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 Lithopone is mostly been replaced by titanium dioxide which is more durable ,but it is much cheap .It is used as a base for lake pigment and used as an inert pigment for paint ,ink and cosmetics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