Tag: Inorganic pigments

The global synthetic iron oxide market is projected to reach approximately $3.2 billion by 2032, highlighting the material's significant industrial importance. But what is synthetic iron oxide used for to drive such a large market? Its use spans from adding color to building materials to enhancing the safety of cosmetics.

While it can be produced synthetically in a lab, iron oxide red is fundamentally an inorganic compound that also occurs naturally as the mineral hematite. This dual nature means that depending on its source, iron oxide red can be either a natural pigment or an artificial one, not a dye in the traditional sense.