Sun Chemical and China's Nantong Shanjing form
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Sun Chemical and its parent company, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals
(DIC), have formed a joint venture with Nantong Shanjing, a leading
aluminum pigment manufacturer based in Nantong of Jiangsu Province,
China.
The joint venture, Nantong DIC Metallic Pigments Co., Ltd., expands
on a distribution agreement announced in October 2007 that allows Sun
Chemical and DIC to market the Nantong Shanjing products for coating,
plastic and graphic arts industries worldwide under the new SunMetallics
brand. These products will be launched globally in the first quarter of
this year.
"This joint venture is yet another step in Performance
Pigments becoming the leader in appearance and effects," said Brian
Leen, general manager and corporate vice president, Performance Pigments
Group, Sun Chemical. "Our objective is to be able to offer our
customers the widest range of effect materials and deliver them at the
highest level of reliability in our industry."
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