SCHLENK continues to expand Zenexo® pigment product line
Roth-Barnsdorf, 01.07.2020
SCHLENK Metallic Pigments, a leading producer of effect pigments, now offers Zenexo® GoldenWhite WB 21 YS, a new effect pigment for coatings, inks and plastic applications.
"We are proud to introduce the next effect pigment based on our UTP®-Technology, Zenexo® GoldenWhite WB 21 YS”, explains Dr. Frank J. Maile, Global Technical Director BU Effect Pigments. "The pigment extends the Zenexo® color palette with an elegant “champagne” color mass tone and enables colorists to easily formulate colors in this sensitive color regime by mixing it with our high chroma Zenexo® GoldenShine WB 21 YY pigment.
Both effect pigments are based on the new UTP®-Technology and offer excellent hiding power along with superior flop in a powder delivery form. Using Zenexo® in powder coatings, attractive champagne color tones finally become a reality, and in the coloring of plastics, unique surface appearances close to a metallized-look are now possible.“
Zenexo® GoldenWhite WB 21 YS carries the “WB” surface treatment in order to ensure excellent weathering and humidity resistance as well as compatibility properties in multiple applications, especially for waterborne technologies.
The last UTP®-Technology effect pigment, Zenexo® GoldenShine WB 21 YY, was launched in September 2019 and has been successfully integrated into several high-end applications. Applicators praised the novel color styling possibilities of this new technology.
Zenexo® is the SCHLENK brand for interference pigments based on UTP®-technology for coating, plastic, and printing applications. The product is not dangerous according to the dangerous goods regulations and not classified according to the CLP regulation.
UTP®-Technology (Ultra-Thin-Pigment-Technology) is a unique technology from SCHLENK, which utilizes substrates with a reproducible and perfectly uniform thickness distribution and an unmatched aspect ratio. It is based on an ultra-thin aluminum substrate encapsulated with silica. SCHLENK holds several patents on this technology.
Carl Schlenk AG is a family-owned company located in Roth, Germany. The company is a leading international manufacturer of metal powders, effect pigments, and metal foils. Today, it is active in the fields of coatings & plastics industry, printing & graphics industry, cosmetics, metal foils, building materials. With production sites in Europe and the USA as well as application technology departments in Germany, the USA, China, and Southeast Asia, SCHLENK has a global sales and service network.
