Editing Pigment (section)

==Economic impact==
In 2006, around 7.4&nbsp;million tons of [[inorganic chemistry|inorganic]], [[organic chemistry|organic]], and special pigments were marketed worldwide.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sahoo |first1=Annapurna |last2=Panigrahi |first2=G. K. |date=1 September 2016 |title=A review on Natural Dye: Gift from bacteria |url=https://www.ijbio.com/articles/a-review-on-natural-dye-gift-from-bacteria.pdf |journal=International Journal of Bioassays|volume=5 |issue=9 |pages=4909}}</ref> According to an April 2018 report by ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'', the estimated value of the pigment industry globally is $30 billion. The value of [[titanium dioxide]] &ndash; used to enhance the white brightness of many products &ndash; was placed at $13.2 billion per year, while the color [[Ferrari]] red is valued at $300 million each year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schonbrun |first=Zach |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-quest-for-billion-dollar-red/ |title=The Quest for the Next Billion-Dollar Color |work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=2018-04-18 |access-date=2018-05-02}}</ref>