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Products and Applications

High-Performance Coatings

High-Performance Coatings

Automative OEM & Refinish Coatings

General Industrial & Protective Coatings

Decorative & Architectural Coatings

Powder Coatings

Conductive & Antistatic Coatings

Products

High-Performance Coatings
Automative OEM & Refinish Coatings
General Industrial & Protective Coatings
Decorative & Architectural Coatings
Powder Coatings
Conductive & Antistatic Coatings

Automotive OEM & Refinish Coatings

Where these coatings are used

OEM basecoat / clearcoat systems

Refinish topcoats and primers

Plastic part coatings

Why Black Matrix Inks Are Needed

To deliver flawless appearance + long-term durability under UV, rain, dust, fuel and wash chemicals. Colour black defines jetness, undertone, flop in metallics, and gloss.

Industry Problems

  • Insufficient jetness and blue undertone in luxury colours
  • Orange peel or loss of gloss when using high-jetness blacks
  • Difficult dispersion → seed defects and micro-pinholes
  • Viscosity spikes in high-solids / low-VOC systems
  • Colour drift between OEM and refinish batches

What coatings expect from carbon black

Very small particle size → maximum jetness and blue undertone
Narrow PSD → mirror-smooth films
Controlled, medium structure → balance between jetness and workable viscosity
Oxidised surface → fast wetting in acrylic, polyester and PU binders

Technical expectations

Fast dispersion to full jetness in modern bead mills

Low seeding and no re-agglomeration over time

Stable viscosity in high-solids and 2K systems

Excellent compatibility with aluminium / pearlescent pigments

ISTAR solution positioning

ONYX GEMS®

ultra-fine, gas-black–type series for high-jetness automotive topcoats and metallics.

EMPIREX®

high-colour furnace blacks optimised for OEM primers and refinish systems where jetness, flow and robustness must be balanced.

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