A process and apparatus for conditioning crude copper phthalocyanine pigment prepared in a solvent-free process which comprises kneading at a shear gradient of 300-20,000 sec..sup.-1 for 10 seconds to 15 minutes and with an energy comsumption of 0.4-50 KWH/Kg. of copper phthalocyanine, a mixture of1. 1.0 part crude copper phthalocyanine which has not previously been subjected to extractive boiling;2. 0.1-20 parts of a salt which is soluble in water or in aqueous acids or bases; and3. 0.3-5 parts of an organic or inorganic solvent or mixture thereof which does not have significant amounts of the pigment or the salt.