Opacifiers / Hiding Agents for Plastic Compounds

Opacity Pigment™ FP-510 by FP-Pigments acts as an opacifier. It can be used in a wide range of plastics processing equipment including pipe- & profile extrusion and film calendaring. The unique engineered structure improves the efficiency of existing titanium dioxide pigment and enhances its performance, allowing the formulator to optimize the product performance and reduce raw material costs.

• It possesses weatherability and aesthetic properties which exhibit a good initial color and excellent color stability.
• It is recommended for rigid & flexible PVC as a partial replacement for TiO₂ pigment and can easily be incorporated in standard compounding operations.
• The recommended replacement level is between 10-20%.
• Opacity Pigment™ FP-510 is fully REACH compliant.

Opacity Pigment™ FP-550 by FP-Pigments acts as an opacifier. It can easily be incorporated in polyolefin masterbatches using normal premix and extrusion operations. It is suitable for plastics and end applications including blown films and injection molding. The unique engineered structure improves the efficiency of existing titanium dioxide pigments and enhances their performance, allowing the formulator to optimize the product performance and reduce raw material costs.

• It is designed to provide optimal optical properties enabling partial replacement of TiO₂ depending upon the dilution and film thickness of the end use product.
• The recommended replacement level is between 10-15%.
• It maintains opacity & film quality and provides high brightness & low yellowness.
• Its lower tinting strength provides advantage in colored plastics where chroma and hue can be maintained at lower colored pigment addition levels.
• Opacity Pigment™ FP-550 is fully REACH compliant and approved from FDA & JHOSPA ([B]NJ-36699).

Opacity Pigment™ FP-590 by FP-Pigments acts as an opacifier. It is used in TMP-free grade for polyolefin masterbatch. It is designed to provide optimal optical properties that enable partial replacement of TiO₂ in plastics.

Opacity Pigment™ FP-440 by FP-Pigments acts as an opacifier. It is developed using patented technology to produce the most effective balance of spaced TiO₂ and entrapped air within a precipitated calcium carbonate shell. It can offer a similar performance to TiO₂ at an optimized replacement ratio but without the price volatility.

• It is used as a suitable, partial replacement for TiO₂ in PVC profiles and pipes, while maintaining optical- & weathering properties, enhancing brightness and showing excellent color stability.
• Opacity Pigment™ FP-440 is used in rigid and flexible PVC plastics.

Opacity Pigment™ FP-530 by FP-Pigments acts as an opacifier with a cationic surface charge. It provides optimal optical properties enabling partial replacement of TiO₂. Opacity Pigment™ FP-530 is suitable for plastic applications.

POLYWHITE® P 80560 by LyondellBasell is a white masterbatch to opacify bioriented polypropylene films produced on blown or stenter equipment. It contains 60 percent of a finely dispersed white pigment in a homopolymer PP carrier. POLYWHITE® P 80560 is mainly designed to be used in the core of CPP/BOPP films. In case of three layers plain films structures, it can be applied in the skin of pearlized films to increase the opacity.

PLASBLAK® PE6220 by Cabot is a carbon black pigment in polyethylene carrier resin containing calcium carbonate. Provides excellent opacifying power and tinting strength for applications such as colouration of recycled materials. It is designed for ease of dilution and homogeneous mixing and is therefore suitable for direct addition using automatic dosing units or by pre-blending. Used in compounding and recycling applications. This product is suitable for use in a wide range of plastics that come into contact with food. Typical addition rate of PLASBLAK® PE6220 by Cabot ranges from 4-8%.

PLASBLAK® PE2727 by Cabot is a carbon black pigment in polyethylene carrier resin. It is a utility black that offers high pigmentation and opacifying performance. It is designed for ease of dilution and homogeneous mixing and is therefore suitable for direct addition using automatic dosing units or by pre-blending. PLASBLAK® PE2727 by Cabot is highly concentrated, which makes it suitable for applications requiring superior cost performance.

PLASBLAK® PE2718 by Cabot is a carbon black pigment in polyethylene carrier resin. Offers opacifying and pigmentation performance at an economical cost. Designed for ease of dilution & homogeneous mixing and is therefore suitable for direct addition using automatic dosing units or by pre-blending. It can be used for coloring of PS, SAN, ABS, PE and PP in injection molding and compounding applications. Typical addition rates of PLASBLAK® PE2718 by Cabot vary from 1%-3%.

STAPA® WM 40-E by Eckart is a leafing, aluminum pigment paste in mineral spirit. It provides a good silver metallic effect and easy dispersion in polymers. It offers high opaque effect, coverage, hiding power and dust-free processing. It is compatible with thin PE-film applications like LDPE and LLDPE. It can be used for numerous plastics processing such as extrusion, injection-, blow molding, blown film or cast film extrusion. STAPA® WM 40-E is recommended for tapes, agricultural-, mulch- and blackout films. It has a shelf life of 12 months.