MC-87267PE SILVER BOTTLE

Metallic fibers that create electrical conductivity include copper, silver and stainless steel. When molding an electrically conductive compound, create a silver or fibrous surface, not a resin-rich surface, and use a low extruder barrel temperature.1 For electrically nonconductive but thermally conductive compounds, raise the barrel temperature.2

Surface splaying (silver streaking)

Avient continues to partner with EcoVadis to evaluate our prioritized suppliers. 70% of these suppliers reported a Silver rating or above in their overall scorecard evaluation.

Surface Defects Silver streaking or splay marks

Based on these self-assessments, we evaluated our top tier suppliers which represents 60% of our total direct spend for sourcing in 2022. 83% of these suppliers reported an EcoVadis rating of Silver or above in their overall scorecard evaluation.

In addition, 67% of these suppliers reported a Silver rating or above in their overall scorecard evaluation.

In 2021, we continued our partnership with EcoVadis to further evaluate our prioritized suppliers. 70% of these suppliers reported a Silver rating or above in their overall scorecard evaluation.