https://www.avient.com/news/new-polymer-colorants-derived-recycled-content-available-avient
New OnColor™ REC Polymer Colorants from Avient are derived from recycled content such as end-of-life tires and more, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional carbon black formulations.
Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-unveils-ptfe-free-and-non-halogen-flame-retardants-polycarbonate-fakuma-2023
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – October 9, 2023 – Avient Corporation, a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced it is introducing a line of PTFE-free and non-halogen flame-retardant additives specifically engineered for polycarbonate and useful for electrical & electronic (E&E) products.
Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.
https://www.avient.com/news/new-super-black-textile-colorants-meet-global-demands-intense-deep-effects
SHANGHAI – December 10, 2018 – PolyOne today launched a new line of super black textile colorants with outstanding darkness, superior color fastness and great spinning performance for PA and PET fibers.
Also, within this line, we are able to create stronger bluish-black formulas at elevated color fastness levels through material and process optimization.”
PHOTO CAPTION: PolyOne launches new Line of super black colorants with intense dark colors and lower dosage rates.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-features-sustainable-polymer-colorants-and-additives-specialty-engineered-materials-and-services-plastimagen-2023
New Production Line in Mexico to meet the growing demand and requirements in the region.
This line includes the latest technology available to improve safety, production efficiency, sustainability support, and add value for our stakeholders and customers.
Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/four-ways-improve-surface-aesthetics-tpes
Adding a texture as light as 0.001” can help to hide flow marks, weld lines, and may aid in lowering the cycle time of creating a product.
They should be located at the end of flow or around the perimeter of the part, if possible.
When designing an overmold, allowing the steel of the second shot tool to crush into the substrate will hold the substrate in place, create a clean line between TPE and substrate, and create venting in locations where other vent methods will not work.
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/anti-counterfeiting/plastiward-counterfeit-protection
Counterfeit Components
The estimated global losses resulting from counterfeiting of high-end consumer goods amounts to many billions of dollars, including automotive supplies, apparel, consumer electronics, electrical components, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural products.
Functional Benefits
The result of a partnership between trusted security provider SICPA and Avient, PLASTIWARD is an end-to-end security solution that integrates taggant molecules into your products’ polymer masterbatch.
Brand Protection – System made up of physical components and end-to-end brand protection in seamless process
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/i-ilsan-saves-time-money-self-lubricating-polymer
Textile manufacturers invest millions of dollars in high-speed spinning lines to push the limits of quality, consistency and production efficiency.
Combined, these innovations extended the spinning rods’ durability for textile equipment running at line speeds of up to 20,000 RPM.
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-colorants/fluoropolymer-color-concentrates/colorant-chromatics-pfa/mfa-colorants
Design factors, such as shape or wall thickness, are certainly important as are other factors, like screw design and line speed, which all influence the choice of materials.
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/reporting/tcfd
Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-s-new-recycled-tpe-grades-support-greater-use-recycled-materials-automotive-vehicles
This supports new targets proposed by the European Commission as part of the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive.
It is estimated that over 80% of the plastic parts used in automotive applications end up in landfills or incinerators* after reaching end-of-life.
Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.