mineral · input

Iron Oxide Pigments (Synthetic)

Red, yellow, black, and brown colorants for architectural tinting and industrial primer coatings. Lanxess AG is leading Western producer; Oxerra (formerly Cathay Industries, acquired Venator's IOP business 2022) is the other major player. Multiple global sources; moderate supply concentration.

Source countries

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Goods affected

Claims on record

What depends on it

Goods that need this input

1 essential American goods rely on iron oxide pigments (synthetic) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Materials

Paint and architectural coatings

Architectural and industrial paints tied to petrochemical resins, titanium dioxide pigment, and solvent supply.

Where it comes from

Source countries

Share of global supply, by country.

Country	Share of supply
DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany)	38%
CNChina	30%
BRBrazil	9%
INIndia	9%
ITItaly	5%
IDIndonesia	3%
JPJapan	1%
ESSpain	1%
CACanada	1%

Who makes it

Supplier companies

1 company produce iron oxide pigments (synthetic).

PVS Chemicals

HQ US

Major US merchant sulfuric acid producer; 1,400+ employees; 17 manufacturing plants and multiple distribution facilities across US, Europe, Canada, and Asia. Founded 1945 in Detroit. Key facilities: Chicago, IL (H2SO4 production); Gent, Belgium (300 MT/day capacity, recently upgraded converter). Primarily a merchant H2SO4 distributor and producer — supplies industrial, chemical, and fertilizer customers who do not produce their own acid. Also produces oleum, battery acid, and spent acid regeneration services.

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