Colour Index: A Valuable Resource for Global Consumer Brands, Coatings Industry, and Printing Ink Industry

The Society of Dyers & Colourists has made significant enhancements to the Colour Index website.

The recent upgrades, implemented at the end of 2024, make it easier for marketing and technical professionals to access precise information about pigments, including:

  • molecular weight
  • molecular formula
  • canonical SMILES
  • verified products
  • and Boolean search

The Society is planning additional website upgrades in 2025, such as historical manufacturers product listings and fastness data per specific manufacturer linked to the company’s specific products.

The Colour Index provides legal and technical descriptions used by governments throughout the world for chemicals registrations programs. Pigments descriptions in USA (TSCA Inventory), Canada (DSL), and Europe (REACh Registration) incorporate references to the Colour Index.

To find out more, visit the Colour Index website at https://colour-index.com.

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