Properties: White powder
Uses: Lithopone is a white
Uses: Lithopone is a white
pigment composed of a mixture of
barium sulfate (68 - 70 %) and
zinc sulfide (28 - 30%) with
trace amounts of zinc oxide. It
is produced by precipitation
through filtering, heating and
quenching works. Lithopone has
mostly been replaced by titanium
dioxide which is more durable,
but it is much cheaper. It is
used as a base for lake pigment and used as a inert pigment for paint, ink and cosmetics as well as in a large range of applications in plastic industry. It is used as a filler in paper, leather, and linoleum.
barium sulfate (68 - 70 %) and
zinc sulfide (28 - 30%) with
trace amounts of zinc oxide. It
is produced by precipitation
through filtering, heating and
quenching works. Lithopone has
mostly been replaced by titanium
dioxide which is more durable,
but it is much cheaper. It is
used as a base for lake pigment and used as a inert pigment for paint, ink and cosmetics as well as in a large range of applications in plastic industry. It is used as a filler in paper, leather, and linoleum.
Used in paint, coating industry, rubber, plastic, paper, PVC and etc

