Masterbatches vs Powders and Pigments

Masterbatches, powders and pigments are used to colour plastic products. However, the advent of masterbatches have not only made colouring easy and convenient, but also cost efficient.  Here’s how.

Our day to day lives are flooded with colourful plastic products. The iron we iron our clothes with, the colourful gem clips we use in our books, the chairs we sit on, the alarm clock at our bedside are just a few of the colourful plastic products surrounding us. Colourful plastic products rarely fail to entice us. Plastic products would certainly not be the same without the vibrant, bright colours. In fact, even the black and white plastic products owe their deepness and brightness to white masterbatches suppliers and black masterbatches manufacturers.

• Masterbatches are Better

Compared to pure pigments and dyes, masterbatches are the beneficial and cost efficient way of colouring plastic. What’s more, they are responsible for the vibrancy in bright red chairs, deepness in the black coffee mugs and whiteness in the white iron.

Masterbatches are therefore, the popular choice for colouring plastic. The benefits are more than one. Here’s the list. 

• The other choice for colouring plastic is compounded materials, popularly known as pre colour.  However, due to volume minimums, inventory requirements and threat of obsolesce, they are more expensive compared to masterbatches. Masterbatches are therefore, a cost efficient option of colouring plastics.

• As masterbatches come in pellet or liquid form, they disperse easily compared to their powdered counterparts. The colour disperses better in polymer matrix. The greens and the oranges look brighter and better when compared to its counterparts.

• Moreover, masterbatches promise chemical and colour stability. So, the plastic looks new and bright for years to come.  

• Pigments and powdered colours are airborne and often effect the environment and even colour the utensils and other material in the surroundings. Masterbatches, which are available in liquid and pellet form, is less messy to use.

• It is easier to feed and handle masterbatches in the manufacturing process when compared to pigments and dyes.

• The quantity of masterbatches used to colour plastic is much lower than the quantity of pigment and powdered materials used for the same.

• Masterbatches are easier to store, move and use compared to pigments and powders.

• When compared to pigments and powders, masterbatches offer more control over the opacity and transparency in the plastic to be coloured.

• Additives can be added to masterbatches to add features including UV stability, anti-oxidation, anti-static etc to the plastic as required by the customer. What’s more, additives are added in fixed proportions. So, scope for errors is extremely low.
  

Masterbatches are available in both liquid and pellet form. Both are effective and enjoy the above benefits. However, different manufacturers may choose differently.

Sometimes, manufacturers treat colour as just colour. However, the raw material used makes a significant difference. This is why most manufacturers now prefer white masterbatches suppliers and black masterbatches manufacturers for the best results.

For the best quality products, contact reputed manufacturers and suppliers.

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