U.S. Aluminum, Inc., Flemington, NJ,

Offers Fireflake colored aluminum pigments, a line of flake pigments in six standard colors in a variety of particle sizes ranging from 11 to 74 microns. Fireflake pigments can extend the realm of color effects a stylist can create because they consist of inorganic or organic pigments that are physically and chemically bonded to the aluminum flake, according to the company. Fireflake pigments can be combined with other pigments to create color flop.

Without pigments, paints and coatings wouldn't be as colorful, or in some cases, as effective...

Although the color pigments market is small in comparison to its white counterpart—titanium dioxide—it is an indispensible part of the paint and coatings market. Without color pigments, the world would be a pretty dull place. According to market research statistics complied by SRI Consulting, the global color pigment market value exceeds $7.0 billion. Organic pigments, although smaller in volume, comprised the bulk of the market in terms of sales at $4.3 billion, according to SRI. Inorganic pigments account for $2.7 billion. Following the printing ink market, the paints and coatings market consumes the second largest amount of organic pigments, according to SRI. In a study conducted in 1995, market research and analysis firm Frost & Sullivan, Mountain View, CA, reported that the European market for inorganic pigment was estimated at just over $4 billion. The company contends the market will reach $6.3 billion by 2001, representing a compound annual growth rate of 6.4%.

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