It is also used in the manufacturing of solvent dyes as an important raw material.

Organic solvent dyes were chosen to impart color into the film material.

Fuel dyes are one use of solvent dyes.

Solvent dyes are used for gold imitation (and other transparent metallic effects) of metallized polyester films.

Red and yellow solvent dyes are often azo dyes, green and blue ones tend to be anthraquinone dyes.

Solvent dyes, for wood staining and producing colored lacquers, solvent inks, coloring oils, waxes.

Solvent dyes are used to color organic solvents, hydrocarbon fuels, waxes, lubricants, plastics, and other hydrocarbon-based nonpolar materials.

The dyes used have to be soluble in the fuels they are added to and therefore in hydrocarbon-based nonpolar solvents ("solvent dyes").

Improvements Following the success of the new pigments and solvent dyes listings, the new format of the Fourth Edition Online allows all physical forms of colorants to be shown.