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FIBER
COLORANTS
& ADDITIVES
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• Clothing: apparel, hosiery, sportswear,
shoes
• Home: upholstery, carpets, furniture,
curtains
• Outdoor: awnings, umbrellas,
automobile/boat covers
• Automotive: seat covers, floor systems,
headliners, side panels, tyrecords
• Technical: ropes, belts, luggage,
monofilament fishing yarn, artificial
grass
• Healthcare & Sanitary: diapers,
hygiene products, face masks, surgery
gowns, wound dressing
• Building & Construction: filtration
systems, flooring, padding, geotextiles
From the clothes we wear to the upholstery in the
cars we drive, color plays a major role in driving
consumer appeal.
Product range
• Flame retardants to reduce flammability of
fibers and fabrics especially in building and
construction applications
• Light stabilizers to protect fibers used outdoors
or exposed to sunlight against UV light
• Antimicrobials to protect hygienic fiber products
from bacteria proliferation
• Antistatics to reduce electrostatic charges
• Antioxidants to reduce polymer oxidation during
spinning and protect fabrics during service life
• Optical brighteners to provide a brilliant white
effect and blueish hue
• Electrets to retain electrostatic charge on the
polymer surface for a longer period of time in
filtration applications
• Hydrophobics to impart durable water repellency
• Chain extenders for recycled polyester fibers
• Others on request
Product characteristics
• Good spinnability
• Fiber-specific QC and protocols
• Lot-to-lot consistency
• Carriers: PET, PBT, PA 6, PP, and others
• Possibility to combine colors and additives into
a combination concentrate for convenience
• Product guidance from our fiber expert team
• Focus on safe and sustainable formulations
Applications
• Continuous filaments (POY, FDY, HOY, BCF)
• Long and short spinning staple fiber
• Nonwoven processes (spunbond and meltblown)
Cesa™ Fiber
Additives
MagIQ™ Liquid Fiber
Colorants & Additives
Multiple color production
• Depending on the manufacturing set-up, several
injection points can be added to enable multiple
color production at the same time on a single
extruder
Batch size flexibility
• Fiber producers can manufacture anything from
a few kilograms to hundreds of tons using the
same simple process
Rapid color changes
• No extruder contamination and easy color-on,
color-off operation increases color change speed
Waste reduction
• Rapid color changes, precise metering and
the ability to adjust color in-line reduces waste
during color changeovers
Continuous metering & long spin pack life
• High pigment and dye concentrations mean
fewer pack changes are required
• Where color is running low for larger volume
runs, low level metering sensors alert operators
and packs can be changed without disrupting
production
In-line IV adjustment
• Specialist additives are available to adjust
Intrinsic Viscosity (IV) in-line for rPET
applications
• These additives are available as single products,
or can be combined with color to create a multi-
functional formulation
Color design service
• Avient offers a dedicated color design service to
help shorten product development cycles and
enhance market agility
Liquid color processing
• Formulations are stable at temperatures up
to 60°C and retain good flow properties at
temperatures as low as 10°C
• These formulations can help lower yarn friction
and abrasion, and there is no fuming
or evaporation during production
Avient’s liquid fiber colorant technology combines advanced liquid color
formulations with state-of-the-art, high-pressure metering equipment to
enable late-stage injection of liquid color for spun-dyed polymer melt.
Our technical laboratories and production processes
are completely integrated and equipped with
state-of-the-art technology focused on minimizing
waste products.
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Cesa™ WithStand™ Antimicrobial Additives
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Cesa™ WithStand™ Antimicrobial Solutions
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Non-allergenic, non-toxic and skin-friendly, they absorb shock, resist vibration and provide slip resistance.
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From Cesa™ additives that
extend equipment life, to OnColor™ colorants
that provide creative special effects, to specialty
engineered polymers, our technologies improve the
performance and aesthetics of EV charging stations.
Add robust technical support, from product design
through production, to achieve even greater benefits
throughout the development process.
Our broad
portfolio of product technologies and
services sets us apart in the EVSE market,
and our range of world-class services
includes:
Color Technology
Custom color design and special effects
to meet performance and aesthetic
requirements
Color & Design Services
Trend & color insights, and product
development assistance to optimize
design
Regulatory Coordination
Assistance with new product approvals
to reduce regulatory overhead and
minimize risk
Field Technical Service
Support for tool design, startup,
and production optimization to gain
manufacturing efficiencies
Sustainability Focus
Innovative materials and solutions to
help meet sustainability goals
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We will work closely with you to understand your exact requirements and challenges to develop a solution that is tailored to you, while delivering full technical and regulatory support.
So whether you’re looking for the next big thing in fiber coloration, an automated dispensing solution for your printing inks or an anti-slip vinyl backing for your carpet application, speak to our experts to find the solution that works for you.