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May 25, 2022

From Small Beginnings to a New Beginning

On April 22, 2022, we began a new journey as Vibrantz Technologies. The combination of Prince, Ferro, and Chromaflo creates a $2.0 billion enterprise with 63 sites. The Color Solutions’ SBU is composed of Chromaflo’s liquid colorant technologies, and Ferro’s high-end dry pigments such as complex inorganic-colored pigments (CICPs), ultramarine blue, specialty iron oxides, azo pigments, and anti-corrosive pigments. Our markets will expand to now include thermoplastics, building & construction, and inks in addition to our well-established positions in architectural and industrial coatings and thermoset plastics. 

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April 20, 2022

Chromaflo APAC Invests In Expanding Capabilities In Prediction Rheology And Settling Behavior Of Pigment Dispersion Over Time

Two of the key elements determining the performance and quality of pigment dispersions are rheological behavior and dispersion stability. It is crucial for development of a high-quality colorant to have the capability to measure and control these two properties with a high level of precision. To advance expertise in these areas, Chromaflo Technologies APAC has…

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April 19, 2022

New Liquid Thickener Technology

Chromaflo is pleased to announce it has developed a new proprietary liquid thickener technology. The technology is isocyanate-free, environmentally friendly, and has wide application usages, including but not limited to composite and coatings resin matrixes. Some common applications include cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP), sheet molding compound (SMC), bulk molding compound (BMC), and thick molding compound (TMC) systems. In…

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April 19, 2022

Don’t Gamble with Color: Chromaflo Technologies 2022 Palette of the Year Appears at the American Coatings Show

Held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from April 5-7, the Americans Coatings Show (ACS) is a biennial trade show and technical conference. Hosted collaboratively by AC Media, American Coatings Association, and Vincentz Network, the ACS offers a full spectrum of current and future trends as well as a global business platform and educational forum for the paint…

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January 25, 2022

Chromaflo at UTECH 2021

One year later than originally planned and under slightly different circumstances, UTECH 2021 took place from November 16 to 18, 2021, in Maastricht’s MECC conference and events center. This trade show focuses specifically on the polyurethane industry. Although this market is no longer entirely new to Chromaflo Europe, there are still plenty of growth opportunities,…

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January 25, 2022

Efforts to Normalize

By Scott T. Becker, CEO 2021 was even more challenging than 2020. I don’t think any of us could have imagined the impact of COVID-19 and weather on the global supply chain. We all experienced COVID-19’s rapid spread in 2020, which led to shutdowns of countries and businesses across the globe. As lockdowns lifted, demand…

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January 19, 2022

Choosing the Right Colorant – 3 Best Methods

Choosing the right colorant for your coatings or thermoset application can be a challenge. Sometimes, it can take hours of combing through product data sheets. Plus, you always run the risk of picking the wrong product, chemistry, or color. Thankfully, there’s an easier way. Pigments are the key components in providing color to plastics, paints,…

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December 20, 2021

Chromaflo Spotlight: The Story Behind Our 2022 Color of the Year

Chromaflo’s 2022 Color of the Year is ‘Monarch’. In this post, we’ll walk through some of the other color finalists and give some background on how we made our final decision. Let’s start from the beginning – what is a “Color of the Year” campaign? A “Color of the Year” campaign serves several purposes all…

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October 14, 2021

Chromaflo Makes Strategic Investment to Support Pigment Dispersion Needs in South Africa

Chromaflo Technologies is committed to being a truly global supplier of pigment dispersions through the development of local infrastructure to support the promotion of our products to all continents. In the last 10 years, Chromaflo has invested in its business in South Africa as part of its strategy to support customers’ pigment dispersion needs in…

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October 14, 2021

Moving Forward

By Scott T. Becker, President & CEO Despite the widespread effects of COVID-19, including a complete disruption of global supply chains, a shortage of workers throughout the globe and inflation, we continue to work on improving our business while dealing with these substantial challenges throughout 2021. Though the challenges noted are close to all-absorbing, the entire…

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July 9, 2021

Challenging Times, Significant Efforts

By Scott T. Becker, CEO Back in April 2021, I wrote about adapting to this new environment raw material shortages and cost escalation, along with the continuation of COVID-19 implications around the globe. I was hoping the COVID-19 situation would be better by now, and perhaps in select areas of the world it is, but…

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June 23, 2021

Colorants: Frequently Asked Questions

Colorants are used in the tinting of coatings, plastics, textiles and other materials. They contribute to the finished product’s appearance and performance. Below are some of the most common questions manufacturers in these industries have about colorants.

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