HOUSTON ¨C Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, today launched PRINTEX® chroma 500 BEADS, a high-jetness carbon black designed for the engineered plastics market that demands the highest aesthetic quality.

The new product is part of Orion¡¯s continued investment in developing higher-value grades of carbon black. The beaded furnace black is also the start of a series of new specialty grades for the polymers market.

¡°PRINTEX® chroma 500 BEADS is a big breakthrough for Orion, offering an excellent balance between high jetness and dispersibility,¡± said Tilo Lindner, vice president of Global Marketing for Specialty at Orion. ¡°This is a product our customers have been demanding for a long time. It¡¯s ideal for injection-molded automative parts, household appliances, electronics and other applications with a shiny, glossy finish.

Orion can offer PRINTEX® chroma 500 BEADS with International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS), highlighting the company¡¯s commitment toward a circular economy. Orion leads its industry with the number of carbon black production sites with the ISCC PLUS certification.