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Black Iron Oxide (PBk11)
Pigment Black 11 (C.I. 77499) is a black Iron Oxide with chemical formula Fe3O4 and a magnetite structure.

BLACK IRON OXIDE (PBK11) PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
HEAT FASTNESS | LIGHT FASTNESS |
WEATHER FASTNESS | ACID FASTNESS | ALKALI FASTNESS | CEMENT COMPATIBILITY | SOLVENT FASTNESS |
180ºC, 5 min. |
Excellent (8 on blue wool scale) |
Excellent (5 on grey scale) |
Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
BLACK IRON OXIDE (PBK11) RECOMMENDED PIGMENTS
- Nubifer NB-2900 Series – The very basic series Black Iron Oxide recommended for plastics and coatings where high dispersibility is not requested and for general use in cement and concrete applications
- Nubifer NB-4900 Series – The basic series Black Iron Oxide recommended for plastics, coatings, cement and concrete applications
- Nubifer NB-5970 – Micronized Black Iron Oxide with high tinting strength and very bluish shade

- Plastics: Low temperature processing polymers and non-oxidizing process conditions
- Coatings: Liquid architectural and industrial coatings
- Industrial: Cement and concrete
VALUE ADDED SERVICES
Advanced Color Matching
Ferro technicians combine their talents with today's most advanced computer color analysis equipment to offer our customers precise color-matching services. Our spectrophotometry process minimizes metamerism, speeds up color matching, ensures consistent quality and helps identify the pigment combination that produces any given color for the lowest possible cost and right performance characteristics, including outdoor durability and NIR reflectance.
Ferro can match your color chip/drawdown or we can refer to complete files of OSHA, Munsel, RAL, Federal Standard 595 Series or Pantone® matching systems to achieve your reference number. All of our colors are matched to Ferro standards or your reference sample, ensuring precise color reproduction from order to order.
Providing Formulation Guides/Assistance with Startup Formula Creation
We assist customers in their product development efforts to ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., usage in food, cosmetics) and desired performance including anticorrosion, outdoor durability and NIR reflectance.

Our laboratory facility teams support customers’ production and development activities, including accelerated corrosion testing, weatherability testing, heat build-up and total solar reflectance testing and migration testing.
Custom Formulations
We work closely with our customers to co-innovate and develop customized high-performing and economical coloring solutions based on application requirements and operational processing needs, including custom formulations for paints, coatings, cement, concrete, inks, ceramics, glass, leather, metal and plastics.
Custom Manufacturing
Ferro provides custom manufacturing services to add value to specific projects, particularly in cases which our production facilities and know-how allow our customers to reach cost-efficiency targets or attain higher performing final products.
Toll Manufacturing
For customers who need additional manufacturing capabilities, we provide a full range of manufacturing capacities, from pilot runs to full-scale production.