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CINCINNATI, June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

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