Come visit us at the Specialty & Agro Chemical Show to find out!!!

Or if you can’t make it to the show and visit Booth #531 to talk to our team of experts – read on! We will be glad to answer your questions via the contact form to the RIGHT.

Here is your answer: All of these markets utilize dye and pigment colorants – and at ORCO, we are experts at customizing colors to work in YOUR system, and with YOUR market application!

There are many reasons for using color in the agriculture markets – Do you know the 5 reasons dyes and colorants are used in Agriculture products?

1. Branding

Many companies who sell seeds, fertilizers and pesticides to consumers and farmers use color in support of their Brand. Utilizing color in these products allows the buyer to better “remember” who supplied the seed. Knowing that color “sells”, these large Brands want everything associated with their product – packaging, advertising, and yes, the product itself, to convey an image of “nature”, “health” and “value”.

2. Identification

Dyes and Pigments are used in seed coloring to differentiate the type of seed, hybrid variety, genetic traits, germination specifications and whether they have been treated with any other products (fertilizers/pesticides). In most cases, it is even mandatory that a pesticide treated seed be marked with color. Due to the importance of these agriculture products, both in industrial agriculture and food product, the use of color can eliminate the misuse of products – avoiding potential problems further down the production chain or with crop yield.

3. Spray Pattern Marking

Spray Pattern Marking is probably the number one Practical reason for the use of color in agricultural products. The presence of color on seeds allows the user (homeowner, landscaper and farmer) to know how the seeds are sown and to make sure any mechanical seed sowing or drilling is operating at peak efficiency.

For the homeowner or small farmer, spray application of fertilizers, pesticides and nutrients is greatly aided by the inclusion of color in the product. Not only is the color specific to a particular TYPE of product (you don’t want to confuse your pesticide with your fertilizer – ever!) it also allows the user to know that the spray is going where it should go, and not going where it shouldn’t.

This ability to see where the agricultural product is going is even more important for large scale farms and grow facilities. In Aerial Spraying – crop dusting as it used to be called – making sure the treatment goes where it is supposed to is made much easier with the use of color. The user can quickly see if the application drifted over to crops that were not supposed to be treated, or even if the correct crop has been treated.

4. Enhance Nature’s Colors

Sometimes, Nature needs a little help. Do you want that pond on your property, golf course, or residential community to look “bluer”? There are dyes that can achieve that effect and in many cases, have the added benefit of reducing algae growth. Do you need to have your golf course fairways and greens look “greener”? Yes, there are colorants that can achieve that effect, especially for burned out or high traffic areas.

Dyes and Pigments are also used by landscapers to obtain a desired shade of mulch or ground cover – even going so far as to dye sand for use in decorative areas or on golf courses.

5. Special Effects

On athletic fields, non-permanent striping, team and corporate logos, and boundary markers all require specific dyes and pigments. Coloring ponds, fountains, and rivers for special events such as Breast Cancer Awareness, St. Patrick’s Day, or Corporate Branding also utilize specialized dyes to achieve the desired effect.

As a supplier of dyes, pigments and colorants for all of these agricultural applications, ORCO can supply the color you need and the expertise to make the colors work in whatever system or end-use you have.

But wait, there’s more!

The use of colorants (dyes & pigments) are used extensively throughout Industry, in conjunction with many of the industrial and processing chemicals featured at the Specialty & Agro Chemicals America Show.

Our experts know the right questions to ask to match up the proper colorant chemistry with our customer’s chemical formulations. You might be surprised where are colorants are found!

Abrasives, Adhesives & Sealants

Our colorants are found in resin-bonded colored sanding discs, pads, belts, sponges, rolls, & sheets, wood and tile adhesives, highly durable and flexible silicon & butyl-based sealants, and tapes for industrial, insulation, & HVAC ductwork applications.

 

Antifreeze & Coolant

ORCO offers standard and custom radiator coolant and leak dyes and colorants for antifreeze, engines, machinery, aircraft deicing, and windshield washer fluid. Products are available specifically in both liquid and powder forms, to meet the stringent requirements of your application type.

Fuel, Oil & Lubricants

OrcoSolve™ dyes find use extensively in fuel, oil, lubricant, grease, and wax coloration applications. These highly concentrated heat-stable colorants, available in liquid and powder form, are soluble in polar solvents and hydrocarbon-based oil and lubricants. Their high concentration allows the formulator to use minimal amounts of dye thereby causing no change to the product’s original physical characteristics.

 

Wood Stains & Treatments

Wood Stains & Treatments are used on wood for preservation, soundproofing, and fire resistance. Our colorants are compatible with all stain, coating, and CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate) preservative formulations to meet building standards and codes such as ASTM E-90, NFPA 703,and UL Design No. V314.
OrcoStain™ wood stain dyes and wood finishing dyes are selected colorants chosen for their brilliance, clarity and ease of use.