Certain varieties are used as pigments for ceramics, paint, rubber, paper and linoleum and for rouge and in plastics as a colouring pigment. It also gives lightfast, weather-stable red-brown colour in concrete, mortar, paints and plastics. It is a red-brown crystalline powder. Recorded grades include natural, technical, micronized. Cosmetic use is subject to the applicable cosmetic-ingredient conditions.
Full specification
- Molecular formula
- Fe2O3
- Grades
- naturaltechnicalmicronized
- Packaging
- 25 kg bag · 1000 kg big bag
- Appearance
- Red-brown crystalline powder
- Synonyms
- hematite · haematite · natural red iron oxide · iron(III) oxide · ferric oxide · red ochre · Pigment Red 102 · C.I. 77491 · 215-275-4 · 1317-60-8
Compliance & regulatory
Region: EU — Chemotto S.r.l., Milano
- REACH-aligned supply
- CLP-labelled
REACH REACHRegistration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals — the EU chemicals regulation (EC 1907/2006). CLP CLPClassification, Labelling and Packaging — the EU regulation (EC 1272/2008) for hazard communication. SVHC SVHCSubstance of Very High Concern — flagged on the REACH Candidate List for possible authorisation or restriction.
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