Cabot expands universal masterbatch range

Cabot Corporation has added to its range of universal masterbatch products for the coloring of various polymers with the launch of PLASBLAK® UN2015, PLASBLAK® UN2017 and PLASBLAK® UN2019 universal masterbatch products. Cabot’s portfolio now includes a new universal masterbatch product, PLASBLAK® UN2019, that is compliant with the purity requirements of the European Union (EU) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plastics food contact regulations.*

Cabot’s product portfolio addresses two current market trends. First is the requirement for plastics to have a controlled, low level of impurities that ensures that they are suitable for food contact applications. Cabot offers four products that meet this requirement including PLASBLAK® UN2010, PLASBLAK® UN2015 and PLASBLAK® UN2017 black masterbatches which each complies with EU food contact regulations. In addition, the PLASBLAK® UN2019 black masterbatch also complies with U.S. FDA regulations. Second, the portfolio meets the market demand for increased use of recycled resins in non-food contact applications. Cabot offers three products meeting this market need including PLASBLAK® UN2014, PLASBLAK® UN2016 and PLASBLAK® UN6289 black masterbatches, which are cost-effective solutions that can be used when compliance with EU plastics food contact regulations is not required.

Cabot’s portfolio of universal masterbatch products promotes high jetness and tinting strength at low masterbatch addition rates. Furthermore, formulators can benefit from greater versatility and rationalize material management through the use of a single masterbatch for a wide range of polymer types including engineering plastic resins such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyamide (PA) and plyoxymethylene (POM).

Converters of plastic materials now have the opportunity to choose from our expanded universal masterbatch portfolio that includes U.S. FDA and EU food contact compliant products, according to Sebastian Heitkamp, marketing manager for EMEA – Specialty Compounds.