Riverdale Global Builds First Fully
Automated Plant for Manufacturing
Liquid Colors and Additives
Plant Due for Completion This Summer Will Enhance
Color Quality, Provide Computerized Traceability,
and Reduce Order Lead Times
Riverdale Global is nearing completion
of the first fully automated plant for
manufacturing liquid colorants and
additives for the plastics industry.
Housed in a 200,000 sq.ft. (18,580 sq.m)
facility on a 23-acre property in High
Point, the new facility is expected to be
producing colorants this summer.
The High Point plant will automate
production of pigments and their dispersion
in liquid carriers. While the standard
industry practice is to use the same
equipment and containers for multiple
colors, Riverdale Global is building dedicated
hoppers, augers, and containers for each
pigment, eliminating the need for cleaning
when switching from one pigment to another.
The containers have built-in pigment mills and
dispersion blades and remain closed and sealed to
prevent cross-contamination and material waste.
The containers combine any of 100 pigments with
various types of liquid carrier to produce single-
pigment dispersions (SPDs). Riverdale Global has
hundreds of SPD formulations in its database. The
SPDs are shipped to “satellite” plants where they are
custom-blended for local customers.
“Our new operation at High Point will be completely
computer-controlled, making possible real-time
inventory control that will reduce order lead times
and allow for automatic traceability with raw
material lot numbers,” said Paul Maguire, president
of Riverdale Global. “Combined with dedicated
equipment, this control will ensure superior product
quality and consistency.”
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The High Point facility represents an investment of
USD $4-million. Already fully operational at the site
are a color development laboratory and a satellite
plant for blending SPDs. The satellite operation has
been relocated from nearby Statesville, NC.
RIVERDALE GLOBAL, LLC specializes in liquid
color management for the plastics industry through
our sealed color delivery system, computerized
color technology, and global service network.
The company’s world headquarters is in Aston,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A., with international offices based
in the United Kingdom, Dubai, Singapore, and China.
The Riverdale legacy dates back to the early 1900s
as a supplier of dyes and industrial chemicals with a
focus today on economy through process automation,
sustainability and local service.
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