ECKART, founded in Germany in 1876, is an international manufacturer of pearlescent and real metallic effect pigments for the various applications, including plastics, paints and coatings, the graphic arts, cosmetics and personal care. Their product range encompasses all kinds of pigments and even press-ready metallic printing inks.
The product range includes aluminum, special pearlescent and PVD pigments, metallic pigment coatings, gold-bronze, iron flakes, stainless steel flakes, and zinc pigments as well as press-ready metallic printing inks. ECKART pigments are widely used, for example, in the automotive industry to achieve metallic effects, but also for other coatings and finishes. The plastics industry uses them, among others, as dye pigments. In the manufacturing of aerated concrete these pigments serve as a propellant.