# Merck KGaA and Schmid Rhyner partner to commercialize 3-D effect pigment technology for package printing

Merck KGaA and Swiss UV coatings firm Schmid Rhyner are partnering to bring Merck's three-dimensional-effect pearlescent pigment technology to the package printing market.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-05-08
- Status: announced
- Products: pearlescent pigments, 3-D effect printing coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Merck KGaA](https://endata.com/companies/1393.md) (partner)
- [Schmid Rhyner](https://endata.com/companies/1394.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09519-buscon007), 2017-05-08: "Merck KGaA and Swiss UV coatings firm Schmid Rhyner are partnering to commercialize Merck's three-dimensional-effect technology in the package printing market."

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