https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/Value Added Services Brochure.pdf
SERVICES OVERVIEW
COLORANTS
& ADDITIVES
VALUE-ADDED
SERVICES
At Avient, our goal is to provide
premier colorant and additive
technologies paired with world-class
services that support our specialized
and sustainable solutions.
From color design services to on-site
technical support, we’re with you every step of
the way.
They use an
onsite collaborative approach to
accelerate and streamline the product
development process, from initial
consultation through the translation
of ideas into colors, shapes or effects.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-04/Gas Pipe Mfgr Application Snapshot.pdf
Gas Pipe Mfgr Application Snapshot
GAS DISTRIBUTION
PIPE MANUFACTURER
P R O F I L E E X T R U S I O N
• Meet Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI) gas distribution pipe
approval requirements for ASTM D2513 and PE2708
MDPE
• Reduce the number of quality complaints through
enhanced color distribution and consistency
• Eliminate late notifications and poor communications with
a higher level of customer service from their supplier
• Provided a PPI-approved colorant as
required with the added benefit of additional
UL and NSF approvals
• Supplied improved solid colorant formulation
resulting in fewer customer complaints
• Offered a premier problem solving approach
with enhanced communications and
increased sense of urgency
OnColor™ Yellow Solid Colorant
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Textile _ Fabric OnColor REC Snapshot.pdf
conventional technology, moving toward carbon-
negative
OnColor™ REC Polymer Colorants
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
SUSTAINABILITY + COLOR STABILITY
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/Omnicolor Brochure.pdf
OMNICOLOR™
MULTIPURPOSE
COLORANTS
The industry’s first effective
line of multipurpose colorants,
Omnicolor™ offers excellent
color performance across the
broadest range of polymers,
while helping to minimize costs.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON
OMNICOLOR CARRIER
The term ‘multipurpose colorant’
implies that the colorant carrier is
compatible with most polymers.
COLOR SHADE AND OPACITY
All pigments vary in color strength
and opacity.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/cai-biopolymers-brochure-2021.pdf
Color & Additive
Solutions for
Biopolymers
In recent times, interest in using biopolymers has
grown in several industry sectors.
Color & Additive
Formulations for
Biodegradable Resins
& Blends
Using a selected list of pigments and additives,
Avient color experts know how to enhance
biodegradable starch blends or PLA without
affecting degradability of the resins.
Starch blend
resins often vary from white to brown and this
can influence the final color rendering in the
application.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/Mevopur Healthcare Functional Additives for Bormed Resins Application Bulletin.pdf
Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations
and Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives
for Bormed™ Resins
Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations
and Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives
help medical device, diagnostics and
pharmaceutical packaging sectors meet the
growing challenges of product consistency,
compliance and reliability.
MEVOPUR COLORANTS
• Standard colors in PP and PE to shorten
time-to-market
• Custom colors matched to Pantone, RAL or
other color reference
• White colorants for pharmaceutical packaging
for LDPE, HDPE and PP with opacity to reach
USP chapter
MEVOPUR FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES
• Antistatic formulation with good flow/impact
for injection molding
• Amide- and amine-free antistatic for film
in contact with API (Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredients)
• UV blocking for transparent PP and PE
packaging to meet USP chapter
• Non-migrating friction reduction/processing
aid for PE and PP
• Laser marking/welding additive for fast,
reliable marking/assembly
• MVTR (Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate)
reduction for HDPE to improve shelf-life
• Thermal protection of the polymer during
processing
• Gamma/e-beam sterilization protection for
PP (up to 50kGy) with color compensation
for reduced yellowing
REGULATORY SUPPORT
• Raw materials tested to:
- ISO 10993-1 and USP biological
evaluation
- European Pharmacopeia 3.1.3/3.1.5
(polyolefin)
- USP (polyethylene)
- ICH Q3D elemental impurities
• Registered Drug Master File (Type III) and/or
Device Master File
• Food contact established with FDA/EU*
APPLICATION BULLETIN
* FDA/EU compliance information available upon request
Bormed™ is a registered trademark of Borealis
Healthcare use limitations apply—see below.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/Glucose Monitoring App Snapshot.pdf
Glucose Monitoring App Snapshot draft
MEDICAL DEVICE OEM
C O N T I N U O U S G L U C O S E
M O N I T O R I N G S Y S T E M
• Adapt to strict processing requirements of a secondary
operation put in place to manufacture a new device model
• Meet material size and thickness requirements while
achieving desired color target
• Overcome material unpredictability and sensitivity to heat,
light and moisture
• Minimize impact of supply chain instability and changes
• Offered support for processing under low
pressure conditions and at every stage of
manufacturing
• Performed extensive R&D work to
consistently deliver the customer’s color
target of a hard-to-achieve light gray
• Effectively addressed all material challenges
and sensitivities
• Provided regular ‘summaries of
understanding’ to keep up with changing
forecasts and ordering patterns
Mevopur™ Pre-color Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-colorants/solid-color-masterbatches/mevopur-custom-colors-and-formulations
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-08/baby-bottle-one-page-case-study.pdf
BABY BOTTLE
MANUFACTURER
I N F A N T M I L K B O T T L E S
• Compliant with FDA food contact and China National
Standard GB 9685
• Able to withstand repeated steam sterilization
• Transparent for more pleasing appearance and easy
identification of measurement lines
• Good impact resistance
• Developed formulation to comply with both
FDA and GB 9685
• Provided material able to withstand
repeated steam sterilization and maintain
excellent mechanical performance
• Achieved a more pleasing color and clarity
to enhance measurement lines
• Met the need for impact resistance
Colorant Chromatics™ PPSU Precolor
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
Modified
PPSU
Neat
PPSU
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-colorants/high-temperature-color-concentrates/colorant-chromatics-pes/psu/ppsu-color-concentrates-0
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-04/Heavy Duty Connectors Application Snapshot.pdf
ELECTRICAL PARTS
MANUFACTURER
H E A V Y D U T Y C O N N E C T O R S
A N D A C C E S S O R I E S
• Reduce material rematching and rejection through more
efficient pre-testing
• Improve processing efficiencies and color consistency in
highly FR-filled and high-temperature resins
• Achieve regulatory compliance across multiple resin
families
• Gain better supply chain control to manage scarcity of key
engineering resins and changing resin producers
• Offered eight UL 94-recognized sites in U.S.
and Canada that perform comprehensive
analytical, physical and mechanical testing
• Provided increased speed to market and
expedited design timelines for new products
using existing standardized and pre-
approved color palettes
• Ensured regulatory compliance and security
of supply
OnColor™ UL 94 Colorants
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT
AVIENT SOLUTION
QUALITY + SPEED TO MARKET
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/Seat Buckle System Application Snapshot.pdf
TIER 1 SUPPLIER
S E A T B U C K L E S Y S T E M
• Rapid development of 3 colors for global OEM platform, for
3 materials (POM, SAN, PP)
• Help Tier 1 transition from printing to laser marking of
buckles
• Develop formulation that offers laser marking solution plus
color
• Quick reaction to develop three colors for
this global vehicle launch
• Smartbatch™ color + laser marking
formulation met requirements for critical
safety components
Smartbatch™ Combination Colorants &
Additives
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?