EM Industries, Inc.
EM Industries, Inc. along with BDH, Inc. and Merck-Mexico, S.A. are affiliates of Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany. Together, we are the world's leading manufacturer of synthetic lustre pigments. Known by the trade name Afflair® in North America and Iriodin® globally, these lustre pigments provide effects from the alluring appeal of natural pearl to the spectacular shine of a metallic finish. We have offices in over 40 countries and production facilities in:
Savannah, USA
Gernsheim, Germany
Onahama, Japan
Afflair® PC DB and PC S – lustre pigments for powder coatings
Afflair Pearlprint™ Litho lustre pigments for offset printing
Bi-Flair® – high lustre bismuth oxychloride pigments for inks and coatings
Florapearl® – lustre pigments for seed coating
Lazer Flair® – special laser sensitive pigments and additives used to facilitate the laser marking of plastics
Minatec® – bright, light colored conductive pigments
Fully equipped inks, plastics, coatings, and powder coatings application labs exist in Savannah for customer support and product development.
Available in many colors and particle sizes, Afflair® Lustre Pigments are used mainly in inks, plastics and coatings. They are appropriate for waterborne, solventborne and UV systems. Both industrial and weather-treated grades are available.
In addition to Afflair® Lustre Pigments, we offer products under the following tradenames: