TOMATEC Co., Ltd. manufactures a composite oxide pigment called TOMATEC Color, which is both safe and durable and has been used both domestically and internationally as a coloring agent for plastics, paints, and ceramics for nearly 50 years. Pigments function as coloring agents by absorbing or reflecting light in the visible spectrum, but the near-infrared reflection characteristics of composite oxide pigments have been attracting strong interest in recent years.
Near-Infrared Reflective Black Pigment retains its function as a pigment while efficiently reflecting near-infrared rays, such as from sunlight, which can mitigate an object’s temperature rise by more than 10 degrees. It is mainly used as a coloring for roofs and roads, but using it in paints and plastics can prevent heat storage, improve air conditioning efficiency, avoid heat deformation and thermal expansion, increase product life, prevent object degradation caused by high temperatures, and improve energy efficiency.
