Third pigment in the Xirallic® NXT series following Panthera Silver and Leonis Gold; the latest pigment innovation is suitable for both interior and exterior application.
Merck, a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in the healthcare, life science and performance materials sectors, announced that is has launched Tigris Blue, its new effect pigment from the Xirallic® NXT series. The blue shade is the third pigment in the Xirallic® NXT family. Not only the product names, but also their effect call to mind the fascination and aura of wild cats. Following Panthera Silver with its extraordinary shimmer and Leonis Gold with its exciting interplay of color and sparkle, the special intensity and brilliance of Tigris Blue is now coming onto the market.
"The new pigment innovation was named after the untamed beauty of the white tiger and its unfathomably blue eyes," explains Dirk Zahner, Director Global Marketing Coatings, Pigments & Functional Materials at Merck. "The new Xirallic® pigment captures light in an incomparable way and gives a special, impressive depth to dark blue and elegant black stylings."
Xirallic® NXT Tigris Blue imparts an innovative, three-dimensional elegance to black and dark blue automotive coatings. Plastic, industrial and powder coatings also benefit from the unique way the new effect pigment reflects incident light. The intensive blue exhibits high chroma and tremendous color purity. Like all products in the Xirallic® NXT series, Xirallic® NXT Tigris Blue is suitable for interior and exterior applications and multifaceted combinations with other color and effect pigments.
For further information: www.merckgroup.com