山本通産 List of Products and Services

We don't just handle pigments, dyes, and additives. We also offer precision instruments for measuring paints and inks made with those pigments. For example, color measurement devices. These instruments quantify color judgments that were previously based on intuition and experience. With this color measurement equipment, not only can newcomers achieve professional-level color management, but we can also quantify and preserve our traditional colors, allowing anyone to reproduce those traditional colors at any time.

• Other measurement, recording and measuring instruments

The top clear coat applied to the car's body contains "UV absorbers" and "light stabilizers" that protect the vibrancy of the car's color, effectively preventing fading. Additionally, the "various antibacterial agents" we handle are highly safe and are widely used as industrial materials in paints, food packaging, and textiles. Furthermore, there are "organic antifouling agents for organic antifouling paints." These are now used in almost all bottom paints for ships, replacing traditional organotin-based paints.

• Other consumables

Cadmium, a heavy metal that stood out for its red and yellow pigmentation, was found to be non-decomposable even when burned, eventually seeping into the soil and contaminating crops, well water, rivers, and oceans. As a result, it is now rarely used. We have quickly shifted from pollution-free to non-toxic solutions, collaborating with researchers from various trading companies to continuously exchange the latest information. Now, we are dedicated to the development of new pollution-free and non-toxic resins, such as water-based resins and powder coating resins.

• Other consumables

The clock face at the JR station uses a transparent colored plastic sheet mixed with the special light-collecting dye we handle. When white letters are printed on this plastic sheet, the letters shine clearly and vividly. Traditionally, they were illuminated by batteries, but such hassle is completely unnecessary now. Even just at JR Tokyo Station, it greatly contributes to energy conservation and power saving.

• Other consumables

The color of cars is sensitive to trends. However, just because a color is trendy does not mean it is sufficient on its own. There are many conditions that car paint must meet, such as being free from rust concerns, not fading, and being resistant to scratches. Now, let's take the latest pearl pigments as an example. This pigment is a non-toxic inorganic color pigment made from natural mica and titanium oxide, and due to the multiple reflection phenomenon and light interference phenomenon, the brightness and color change depending on the viewing angle, making it the most popular color right now. We have been quick to collaborate with manufacturers and provide this beautiful color to various users, confident that it will become a major trend.

• Other consumables