DIC claims global market shares of 33% in printing inks & 25% in organic pigments markets

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (8) ◽  
pp. 6
Keyword(s):  
Global Market ◽  
Organic Pigments ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Printing Inks

Metal complex pigments

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Christie ◽  
Adrian Abel
Keyword(s):  
Metal Complex ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Copper Phthalocyanine ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Iron Complex ◽  
Organic Pigment ◽  
Organic Pigments ◽  
Printing Inks ◽  
Green Pigments ◽  
Complex Organic

Abstract There are several commercially significant metal complex organic pigments that are based on first row transition metals. The most important of these are the copper phthalocyanine blue and green pigments which find virtually universal use in paints, printing inks, and plastics. These pigments are of such prime importance that they are dealt with separately in three other chapters in this series. This paper describes a group of pigments that are complexes of iron, copper, nickel, and cobalt with polydentate colored ligands of azo, azomethine, oxime, and isoindoline chemical types. The oldest metal complex organic pigment that still finds some use is CI Pigment Green 8, an octahedral oxime iron complex. In the 1970s and 1980s, there was considerable industrial research effort aimed at developing metal complex pigments based on azomethine and isoindoline structures, many of which were found to offer excellent lightfastness, good solvent resistance and thermal stability, although they exhibited rather dull colors. However, several products provide brilliant effects when used in combination with metallic and pearlescent pigments in automotive paints. Many of the pigments introduced have since been withdrawn by the original manufacturers, but a few remain on the market. The synthesis of metal complex pigments generally involves the preparation of the colored ligand, which is then complexed with the transition metal ion

Cationic (Basic) dye complex pigments

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Christie ◽  
Adrian Abel
Keyword(s):  
Water Soluble ◽  
Cationic Dye ◽  
Color Strength ◽  
Organic Pigments ◽  
Basic Dye ◽  
Copper Ferrocyanide ◽  
Printing Inks ◽  
Good Transparency ◽  
Printing Ink

Abstract Cationic (or basic) dye complex pigments are classical organic pigments obtained from water-soluble cationic dyes for textiles, mainly of triarylmethine (arylcarbonium ion) types, which are precipitated using large inorganic counterions, especially those derived from heteropolyacids such as phosphotungstomolybdic acid or, to a certain extent, using the counteranion derived from copper ferrocyanide. This range of pigments includes red, violet, blue and green products, offering brilliant shades, high color strength and good transparency. They are well suited to printing ink applications, although they provide only moderate levels of fastness properties. The pigments are synthesized by treating aqueous solutions of the dyes under highly controlled conditions with solutions of the heteropolyacids, prepared in situ. The copper ferrocyanide salts are obtained by treatment of potassium ferrocyanide with sodium sulfite in water, and subsequently with solutions of the cationic dye and copper (II) sulfate. The pigments are primarily used in inks for packaging and advertising materials. However, they have little use outside printing inks. Reflex or alkali blue pigments are structurally related cationic dye derivatives which are inner salts of the dye structures and are also used in printing inks.

Medical Tourism

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-42
Author(s):  
Oğuz Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
The World ◽  
High Level ◽  
Demand For Health

The number of travels around the world to benefit from health services provided abroad is increasing every year. The high level of global demand for health services has influenced the rapid development of the medical tourism industry. Due to these developments in the industry, a global market has emerged, the medical tourism market. Countries operating in the industry are also striving to gain share from this large market or to increase their existing market shares. In this study, different perspective on global phenomenon, medical tourism, medical tourism market, and leader destinations in the industry are examined in detail.

scholarly journals New Insights into ECCU's Tourism Sector Competitiveness

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (154) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuk Ghazanchyan ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Steve Brito ◽  
Vivian Parlak
Keyword(s):  
Global Market ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Relative Prices ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
European Markets ◽  
Tourism Arrivals

Tourism has become the main driver of economic growth and employment and the most important source of income in the ECCU. Preserving and, possibly, enhancing the competitiveness of the tourism product is key for these countries. Unfortunately, the evidence shows that tourism arrivals to the ECCU have been declining slightly while global demand for tourism is on the rise. The objective of this paper is to study the structural determinants of competitiveness for the ECCU, defined as the relative cost advantage over other touristic regions (Di Bella, Lewis, and Martin 2007). Using a gravity model, we show that proximity to North American and European markets is indeed an important competitive advantage for the ECCU. However, despite this advantage, and, in some cases, specialization in high-end tourism, regression analysis shows that arrivals to the ECCU are sensitive to relative prices. Our simulations show that mitigating supply-side constraints would improve the ECCU’s competitiveness and allow the region to regain global market shares.

Phthalocyanine pigments: general principles

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Christie ◽  
Adrian Abel
Keyword(s):  
High Stability ◽  
Copper Phthalocyanine ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Biological Applications ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Organic Pigments ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Printing Inks ◽  
Structural Principles

Abstract This chapter describes some of the fundamental chemical and structural principles underlying the phthalocyanine system. Historically, phthalocyanines had been isolated as insoluble blue products in the early twentieth century, although the structures were not established at the time. After the serendipitous re-discovery of metal complex phthalocyanines by industry, and the elucidation of their structures, copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) pigments were introduced industrially in the 1930s to become, and remain, by far the most important blue and green organic pigments, finding almost universal use as colorants for paints, printing inks, plastics, and a wide range of other applications. The phthalocyanines have become one of the most extensively studied classes of organic compounds, because of their unique molecular structures, light absorption properties that produce strong, bright colors, and their exceptionally high stability. While their dominant use is as colorants, they are also of interest for a range of other applications, for example in electronic devices, biological applications, and as catalysts.

scholarly journals A comparative study of the historical and current development of the GCC insurance and takaful industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alrazni Alshammari ◽  
Syed Musa Syed Jaafar Alhabshi ◽  
Buerhan Saiti
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Insurance Agents ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Insurance Density ◽  
Comparative Examination

Purpose This paper aims to present a comparative examination of the historical and current profiles of the insurance and takaful industry in the Gulf region. Meanwhile, it will provide overview and insightful information of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for insurance and takaful providers for their marketing strategy purpose. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses insurance and takaful sectors in Gulf region as an exploring area where the data are extracted from the regulators’ annual reports and other reports issued by research houses and market players, e.g. Islamic Financial Services Industry, Swiss Re and Milliman. Findings The comparative analysis reveals that insurance activities penetrated the Gulf region through foreign institutions. After independence and booming oil prices, local institutions established the industry in an unregulated environment. As the industry grew and matured, the sector gradually became regulated. This supported the growth of the industry, leading to the emergence of the biggest takaful market in the world, with 72 takaful operators. Almost half of the takaful operators operate in the Saudi market. Regarding business lines, general lines dominated because of compulsory motor insurance for all cars and health insurance for expatriates. Insurance penetration and insurance density recorded a low figure in GCC compared to the global market because of a lack of product development, especially in family line, which many people think the life insurance contradicts Islamic law. Furthermore, it is low due to the poor channel of distributions with depend heavily on insurance agents that fails to reach the customers. Research limitations/implications Interestingly, the takaful market share is considered very low, e.g. 9 per cent in Oman 9 and 9.2 per cent in UAE, where the majority of population is Muslim, indicating that takaful providers should focus in these countries to grab better market shares. Originality/value As takaful business is an emerging area in Islamic finance and many insurance players are interested in it, this paper provides an overview and marketing insights of insurance and takaful industries in the GCC region.

scholarly journals Анализ современных тенденций развития мирового рынка платежных карт

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Георгий Хетагуров
Keyword(s):  
Global Market ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Main Development ◽  
Basic Parameters ◽  
Card Payment

В статье исследуются основные тенденции развития современного глобального рынка карточных платежных систем. В частности, рассматриваются характер и динамика распределения рыночных долей международных и локальных платежных систем в разрезе различных потребительских и географических сегментов, выявляются основные стратегические направления развития платежных систем, прогнозируются базовые параметры карточной индустрии на ближайшие годы. The article examines the main development trends of the current global market of card payment systems. In particular, it consid-ers the distribution of the market shares of international and local payment systems (in the context of consumer and geo-graphic segments), identifies the main strategic development trends of the payment systems. Summarizing the analysis, the author anticipates the basic parameters for the card industry in the coming years.

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