High-quality dyes, pigments, effect pigments and functional additives for plastics, coatings and printing inks. Chemikos provides support with FDA requirements, food-contact compliance, analyses in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2025/351 and customized product developments.
Dyes for Plastics, Coatings, Printing Inks and Specialty Applications
Chemikos offers a broad range of high-performance dyes for transparent, brilliant and technically demanding coloration applications.
Depending on your requirements, we support you in selecting a suitable product with regard to:
Colour shade and colour strength
Transparency and brilliance
Heat resistance
Lightfastness and weather resistance
Migration behaviour
Solubility and compatibility
Chemical resistance
Regulatory requirements
Suitability for FDA and food-contact applications
Our portfolio includes, among others:
Solvent Dyes
Solvent dyes are particularly suitable for brilliant and transparent coloration of various plastics, resins, coatings, waxes and technical applications. Depending on the dye, products with high heat resistance, good lightfastness and excellent colour strength are available.
Disperse Dyes
Disperse dyes provide intense coloration and are used, among other applications, in plastics, fibres, textiles and specialty coating systems.
Metal Complex Dyes
Metal complex dyes offer high colour strength as well as good resistance to light, heat and chemicals. They can be used in coatings, printing inks, wood stains and industrial coating systems, among other applications.
Specialty Dyes
For special technical requirements, we offer additional dye classes and customised solutions. These include, for example, dyes for high processing temperatures, laser-active systems, functional coatings or particularly low-migration applications.
Pigments for Demanding Technical Applications
Today, pigments must do far more than simply provide colour. Depending on the application, high heat stability, excellent dispersibility, low migration, chemical resistance or special optical and functional properties may be required.
Chemikos offers pigments for:
Engineering plastics
Standard plastics
Masterbatches and compounds
Coatings and paints
Printing inks and inkjet systems
Fibres and textiles
Packaging
Candles and waxes
Specialty applications
Our product range includes, among others:
Organic Pigments
Organic pigments provide intense, brilliant and highly chromatic coloration. Depending on the pigment class, grades with high heat resistance, good lightfastness and high migration resistance are available.
Inorganic Pigments
Inorganic pigments are often characterised by high thermal stability, opacity, weather resistance and chemical resistance. They are particularly suitable for demanding technical applications.
Phthalocyanine Pigments
Phthalocyanine blue and phthalocyanine green offer high colour strength, good resistance properties and versatile application possibilities in plastics, coatings and printing inks.
Carbon Black and Specialty Blacks
Carbon black is used for coloration, UV stabilisation and, depending on the grade, for adjusting electrical or other functional properties. We support you in selecting the appropriate product with regard to jetness, undertone, dispersibility, purity and regulatory requirements.
Iron Oxide Pigments
Iron oxides offer natural colour shades, high lightfastness and weather resistance as well as good chemical and thermal stability.
High-Temperature Pigments
For engineering polymers and applications involving high processing temperatures, we offer selected pigments that retain their colour and functionality even under demanding processing conditions.
Effect Pigments for Distinctive Surfaces and Designs
Effect pigments open up a wide range of possibilities for visually attractive and differentiated surfaces.
Chemikos offers pearlescent pigments and other effect pigments for:
Plastics
Coatings and paints
Printing inks
Packaging
Cosmetics
Decorative applications
Technical functional surfaces
Depending on particle size, substrate, coating and interference colour, different effects can be achieved:
Pearlescent effects
Metallic effects
Silky shimmer
High gloss
Colour flop
Interference effects
Colour-shifting shades
Subtle or pronounced surface effects
We also support you in searching for alternatives to established effect pigments and in developing individual colour shades or effects.
Alternatives to Existing Dyes and Pigments
Products are discontinued, supply chains change, and existing raw materials may no longer meet new technical or regulatory requirements.
Chemikos supports you in finding suitable alternatives and replacement products.
Where relevant to the application, we compare factors including:
Colour Index
Chemical structure and pigment class
Colour shade and colour strength
Transparency or opacity
Particle size
Dispersibility
Heat resistance
Lightfastness and weather resistance
Migration behaviour
Chemical resistance
Regulatory status
Availability and cost-effectiveness
For us, an alternative is not automatically suitable merely because it has the same Colour Index. What matters is how the product performs under your actual processing and application conditions.
We therefore provide samples upon request and support you in the application-specific evaluation.
Are You Looking for a Replacement for a Specific Product?
Please provide us with the following information:
Product currently used
Desired colour shade
Polymer or binder system
Processing temperature
Required resistance properties
Regulatory requirements
Estimated annual demand
Based on this information, we can narrow down potential alternatives in a targeted manner.
New Developments and Functional Materials
In addition to conventional dyes and pigments, Chemikos offers innovative materials for new technical applications.
These include raw materials for:
Thermally conductive plastics
Electrically conductive and antistatic systems
Laser-absorbing and laser-markable materials
IR-absorbing and IR-reflective coatings
Light-absorbing surfaces
Heat-reflective plastics and coatings
Functional printing inks
Sensor and optical applications
High-performance technical compounds
More sustainable and recycling-compatible material concepts
We monitor new material developments, assess potential areas of application and support customers with initial trials and feasibility studies.
In doing so, we combine raw material expertise, application technology and regulatory assessment. This results not only in interesting laboratory concepts, but in solutions with a realistic perspective for industrial use.
FDA and Food Contact
Dyes and pigments for food-contact materials must not only perform technically. They must also be suitable for the intended conditions of use and comply with the applicable regulatory requirements.
Chemikos supports you in selecting and assessing raw materials for:
Food packaging
Plastic containers
Films
Bottles and closures
Multilayer materials
Masterbatches
Compounds
Printing inks and coatings
Technical components intended for food contact
Depending on the product and application, the following regulations and requirements may be relevant:
Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004
Regulation (EU) No 10/2011
Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006
Regulation (EU) 2025/351
Relevant national recommendations and assessment criteria
Applicable FDA requirements for the US market
It is important to note that a general statement such as “FDA compliant” or “suitable for food contact” is often insufficient. The actual assessment depends, among other factors, on the specific application, polymer, dosage, layer thickness, temperature, contact time and type of food.
We help you evaluate these requirements in a structured manner.
Analyses and Support in Accordance with Regulation (EU) 2025/351
Regulation (EU) 2025/351 introduces increased requirements regarding the quality, purity, composition, documentation and manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
Chemikos supports companies in assessing colourants, additives and other raw materials with regard to these new requirements.
Depending on the product and the specific task, our services include:
Assessment of Composition
We review available information on:
Main constituents
Minor constituents
Impurities
Starting substances
Additives
Reaction and degradation products
Potential non-intentionally added substances, known as NIAS
Analytical Testing
We coordinate and support suitable analyses, for example for the determination of:
Purity
Relevant impurities
Heavy metals and trace elements
Residual substances
Organic by-products
Migratable constituents
Overall migration
Specific migration
Non-targeted and unexpected substances
The type and scope of testing are adapted to the material, the application and the available data.
Support with Compliance Work
We assist you with:
Compiling relevant raw material information
Assessing supplier documentation
Identifying missing data
Defining a suitable testing programme
Communicating with testing laboratories
Evaluating analytical results
Preparing technical statements
Preparing information for declarations of compliance
We do not replace the final legal assessment of the finished article. However, we provide the technical and analytical basis required for robust compliance work.
Support with Compliance and Regulatory Questions
Regulatory requirements are constantly evolving. At the same time, raw material data are often incomplete, structured differently or difficult to apply to the specific application.
Chemikos supports customers in bringing technical and regulatory information together in a clear and comprehensible manner.
Depending on the specific question, we assist with:
EU compliance for food-contact materials
FDA-related requirements
REACH and SVHC assessments
CLP classifications
Safety data sheets
Technical data sheets
Declarations of compliance
Migration and purity
NIAS assessments
Heavy metal requirements
Product-specific customer questionnaires
Coordination with manufacturers and laboratories
Our goal is not simply to forward a stack of documents. We aim to prepare the information in a way that enables you to make a well-founded decision for your application.
From the Initial Enquiry to the Right Solution
- Understanding the Application
You provide us with information about the material, process, conditions of use and key requirements.
- Selecting Suitable Products
We compare suitable dyes, pigments, effect pigments, additives or alternative raw materials.
- Providing Samples and Data
You receive the available technical documentation and, upon request, a product sample for your own trials.
- Evaluating the Results
We discuss the test results and identify possible optimisations or additional product variants.
- Supporting Compliance
For applications with demanding regulatory requirements, we assist you with data collection, analytical testing and technical assessment.
Why Chemikos?
Technical Understanding Instead of Catalogue Sales
We consider not only the raw material itself, but also its function in your specific application.
Specialised Products
Our focus is on high-quality colourants, functional materials and technical specialties.
Individual Alternatives
We help you identify replacement products, new supply options and technically suitable alternatives.
Support with Analysis and Compliance
From the initial review of data to the coordination of suitable testing, we support you throughout your project.
Personal Cooperation
You receive direct and individual support from contacts who understand your application and the relevant open questions.
Industries and Applications
Our dyes, pigments and specialty raw materials are offered for applications including:
Plastics
Engineering plastics
Masterbatches
Compounds
Food packaging
Coatings and paints
Printing inks
Inkjet inks
Stationery
Fibres and textiles
Cosmetics
Candles
Adhesives
Functional surfaces
Optical and electronic applications
Research and new product development
Are You Looking for a Dye, a Pigment or a Reliable Regulatory Solution?
Send us your requirements. The more we know about your application, the more precisely we can identify suitable products, alternatives and testing options.
Helpful information includes:
Desired colour shade or effect
Product currently used
Polymer or binder system
Processing temperature
Dosage
Required resistance properties
Food-contact or FDA requirements
Required documentation
Estimated annual demand
Together, we will find the right solution.
Chemikos – high-quality dyes, pigments, effect pigments and functional raw materials with technical and regulatory support.
The perfect solution for your individual requirements.