The outstanding position that iron oxides have been made in the field of pigments, is assigned independently of its accessible price, primarily to its excellent strength properties. They are totally insoluble and stable in water and in organic binders such as cement , lime and liquid glass. In addition, iron oxides are most notable for its excellent strength to light and weathering, in addition to its characteristic and excellent hiding power and tinting strength. These features have allowed the application of iron oxides in a variety of processes.

The iron oxide pigments are amply used in all types of emulsion systems, oil or synthetic base resin manufacturer of coatings. These pigments produce clean tones and intense or intense rich color tones. By proper selection of organic pigment and mixed with iron oxide needed a certain color can be obtained with a high hiding power and low cost. The wide variety of iron oxide yellow, red and black can be used to produce a multitude of colors combination. These pigments are dispersed with ease in these systems are stable to light, chemically inert and have excellent qualities in suspension.

The iron oxide pigments mixed in dry or wet concrete and mortar produce a variety of tones that blend the appeal of walls, patios, pools, halls and countless applications of concrete. They are resistant to light and have good resistance to acids and alkalis.

Iron oxides are used in almost any type of plastic. Its small particle size and good dispensability makes them appropiate for dry mixing operations using conventional techniques for mixing and dispersion. Have excellent shielding properties of ultra violet radiation, which makes them very useful for the protection of polymers susceptible to sunlight. Because of its inert and nonreactive iron oxide pigments are amply used in polyester and polyurethane. They are ideal for coloring all types of flooring material due to its resistance to acids and alkalis and its character is not bleeding. Oxide red pigments are quite stable to temperature, even under extreme conditions.The yellow, brown and black, also behave well in plastic, however, temperatures of the curing process must be adequately controlled.

Rubber is often colored with iron oxide pigments, due to its exceptional temperature stability in the case of the reds, and its inertness and high permanence that characterizes the oxides.

More and more manufacturers are using iron oxides and the integral colored surface coating of various types of paper and packaging products. They are resistant to light and agua1 insoluble products resulting in higher quality paper. Shoe boxes, file folders for and wallpaper, are examples.

The iron oxide pigments have application in textile printing inks, flexographic inks and rotogravado inks. In this application, again the iron oxides can be mixed with other pigments to obtain colors that appeal to a relatively low cost. Due to its non-toxic, the oxides are widely used in inks designed for the food packaging industry.

Yellow iron oxide pigments and red, are often mixed with fertilizer to give a distinctive and uniform color. These colors can also be used in animal feed with the same purpose, while increasing the mineral content of food.

Synthetic iron oxides play an important role in the cosmetics industry because of its ability to meet the requirements of low levels of lead, arsenic, mercury and organic pollutants. Yellow pigments, red and brown are widely used in the preparation of cosmetics.

Synthetic iron oxides are used in combination with other materials to produce the catalysis of various applications. Some of which there is reference are:

The synthetic iron oxide pigments are used to impart color to glass, small amounts of iron oxide give the glass in shades of green colors yellow and blue. This application has particular importance in color and glass containers for various uses. However, synthetic iron oxides also have applications in coatings for ceramic glazes, tiles, etc.