Avient Joint Study with Borealis Reveals Wide Range of Color Options for Recycled Plastics   The K show is the world’s largest plastics industry event. Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.  

SINGAPORE – October 12, 2023 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced its ColorNow™ digital service is offering immediate color matching and an enhanced color design process for plastic manufacturers. In particular, it addresses the differences between the optical properties of molded plastic parts and electronic displays, the different standards used in the electronic display industry versus the surface color industry, and the problem that feasible colors in molded plastic parts have a diverse range compared to those that can be shown by electronic displays. Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

PCR grades are formulated from multiple types of recycled content, ranging from ocean plastics to food packaging. The ColorWorks™ team will highlight ColorForward™, the annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry.   Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – October 9, 2023 – At next week’s 28th Fakuma International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing, Avient Corporation will exhibit its latest innovations, providing sustainable and specialized material solutions for the plastics industry. Fakuma, the world’s leading trade fair for plastic processing, takes place in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from October 17-21, 2023. Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

Avient’s ColorForward™ Color Trend Forecasting Tool for the Plastics Industry Forecasts an Eclectic Color Palette in 2026  ColorForward 2026, created by the ColorWorks™ team at Avient, outlines four global societal trends that will likely affect consumers' emotions in the coming years and, in turn, influence their color choices for plastic products. Offering an annual color direction tool was an unconventional and daring concept for a plastic solutions provider twenty years ago.

For over 18 years, Expo Plast has established itself as the gateway to the plastics industry in Latin America and the South Pacific. ColorForward™: an annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry developed to help brand owners and manufacturers make informed color decisions for new products and packaging Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

With resources like Cycleworks™ Innovation Center for Plastic Recycling and Color Prediction Service, Avient continues to strengthen our expertise to enable our customers to meet their sustainability commitments. While we continue to make progress on this goal, we recognize that only 9% of the world’s plastic is recycled by end-users.* Through our alliances and partnerships, we remain committed to ending plastic waste in the environment though global investments and projects.

We were among the first companies in the plastics industry to establish global policies aimed at reducing and eventually eliminating the use of heavy metals and phthalate plasticizers. With our global reach and deep interest in corporate citizenship, Avient is ideally positioned to help customers in the plastics industry achieve their product stewardship goals.

Plastics are a crucial tool in saving lives and improving health and safety in our communities. Versaflex™ HC Thermoplastic Elastomers are formulated to meet demanding healthcare device and application challenges without phthalate plasticizers. WithStand™ Antimicrobial Technology provides antimicrobial and antifungal additives that reduce bacterial, mold and fungal growth in finished plastic parts used in hospital surfaces.

Parts molded from Artisan pre-colored thermoplastics offer excellent scratch resistance compared to painted plastic, which minimizes the appearance of scratches. Examples include: •    Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic •    Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation •    Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses Avient employs approximately 9,100 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care® and a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.