Heubach offers a full range of organic pigments, manufactured at its sites in the USA and India, or produced specifically for it in Europe. These materials are sold under the trade names Heuco, Monastral, Monolite and Vynamon.

The plant at Ankleshwar in India came into production in October 1995 initially to produce phthalocyanine blues. Far from being a "third world" factory, this has been constructed to the most modern environmental standards : it has already been praised for an in-house 4MW power plant which operates to an overall efficiency of 80%, thanks to the recovery of waste heat. It also produces material which conforms to the tightest EU and US dioxin and PCB standards.

The Monastral / Monolite and Vynamon ranges of high-performance automotive pigments, phthalocyanines, azo pigments and speciality pigment dispersions were purchased by Heubach in 2003 from Avecia. The Heuco range are designed for use in inks, Vynamon in plastics and Monolite & Monastral in coatings:

Vynamon Pigments for Coatings

Product reference	Masstone shade §	Composition *
Phthalocyanine Pigments
Vynamon blue 501510		PB 15:1
Vynamon blue 515303		PB 15:3
Vynamon green 600734		PG 7
Vynamon green 600735		PG 7
Vynamon green 6Y FW-C		PG 36
Indanthrone Pigments
Vynamon blue 3R FWN		PB 60
High-Performance Pigments
Vynamon red 314400		PR 144
Vynamon red 316600		PR 166
Azo Pigments
Vynamon yellow 106203		PY 62
Vynamon yellow 118303		PY 183
Vynamon red 317000		PR 170
Vynamon red 317003		PR 170

* View table of colour index references for more information.

§ The actual shade displayed/printed will depend on your system settings and should therefore be used for guidance only.

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It is well known that a white surface remains cool in the sun, whereas a black one quickly heats up. The sun emits almost 50% of its energy in the near infra-red (NIR) region of the lectromagnetic spectrum. This radiation is absorbed by dark surfaces - such as roofs, walls and facades - and the energy is degraded into heat.

This heat production leads to increased thermal degradation of the polymer matrix, discolouration and reduction in life-time of the affected components. Further, increased temperatures inside affected buildings lead to increased demand for air-conditioning, with its associated energy costs and possible envronmental damage.

Black surfaces strongly absorb both NIR and visible light, whereas white effectively reflects this radiation : from a designer's point of view, however, a white or pastel colour may not meet the consumer's demands.

The new range of Heucodur IR pigments offers a wide range of shades from yellow through to black and enables the formulation not only of architectural, building and construction coatings, tiles, plasters etc, but also automotive exterior and interior applications such as dashboards and tanks etc.

Use of Heucodur IR pigments extends the life of the polymer matrix and substantially reduces heat build-up as a result of the absorption of near IR radiation.

Product Heucodur IR	Masstone §	Constitution
Blue 550		PB 28
Blue 2R		PB 28
Blue 5-100		PB 36
Blue 4G		PB 36
Blue 559		PB 36
Green 5G		PG 50
Yellow 150		PY 53
Yellow 152		PY 53
Yellow 156		PY 53
Yellow 3R		PBr 24
Yellow 256		PBr 24
Yellow 259		PBr 24
Brown 869		PBr 29
Black 910		PBl 35
Black 920		PBl 35
Black 940		PBl 35
Black 950		PBl 328

The exact colour shades which appear above will depend on the settings of your monitor and/or printer. They should be used for guidance only.

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Heubach offers a full range of organic pigments, manufactured at its sites in the USA and India, or produced specifically for it in Europe. These materials are sold under the trade names Heuco, Monastral, Monolite and Vynamon.

The plant at Ankleshwar in India came into production in October 1995 initially to produce phthalocyanine blues. Far from being a "third world" factory, this has been constructed to the most modern environmental standards : it has already been praised for an in-house 4MW power plant which operates to an overall efficiency of 80%, thanks to the recovery of waste heat. It also produces material which conforms to the tightest EU and US dioxin and PCB standards.

The Monastral / Monolite and Vynamon ranges of high-performance automotive pigments, phthalocyanines, azo pigments and speciality pigment dispersions were purchased by Heubach in 2003 from Avecia. The Heuco range are designed for use in inks, Vynamon in plastics and Monolite & Monastral in coatings:

Monolite & Monastral Pigments for Coatings

Product reference	Masstone shade §	Composition *
Phthalocyanine Pigments
Monastral blue CSN		PB 15:1
Monolite blue 501510		PB 15:1
Monolite blue 515303		PB 15:3
Monastral blue FGX N		PB 15:4
Monolite blue 515400		PB 15:4
Monolite green 600734		PG 7
Monolite green 600735		PG 7
Monastral green GBX-C		PG 7
Monastral green GN-C		PG 7
Monastral green GNX-C		PG 7
Monastral green LAG-C		PG 7
Monastral green 3Y-C		PG 36
Monastral green 6Y-C		PG 36
Monastral green 7Y-C		PG 36
Indanthrone Pigments
Monolite blue 3R		PB 60
Monolite blue 3RX		PB 60
High-Performance Pigments
Monolite red 325401		PR 254
Azo Pigments
Monolite yellow 100300		PY 3
Monolite yellow 108303		PY 83
Monolite yellow 108304		PY 83
Monolite orange 200503		PO 5
Monolite red 311204		PR 112
Monolite red 317000		PR 170
Monolite red 317003		PR 170

* View table of colour index references for more information

§ The actual shade displayed/printed will depend on your system settings and should therefore be used for guidance only.

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Vanadur Plus bismuth vanadate pigments are silica-encapsulated yellows in two shades. The encapsulation providing improved chemical and heat resistance.

Typical areas of use are coil coatings, powder coatings and various plastic applications. The improved chemical resistance - for example against sulphur dioxide (industrial atmospheres) and strongly-alkaline coatings (silicates) is another reason to use these brilliant specially-treated pigments.

Product	Composition	Shade §	Application Coatings	Application Plastics
Vanadur 1010	PY 184		Yes	No
Vanadur 1010 W	PY 184		Yes	No
Vanadur Plus 9010	PY 184		Yes	Yes
Vanadur Plus 9060	PY 184		Yes	Yes

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