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Chroma Color®® Exhibiting at Compounding World 2024 Booth # C1526

chromacolorstg on July 3, 2024

Chroma Color® Compounding World 2024

Chroma Color® Corporation is a leading specialty color concentrate supplier serving diverse markets, including wire and cable, packaging, healthcare, pharmaceutical, 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. Stop by booth C1526 to talk to the Chroma Color®® about our color concentrates and masterbatches that includes G-Series, UltraPET, ChromaPCRPET, ChromaNIR, Bio-Compostable option, and more.

The Compounding World Expo is being held in Cleveland, OH, on November 13-14, 2024. Cleveland is the plastics hub of North America and this event caters to the entire compounding supply chain where you can network with peers, gain insights from experts, and explore cutting-edge exhibits – all for FREE. To register visit: https://na.compoundingworldexpo.com

Also you can gain a broader perspective with the co-located expos: Plastics Extrusion World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, and Polymer Testing World Expo that offer cross-industry insights. Our dynamic conference program features technical presentations, industry debates, and insightful seminars across four dedicated theaters.

For more info visit: https://na.compoundingworldexpo.com

D6 Lowers Cost and Improves Retail Shelf Appearance with Support from Chroma Color®’s Technical Team

chromacolorstg on September 15, 2022

D6 Inc., founded in 2014, has become the fastest design-to-shelf packaging manufacturer globally by transforming the packaging industry through transparency in the recycling chain.

D6 has a solid network for a circular economy that takes waste and diverts it from landfills and up-cycles it into new containers, parts, and other products that go into consumers’ households or added to retail shelves. In addition, D6’s PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled Content) meets food-grade requirements and can create other kind of products.

The Challenge

One well-known fact for brands using recycled materials…they can have a slight gray tint, black spec, or other minor blemishes that can impact the look on shelves. To eliminate any negative perception from consumers, D6 reached out to Chroma Color® Corporation for a solution. D6 chose a slight blue tint color concentrate to help the PCR thermoformed clamshell products look great on the shelves.

D6 was pleased with the results, but after some discussion, they wanted to see if Chroma Color® could meet some new goals:

Reduce cost through lower let-down ratios
A lower amount of inventory needed to have on hand for production
A reduction in overall Labor cost
Lower transportation cost and carbon footprint
Lessen the overall environmental impact of the products produced

The Solution

Chroma Color®’s technical team evaluated the current situation. They recommended the company’s environmentally friendly G-Series after some discussion and analysis.

By making the switch over to the G-Series for use with PCR, D6 was able to:

Produce PCR package that still looks great on retail shelves
Reduce production cost by lowering let-down rates by 1/3
Process products at a much lower temperature, thus decreasing overall energy cost
Lower freight cost by 1/3 due to smaller shipments sizes
Use less color concentrate
Reduce labor costs during shipping and processing
Lower some warehouse storage needs
This extra warehouse space could also provide for excess inventory during times of short supplies
Lower carbon footprint

Summary

By switching to the G-Series for PCR, D6 reduced cost, made the production of their containers simpler, and lowered their carbon footprint.

“D6 appreciated the time and effort of the Chroma Color® Sales and Technical team to help us find a better solution for our PCR products,” stated Edward Dominion, Founder & CEO, D6 INC. “We now have a great PCR product to sell to our customers that looks great on the shelf, lowers our cost while offering additional sustainable benefits.”

To learn more about D6; https://d6inc.com/.

To learn more about Chroma Color® G Series for PCR and other sustainable options

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Chroma Color®’s NIR Sortable Black Technology Passes APR Test Protocol for NIR Sorting

chromacolorstg on March 31, 2022

Chroma NIR Bottles

Chroma Color® has developed a specialized formulation path to solving the need for colorant alternatives to Carbon Black as a means to address the recycling of black or dark colors in packaging for improved environmental sustainability.

Chroma Color®’s alternative recipes allow the MRF sorting operations to identify and successfully sort the plastic articles according to the APR NIR Sorting Potential of a Whole Plastic Article. The leading third-party independent lab P.T.I. of Holland, Ohio, conducted all testing and analysis.

ChromaNIR’s Sortable Black Technology is based upon IR reflecting/transparent components using a proprietary combination of specialty dyes and organic pigments. The Chroma Color® path to success allows for expanded exploration of additional Black options, including near-Black and other Dark Color families.

ChromaNIR’s TESTING BASICS:

-The following packages were evaluated using the APR test method: Near Infrared (NIR) Sorting Potential of a Whole Plastic Article (Sort-B-01).

– A total of five recipes were tested using bottles made by extrusion blow molding.

– Three carbon black free formulations were tested in HDPE and One in PP.

– One control formula with carbon black was included.

ChromaNIR’s RESULTS:

– Four Carbon Black Free recipes passed with 100% sortation.

– As anticipated, the one control formula with carbon black failed with 0% sortation.

– A leading independent lab PTI of Holland, OH, tested the plastic articles.

ABOUT ChromaNIR’s OPTIONS:

ChromaNIR’s Sortable Black products, referred to as are available in a variety of resins that include the most commonly used packaging resins, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, ABS, and PET.

Key features of this color system:

– Inert, heat stable, non-migratory

– Can be used in a variety of polymers

– FDA Compliant

For more information on the testing results, contact us: https://chromacolors.com/contact-us/

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-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 through nine acquisitions over three years. Chroma Color®’s extensive technical leadership and manufacturing expertise, coupled with its game-changing colorant, has delighted customers for more than 50 years.

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