ECKART

🇩🇪 Germany Industrial Components

Metallic and pearlescent effect pigments, concentrates, dispersions and printing inks.

ECKART GmbH is a German specialty materials and effect pigments company headquartered in Hartenstein. Founded in 1876, ECKART is a division of ALTANA and manufactures metallic and pearlescent pigments for industrial, decorative and functional applications. The company is not a fluid power, pneumatics or hydraulics supplier, and should be categorised separately from automation hardware or compressed-air companies.

Products and applications

ECKART’s product portfolio includes metallic pigments in powder, paste and pellet form, metallic concentrates, dispersions, printing inks and pearlescent pigments. Its materials are used in coatings, industrial coatings, automotive finishes, powder coatings, printing, plastics, cosmetics, aerosols, paints, functional applications and decorative surface effects where visual appearance, material performance or specialised pigment behaviour is important.

Product Categories

Aluminum Effect Pigments

Copper & Gold Bronze Pigments

Product Lines & Series

STAPA Series - Industrial Aluminum Pigments
METALURE Series - Vacuum Metallized Pigments
SYMIC Series - Effect Pigments for Cosmetics
DECOMET Series - Printing Ink Pigments
STANDART Series - Aluminum Powders

Products & Components

Leafing aluminum pigmentsNon-leafing aluminum pigmentsVacuum metallized aluminum pigments (VMP)Cornflake aluminum pigmentsSilver dollar aluminum pigmentsCopper bronze pigmentsGold bronze pigmentsRich pale gold pigmentsZinc pigments and dustAluminum powders and granulesAluminum pastes for coatingsEffect pigments for plasticsEffect pigments for printing inksCosmetic-grade effect pigmentsFunctional metal powders for AAC concrete

Solutions & Applications

Automotive metallic coating formulationHigh-performance printing ink effectsCosmetic shimmer and metallic effectsAnti-corrosion zinc-rich primer pigmentsCustom effect pigment development

Industries Served

Automotive CoatingsIndustrial CoatingsPrinting & Graphic ArtsCosmetics & Personal Care

Technologies & Expertise

Wet-grinding aluminum pigment productionSurface treatment and coating of metallic pigmentsAtomization for metal powder production

Company facts

Headquarters: Hartenstein, Germany
Founded: 1876
Employees: Approximately 1,735 employees worldwide
Ownership: A division of ALTANA

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Last reviewed: April 2026

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