Applications

 

The LANXESS products Bayferrox®, Colortherm® and Bayoxide® can be used in a wide variety of applications. These include not only the coloring of various materials but also technical applications in which color plays only a minor role.

Here you can find comprehensive information about many of our applications. You can customize your search, for example, by selecting your required industry or end product.  Alternatively, you can simply browse through the many application fields in which our pigments are used.

Find out more about the use of pigments.

 

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  • Plastic Coatings

    Today many commodity articles are made from plastic. For surface protection and to enhance the appearance, such articles are often color-coated. The LANXESS pigments of Bayferrox® and Colortherm® product ranges offer a wide variety of color shades for this application....

  • Polishing Agents

    LANXESS offers special products for use in abrasives or polishing agents. Chromium oxide pigment Bayoxide® C GN-B and  iron oxide pigment Bayoxide® E III both display a high intrinsic hardness, and are therefore ideally suited to these applications. They have been used...

  • Powder Coatings

    Powder coatings can be used in a variety of applications. They are predominantly used in the coating of metal or steel parts. Since powder coatings do not emit any volatile material, the product is highly environmentally friendly.  The High Performance and High...

  • Refractories

    Bayoxide® C GN-R has numerous applications in the refractory industry. They are applied in the production of shaped and ground bricks from virtually pure chromium oxide (Cr2O3) which are used in glass furnaces. They can also be used with aluminum oxides in shaped bricks...

  • Roof tile Coatings

    Roof tile coatings have a similar formulation to the emulsion paints used for exterior walls or facades. Like exterior emulsion paints, outstanding weather stability and alkali resistance are essential. LANXESS pigments fulfill these requirements. They are exceptionally...

  • Toner

    Modern toners contain magnetite with tailored physical and chemical properties. The high-performance Bayoxide® E 8700 grades have a particularly narrow particle size distribution, defined particle shape and made-to-measure magnetic properties. Most laser printers work...

  • Waste Water Treatment

    In addition to the familiar Bayoxide® E 33 products for drinking water treatment, products for purifying wastewater are also available. Products from the Bayoxide® E IN line remove arsenic, phosphate, antimony, lead, cadmium, vanadium and other substances from...

  • Wood Coatings

    LANXESS inorganic color pigments can be used in both external wood coatings. For example, for garden furniture, garden fences or shutters, and for a variety of interior wood coatings.  All LANXESS products are distinguished by their high quality. This leads to a quick,...