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Pearlescent coating finishes

Tech Industries (Woonsocket, RI) has introduced one-coat pearlescent finishes for closures. They consist of specialty pigments mixed with tin-free rutile titanium dioxide- and/or iron oxide-coated mica particles to provide color gradation and texture.

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They offer excellent coverage and color uniformity, says Tech. For use with compression- or injection-blown closures.

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