Use this checklist to prepare the information a masterbatch supplier usually needs before product and document review.
Product and application
- Product direction: black, white, color or not sure.
- Final product or application.
- Current issue or improvement target.
- Application environment or customer requirement, where relevant.
Resin and process
- Base resin, such as PE, PP, LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, ABS, PET or PVC.
- Processing method, such as film blowing, injection molding, extrusion or re-granulating.
- Current grade or supplier, if known.
- Existing addition ratio for the current product, if known.
Target requirement
- Blackness, opacity, whiteness or color target.
- Color reference type and details for color inquiries.
- Dispersion, appearance or processing concern.
- Tolerance expectation, if the buyer has one.
Quantity and destination
- Trial quantity.
- Estimated monthly quantity.
- Destination country or region.
- Destination port.
Documents
- Required document type: TDS, SDS/MSDS, COA or a compliance-related request.
- Intended use of the document.
- Exact grade or current product, if known.
Document availability depends on the exact product grade, application, country and review. Compliance-related documents, if available, apply only to specific tested grades or samples.
Send the inquiry
Use the Request a Quote form for product review or the Technical Documents form for document review. You can select black, white or color masterbatch in either form.
The more complete the information is, the easier it is for the team to identify what must be checked before any product, sample or document response.