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From product protection to aesthetics, we offer packaging customers one of the largest polymer-based solution and service portfolios available.”

This latest addition to the Additives for Recycling (A4R) portfolio of solutions helps bring incompatible polymers, such as PP and PE, together by forming them into a homogenous polymer mixture that increases mechanical properties based on polymer modification and will be exhibited at the upcoming Fakuma International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing.

POMMERLOCH, Luxembourg – June 17, 2020 – Today, PolyOne announced it is adding production of both post-industrial recycled nylon grades (Nymax™ PIR)  and bio-based thermoplastic elastomers (reSound™ OM) in Europe.

These crosslinkable elastomers are based on Fortrex™ technology licensed from Cooper Standard.

About Avanona Based in Belfort, France, Avanona is an innovative start-up company focused on the design and manufacture of high-end outdoor sporting gear.

This choice was based on the material’s chemical compatibility with the makeup formulation along with its REACH SVHC compliance, sealing properties, and superior overmolding adhesion to polypropylene.

Our new reSound REC family of PCR-based TPEs addresses these challenges and reflects Avient’s firm commitment to sustainability and accelerating the transition towards circularity.”

One effective strategy for combatting counterfeiting is the use of integrated polymer-based solutions.

Water-based dispersions With light-stable pigments that reduce the risk of color fading