Homepage // News Center // APR Recognizes OnColor™ NIR Sortable Colorants from Avient as Preferred for Recyclability CLEVELAND – November 17, 2022 – Avient Corporation today announced its line of near-infrared (NIR) sortable dark colorants was recently recognized by the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) under its Meets Preferred Guidance (MPG) program. It is well known that detecting and sorting dark packaging in material recovery facilities is challenging.

The use of PCR material grades from the Borcycle™ M portfolio from Borealis in tandem with specifically developed formulations from the Avient OnColor™ portfolio can help achieve a desired color effect with low levels of colorant addition and good detectability in the sorting process  Plus, the color formulations have been specifically developed for use with PCR without disturbing detectability in the sorting process.  The study also demonstrated that using Borcycle M grades along with Avient’s OnColor™ near-infrared (NIR) detectable colorants can produce a recyclable, neutral black which enables better automatic sorting for recycling.

Likewise, black polymers are difficult to recycle using automatic sorting equipment, but special colorants can permit black packaging to be detected and recycled. OnColor™ IR Sortable Black - Black colorant that allows black polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) sorting equipment, enabling recycling. Copyright © 2021, Avient Corporation.

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Avient Resources Avient Resources It permits black and dark polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment.

Avient Resources Avient Resources It permits black and dark polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment.

However, black or dark gray colors can be difficult to be detected by near-infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment at recycling facilities. Avient offers colorants that it is detectable by NIR equipment that can help improve recycling streams. Avient can help you digitally predict what colors are possible for the various raw material options. 

Avient Resources Avient Resources It permits black and dark polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment.

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