Color chips and sealed masterbatch bags on a compounding QC bench

Independent sourcing partner

Masterbatch quotes start after the concentrate is specified

Masterbatch Sourcing is an independent sourcing partner for US buyers who need masterbatch in the Polymers & Resins family. We collect factory quotes after you state grade, carrier, pigment or additive load, quantity, packaging and destination. We do not hold pellets, issue SDS files, or certify a compounding line.

Lock the concentrate identity first, then ask plants to answer the same fields. Melt flow, viscosity, color target and let-down ratio stay open until a proposed SKU is named. Public product-family pages are only a question list, not evidence for the lot you will receive.

  1. 01Capture the brief. Name the masterbatch type, carrier resin and the documents you must see.
  2. 02Request same-basis quotes. Packaging, Incoterm, freight scope and exclusions stay visible.
  3. 03Hold documents to the quoted SKU. SDS, TDS and CoA belong to that concentrate, not to this desk.
Request Factory Quotes Open the RFQ planner
  • 15 brief fields restated before plant outreach
  • 7 document types buyers typically request
  • 17 specification questions kept on the same basis
  • 3 quote lines held separate until substitution is accepted
  • 13 packaging and destination checks before freight is inferred

Fields every masterbatch brief should carry

These cards are buyer questions, not stock claims. Leave a field blank if the laboratory or process team has not decided. A blank field is better than a borrowed shade from another manufacturer.

Identity and grade

Identity

Write the masterbatch name and CAS numbers when known. Note whether the need is a color, white, black, additive or combination concentrate so the quote is not mixed with an unrelated polymer family.

Grade and form

Record carrier resin, pigment or additive load, pellet or powder form, melt flow and viscosity as requested values or as open confirmations. Color target and let-down ratio sit beside those fields when the process depends on them.

Packaging and evidence

Pack and destination

State kilograms, metric tons, bags or drums, package material, US destination and any site limit that changes freight. Final handling follows the exact SDS and carrier rules.

Evidence list

Ask for current SDS, TDS and CoA format for the proposed concentrate. TSCA, REACH, ISO or DOT statements are supplier answers to verify, not badges owned by this website.

Application matrix for masterbatch programs

Use the matrix to turn a process into purchase fields. It does not approve a formulation or replace quality review.

ProcessAsk firstKeep open
Injection moldingCarrier, color target, let-downMelt flow window, heat-stability note
Film and sheet extrusionDispersion, opacity or tint, bag sizeFilter-pack residue, moisture limit
Blow moldingCarrier compatibility, pigment loadWarpage or warpage-related color shift
Compounding / toll colorBase resin, additive function, trial lotExact-product TDS before award

See process use briefs or the procurement note before you send quantity.

RFQ questions this desk will keep visible

Use the same identity, grade and document questions on every plant reply so two quotations can sit on one comparison sheet.

Record carrier, pigment or additive chemistry, concentration and form. A family name such as “blue PE colorant” is not enough to compare two factories.

Ask the plant to restate pellet or powder, net content, moisture, melt flow if specified, and whether a typical sheet or a lot limit is being offered.

SDS, TDS, CoA format, packaging, transport classification and any TSCA or REACH statement stay attached to the quoted SKU. This site does not own those files.

Send the specification before we contact plants

List masterbatch identity, quantity, packaging, US destination and the documents still missing. We then request factory quotes and keep alternatives on separate lines.

  • Optional budget with currency and unit or whole-order basis
  • Optional high-end, mid-range, budget or undecided preference
  • Inquiry catalog and matching steps