In a process for making phosphorus-containing anticorrosive pigments having a size of at most 20 microns by reacting at least one compound of the metals selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, zinc, aluminum, iron, chromium and manganese with an oxygen acid of phosphorus or an alkali metal or ammonium salt of said acid at temperatures within the range 10.degree. to 100.degree. C., the improvement which comprises:
- intimately mixing and thereby reacting an aqueous suspension or solution of the reactants inside a dispersing means rotating at a speed of 3000 to 10,000 rpm, separating and drying precipitated pigment, the pigment consisting to an extent of at least 90% of particles with a size between 0.05 and 8 microns.