The Shepherd Color Company makes complex inorganic color pigments for demanding applications, building on a Cincinnati manufacturing heritage that began with porcelain-enamel colors in the 1920s. Founded through the Shepherd family’s original 1916 enterprise, the fifth-generation, family-owned company now supplies pigments globally, including infrared-reflective colors that help products stay cooler and resist sun damage. Its quality system is maintained to ISO 9001 requirements, alongside a stated effort to reduce environmental impacts and improve sustainability.
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FDA Food-Contact Requirements
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21 CFR 170.39
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21 CFR 175.300
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21 CFR 178.3297
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Council of Europe AP(89)1
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AS 2070-1999
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FCN 000430
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GB9685:2016
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Mason Color Works IncFive generations of the Mason family have carried Mason Color Works from its 1842 founding in Stoke-on-Trent to its present-day plant in East Liverpool, where the family-owned company continues a pigment-making tradition established in Ohio in 1902. Its deep ceramic expertise is matched by a history of technical innovation, including the development of cobalt-nucleating compounds for investment casting. The company serves manufacturers worldwide while retaining the personalized approach of a small business.EAST LIVERPOOL, OH
Quaker ColorEstablished in 1968, Quaker Color is a four-generation family-operated specialty chemical company that develops and manufactures products for the coatings industry. Its work includes polyurethane dispersions and pigment dispersions, supported by technical staff who develop polymers and help customers with formulation development. The company also describes environmental initiatives in product design and manufacturing, including efforts to reduce solvent use and its water recovery loop.QUAKERTOWN, PA
Sudarshan Chemical Industries LimitedSudarshan Chemical Industries Limited manufactures pigments and color solutions, with roots in Pune, India, where it was founded in 1951. The company traces its wider pigment heritage to the 1806 founding of the German Heubach business and now operates 20 production sites across five continents, serving customers in more than 120 countries. Its portfolio includes organic and inorganic pigments, pigment preparations, and dyes for industrial and consumer applications.FAIRLESS HILLS, PA
Lever Colors, IncEstablished in 1936 to supply ballistic dyes to the U.S. government, Lever Colors remains a privately held, U.S.-owned family company making colorants and providing toll manufacturing for colorant businesses. Based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, it is now led by great-grandson Scott Lever and supports customers with custom formulations and color matching. The company also emphasizes resource-efficient manufacturing and environmental stewardship through the ChemStewards program.BENSALEM, PA