Because of its high, abrasive nature, TiO2 can put traditional two-piece diaphragms under extreme stress, leading to costly leak points, failure and downtime.

Recent advances have found that besides color, CICPs have properties that give them the ability to address regulatory requirements that give not only color, but functional properties.

Given a variety of contributing factors, TiPMC believes tight TiO2 supply and increasing prices will persist through 2022.

A significant development in the coatings industry is not the latest resin, solvent or additive, it's the way these ingredients can now be bought and sold.

CMG's 2023+ World Color Forecast revealed a major shift happening in the world of color forecasting, color is growing to be globally interwoven.

Over the past several years, this company carried out an extensive R&D program and demonstrated full proof of concept for a novel platform process for production of a wide range of inorganic powders based on 27 metals.

The production and distribution of high-performance pigments from 2015 to 2025 is subject to an unprecedented set of circumstances that are creating dramatic change in business conditions.

PCI recently interviewed Michael Ertl, the new head of the Inorganic Pigments business unit at LANXESS, on the latest developments and innovations in the inorganic pigments industry.

Contrary to what many have been told, the impact of high-quality TiO2 on overall paint costs is more nuanced than you'd think.