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Colored plastic masterbatches play an important role in determining the color of each individual product line. They are considered indispensable plastic additives in many industries. Basically, colored plastic masterbatches are made up of color compounds and a virgin plastic base. In addition, manufacturers can combine calcium carbonate powder, zinc, wax, oil or fillers. However, many customers also ask whether colored plastic masterbatches change the properties of the product or not? The answer will be right in the article below. Refer to EuroPlas!

1. What Are Colored Plastic Masterbatches?

As mentioned above, colored plastic masterbatches are made up of color compounds and a virgin plastic base. Therefore, they are not original pigments or colorants. This is completely different from color powder. Most of the color of color plastic particles will be produced from carbon black (P or HAF) and TiO2 (rutile/anatas), which penetrate and dissolve into the chemical molecular structure of other types of plastic. Therefore, color plastic particles will not contain impurities or additives that adversely affect product quality. Besides, they also combine easily with many popular plastic substrates such as: PP, PVC, PE, bringing diversity in production for industries.

2. Function of color masterbatchin the plastic industry

In the plastic industry, color plastic particles are created with the core and most important purpose of creating bright colors for each type of product, helping them to become diverse in design as well as being applied in many fields. In particular, color is almost one of the first factors that affect customers' thinking when they choose a product.
Currently, manufacturers have been applying high-quality pigments with plastic bases & some quality additives in the production process of colored plastic pellets to comprehensively upgrade their superior characteristics. Therefore, colored plastic pellets also bring 4 important functions to the product, specifically as follows:

• Colored plastic pellets can be combined with anti-UV plastic additives. Therefore, the products not only possess bright colors but also withstand sunlight temperatures for a long time. Thereby significantly increasing durability and being widely used in the household goods industry, plastic pallets in events.

• Currently, colored plastic pellets that meet international standards are produced from 100% virgin plastic and must have a uniform diameter of about 3mm. Therefore, the color dispersion is good and brings stable quality to the final product. Because of their small size and standard raw materials, colored plastic pellets easily penetrate the molecular structure of other types of plastic. This also proves that colored plastic masterbatches have absolutely no impact on the environment and consumer health.

Colored plastic beads are created with the core and most important purpose of creating vibrant colors for each individual product, helping them become diverse in design.

• Color masterbatches also help manufacturers save costs and processing time because they are mixed directly with other materials easily. Therefore, color masterbatch manufacturers focus most of their investment costs on infrastructure and modern machinery and equipment to optimize work productivity. The mixing ratio of color masterbatches usually ranges from 1 - 10%. This is the standard parameter that EuroPlas recommends to its customers, they help the product have a smooth surface, bright colors, clear decorative motifs and save fuel.

• On the market, color masterbatches include a variety of colors such as: Fluorescent, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, black, ... This is a material that appears in most key economic industries such as: Textiles, automobiles, electronics, fast-moving consumer goods or furniture. Depending on each color, colored plastic pellets will be divided into separate applications. For example: white plastic pellets will be suitable for bag blowing, injection molding or extrusion coating of PP or PE film.

Colored plastic particles do not affect the properties of the product

With the 4 specific functions above, will colored plastic pellets change the properties of the final product? Please refer to the next section!

3. Will colored plastic pellets change the properties of the final product?

EuroPlas' answer is no. However, this depends on many different factors. Basically, the pigment in colored plastic pellets at high concentrations (10 - 70%) with excellent dispersion will give the final product the most perfect appearance. In particular, plastic pellets containing high-quality components with 100% virgin plastic will help the finished product achieve a smooth surface with good printability and high durability

As we know, colored plastic pellets include: plastic base, pigment and additives. Therefore, if the manufacturer does not carefully select the input materials, the colored plastic masterbatch will not only negatively affect the properties of the final product but also the health of consumers. In essence, if all production conditions and raw materials are guaranteed, the colored plastic masterbatch will be an extremely important component throughout the process of processing finished plastic products.

Through the above evidence and results, customers realize the importance of choosing a reputable supplier of colored plastic resins in the market. EurPlas also understands that and we also suggest 4 detailed ways to evaluate and find a quality supplier. Don't miss it!

4. Four ways to choose a reputable supplier of colored plastic

Due to the increasing demand for colored plastic pellets, there are currently countless manufacturers supplying this material on the market. Therefore, choosing and accurately evaluating a reputable supplier will create sustainable values in the future. EuroPlas will reveal to customers 4 tips to accurately choose a quality colored plastic pellet supplier.

4.1. Product quality

Customers need to evaluate the origin of the raw materials that the manufacturer has used in the process of making colored plastic pellets. In particular, you must pay attention to the plastic base in that colored plastic pellet, because if the plastic base of the colored plastic pellet and the plastic base in your raw material are not compatible, the product will not have bright colors, a rough surface and poor durability.

In addition, customers should carefully observe the uniformity of the size of the colored plastic pellets. EuroPlas mentioned above that the international standard size for colored plastic pellets is 3mm. In addition, you also need to observe the surface of the colored plastic beads. If the surface is not smooth, there is a phenomenon of stains, then it is a batch of poor quality colored plastic beads. The main reason is because colored plastic beads are created from the fuel melting process, the supplier has enough experience to set the temperature, adjust the time to completely eliminate this situation. Finally, do not forget to evaluate the brilliance of the color.

Customers need to evaluate the origin of raw materials that the manufacturer used in the process of making colored plastic granules.

4.2. Transparent working process

To bring the best experience to customers, suppliers not only sell available colored plastic beads but also provide additional personalized services. Usually, customers will make specific requests about: ingredients, density, materials, ... Next, the supplier will conduct research and send samples to the customer. If the customer agrees on the quality of the sample, the supplier will proceed to mass production according to the requested quantity. In particular, the supplier must not only ensure the quality of the color resin but also complete it on time and minimize unexpected costs.

For specific plastic products, you will require special colors, effects and features. Therefore, find a color resin supplier who is willing to spend time and effort to research the specialized color resin formula for you. Because this is a very time-consuming process, EuroPlas recommends that customers search for many suppliers and make requests to them. In the end, you can receive many results for easy comparison and evaluation.

4.3. Reasonable cost

Currently, the cost of color resin ranges from a few tens of thousands to about hundreds of thousands of VND. The suitability in terms of cost also depends on the resources and finances of customers. Customers can consider large suppliers to save costs because they produce on a large scale.

The initial costs may be quite high, but they will decrease to a stable level if customers choose a reputable supplier and cooperate for a long time. For SMEs, they can consider choosing a supplier of colored plastic resin in the same area or brands with factories in that area, which will help businesses save on logistics costs. Similar to step 2, customers should consider the price list of many suppliers at a time and come up with a long-term development roadmap for the company.

4.4 Customer care service

Quality suppliers will take care of and guide their customers carefully on how to properly preserve and use colored plastic resin to achieve the highest efficiency. In addition, they also support the consulting stage very enthusiastically and introduce in detail the advantages and disadvantages of each type of colored plastic resin. Customers can observe this through the process of exchanging & negotiating with suppliers to give their own feelings.

5. About EuroPlas’s color masterbatch

With 6 factories covering thousands of hectares in 6 provinces: Ha Nam, Yen Bai, Hai Phong, Nghe An, Ho Chi Minh City, Long An and one factory in Egypt Egypt, EuP's annual capacity reaches approximately 0.6 million tons.

The biggest advantage of EuroPlas color masterbatch is its excellent dispersion on the surface of the finished product, stable color shades and good heat resistance. In addition, processing color masterbatch also creates less dust, does not pollute the air, and reduces the loss rate compared to pigment powder.

Thanks to its outstanding advantages, EuroPlas color masterbatch has been and is being applied in industrial activities such as film blowing, injection molding, extrusion blowing, and other applications. EuroPlas is currently supplying different types of color masterbatches such as white, black, red, gray, purple, blue, brown, orange, and yellow.

6. Conclusion

The above article has answered in detail the question: "Does color masterbatch change the properties of the product?". EuroPlas emphasizes that the nature of color masterbatch does not affect the properties of the product if we use it correctly according to the supplier's instructions. Please continue to follow and accompany EuroPlas to update the earliest information in the plastic industry.