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The Washington Post3y
Now supply-chain woes have come for the color blue
AkzoNobel, a house-paint manufacturer based in the Netherlands, has reported difficulties sourcing the 50 to 60 ingredients needed to make a shade of blue used in its industrial coatings.
New York Post4y
YInMn Blue is the first new blue pigment discovered in 200 years
“The industrial world likes it because of what ... Golden Artist Colors in New Berlin, New York sells YInMn Blue paint, though only on a limited, custom-order basis. Meanwhile, the Italian ...
Smithsonian Magazine4y
For the First Time in 200 Years, a New Blue Pigment Is Up for Sale
The government agency approved YInMn for use in industrial ... with paint retailers such as Kremer Pigmente in Germany and Golden in the U.S. offering YInMn Blue products. A dry powder version ...
Artnet4y
The First Blue Pigment Discovered in 200 Years Is Finally Commercially Available. Here’s Why It Already Has a Loyal Following
The industrial world likes it because of what ... the only US retailer selling Derivan’s YInMn Blue paint, said even her niche audience is not buying the paint in large numbers since it is ...
Artnet4y
In Pre-Industrial Europe, Blue Pigments Were Exceedingly Rare. But an Ocean Away, the Maya Had Their Own, Widely Available Blue
In Europe, before the Industrial Revolution and the invention of synthetic blue paints ... when it was widely used to paint murals of the classical Maya period. Art historians and scientists ...