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New ChromaBioColor Masterbatch from Chroma Color® for “Difficult to Recycle” Parts

Nanette on May 7, 2024

Companies in the plastic’s industry continues to look for color concentrate solutions to meet sustainability goals. To support these customers Chroma Color®’s technical team continues to develop additional options. Recently, a customer was looking for a partner to come up with a color masterbatch using a PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates) biobased polyester that would comply to *ASTM D-6400/*DIN EN13432 Bio-Composting standards.

The Chroma Color® Technology team developed three new colors for our customer using a specifically designed carrier resin for a masterbatch:

41OR0001SC41CO-F Orange 50/1

41RD0001SC41CO-F Red 50/1

41WH000141CO-F White 50/1

*ASTM D6400 outlines the standard requirements for the biodegradation of solid materials through composting, specifically tailored for labeling plastics intended for aerobic composting in municipal or industrial settings.

*DIN EN 13432 specifies the requirements and procedures for determining the compostability and aerobic treatability of packaging (and its materials).

About PHA’s: are a family of biobased and biodegradable polyesters made by bacterial fermentation. PHACT biopolymers were chosen for this project are plant-based and feature a sustainable manufacturing process. Alone or when blended with other polymers, they dramatically improve environmental characteristics while enhancing physical properties in a broad range of consumer applications. This material is considered to be thermally stable in the normal and customary processing range of 185- 200 Cº. Extended polymer and concentrate residence time in the process equipment may require that process temperature profiles be reviewed and/or adjusted to insure a proper and suitable product.

Click here to download the brochure : https://chromacolors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Chroma-PHA-Color-Masterbatch-Final-LR.pdf

Chroma Color®:

Chroma Color® Corporation is a leading specialty color and additive concentrate supplier serving diverse markets, including wire and cable, packaging, healthcare, pharmaceutical, consumer products, and others.

With the recent acquisition of Epolin, Chroma Color® is now the recognized leader in the near-infra-red (NIR) absorptive dye industry, producing proprietary blends to suit the eye protection and light management sectors.

Chroma Color®’s growth strategy includes robust organic and inorganic growth through nine acquisitions over three years. Chroma’s extensive technical leadership and manufacturing expertise, coupled with its game-changing colorant, has delighted customers for over 50 years.

Chroma Color®® Announces New Chief Executive Officer Joe Herres

chromacolorstg on April 17, 2024

Chroma Color® Corporation, leading formulator and supplier of specialty color and additive concentrates and IR absorbing and modifying dyes with an extensive manufacturing footprint throughout the United States, has appointed Joe Herres as Chief Executive Officer effective April 17, 2024 replacing Shruti Singhal. Joe Herres, Chroma’s new CEO commented, “I am very excited to take the leadership role in a business I love and, in an organization, made up of incredibly dedicated and talented team members. Having been the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Chroma for the past 15 months, I see great opportunities to continue our journey with our customers in helping them grow their business which in turn strengthens Chroma’s ability to partner even more effectively”.

Arsenal Capital Partners Operating Partner and company Chairman George Abd commented, “we are pleased to have Joe take this leadership role bringing with him decades of industry experience and proven success leading and growing businesses. Joe’s deep experience in the plastics industry with a diverse background in polymers and manufacturing processes and his passion for the customer make him uniquely qualified to lead Chroma to the next level. Joe’s strong track record of providing leadership and execution led to exponential growth and market expansion at Spartech, LLC under the ownership of Arsenal and other private equity firms. Joe previously worked for Spartech Corporation both as a public and private business for nearly 20 years and has also worked for Avient (formerly PolyOne). Joe attended Washburn University’s Business Administration and Management program. We want to thank Shruti Singhal for his dedication in leading the organization over the past two and a half years and wish him the best in what we are sure will be a successful next step in his career.”

Chroma Color®®: Chroma Color® Corporation is a leading specialty color and additive concentrate supplier serving a diverse range of markets, including packaging, healthcare, pharmaceutical, wire, cable, consumer products, and others. With the acquisition of Epolin, Chroma is also the recognized leader in the near infrared (NIR) absorptive dye industry producing proprietary blends to suit the eye protection and light management sectors. Chroma Color®’s growth strategy includes robust organic and inorganic growth including nine acquisitions. Chroma’s extensive technical leadership and manufacturing expertise, coupled with its game changing colorant and light management technologies, have delighted customers for over 50 years. Chroma Color® Corporation is an Arsenal Capital Partners portfolio company. For more information, please contact us: https://chromacolors.com/contact-us/

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