When even harder plastics are measured, instruments with sharper indenters and stronger forces such as Rockwell hardness testers are used. When heated (for example, for molding), the individual chains slip, causing plastic flow. These cross bonds prevent the individual chains from slipping, thus preventing plastic flow when heat is added.

Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic to Work®, and is a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate and integrate acquisitions; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration, working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; information systems failures and cyberattacks; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

When even harder plastics are measured, instruments with sharper indenters and stronger forces such as Rockwell hardness testers are used. When heated (for example, for molding), the individual chains slip, causing plastic flow. These cross bonds prevent the individual chains from slipping, thus preventing plastic flow when heat is added.

Our UV stabilizers help you mitigate the harmful effects of UV radiation on the polymers you use in your products, and our LightShield light blocking additives protect the sensitive ingredients within your plastic packaging. OnColor™ WPC Wood Plastic Composite Capstock Technology Capstock solutions that pair with traditional wood plastic composite (WPC) materials as a substrate for a durable outer layer.

Avient’s portfolio of healthcare additives helps enhance the performance and functionality of plastics used in drug delivery devices, in vitro diagnostic devices, and pharmaceutical packaging. Liquid concentrates are also available as well as solutions formulated with bio-based resins to reduce the carbon footprint of medical plastics. These color and additive solutions are formulated with bio-based polymers and pre-tested raw materials to help reduce the carbon footprint of medical plastics and mitigate the risk of non-compliance.

Other, please specify Plastics Europe and American Chemistry Council commitments to enable plastics packaging to be 100% re-used, recycled or recovered by 2040. The Alliance aims to end plastic waste in the environment. Alliance- related projects in flight in 2021 are estimated to achieve 21 KTA of plastic waste diverted from the environment and 27 KTA of plastic waste recycled.

Competition The production of plastics and the manufacturing of custom and proprietary formulated color and additives systems for the plastics industry are highly competitive. General Manager, Specialty Film & Sheet, General Electric Plastics (a former division of General Electric specializing in supplying plastics) from June 2004 to September 2006. One of Spartech's subsidiaries, Franklin-Burlington Plastics, Inc.

                        Sources: https://www.carbon-minds.com/lca-database-for-chemicals-and-plastics/               A 2012 article in Plastics Technology¹ notes silicone rubber molds need tighter tolerances to prevent flash. On the other hand, TPEs are most commonly processed using in-line, single-screw injection equipment that has been routinely used in the plastics industry for decades.

                        Sources: https://www.carbon-minds.com/lca-database-for-chemicals-and-plastics/               A 2012 article in Plastics Technology¹ notes silicone rubber molds need tighter tolerances to prevent flash. On the other hand, TPEs are most commonly processed using in-line, single-screw injection equipment that has been routinely used in the plastics industry for decades.

                        Sources: https://www.carbon-minds.com/lca-database-for-chemicals-and-plastics/               A 2012 article in Plastics Technology¹ notes silicone rubber molds need tighter tolerances to prevent flash. On the other hand, TPEs are most commonly processed using in-line, single-screw injection equipment that has been routinely used in the plastics industry for decades.