Miraval Cosmic Gold. Be inspired by the outstanding brilliance of our new effect pigments for printing and plastic applications.

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1 Miraval Cosmic Gold Be inspired by the outstanding brilliance of our new effect pigments for printing and plastic applications.

2 Deep golden sparkling effect Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold The universe is full of wonders. Luckily for us, some of them are revealed by the cosmic light that comes from the sun and the stars. Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold captures the fascination of light and its powerful effects on our imagination. Our new effect pigment for printing and plastic applications is based on very thin calcium aluminum borosilicate platelets coated with metal oxides. The special technology used is responsible for the pigment s extraordinary brilliance and powerful color. With a particle size of μm, the pigment lends high-covering, glittering gold accents to formulations. Depending on the concentration, you can achieve many different gold-colored effects. Used as a single colorant, Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold demonstrates an unprecedented, highly brilliant, pure gold effect. It displays an equally extraordinary appeal in combination with other effect pigments or colorants. This extremely color-intensive pigment is shown to its best advantage in combination with darker background colors. Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold can be very efficiently used in small or large concentrations to achieve sensational effects. Go with Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold where no one has gone before

3 Special features Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold Deep golden sparkles with covering effect Unique styling possibilities Excellent value in use High brilliance and gloss High impact even with small pigment concentrations Complies with food packaging regulations

4 All kinds of high-value packaging (plastics), floorings, leisure & sports, toys, appliances & consumer goods, furnitures, Miraval refines print products and plastics Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold is the first of an exciting new generation of effect pigments based on calcium aluminum borosilicate, which gives print products and plastics particular extravagance. Plastic applications: Extrusion blow molding, extrusion (films and profiles), cast film extrusion, injection molding Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold (3 %) All kinds of high-value packaging (printing), decorative paper, wallpaper, floorings, paper coatings, textiles, Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold (2 %) Printing applications: Flexo printing, gravure printing, screen printing, overprint varnishing, fulltone, paper coating

5 Technical details Pigment structure Intense golden sparkling powder with a special coating technology based on different metal oxides. The Miraval pigments consist of synthetic borosilicate flakes coated with a protective silica layer and TiO2 in rutile modification (Fig.1). The very smooth and regular surface of the platelets leads to improved chroma and color purity. The protective layer increases mechanical stability and gloss and leads to rounded edges (Fig.2). Incident light Reflection Fe2O3 / TiO2 SiO2 Borosilicate < 1 µm µm 500 nm Fig. 1: Schematic structure of Miraval Fig. 2: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the Miraval particle edge Ordering information Product Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold Packsize 150 g 1 kg 25 kg Chemical / Physical data Ord. No. Miraval 5430 Cosmic Gold pigment Composition Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Titanium Dioxide, Silica, Iron Oxides, Tin Oxide Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate % Titanium Dioxide % Silicon Dioxide % Iron(III) Oxide % Tin(IV) Oxide < 2.0 % Particle size distribution* µm Appearance Golden sparkling powder ph Please refer to the technical data sheet for more detailed information. * Measured by laser diffraction

6 We provide information and advice on application technologies and relevant regulations based upon our current knowledge and opinion. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INFORMATION OR ITS APPLICATION. Customers must independently determine the suitability of our products for the customer s intended product, use or process. Customer is responsible for observing all laws and regulations relevant to such products, uses or processes. The foregoing information and suggestions are also provided without warranty of non-infringement as to intellectual property rights of third parties and shall not be construed as any inducement to infringe the rights of third parties. Customer shall be responsible for obtaining any applicable third party intellectual property licenses. Any reference from our literature requires prior written consent and in any reference the source shall be stated. Products are warranted to meet the specifications set forth on their label/packaging and/or certificate of analysis at the time of shipment or for the expressly stated duration. MERCK MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE REGARDING OUR PRODUCTS OR ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Merck shall not in any event be liable for incidental; consequential; indirect; exemplary or special damages of any kind resulting from any use or failure of the products: All sales are subject to Merck s complete Terms and Conditions of Sale. Prices are subject to change without notice. Merck reserves the right to discontinue products without prior notice. Miraval is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. W /2015 Merck KGaA Performance Materials - Pigments & Functional Materials Frankfurter Str Darmstadt, Germany Phone: Fax: printing@merckgroup.com plastics@merckgroup.com EMD Performance Materials Corp. Pigments & Functional Materials One International Plaza, Suite 300 Philadelphia, PA 19113, USA Phone: Fax: pps-us@emdgroup.com Merck Ltd. Performance Materials - Pigments & Functional Materials Arco Tower 5F, 8-1, Shimomeguro 1-chome Meguro-ku, Tokyo , Japan Phone: Fax: pti@merckgroup.com