Coatings

Columbian Chemicals Company’s carbon blacks can be used in a wide variety of coatings applications.  According to Webster’s New International Dictionary, a coating is “a layer of any substance used as cover, protection, decoration, or finish.”  Although its definition is simple, a coating can be very sophisticated in terms of composition, curing chemistry, and application performance.    Our Raven® carbon blacks have been designed for various coatings applications.  The range of applications is quite diverse, and includes, but is not limited to:

• High Color Blacks
  • Automotive Topcoats
  • Fine Furniture Finishes
• Medium Color
  • Industrial
  • Equipment
• Low Color
  • Primers
  • Universal Colorants
  • Tint applications
• Specialty
  • Conductive
  • Very easy dispersing

Columbian is committed to improving its quality and meeting the needs of the customers it serves, and has developed furnace carbons that are of the highest purity available. These are referred to as our Ultra® carbons.  Columbian Ultra® Carbon Blacks are high-performance carbons that are used in the most demanding applications. Carbon black purity and consistency of performance, always important, are now recognized as being critical to continuing quality improvement.  Ultra® carbons can add value to your products and process.

Coatings applications and the Columbian products suitable for them are the subject of the table shown below which is designed to help you choose the appropriate Columbian carbon blacks for use in specific plastics applications.

For more complete information on the use of carbon blacks in plastics we offer “Raven® Blacks Paint and Coatings Application Guide”. (PDF)

For assistance in choosing the appropriate Columbian carbon blacks for use in your paint and coating applications please contact Columbian Chemical's Technical Inquiry Team:

Telephone:   +1 770.792.9335
E-Mail:   iteam@columbianchemicals.com