Inorganic Pigments
Inorganic Pigments – High-Performance Colour Solutions by Petrex & Shepherd Color
Petrex is proud to partner with The Shepherd Color Company, a globally trusted leader in complex inorganic color pigments. Shepherd Color’s inorganic pigments—also known as CICPs—deliver exceptional durability, weatherability, chemical stability, and long-term color retention, even in the most demanding industrial applications. Whether your products require extreme heat resistance for ceramics and glass, infrared reflectivity for energy-efficient coatings, or outstanding opacity and color consistency across years of outdoor exposure, Shepherd Color’s pigments stand out.
Through our collaboration with Shepherd Color, Petrex brings these advanced inorganic pigment solutions to manufacturers in Bulgaria and Romania. Our product range includes unique technologies like Arctic® infrared-reflective pigments that help coatings stay cooler under sunlight, and Dynamix® dispersible pigments that support faster, more efficient production. Designed for performance and engineered for reliability, these pigments enable clients to develop high-quality, long-lasting products while ensuring precise color control and regulatory compliance.
Black 10G975
An IR reflective jet black pigment for use in coatings and plastics applications. It is highly resistant to acid, base, UV and chemical attack. The product is optimized for a deep masstone color, good tint strength, and high TSR (Total Solar Reflectance) and low HBU (Heat Build-up) to meet performance and regulatory requirements. Suitable for a wide range of building materials such as siding, extrusions, building panels, roofing, fibers and plastics applications in general. It is compatible with a wide range of plastics, polymers, paints and coatings. It also can be used in materials where dark visual color is desired with n-IR reflectivity.
Black 10G996
An IR reflective jet black pigment for use in coatings and plastics applications. It is highly resistant to acid, base, UV and chemical attack. It has low soluble iron for stability in PVC based materials. The product is optimized for a deep masstone, good tint strength and high TSR (Total Solar Reflectance) and low HBU (Heat Build-up) to meet performance and regulatory requirements. Suitable for siding, extrusions, building panels, roofing, fibers and plastics applications in general. It is compatible with a wide range of plastics, polymers paints and coatings.
Black 10P950
A brown-black powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, high infrared reflection, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has low heat build-up and has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are plastics and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Black 1G
A jet-black powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Black 30C940
A black powder produced by high temperature calcinations. This pigment has high infrared reflection, good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Black 30C941
A black powder produced by high temperature calcinations. This pigment has a blue-shade masstone color while having high near-IR reflectivity. It is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding, non-migratory and non-warping. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems, polymers and binders. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Black 30C965
A jet-black powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Black 376A
A jet-black powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has medium heat build-up and has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Black 430
A jet-black powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Black 444
A very jet-black powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where the absence of chromium is desired, and resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Yellow 30C236
A golden yellow powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Yellow 20P296
A yellow-brown powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, high infrared reflection, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has low heat build-up and has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are plastics and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Yellow 10P270
A yellow-orange powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Yellow 10P248
A yellow-orange powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are plastics and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Yellow 10P225
A yellow-orange powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Yellow 10P150
A chromatic yellow inorganic pigment produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are plastics and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Yellow 10P110
A bright yellow powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Yellow 10C242
A yellow-orange powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and good-fair visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat-resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed.
Yellow 10C229
A golden yellow powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are plastics and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Yellow 10C112
A primrose-yellow powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and good visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat-resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed.
Orange 10P340
A chromatic inorganic orange powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are plastics and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Orange 10C341
A chromatic inorganic orange powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are coating and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Blue 424
A turquoise blue powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has fair UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has good durability, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Blue 385
A rich blue powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has fair UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Blue 30C591
A dark blue powder produced by high temperature calcinations. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Blue 30C527
A dark blue-green powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Blue 214
A rich blue powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has fair UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Blue 211
A deep blue-green powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Blue 20G599
A rich blue powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has a bright, more chromatic color than typical pigments in this chemistry class. It has excellent inherent stability, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non-inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Blue 10G513
This chemistry has a Low Volume Exemption from the US EPA TSCA Inventory for use only in industrial coatings and plastics. Global restrictions and regulatory requirements on other applications may apply.
DESCRIPTION: Blue 10G513 is a high temperature calcined pigment based on yttrium, indium and manganese. It has a bright red-shade blue masstone, and high tint strength with excellent UV and visual opacity. It has excellent infrared reflective properties. It has a low oil absorption and resin demand for easy incorporation and high pigment loadings.
Blue 10C595
A bright blue powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather along with IR reflectivity are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used. It has very low surface area for low resin demand and high gloss.
Green 30C659
A dark green powder produced by high temperature calcination that is easily dispersible. This pigment has excellent UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, concrete, plastics and other applications where equivalent chemistry is used.
Green 187B
A purified version of our standard Green. A rich greenish-blue powder produced by high temperature calcination followed by water treatment to remove soluble traces. This pigment has low residual solubles, good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable toward ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Green 179
A dark green powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has high near-infrared reflectance, good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, plastics, concrete, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Green 10G655
A medium green powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, plastics, concrete, and other applications where equivalent chemistry is used.
Green 10G603
A bright green powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has good UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, and heat resistant. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has good durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, and chemical attack are required. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping and has a wide array of regulatory approvals. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, plastics, concrete, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used. It does not contain Nickel or Chromium.
Green 10C650
A highly infrared reflective, modified chromium oxide green pigment produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and visible opacity, high infrared reflection, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has low heat build-up and has exceptional durability and hiding power, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping. Typical applications (non inclusive) are liquid and powder coatings, inks, dispersions, plastics, and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Violet 92
A blue-violet powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has good heat stability, moderate exterior durability, but poor acid resistance. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping.
Violet 11T
A red-violet powder produced by a high temperature precipitation process giving a non-migrating and non-bleeding pigment. It has fair heat stability but poor exterior durability. Typical applications (non inclusive) are toning clear and white resins to mask yellowing and other applications where equivalent pigment chemistry is used.
Brown 19
A yellow brown powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has fair UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping
Brown 10P857
A red brown powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has fair UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability, and is generally used in applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping
Brown 10P850
A dark brown powder produced by high temperature calcination. This pigment has excellent UV and visible opacity, is chemically inert, heat resistant, and stable to ultraviolet light. It is a moderately good reflector of IR radiation. It is non-bleeding and non-migratory. It has exceptional durability, and is generally used in plastics applications where resistance to heat, light, and weather are needed. It is compatible with most resin systems and polymers, and is non-warping