Energysafe

Energysafe pigments are designed to substantially increase the solar reflectance properties of plastics across a wide colour range.

These pigments offer unique benefits – tailored solar reflectance for any polymer in almost any desired shade, from black to brown, yellow to red, white to silver. The novel pigments reflect incident sun rays including near infra-red radiation, visible light and UV radiation, independent of the substrate. The pigments function inherently and do not need a reflective substrate.

Energysafe is beneficial for any polymeric substrate like polyolefins, PVC, styrenics, polycarbonate, polyamide and other engineering plastics as well as polymer alloys.

Energysafe’s high reflectivity of the whole radiation spectrum renders this pigment class a particularly efficient sunlight reflector. Surfaces of plastic articles with high solar reflectivity will stay cooler under the sun’s powerful radiation.

The pigments help decrease the rate of sunlight absorption which can lower the overall heat build up leading to plastics with reduced surface temperature. ‘Cool Plastics’ are consequently less prone to warping and torsion. These plastics may also provide altered heat distortion temperature. Colourful plastics that are inherently solar reflective can extend the use of plastic materials for outdoor applications.