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Polymer Colorants
Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations
Color Cosmetics
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As part of our commitment, we publish Avient’s Mevopur™ product policy and use limitations to assist customers in their product selection.
Please be aware that there are certain applications Avient’s Mevopur products have not been designed for, nor are they promoted or intended for use in: including, but not limited to long-term or permanent
implants, birth control devices, or plastic surgery.
For more detailed information on Mevopur uses and restrictions see www.avient.com/healthcare-use-limitations-mevopur-products or contact your Avient sales representative.
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NEEDLE HUB
MANUFACTURER
N E E D L E H U B C O L O R S
• RAL and Pantone® colors available in palette to align with
ISO 6009 color standard
• Opaque and transparent polypropylene selections
available in both masterbatch and ready-to-use precolors
• Raw materials pre-tested to ISO 10993 and USP Class VI
medical device guidelines
• Certified formulations available globally
• Provided RAL and Pantone colors as
required
• Developed custom polypropylene
formulations to meet specific opacities
• Offered pre-tested raw materials and
produced in an ISO 13485 certified site,
minimizing risk across the value chain
• Provided global formulations transferrable
from our three ISO 13485 certified facilities
Mevopur™ Healthcare Colors
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
COLOR + CERTIFICATION
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Glucose Monitoring App Snapshot draft
MEDICAL DEVICE OEM
C O N T I N U O U S G L U C O S E
M O N I T O R I N G S Y S T E M
• Adapt to strict processing requirements of a secondary
operation put in place to manufacture a new device model
• Meet material size and thickness requirements while
achieving desired color target
• Overcome material unpredictability and sensitivity to heat,
light and moisture
• Minimize impact of supply chain instability and changes
• Offered support for processing under low
pressure conditions and at every stage of
manufacturing
• Performed extensive R&D work to
consistently deliver the customer’s color
target of a hard-to-achieve light gray
• Effectively addressed all material challenges
and sensitivities
• Provided regular ‘summaries of
understanding’ to keep up with changing
forecasts and ordering patterns
Mevopur™ Pre-color Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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Avient Corporation addresses major trends and challenges in the polymer industry at Chinaplas 2024 with innovative colorants, additives, and services
Avient’s Malmö, Sweden Site Earns ISCC PLUS Certification for Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions
Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions manufactured in Malmö, Sweden, are now ISCC PLUS certified.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/Mevopur Healthcare Functional Additives for Bormed Resins Application Bulletin.pdf
Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations
and Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives
for Bormed™ Resins
Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations
and Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives
help medical device, diagnostics and
pharmaceutical packaging sectors meet the
growing challenges of product consistency,
compliance and reliability.
MEVOPUR COLORANTS
• Standard colors in PP and PE to shorten
time-to-market
• Custom colors matched to Pantone, RAL or
other color reference
• White colorants for pharmaceutical packaging
for LDPE, HDPE and PP with opacity to reach
USP chapter
MEVOPUR FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES
• Antistatic formulation with good flow/impact
for injection molding
• Amide- and amine-free antistatic for film
in contact with API (Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredients)
• UV blocking for transparent PP and PE
packaging to meet USP chapter
• Non-migrating friction reduction/processing
aid for PE and PP
• Laser marking/welding additive for fast,
reliable marking/assembly
• MVTR (Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate)
reduction for HDPE to improve shelf-life
• Thermal protection of the polymer during
processing
• Gamma/e-beam sterilization protection for
PP (up to 50kGy) with color compensation
for reduced yellowing
REGULATORY SUPPORT
• Raw materials tested to:
- ISO 10993-1 and USP biological
evaluation
- European Pharmacopeia 3.1.3/3.1.5
(polyolefin)
- USP (polyethylene)
- ICH Q3D elemental impurities
• Registered Drug Master File (Type III) and/or
Device Master File
• Food contact established with FDA/EU*
APPLICATION BULLETIN
* FDA/EU compliance information available upon request
Bormed™ is a registered trademark of Borealis
Healthcare use limitations apply—see below.
For more detailed information on Mevopur uses and restrictions see www.avient.com/healthcare-use-limitations-mevopur-products or contact your Avient sales representative.
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Avient Colorants Sweden AB in Malmoe and Avient Colorants USA LLC in Lewiston, Maine are Medical
Centers of Competence with an external ISO 13485 certification.
Validation
Avient Colorants Sweden AB and Avient Colorants
Lewiston, ME follow the Global Harmonization Task
Force guideline GHTF/SG3/N99-10 to define the
procedure for process validation.
HACCP
Avient Colorants Spain S.A., Avient Colorants
Toluca Mexico, and PolyOne Spain SLU follow the
structure of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point) as a system for assessing
compliance to food safety standards.
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Hiformer™ Nox™ A4R Liquid Antioxidant Additives
Discover Hiformer™ Nox™ A4R Liquid Antioxidant Additives for post-consumer recycling.
Hiformer™ Liquid Polymer Processing Aid
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Polymer Colorants
Find your ideal solution in our broad portfolio of solid or liquid colorants.
Color Masterbatches: OnColor™
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They are made without bisphenol A (BPA) and are available in standard or custom colors.
Avient will also feature the latest Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions from its portfolio, with a new standard color range centered on bio-based polypropylene (bio-PP).
Introduced in 2021, the Mevopur portfolio also includes custom color and additive concentrates and ready-to-use formulations made with bio-based polyolefins, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or styrenic polymers.