Short Description



By Form (Solid, Liquid), Carrier (Polyethylene, Polypropylene, PC, Polystyrene, EVA, ABS, Others), Application (Packaging, Automotive, Electronics, Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Textile, Building & Construction, Others), Geography (North America, South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East& Africa)



Market Definition



Color concentrate are colorants that are used mostly for coloring of polymer resins. It is used in various applications of packaging and automotive end-user that requires colored plastic. Some of the key applications of color concentrates in packaging end-user are: films, sheets and labels for food and beverage packaging, packaging of healthcare equipment and medicines along with packaging and plastic parts of consumer goods. The color concentrates are used as a pre-coloring during the manufacturing of plastic resins.

The dyes, pigment and masterbatches can also be used as a substitute of color concentrates. However, color concentrates provide a better texture for packaging materials and helps in increasing the product volume as well. By adding color concentrate, a carrier resin can deliver 1% to 3% more yield in the final compound.

Global color concentrates market is expected to grow with the substantial CAGR of 5.6% in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026.

Market Segmentation

Global color concentrates market is segmented into three notable segments on the basis of form, carrier and application.



- On the basis of form, the market is segmented into liquid and solid



- On the basis of carrier, the market is segmented into polyethylene, polypropylene, PC, polystyrene, EVA, ABS and others

- On the basis of application, the market is segmented into packaging, automotive, electronics, healthcare, consumer goods, textile, building & construction and others

Market Players

The key market players for global color concentrates market are listed below:



- Ferro Corporation

- Cromex S/A

- Chroma Color Corporation

- Unicolor Masterbatching and Additives Incorporated

- Plastics Color Corporation

- AGC Inc.

- LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V.

- PolyOne

- Clariant

- Colortech Inc.

- Accurate Color & Compounding, Inc.

- Ampacet Corporation

- Badger Color Concentrates

- F&D PLASTICS

- Precision Color Compounds

- Primex Color, Compounding & Additives

- Royce Global

- Inteplast Group

- PEACOCK COLOR

- Penn Color Inc. Masterbatch & Color Concentrates