Rockwood Pigments Go Up in Price

Rockwood Color Pigments & Services, Beltsville, Md., has announced an immediate worldwide price increase ranging from 7 percent to 15 percent for its full range of color pigments.

In a few cases, additional increases may apply to certain pigment types, while the price increase does not apply to Rockwood affiliate Elementis’ portfolio of color pigments, which were covered by a separate price increase announcement.

“These price increases are necessary to recover ongoing escalation in the costs of raw materials, energy, transportation and packaging,” the company has announced in a news release.

Rockwood’s Color Pigments & Services division supplies iron oxides and colored inorganic pigments for construction, coatings, plastics and specialty applications, including pigments used to color mulch.

 The division’s manufacturing sites and sales offices are located in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Australia and China. The Rockwood Color Pigments & Services division is part of Rockwood Holdings Inc., Princeton, N.J.