https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets?page=3417
GLS 362-030 BLACK
GLS 345-095 BLUE
GLS 346-186 NATURAL
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/technical-bulletins
One of the key properties of thermoplastic elastomers supplied by GLS is hardness.
Processing Styrenic Block Copolymer TPEs from GLS
GLS produces standard products ranging in hardness from 3 Shore A (softest) to 95 Shore A (hardest).
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520Global%2520Engineered%2520Materials.pdf
Nikrant Page 67 United States 36% Europe 36% Canada 2% Asia 20% Latin America 2011 Revenue: $0.6 Billion2011 Revenue: $0.6 Billion SolutionsSolutions At a Glance Global Specialty Engineered Materials Appliance 6% Building & Construction 3% Wire & Cable 14% Electrical & Electronics 14%Consumer 21% Packaging 5% Industrial 8% Misc. 3% HealthCare 5% Transportation 21% America 6% 2011 Revenue by Industry Segment2011 Revenue by Industry Segment 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% 12-16% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 Operating Income % of Sales Target Expanding ProfitsExpanding Profits Page 68 Value Proposition • GSEM is a global leader providing complete specialty solutions encompassing innovative technologies and services to enable customer success Transformation Highlights • Dramatic turnaround of the Engineered Materials business through mix improvement and specialty focus Value Proposition and Transformation Highlights Global Specialty Engineered Materials improvement and specialty focus • GLS acquisition successfully integrated, having more than doubled earnings in 3 years • PolyOne culture and strategy now engrained worldwide • Expansion into healthcare with dedicated resources > $15B Addressable Market Page 69 • Polymer design, formulation and service expertise • Broad, global technology base and regional centers of excellence • Ten innovation centers around the world Key Differentiators Global Specialty Engineered Materials • Ten innovation centers around the world • Specialty brand leadership with PolyOne, GLS, NEU and ECCOH • Ability to leverage global key account team Page 70 From Volume Commodity-driven product portfolio To Value Specialty technology and solutions EM North America Transformation Volume Sales Gross Margin $ Mix Transformation – Executing the Strategy Global Specialty Engineered Materials 2006 2011 2006 2011 2006 2011 Page 71 $12 $29 Operating Income ($ in millions) • Provided access to new customers in specialized, high-growth markets such as healthcare and consumer • Strategic partner to many of the world’s best-known companies GLS Integration Success 16.9% 8.2% 2007 2011 2007 2011 Working Capital % of Sales • Complementary global footprint provided additional cross-selling opportunities • Opportunity to expand margins and drive working capital improvement while remaining customer-focused Page 72 $1.3 $27.6 2006 2011 Healthcare Revenue • Investment in dedicated healthcare team to drive penetration and growth • Leverage product portfolio globally & win specialty business Areas of Focus Global Specialty Engineered Materials $10.5 $117.9 2006 2011 Consumer Revenue 2006 2011globally & win specialty business in targeted markets • Aggressively commercialize specialty innovation platforms • Utilize our innovation centers to influence OEM design (Revenue in $ millions) Page 73 • Carbon Nanotube Formulations � Applications: Semiconductor equipment, hard drives � Customer benefits: Scrap cost reduction and clean conductivity • Thermally Conductive Solutions Applications: Sockets and bulb holders for LED lighting Key Innovations Global Specialty Engineered Materials � Applications: Sockets and bulb holders for LED lighting � Customer benefits: Cost reduction, energy saving, and design flexibility • FDA-Regulated TPEs � Applications: Food packaging seals, intravenous delivery systems, medical stoppers, prefilled syringes � Customer benefits: Clean and safe elastomers for highly regulated applications Page 74 Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal Global Specialty Engineered Materials Critical Imperatives • Commercialize critical new technology platforms • Manage the mix as we continue to drive the transformation • Global translation of commercial successes 2015 Goal • 12 - 16% return on sales Page 75 Page 76
https://www.avient.com/products/thermoplastic-elastomers/versalloy-thermoplastic-elastomers
GLS™ TPEs - Injection Molding Guide
GLS™ TPEs - Overmolding Guide
GLS™ TPEs for soft touch packaging solutions
https://www.avient.com/products/thermoplastic-elastomers/dynalloy-thermoplastic-elastomers
GLS™ TPEs - Injection Molding Guide
GLS™ TPEs - Overmolding Guide
Thermoplastic Elastomers: GLS™
https://www.avient.com/products/thermoplastic-elastomers/versaflex-thermoplastic-elastomers
GLS™ TPEs - Injection Molding Guide
GLS™ TPEs - Overmolding Guide
GLS™ Versaflex™ PF
https://www.avient.com/industries/packaging/industrial-packaging/surface-protection
GLS™ TPEs - Injection Molding Guide
GLS™ TPEs - Overmolding Guide
GLS™ Versaflex™ PF
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GLS™ TPEs - Injection Molding Guide
GLS™ TPEs - Overmolding Guide
GLS™ Versaflex™ PF
https://www.avient.com/news/gleaming-luxurious-and-silky-special-effect-polyone-tpes-add-depth-and-verve-metallic-packaging-trend
PARIS – PolyOne is helping customers add a new twist to the intensely popular metallic look in cosmetic and personal care packaging with new GLS™ thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) that combine a lush, soft feel with lustrous metallic effects.
As the popularity of the metallic look continues to soar, packaging designers are looking for new ways to capitalize on this trend,” said Charles Page, global marketing director, PolyOne GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers.
Sandy Wagner
Marketing Communications Manager
PolyOne GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers
+1 815-385-8500
sandy.wagner@avient.com
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-provides-new-twist-aluminum-cap-liners-low-migration-tpe-technology-pack-expo-2015
LAS VEGAS – September 28, 2015 – Today at Pack Expo 2015, PolyOne (booth #6464) unveiled a low-migration aluminum cap liner technology based on its new GLS™ Versaflex™ PKG 4190 thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).
As an extension of GLS compression-molded cap liner technology, this non-PVC Versaflex PKG is formulated for aluminum caps used for sealing glass, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or aluminum containers.
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