UNSPSC 12171611: Cadmium yellow

A class of pigments that have cadmium as one of the chemical components. Cadmium yellow is cadmium sulfide (CdS).

UNSPSC 12171611 Cadmium yellow, a Commodity code, addresses industrial pigments and colorants procured by state and local governments for manufacturing, maintenance, and protective coating applications. The code covers cadmium yellow pigment in its various forms — powders, dispersions, and pre-mixed formulations — used in paints, enamels, plastics, inks, and specialty coatings where opacity, color stability, and chemical resistance are required. State and local buyers under this code include public works departments, transportation authorities, educational institutions with laboratory and maintenance operations, and municipalities purchasing paint and coating stocks for facility upkeep and infrastructure protection.

No recent state and local contract opportunities appear in the available records for this Commodity code. The absence of posted solicitations suggests either infrequent standalone procurement of cadmium yellow at the state and local level — with purchases more commonly bundled into larger paint and coating contracts coded at the Family or Class tier — or reliance on standing cooperative purchasing agreements and blanket orders that do not generate individual RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB notices. Firms pursuing this code should monitor paint and coating solicitations at higher UNSPSC tiers and track cooperative purchasing catalogs maintained by state procurement consortia and educational cooperatives.