The Year That Was…
2022 is shortly in the books and for the most part it is a year to put behind us and plan for a better year in 2023, getting us back to normal.
At Sudarshan, we have been very busy this year bringing new chemistries, new products and new capacities to the global market to support our customers’ needs for colorants.
Here is a brief review of the forward steps we have taken to prepare for a great 2023.
New chemistries added making a more well-rounded organic pigment portfolio.
Pigment Yellow 138 (PY138)
This is not only a new chemistry for Sudarshan but we also built a dedicated production facility for these products. A few features to note.
- 100% back-wards integrated
- Products for both plastics and coatings applications
- Both red and green shade products available
- 100% managed and staffed by women
- Sudaperm Yellow 3030C, Sudaperm Yellow 3031K (red shade) and Sudaperm Yellow 3032C, Sudaperm Yellow 3033K (green shade)
Pigment Violet 23 (PV23)
This is also a new chemistry with its own dedicated production facility.
- Products for both plastics and coatings applications
- Both blue and red shade products available
- Sudaperm Violet 2941C, Sudaperm Violet 2945K (blue shade) and Sudaperm Violet 2946K (red shade)
New products added to our inorganic pigment portfolio
Our line of CICPs expanded with the addition of 3 new CI’s
- PY53 - Sudatherm Yellow 6406K, 6406C
- PBr24 - Sudatherm Buff Yellow 6431K, 6431C
- PY119 - Sudatherm Tan 6416K, 6146C
Look for second products for these color indexes - PY53, PBr24 and PY164 in 2023 and additional color indexes in the new year – PBl28 and PG50
New capacities all around our manufacturing facilities including silver mica line expansion and automation and HPP and Azo product lines expansion.
New and unique mica effect pigments
New blue mica effect pigments
- Opaque - Sumica Regal Blue 41431, Sumica Regal Blue 41431NXR
- High Chroma, Iridescent - Sumica Radiant Blue 41443
Additional maroon earth tone mica
- Sumica Maroon 41935NXR (exterior, chrome free, coatings)
- Sumica Maroon 41935
- Technical support for all our customers
- 10 Pigment 101 webinars to help customer stay up to date on all things color
- 4 technical papers given to industry technical conferences
- A new and upgraded website
- A social media milestone with 50K followers on Linkedin
- Join us to get all the up-to-date information, product launches and other important information
With all of these accomplishments in 2022, Sudarshan is prepared to continue to meet all of your colorant needs. Please reach out to us at the following contact points.