Under the background of environmental protection, the MMO pigment industry welcomes development opportunities

MMO pigments, also known as metal oxide mixed-phase pigments and metal oxide mixed-crystal pigments, refer to high-performance inorganic pigments generated from a variety of metal oxides through high-temperature solid-state reactions. MMO pigments have the advantages of environmental protection, non-toxicity, good weather resistance, strong hiding power, acid and alkali resistance, etc., and have broad application prospects in the fields of color steel coatings, silicone high-temperature resistant coatings, building materials, engineering plastics and other fields.

Traditional organic pigments are insoluble in water and easily produce waste gas, dust and waste water during the production process, which will cause harm to the ecological environment and human health. In recent years, driven by the national “double carbon” goal, environmentally friendly and non-toxic low-carbon pigments have gradually become mainstream products in the pigment market. MMO pigments use environmentally friendly materials such as modified silicone resin as raw materials, and are produced using high-temperature solid-phase reaction methods. No waste is generated during the entire production process. Driven by national policy support and technological innovation, the development speed of my country’s MMO pigment industry will further accelerate.

There are many types of MMO pigments. According to different crystal structures, they can be divided into pyrochlore type, spinel type, rutile type, hematite type and other products. Spinel type MMO pigments and rutile type MMO pigments are used in industry. More. Spinel-type MMO pigments contain a spinel (AB2O4) structure, which is extremely stable and can show different colors after adding chromogenic ions. Representative products of spinel MMO pigments include chrome copper black, cobalt blue, cobalt green, chrome cobalt green, titanium iron brown, etc. Rutile MMO pigments contain rutile structure, and representative products include titanium chromium yellow, titanium chromium brown, titanium manganese brown, titanium nickel yellow, etc.

According to the “2023-2028 China Metal Oxide Mixed Pigments (MMO Pigments) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report》 shows that MMO pigments have a wide range of applications, including coatings, military industry, building materials, ceramics, engineering plastics, etc. In the field of coatings, MMO pigments can be used to produce colored steel coatings, silicone high-temperature resistant coatings, engineering machinery coatings, anti-UV coatings, etc.; in the field of building materials, MMO pigments can be used to produce colored sand, diatom mud, etc.; in the ceramic field, MMO pigments can be used to produce building sanitary ceramics, daily ceramics, craft ceramics, etc.

In the early stages of industry development, my country’s MMO pigments mainly relied on imports. In recent years, driven by the technological innovation of local companies, the localization process in our country’s market has accelerated. Qianjin Chemical, Jufa Technology and Jurong Technology are the main manufacturers of MMO pigments in my country. Jufa Technology has independent intellectual property rights for MMO pigments, and its product quality has reached the world’s advanced level.

Industry analysts said that in the context of environmental protection, MMO pigments, as new environmentally friendly pigments, have been widely used in many fields, and the industry has developed The situation is improving. In recent years, benefiting from national policy support and the continuous improvement of the technological innovation level of local enterprises, the development speed of my country’s MMO pigment industry has further accelerated and product quality has improved.