Liquid color for plastisol
The system we match most. A plasticizer-carried dispersion belongs in a plastisol, because the carrier is already an ingredient of the compound.
The system we match most. A plasticizer-carried dispersion belongs in a plastisol, because the carrier is already an ingredient of the compound.
Plastisol is the system matched most often here. A plasticizer-carried dispersion is the natural fit, because the carrier is not a foreign addition to a plastisol: it is already one of the compound's own ingredients.
That is why the dosing is simple and the compatibility question mostly disappears. The dispersion stirs into the plastisol at room temperature, distributes without a high-shear step, and the carrier fuses along with the rest of the plasticizer when the part goes through the oven.
The carrier is phthalate-free. That was a deliberate move across the book and it means a plastisol compounder working to a phthalate restriction does not have to treat the colorant as the exception that breaks the claim.
Typical let-down is around 2 percent, which is a 50 to 1 ratio of compound to color. Deep shades and full opacity go higher and pastels go lower, and the number is confirmed on your own compound at the sample stage.
| Property | Typical value |
|---|---|
| Form | Liquid pigment dispersion |
| Carrier | Phthalate-free plasticizer, compatible with the plasticizer already in the compound |
| Color tolerance | ΔE 1.0 or better, CIELAB against the approved standard, D65 illuminant, 10 degree observer |
| Typical let-down | About 2 percent, a 50 to 1 ratio of compound to color |
| Incorporation | Stirred in at room temperature, no high-shear step needed |
| Match turnaround | About a week on a new match |
| Country of origin | Blended in Hermon, Maine |
Dosage: Around 2 percent, which is 50 parts compound to 1 part color. Deep shades and full opacity run higher, pastels lower. Confirmed on your own compound at the sample stage, because plasticizer level, filler and the resin itself all move it.
Typical values from the manufacturer's technical data sheet. They describe the product, they are not a specification. We will send the current TDS and the batch documentation your qualification needs.
Tell us the binder system, the property you are targeting, and the volume you expect. We will confirm the grade, send the documentation, and get a sample of the candidate grade to you.
Where the color is the brand and the grade at the same time.
Molded-in color with no paint step downstream.
Including the sanitary white and blue specified in food plants.
Color-coded by load, size or service, read off the rack.
Where hardness is color-coded by industry convention across the Shore A range.
Blue because it does not occur in food, so a fragment is visible on an inspection line.
It is specified where the formulation needs a carrier that is already an ingredient of the compound, phthalate-free, so the colorant does not break a phthalate claim, stirs in at room temperature with no high-shear step, a 50 to 1 let-down that is easy to scale on the floor, ΔE 1.0 or better with the reading on the certificate, and free samples and no minimum to trial one.
Stir the dispersion into the plastisol at room temperature. It distributes without a high-shear step, which is most of why this lane is straightforward.
Stir the dispersion itself before it goes in. A container that has stood can settle, and a stirred drum meters to the shade the drawdown was approved against.
Judge the shade after fusion, not before. A plastisol reads differently wet and cured, and the drawdown that matters is the one run through your own oven at your own schedule.
Where the compound is going to be matched rather than the color supplied blind, send a sample of the compound itself. Matching into a customer-supplied system is routine here and it removes the substrate variable entirely.
Package sizes: Pails and drums, with small trial quantities available. Tell us the volume and the pack and we will confirm.
Storage: Store in the original closed container at room temperature, out of direct sun and away from freezing. Stir before use after a long standstill.
Blended in the United States and supplied as Berry Amendment, REACH, RoHS and California Proposition 65 compliant. The carrier is phthalate-free. FDA 21 CFR food-contact documentation is available for qualifying grades on request; name the requirement and we will confirm which grades carry it.
Around 2 percent, which is 50 parts compound to 1 part color. Deep shades and full opacity go higher, pastels go lower. Confirm it on your own compound at the sample stage, because plasticizer level, filler loading and the resin all move the number.
Yes. That was a deliberate move across the book, so a compounder working to a phthalate restriction does not have to carve out the colorant as an exception.
No. It stirs in at room temperature. The carrier is a plasticizer and the compound is already full of plasticizer, so there is nothing to force into compatibility.
Yes, and it is worth doing. Send a sample of the compound and the target and the match is run in your material, which removes the substrate variable before it becomes a production problem.
No, and that is normal. Judge the shade on a fused drawdown run at your own oven schedule. A wet reading will mislead you.
The match and the sample are free and there is no minimum. Send the target, the compound if you can, and tell us what the part has to do.
Yes. We send the Technical Data Sheet (TDS), Safety Data Sheet (SDS), Certificate of Analysis, Phthalate-free statement, Proposition 65 statement, and REACH and RoHS statement on request, in the current revision. Use Request TDS or SDS above and tell us what your qualification review needs.
The other plasticizer-carried lane, and the #1 book by revenue.
Flexible and integral-skin foam, on a polyol carrier.
The solid-carrier route, for an extruder or a molding press.
Where a plasticizer carrier is a real question rather than an obvious yes.
The full treatment of the system, the carrier and the compliance position.
Dosing, fusion and judging the shade at the right point.