Clariant Masterbatches focuses on cosmetics

Enigma Fade-brand special effects use new colorants and multilayer blow moulding technology to create looks that can range from subtle to bold, officials with the company said in a recent news release.

The updates, unveiled in September at the HBA trade show In New York, include “color-travel” effects, which were displayed in a two-layer bottle with a polyethylene base layer and a surface layer with a bronze-copper pigment. The colour is strongest at the base of the bottle and then fades away almost entirely at the top. The product inside will be visible, except towards the bottom of the container.

Clariant has also introduced a new family of liquid colours from its Rite Systems business unit. The liquid colours are aimed at extrusion blow moulding of high density PE. In product testing, the new liquid colours had no adverse effects on top-load tests. Containers made using the liquid colours also passed 7-foot drop tests.

Clariant’s 2008 acquisition of Rite Systems, a liquid-color maker in the US, expanded Clariant’s opportunities in the liquid-colour sector, officials said.

Clariant Masterbatches is a unit of chemicals maker Clariant of Muttenz, Switzerland.