It seems that the Shepherd Color's R&D team is at it again. 'Creating Value, 
Brightening Lives' has long been the Core Value of The Shepherd Color Company. 
The R&D Team has their pulse on the coatings and plastics industries to 
understand the needs of their customers: to create quality, innovative 
products, which bring value to not only their customers, but to the 
sustainability of the environment.

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One such product is a cost-effective IR Black colorant for packaging that can 
reflect IR wavelengths in recycling sorting facilities, so these plastics may 
be recycled. Black is a popular color used for plastic packaging, which is 
mostly carbon black pigment. The carbon black pigmentation absorbs the light 
from the emitter used in plastic sorting centers, which prevents the sensor 
from identifying the polymer used, so the material is then rejected and not 
recycled.

Shepherd Color has spent the last 40 years developing, optimizing, and 
manufacturing IR Black pigments. Based on the new balance of properties needed 
for the recycling application, they were able to design, prototype and scale up 
an IR Black pigment to meet this new need. This IR Black pigment advancement is 
Arctic(R) Black 10P925. The pigment is optimized for infrared sorting of 
plastics and has the following characteristics:

   -- Jet masstone color 
   -- Non-magnetic 
   -- Survives multiple extrusions 
   -- Single pigment solution 
   -- Widely listed on chemical registries for global supply 
   -- Food packaging compliance in key EU market

Black 10P925 is not only excellent for coloring plastic articles used for 
producing, packaging and transporting food, but can be used in other coatings 
as well. This new pigment is an example of Shepherd Color's R&D expertise in 
developing products that provide unique tools to solve the challenges of 
customers in the coatings and plastics industries.

ABOUT THE SHEPHERD COLOR COMPANY
Founded in 1981, The Shepherd Color Company produces a wide range of 
high-performance Complex Inorganic Color Pigments (CICPs) used in a variety of 
industries. These pigments are an extraordinary class of inorganic pigments 
that offer stable, long-lasting color for many applications. They have 
unbeatable weatherability, heat and chemical resistance, are non-warping and 
easy to disperse. More Expertise. Better Performance. Best Value. That's 
Shepherd Color. Visit us at www.shepherdcolor.com and 
www.linkedin.com/company/shepherdcolor.

Media Contact:
Mark Ryan, Marketing Manager
+1.513.874.0714
mryan@shepherdcolor.com

SOURCE: The Shepherd Color Company