These tapes and laminates combined high strength, unidirectional fibers and engineered thermoplastic resins to help reduce weight while maintaining exceptional strength and impact resistance.

Rigid thermoplastics include both commodity thermoplastics and engineering thermoplastics, such as polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), high impact polystyrene (HIPS), polycarbonate (PC), acrynitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), poly(phenylene oxide) (PPO), polyamide (PA), PC/ABS blend and PPO/PS blend etc.. Figure 1 Surface energy of various thermoplastic elastomers with rigid thermoplastics Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the peel test Engineering Plastics Polyamide 6,6 ABS Polycarbonate Acrylic Polystyrene Polypropylene Polyethylene Elastomers COPA TPU COPE S-TPE TPV mPE Surface Energy (mN/m) 46 43 40 37 34 31 28 5 Table 1.

In contrast, short fiber reinforced thermoplastic materials contain reinforcing fibers of various short lengths (approximately 1mm in length on average) that are randomly orientated in the resin/pellet.   Fibers encapsulated with resin 

Colorants and Additives for Recycled Resins E&E Applications Learn more about Avient's portfolio for recycled resins used in electrical and electronic applications.

Maxxam™ REC polyolefins are formulated with 25-100% recycled resin from post-industrial recycled (PIR) and post consumer recycled (PCR) sources. Formulated with 25-100% recycled resin from PIR & PCR sources

These technologies are available to improve the performance of a wide range of bio-based resins including, but not limited to:  Provided a performance additive to prevent biodegradable resin from sticking to the chill-roll surface

Colorants and Additives for Recycled Resins E&E Applications Learn more about Avient's portfolio for recycled resins used in electrical and electronic applications.

We serve multiple industries from healthcare and transportation to packaging and beyond with colorants and additives for thermoplastics, TPEs, high temperature resins, and fluoropolymers along with dispersions for thermosets. Our incredibly diverse product portfolio of specialty formulated, high-performance polymer materials are manufactured using thermoplastic resins and elastomers combined with advanced polymer additives, reinforcements, fillers, colorants and/or bio-based materials.

Featured at CAMX is a new formulation of Polystrand™ continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites made from greater than 95% post-consumer recycled PET (rPET) resin. Performance is on par with standard PET formulations using virgin resin. 

Colorant Chromatics™ PVDF Processing Aids are specially formulated to assist with the extrusion of PVDF resins for wire & cable or filament applications. Check the availability of UL 94 recognized masterbatches for your base resin.