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Nutritional components in dairy products are photosensitive, making them susceptible to light degradation • Light protection in dairy packaging helps maintain product integrity and extend shelf life A LIGHT BLOCKING SOLUTION THAT PROVIDES: • Light blocking and whiteness in PET dairy packaging • Protection from 2 weeks up to 12 months shelf life • Compatibility with monolayer and multilayer PET preforms • Full compatibility with rPET • Food contact approved (region dependent) • Low TiO₂ levels to increase recyclability, aligning with the emergence of white recycle streams PASTEURIZED MILK Typical shelf life 5–10 days WHITE COLOR LACTRA ESL LACTRA SX or LACTRA 4 EXTENDED SHELF LIFE MILK Typical shelf life 2 weeks–3 months UHT MILK & PRODUCTS Typical shelf life 4–12 months Lightweighting/CO2 reduction Reduced LDR – material & cost savings Improved processing performance BENEFITS OF COLORMATRIX™ LACTRA™ Improved bottle performance Compatibility with rPET Helps to Protect Performance Energy efficiency Whiteness 85–92 L* 30% less life cycle emissions Increased machinery life cycle due to reduced wear & tear 80–100% light blocking performance © 2024, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012
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a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avient Corporation NAME BASE RESIN(S) AVAILABLE FEATURES1 Trilliant™ ABS, LCP, PA, PC, ABS, PA 6, PA 66, PC/ABS, PC/PSU, PEBA, PEEK, PES, POM, PPA, PSU Certified to USP Class VI Formulations locked down Drug master file submissions by product stewardship Pre-colored, small lot production down to 50 lb–250 lb Sterilization, chemical resistance, and secondary process guidance Adherence to FDM-GMP manufacturing standards Antimicrobial technologies Materials for radiation shielding protection NEU™ Specialty Materials2 PEBA, TPU, PA 11, PA 12, PP, PE, TPE Radiopacifiers, stabilizers, and surface modifiers Antimicrobial technologies Pre-colored formulations Small lot capabilities Short lead times Versaflex™ HC TPE Overmolding Clear and heat resistant Ultra clear grades Ultra soft TPE gels, 30 shore OO FDA, USP Class VI, ISO 10993 approved grades Sterilizable under autoclave, radiation, and EtO gas Extrusion, injection, and blow moldable HEALTHCARE SPECIALTY THERMOPLASTICS NAME BASE RESIN(S) TARGET MARKETS AVAILABLE FEATURES1 reSound™ R Recycled Formulations PA6, PA66, PC Transportation, Consumer, Household Appliance, Electrical & Electronics, Industrial PA grades: Up to 100% recycled content PC grades: Up to 70% recycled content PIR and PCR grades available Support the circular economy Comparable performance to prime grades Customizable solution Surround™ ABS, PP, PBT, PC, PA 66 Transportation, Electrical & Electronics Integrated EMI/RFI shielding Long fiber technology Conductive properties Galvanic corrosion protection Lightweighting and ease of processing Stat-Tech™ ABS, PA, PC, PC/ABS, PC/PSU, PEEK, PEI, PES, PP, PPA Transportation, Electrical & Electronics Integrated EMI/RFI shielding Conductive properties Anti-static/dissipative properties Corrosion resistance Lightweighting and ease of processing Clean room materials for semiconductors available Therma-Tech™ LCP, PA, PEEK, PP, PPA, PPS Consumer, Transportation Thermally conductive Low coefficient of thermal expansion Corrosion resistance SPECIALTY ENGINEERED THERMOPLASTICS NAME BASE RESIN(S) TARGET MARKETS AVAILABLE FEATURES1 Barricade™ Elastomers with Fortrex™ Technology Barricade™ high-performance elastomers bring next genera- tion technology to market to bridge the gap between tradi- tional TPEs and silicone Healthcare, Industrial Aerospace, Appliances, Electronics High temperature compression set Processes on thermoplastic injection molding and extrusion equipment Customizable and colorable Process simplicity CROSSLINKABLE ELASTOMERS Barricade formulations leverage licensed Fortrex™ technology.
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USES & APPLICATIONS Sorting and conveying equipment, such as: • Raw and processed food • Mined/quarried rock, ore, coal, sand • Pharmaceutical products • Powder • Forestry products • Agricultural products • Recycled materials Furniture, including indoor and outdoor seating Other applications requiring high cyclic fatigue resistance, repeatability and high performance including high temperature applications up to 300°F (149°C).
Exposure to finishing operations: One time exposure to elevated temperatures of up to 400°F (204°C) for 15 to 20 minutes, typical for the application of coatings, have no effect on the performance of the composite springs.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/ColorMatrix Amosorb Solo Technical Bulletin.pdf
The European Union has encouraged and acted on the need for circular packaging by implementing many initiatives, including mandating legislation in order to achieve an ambitious target of 25% rPET being utilized in PET packaging by the year 2025, and then scaling this figure up to 30% for the overall plastic packaging industry by 2030.1 With 47% of PET demand in Europe used to produce bottles,2 it is no surprise PET has long been at the center of this green revolution.
After having the flakes coming from the original bottles go through up to 5 melt histories, it was shown that the L*, a* and b* values underwent minimal changes, thus allowing for retention of the original desired tone of the bottles.