What is Additives (Masterbatch)?

What is the application of Additives (Masterbatch)?
Types of Masterbatch:
color production
Improvement of polymer properties
price reduction

Additives (Masterbatch) is actually a solid product that is usually rubber, plastic or elastomer. Masterbatch is a thick mixture of pigments that is added to polymer raw materials.

Masterbatch is a type of additive that is used to color polymer raw materials or transfer other properties to them, and its difference from compound is that compound is used to produce the final product. To produce masterbatch, the pigments or additives are first identified and weighed, and then mixed with carrier resin or polymer raw materials.

For example, masterbatches may have the following additives:
UV stabilizer

Antioxidants

Lubricants and molding agents

Foaming agents

Antistatic agents

Nucleogenic agents

Anti-blocking agents, etc

Masterbatch is a concentrated additive to the granule for modifying thermoplastics, and an additive is composed of one or more materials and a special polymer carrier resin. Today, masterbatches are widely used in the plastic industry and are one of the essential materials in the 21st century.

Masterbatch applications

In addition to paper, glass and metal are also used in packaging from Masterbatch. Various types of masterbatch can be used in the automotive industry, electrical and electronic industry, construction industry, consumer goods, appliances and household items.

Advantages of masterbatch:

Ease of use

Uniformity in color and product properties

Reduction of production cost due to optimal use of additives

Masterbatch is added to the composition as a percentage of the total weight of raw materials and can be used in processes such as plastic injection, extrusion and molding.