Pigment Red 48

Pigment Red 48 (CAS 7023-61-2), commercially designated PR48:2, is an azo-based calcium lake pigment delivering strong, bluish-red hues.

Where is Pigment Red 48 used?

• Printing inks: clean masstone and acceptable lightfastness in offset, flexographic and publication gravure
• Plastics: consistent red shades in polyolefins and PVC consumer goods, films and molded components
• Coatings: cost-effective bright red with reasonable alkali resistance in decorative and industrial paints
• Paper dyeing and textile printing draw on PR48:2 for surface coloration where substrate penetration is limited.

Commercial specifications

• Metal salt complex
• Standard commercial grades differentiated by particle size and oil absorption