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Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Introduces Excelite™ IM Chemical Foaming Additives for Injection Molding New Excelite IM chemical foaming additives are suitable for use in automotive, construction, commercial, personal care packaging or structural foamed applications.  PHOTO CAPTION: Excelite™ IM chemical foaming additives allow injection molders to reduce weight and density in molded parts such as pallets, crates, storage boxes and more.

Sustainability Spotlight Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents Reflection electron microscopy (REM) view of foamed plastic Hydrocerol Chemical Foaming Agents are supplied as concentrates CHEMICAL FOAMING AGENTS (CFAs) are chemical substances that react under the influence of heat to release gas into the plastic matrix during the manufacturing process of plastic parts. Wire & Cable Chemical foaming agents can be used in polymers for wire and cable applications as nucleating agents in the physical foaming process, creating regular and small foam cells. Building & Construction Chemical foaming agents create an especially fine-celled foam structure in extruded goods.

Validating foamed parts before production requires extensive testing, which is time-consuming and can be expensive. This is where Avient’s Foaming Prediction Service can help. FOAMING PREDICITION SERVICE Avient Design uses Autodesk® Moldflow® simulation software1 to provide 3D simulations of parts foamed with Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents during the mold filling phase.

In contrast to conventional molding, it is not necessary to use holding pressure for foaming, as it would suppress the foam formation. ADDITION LEVELS OF FOAMING AGENTS Both the foaming agent and the thermoplastic resins are metered into the injection molding machine. Properties of foamed injection molded parts SPECIAL FOAMING PROCESSES A number of specific processes have been developed to achieve special properties of the foamed parts.

AUTOMOTIVE OEM T A I L G A T E T R I M • Reduce part weight • Suitable solution for PP talcum-filled material • Class A surface finish • Compatible with core-back injection molding process • Offered a broad portfolio of solutions • Provided technical support to help with product selection and processing parameters • Reduced part weight by 18% • Decreased cycle time by 8% • Enabled good surface appearance for the tailgate trim Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? All Rights Reserved https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/foaming-agents/hydrocerol-solid-chemical-foaming-and-nucleating-agents Automotive OEM

Homepage // News Center // Reduce Material Costs and Improve Processing with New Foaming Fluoropolymer Wire Insulation Technology Foaming Performance: Maximum gas generation resulting from no premature foaming enables greater process control These new chemical foaming solutions for fluoropolymer wire insulation are suitable for FEP, PFA and MFA polymers and are now available globally.