Formulated to achieve 62 percent recycled content, this high-performance TPE enables BIC to create products that live up to its sustainability promises. Utilizing its formulation expertise, Avient is able to increase the overall percentage of recycled content in additional reSound R grades to over 80 percent at performance comparable to prime grades. These grades can replace traditional TPEs in personal care, lawn and garden, outdoor high performance, footwear, office supplies, houseware durables, and automotive applications.

CLEVELAND – January 21, 2025 – Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, announced the launch of ColorMatrix™ Lactra™ ESL, an additive solution formulated for the extended shelf-life (ESL) dairy market. Lactra ESL is versatile, catering to a range of dairy packaging applications that require mid-range light protection, and is useful for products with shelf-life requirements of up to three months.

Rutland Evolve Bio Plastisol Inks print compatibly with Rutland NPT C3 Pigments and can be mixed to thousands of Pantone®-simulated colors using IMS 3.0, Avient Specialty Inks’ proprietary color formulation software. Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports

We are enabling customers to reach their goals with our expansive line of inspired, application-specific polymer colorant and additive formulations,” said Gary Fielding, global marketing director, PolyOne Color, Additives and Inks.

Designed specifically to help OEMs meet vehicle interior air quality (VIAQ) standards in underhood automotive HVAC applications, this new material enables reduced VOC emissions and consistently achieves odor testing results of 3.0 per VDA 270. This new product underscores our commitment to formulating solutions for tomorrow’s automotive needs,” said Jim Mattey, global marketing director, Performance Products and Solutions, at PolyOne.

We have worked very hard to develop a solutions portfolio that meets both marketplace requirements and applicable regulatory requirements to help customers succeed in today’s rigorous regulatory climate,” said Scott Craig, general manager for PolyOne Wilflex Inks. Wilflex screen-printing inks are formulated to meet compliance standards, and are supported by an effective system of controls to ensure consistency lot after lot.

These new toners are formulated without heavy metal or restricted ingredients, and can be used at lower doses in comparison to alternatives like pigment and solid masterbatches. It can and often does replace more traditional construction materials, such as glass and acrylic, in applications where transparency and clarity are important.

ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020G is available with applicable regulatory approvals. The company adds value to global customers and improves sustainability through formulating materials, such as:

The device housing features Resilience™ HC, a rigid vinyl formulation designed to resist stress cracking from exposure to a wide range of hospital disinfectants.  In addition to its disinfectant resistance, this material contains the necessary flammability and UV resistance needed for the application while also providing excellent moldability and surface finish.

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