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CLEVELAND – May 25, 2022 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced nine new reSound™ BIO thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) formulated with bio-renewable content from plants. The new reSound BIO 2800 and 7900 series range in durometer from 30-70 Shore A and offer comparable performance, look, feel, and smell to traditional petroleum-based TPEs. This tone allows the materials to showcase a natural aesthetic or be colored to match design specifications with traditional TPE colorants or sustainable color options from Avient.

PRNewswire/ -- From the clothes we wear to the upholstery in the cars we drive, color plays a major role in creating consumer appeal. The global synthetic fibers market, including the use of recycled content, is projected to increase from From clothing, technical textiles, and automotive interiors to nonwovens and artificial turf, we enable fibers with brilliant, sustainable color and industry-leading performance."

The new formulations are Avient’s first PCR-containing TPE technology developed primarily for overmolding polycarbonate (PC), acrylic butadiene styrene (ABS), and PC/ABS blends in applications from consumer electronics, cosmetics packaging, and personal care items to power tools and toys. The new PCR-containing reSound REC formulations are initially available in three grades with up to 45 percent PCR content from recycled lubricant oil and food packaging, covering a hardness range from 40 to 60 Shore A.

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The manufacturer was working with Avient on other projects, so it brought together experts from both companies to work on identifying a material that would reduce warpage and improve productivity. Switching from two blended resins to a single material delivered several key benefits to the manufacturer, including: Improved yield rates: Changing from a blended solution to a single material reduced the manufacturer’s scrap rate by 50 percent.

The manufacturer was working with Avient on other projects, so it brought together experts from both companies to work on identifying a material that would reduce warpage and improve productivity. Switching from two blended resins to a single material delivered several key benefits to the manufacturer, including: Improved yield rates: Changing from a blended solution to a single material reduced the manufacturer’s scrap rate by 50 percent.

PCR grades are formulated with different types of recycled content: ocean plastics; food packaging from a variety of sources (including content that received a No Objection Letter from the U.S. FDA); oil; or polyvinyl butyral (PVB) from windshields and laminated building glass supplied by Shark Solutions.

GAAP EPS from continuing operations increased to $0.74 from $0.25 in the prior year quarter - Sales increased 42% to $1.235 billion and adjusted CLEVELAND, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- From the clothes we wear to the upholstery in the cars we drive, color plays a major role in creating cons