Manufacturing coloured pencils. Close-up of coloured pencil lead being made. Here the lead is coming out from the ropemaking machine. Coloured lead is

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Manufacturing coloured pencils. Close-up of coloured pencil lead being made. Here the lead is coming out from the ropemaking machine. Coloured lead is made from a mixture of a white clay called kaolin, natural or synthetic colour pigments, and a binder.

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Photo credit: © PATRICK LANDMANN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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