MONASTRAL red pigments, Du Pont's newest family, could be an important development, say some industry observers. Du Pont says that durable red shades for automobile finishes, paints, fabrics, plastics, and other uses are now possible for the first time. Bleeding, lightfastness, brilliance, and heat and chemical stability were areas where most red pigments showed badly—particularly in the pastel shades, say pigment spokesmen. Monastral reds hold up well in all these areas, says Du Pont. And, because of their intensity, the new pigments produce strong colors even when let down with white or used in metallic or polychromic finishes. Du Pont expects one of the first major uses of the pigment to be in the automobile finishes field for metallized finishes, tints, and as toning colors. Other major uses include color tints in plastic products and mass pigmentation of synthetic textile fibers. In the latter, Du Pont adds, no other red ...

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