The lightweight systems can be airlifted into remote sites, and provide quick protection for troops with no additional equipment support needed.

In addition, the masterbatch can contain other performance and/or process-enhancing additives customized to specific needs.

To support design needs for cosmetic packaging, PolyOne’s chemically compatible Versaflex™ PKG TPEs enable brands to:

With the composites market transitioning from traditional materials like aluminum alloy or steel to long fiber composites, we are seeing an increasing need for an integrated approach that includes material formulation, component design, and forming process," says Flight Xu, general manager, Specialty Engineered Materials Asia at Avient.

This new offering strengthens its sustainable solutions portfolio and responds to customer needs. 

These new materials are available in a range of gloss levels and use temperatures, and can be used to produce capstock for vinyl, cellular vinyl, or wood-plastic composite profiles, or solid profiles and sheet if needed.

GLS TPEs with antimicrobial additives can help extend a product’s useful life, which results in a reduced need to replace it.

Available as a solid masterbatch, the additive can be extruded with packaging resins without the need for extra equipment.

Avient's Glendale site specializes in the development and manufacturing of polymer materials and solutions designed to meet the unique needs of healthcare applications, including medical devices, pharmaceutical packaging, and healthcare components.

Developed in response to customer inquiries and application requirements in growing industrial and consumer markets, the new formulations satisfy high-temperature / low compression set performance needs at this broader durometer spectrum.