Functional Dyes and Color-Changing Materials for Technical Applications
QCR Solutions supplies specialized materials for controlling light,
producing reversible color change, and adding functional optical
effects to plastics, coatings, inks, films, adhesives, and related systems.
Our product families include:
- UV, visible, and near-infrared absorbing dyes
- Reversible thermochromic pigments, inks, slurries, and masterbatches
- UV-activated photochromic dyes, pigments, and inks
- Materials for optical filtering, laser-protection development, security printing, indicators, packaging, and other technical applications
The right starting material depends on the finished product, matrix, processing conditions, thickness or coating weight, optical or color target, and durability requirements. Tell us what you are trying to make and how it will be processed.
QCR Solutions can help identify a practical material and evaluation direction.
Functional Materials For Your Applications
QCR Solutions supplies absorbing dyes, color-changing materials, and speciality additives for your optical plastics, coatings, inks, films, adhesives, and related systems. Start with the effect you need, then explore the product family that may provide a practical direction for evaluations.

Absorbing Dyes
UV, Visible, and Near Infrared absorbers for selective wavelength control, optical filtering, laser protection, security, and technical applications.
Temperature-responsive pigments, inks, slurries, and masterbatches for reversible color-change effects.
UV-activated dyes, pigments, inks, and related formats for products that change color under sunlight or defined ultraviolet exposure.
Specialty Chemical for defined process requirements.


