TEKNOR COLOR COMPANY INTRODUCES LARGE RANGE OF RoHS-COMPLIANT COLOR CONCENTRATES FOR WIRE AND CABLE

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PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., January 22, 2007: Two new series of color concentrates comprised of 16 colors for PVC and ten Munsell (R) colors for polyethylene comply with the RoHS requirements specified by the European Union, according to Teknor Color Company, which will introduce the new colors at Interwire 2007 (Booth 3409). The concentrates are for use with a wide range of PVC and polyolefin compounds used in the wire and cable industry.

“These new concentrates have been formulated with pigments that comply with RoHS regulations yet provide the same coloring efficiency and electrical performance obtained with standard concentrates,” said Anne Upton, wire and cable market manager. “They make it possible for wire-industry manufacturers in the Americas to serve customers in Europe as well as to meet growing restrictions on the use of certain metal-containing compounds in the domestic market.”

Both series are available in bead form (the exception is PVC black, which comes in dice form). They include:

● 16 concentrates for use with PVC. The carrier resin for these concentrates is lead stabilizer-free PVC. The colors are: Aqua, Black, Blue, Dark Blue, Brown, Dark Brown, Gray, Green, Light Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Dark Red, White, and Yellow.

● 10 Munsell colors for use with PE and TPEs. The colors are: Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, and Yellow.

As applied to pigments used in color concentrates, RoHS regulations restrict the use of lead-, cadmium-, and chromium-containing substances.