https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/emerging-trends-and-top-10-production-challenges-blow-molded-bottles?rtype[]=1164
Haze: unwanted crystallization and coloring on the exterior of the bottle caused by overheating
Discoloration: lack of uniform color
Recommend best-fit materials from a broad portfolio of polymers, colorants and additives
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/emerging-trends-and-top-10-production-challenges-blow-molded-bottles?ind[]=6599
Haze: unwanted crystallization and coloring on the exterior of the bottle caused by overheating
Discoloration: lack of uniform color
Recommend best-fit materials from a broad portfolio of polymers, colorants and additives
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/emerging-trends-and-top-10-production-challenges-blow-molded-bottles
Haze: unwanted crystallization and coloring on the exterior of the bottle caused by overheating
Discoloration: lack of uniform color
Recommend best-fit materials from a broad portfolio of polymers, colorants and additives
https://www.avient.com/news/new-textile-printing-inks-collaboration-announced-between-polyone-wilflex-and-ryonet
September 6, 2016
Wilflex inks continued to make history twenty years later, when they provided design freedom allowing hundreds of color options with the introduction of the first plastisol mixing system.
Epic™ Rio is the latest ink system initiative, driven by market need for the latest pigment technology into formulations having excellent color strength.
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_type=59&document_subtype=0&industry=0&product_family=0&product_name=0&op=FILTER RESULTS&form_id=resource_filter_form&page=11
Simplified colorant ordering and lower cost for personal care products manufacturer
Complēt™ MT Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Nylon 6 used in watercraft propeller blade
Provided custom colors and durable solution for high-traffic area mats
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/tier-1-auto-supplier-saves-supply-chain-expansion
Cycle time improvement, reduced maintenance costs, color standardization mark success
To assure color consistency, the development process also included creation of color specifications – the first time the OEM had such standardization for underhood parts.
Color standardization on behalf of the OEM for underhood parts
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/manufacturer-grows-market-share-lead-free-products
It planned to reduce the amount of lead processed at its Plant No. 2 by 20 percent – or 20,000 pounds – through substituting reduced-lead or lead-free compounds and color concentrates.
They also switched from color concentrates containing heavy metal to RoHS-compliant OnColor™ color concentrates.
Enhanced “green” reputation: Kalas ultimately removed 100,000 pounds of lead from its operations, due in large part to reformulated vinyl compounds and color concentrates.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/overmolding-solutions
Dynaflex™ G2711 – Highly colorable solution for overmolding onto PP.
47 Shore A, Natural, colorable solution
Versaflex™ OM 1000 Series – Colorable overmolding solution
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-oncolor-naturals-launched-pcd-paris
Fully customizable, OnColor Naturals includes a range of colorants made with natural pigments derived from plants, flowers, roots and minerals.
These bio-derived colors can be used with recycled and bio-derived resins, and can also be formulated for use with fully biodegradable and compostable resins.
Mineral and botanical pigments can be mixed together to adjust color tones, with plant-based pigments enabling vivid color and mineral pigments helping achieve calm and earthy tones.
https://www.avient.com/news/new-avient-colorworks-design-center-opens-near-mexico-city
Avient announces its newest ColorWorks™ Design Center in Mexico City to help foster inspiration for the polymer industry through color and trend consultation.
Avient customers can work directly with ColorWorks teams in the early stages of product development to help shorten their time to market, control costs, and manage color consistently across the globe.
As with all Avient ColorWorks facilities, the new location will offer Color, Material, and Finish (CMF) trend consultation, in-person or virtual color development, rapid prototyping, and more.