Coatings Systems

Orion produces more than 280 specialty carbon black grades using four manufacturing processes and after treatments.

We provide solutions for any coatings application using carbon black. Get in touch with us to discuss your application and your needs. We will find the ideal solution for you, as different applications have individual performance requirements:

• Industrial Coatings: Our unique, broad portfolio offers solutions from high jetness to various shades of gray, high-end application to economic solutions, as well as solvent-borne, water-borne, powder or radiation-curing coating systems.
• Automotive Coatings: To achieve the highest jetness in combination with a blueish undertone in automotive coatings, the proper selection of carbon black combined with a well-formulated coating system is crucial.
  • COLOUR BLACK FW 200 has set the market standard for carbon black primarily for solvent-borne applications.
  • For water-borne applications, Orion offers innovative products, such as COLOUR BLACK FW 171, that perform well in water and powder coatings.
  • As a solution for both water- and solvent-borne high jetness coating systems, COLOUR BLACK FW 255 and COLOUR BLACK FW 310 are the most suitable selection.
• Decorative Paints: In decorative paints, carbon black is used in full-tone black paints for interiors and exteriors, but the primary use is for tinting light or dark gray shades as well as for vibrant colors. Tinting applications differ from high-jetness applications and require different carbon black.
• Conductive Coatings: In addition to carbon black’s primary function as a coloring substance, it is also used to provide antistatic properties to a variety of goods. Carbon black serves in security-relevant applications, such as oil tanks, or in conductive coatings for composite materials, which are used for airplane elements and prevent damage from lightning strikes.
• Sustainable Coatings: With ECOLAR 50®, our portfolio contains a product that helps to make the formulation of many coatings even more sustainable. Bio-circular feedstocks help make the product more sustainable and reduce the carbon footprint.
• Pigment Preparations: These consist of a pigment that has already undergone optimal dispersion and stabilization to ensure the best coloristic properties. For an optimal formulation of the pigment preparation, the most effective combination of additive and carbon black is used, ensuring the best performance in the target application.