yellow E4G-A.
Technical properties and benefits:
- High color strength
- High transparency
- Also available as an anionic water-based pigment dispersion
Suitable products:
- Pigment Yellow E4GN (P.Y.150)
- Levanyl® Yellow E4G-A
