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HEALTHCARE DEVICE
MANUFACTURER
W E B K N E E B R A C E
• Good bonding to polypropylene (PP)
• Flexible and soft-touch feel
• Skin contact, general FDA compliance
• Good tensile strength and resilience
• Excellent colorability
• Offered material that passed the required
FDA regulations
• Provided high elasticity memory and ultra
soft tactile finish to meet the comfort and
pleasant surface feeling requirements
• Delivered TPE with easy and stable
processing and colorability
DynaflexTM Thermoplastics Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
COMPLIANCE + SOFT TOUCH
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NORBERT MERKLEIN
Vice President and General Manager EMEA, Color, Additives and Inks
Norbert Merklein serves as vice president and general manager for the Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) region of Color, Additive and Inks at Avient Corporation, a premier
provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services.
Merklein joined Avient in July of 2020 through the acquisition of the Clariant
Masterbatch business.
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BIC
S O L E I L C L I C K 5 W O M E N ’ S
R A Z O R H A N D L E
• Recycled material
• Good colorability
• Soft, grippy feel for razor handle
• Overmolds on to ABS
• Comparable performance to traditional TPE
• Collaborated with BIC to develop a custom
thermoplastic elastomer grade with 62% recycled
content
• Enabled BIC to work towards its sustainability
commitment to use 50% non-virgin petroleum
plastic by 2030
• Increased overall recycled content in the Soleil
Click 5 Women’s Razor to 40%
Custom reSound™ REC Recycled Content
TPE
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
SUSTAINABILITY + COLORABILITY
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Pressure Sensitive Mat Application Snapshot.pdf
SAFETY MAT
MANUFACTURER
P R E S S U R E - S E N S I T I V E
S W I T C H M A T S
• Broad range of hardness and durability
• Availability of custom colors
• Long-lasting material for use in high-traffic areas including
amusement park rides and workstations
• Moisture and abrasion resistance
• Provided durable plastisol solutions with
needed hardness for specific applications
• Offered customized colors to meet brand
and product specifications
• Supplied a solution giving added protection
against moisture intrusion
• Incorporated antimicrobial additives to resist
mold growth
CORE™ Vinyl Plastisols
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
DURABILITY + CUSTOMIZATION
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Dynaflex G - Chair Lumbar Support
LEADING SEATING
MANUFACTURER
C H A I R L U M B A R S U P P O R T
• Superior tensile strength to minimize stretching
• Good aesthetics including look, feel and color consistency
• Ability to meet aggressive customer timeline
• Engaged technical service teams early to
review material and application
requirements, expediting lead time
• Conducted in-person technical support and
coaching during mold trials and production
in Tijuana, Mexico
• Enabled customer to achieve consistent
product appearance by determining the
ideal let down ratios for the existing color
concentrate
Dynaflex™ G
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
TENSILE STRENGTH + LOCAL SUPPORT
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Baby diaper manufactureR
BABY DIAPER
MANUFACTURER
P P N O N W O V E N M U L T I L A Y E R S
• Provide slip additives with high concentrated content
• Offer products meeting customer FDA requirements
• Shorten supply lead time and reduce cost compared with
importing from EU
• Offered additives with high concentrated
content, which is unachievable for
competitors
• Provided regulatory support, significant cost
and time savings
• Compressed the timeline through on-site
color visualization, exploration, and
formulation of new colors by the expert
designer
Cesa Slip Additives
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
SOFT TOUCH + HIGH CONCENTRATED
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Move Over, Metal
Browse and download our literature to learn more about Avient solutions and services.
High density polymer-metal composites are an ideal alternative to lead and other traditional metals
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/Trilliant HC-auto-injector-snapshot.pdf
MEDICAL CONTRACT
MANUFACTURER
A U T O - I N J E C T O R H O U S I N G
• Excellent chemical and wear resistance
• Excellent impact resistance
• Specific color matching based on customer’s needs
• Outstanding durability to extend product life
• Customized a chemically resistant formulation
to offer an impact-modified alternative to
traditional competitors in the market
• Provided technical support for material
selection, part & tool design, and process
development to accelerate commercialization
• Delivered custom color matching to meet all
key requirements
Custom Trilliant™ HC Healthcare Thermoplastic
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
CUSTOMIZATION + SPEED
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BIODEGRADABLES Y
COMPOSTABLES
P E L Í C U L A S D E A B O N O
• Cumplimiento de la norma europea EN17033 u OK
Compost
• Estándares de color blanco y negro
disponibles bajo diferentes certificaciones
TÜV Austria (OK Compost y más)
• Soporte completo para la certificación del
producto final para EN13432 y EN17033
• Formuladas con pigmentos probados y
aprobados por un organismo certificado
OnColor™ Bio-Colorants
REQUISITOS CLAVE
¿POR QUÉ AVIENT?
LA SOLUCIÓN AVIENT
SOSTENIBILIDAD
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