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Use of Colorants in the Plastic Industry

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Dyes and pigments play an important role as colorants in the plastic industry. The beautiful pastel shaded plastic store ware or the vividly coloured plastic containers are all a result of dyes and pigments used in their making. Pigment orange, pigment blue, pigment green; you name it and you have an attractive piece of plastic ware with that colour tint in some store or the other. However, in today’s times the scope of pigments and dyes in plastics are not limited merely to lending hues and shades. They also make an impact on sustainability, processability and compliance.

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