IRIODIN

IRIODIN is the brand name of pearl lustre pigments manufactured by world-renowned MERCK KGaA. The company has its manufacturing sites Headquartered at, Darmstadt Germany also SAVANNAH in USA and ONAHAMA in Japan catering to the needs of the surrounding regions globally.

HISTORY OF PEARL LUSTRE PIGMENTS

The first pearl lustre pigments were the natural fish silvers. Natural fish silvers were so very expensive that the development of synthetic pearl luster began with
1920’s mercurous chloride
1930’s basic lead Carbonate
1940’s lead Hydrogen Arsenate
Because of the toxicity, these pigments did not find acceptance, hence in 1960, epoch-making, pearl lustre pigments based upon Titanium-di-oxide coated mica were newly developed.
STRUCTURE : Synthetic pearl lustre pigments copy the mother of pearl effect from nature.