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As we continue to expand and work towards our vision, we become ever more focused on providing the best service for our customers.

This is why we have created customer-focused, user friendly websites, for all to use.

To assist in the global bid to reduce plastic waste within the supply chain, Prisma Colour Ltd has been actively working towards becoming a more sustainable business, regularly reviewing our own plastic footprint.

Almost all plastic-based products require an in-depth understanding of the end use requirements, and careful thought about the additives incorporated to ensure the functionality of the material, best suits the final application.

With such diversity in the polymer processing industry regarding; processes, base polymers, and end user applications, it is essential to grasp the customers’ needs to design the product to exact requirements.

The dispersion process and how to achieve optimum dispersion is the key to success in colouration for concentrate manufacturers such as Prisma Colour.

It is often the case that confusion surrounds the understanding of what dispersion actually means when referring to colour and it is a term used when distribution is really what is meant.

As we enter a new year with excitement, anticipation, opportunity and challenges, we are delighted to announce that Dominic Philpot has been appointed as Managing Director with immediate effect. With this organisational change, founder, Tim Johnson, will step into the role of Chairman for the group.

Warpage and distortion is often a big problem in injection moulded HDPE in particular. It is inherent due mainly to rearrangement of the polymer chains into a partially crystalline matrix, requiring less space than the molten polymer.

Celebrating 30 Years in Business! A remarkable amount has changed since the start-up of Prisma Colour in 1991. The company has gone from strength to strength in the last thirty years, growing to create new products, enter new markets, and integrate acquisitions that...

Prisma Group Attends Local Jobs & Apprenticeships Fair!   The Prisma Group was delighted to attend the High Peak Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair at Chapel-en-le-Frith High school on Friday 29th October. It was great to support the community and see...

Prisma Rubber Additives’ range of products are commonly referred to as powdered oils or dry blends. They are high activity concentrates of liquids widely used throughout the polymer industry.

Prisma's Latest Members! With the new factory move completed in 2020, Prisma Colour has brought in a number of new colleagues in the past few months to assist with the further growth of the business. We send a warm welcome to each of them and wish them well in their...

Supply to Key Industries During the Pandemic With the good news announced that the UK will continue to ease back to normality, it is worth a moment to pause and reflect upon how our company supported key industry sectors such as food packaging and healthcare during...

The use of rubber accelerators, with the potential to produce high levels of mutagenic and carcinogenic substances (nitrosamines), are a high concern to a rubber compounder. Nitrosamines are a family of chemical compounds discovered over 100 years ago. However, it was...

The market conditions post Brexit have been most unusual.  Global demand for materials, combined with shortages of C2 feedstock, have challenged most businesses. Combined also with a variety of shipping issues and cost pressures it has been a perfect storm in which...

In this second of the series examining considerations for formulating thermoplastic masterbatches, compounds and dispersions, the technical team at Prisma Colour explain the differences between lightfasness and weathering (also known as weatherfastness or durability...

Prisma Rubber Additives’ range of treated sulphur dispersions are produced with the specific aim of aiding rubber compounders to achieve rapid dispersion, while maintaining high levels of physical properties in their compounds. ‘Sulphur Bloom’ is a major problem...

Colourant formulations are often complex in order to meet the varied requirements of the players in the supply chain. However, in general we as consumers take colour for granted. What are the main considerations when correctly identifying colours and additives for a...

Let us work with you to develop the exact colours you require in your specific rubber compound. Prisma Colour has an extensive range of colour dispersions developed for most rubber polymer types – EPR, EPDM, SBR, Nitrile, FKM and others - all based on the appropriate...