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COLORMATRIX™ LACTRA™ INNOVATIVE DAIRY PROTECTION How can ColorMatrix™ Lactra™ help you protect your dairy product? Nutritional components in dairy products are photosensitive, making them susceptible to light degradation • Light protection in dairy packaging helps maintain product integrity and extend shelf life A LIGHT BLOCKING SOLUTION THAT PROVIDES: • Light blocking and whiteness in PET dairy packaging • Protection from 2 weeks up to 12 months shelf life • Compatibility with monolayer and multilayer PET preforms • Full compatibility with rPET • Food contact approved (region dependent) • Low TiO₂ levels to increase recyclability, aligning with the emergence of white recycle streams PASTEURIZED MILK Typical shelf life 5–10 days WHITE COLOR LACTRA ESL LACTRA SX or LACTRA 4 EXTENDED SHELF LIFE MILK Typical shelf life 2 weeks–3 months UHT MILK & PRODUCTS Typical shelf life 4–12 months Lightweighting/CO2 reduction Reduced LDR – material & cost savings Improved processing performance BENEFITS OF COLORMATRIX™ LACTRA™ Improved bottle performance Compatibility with rPET Helps to Protect Performance Energy efficiency Whiteness 85–92 L* 30% less life cycle emissions Increased machinery life cycle due to reduced wear & tear 80–100% light blocking performance © 2024, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012

Discover how you can get more from Avient's colorants, additives and engineered materials for E&E plastic components and infrastructure (Chinese language version) Discover how you can get more from Avient's colorants, additives and engineered materials for E&E plastic components and infrastructure CESA Block Additives - Product Selection Guide

Some of the information arises from laboratory work with small-scale equipment which may not provide a reliable indication of performance or properties obtained or obtainable on larger-scale equipment. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information. CESA BLOCK – STANDARD OFFERINGS POLYMER FAMILY MATERIAL PRODUCT NAME DOSAGE Polyolefin PEA0820045 CESA Block PEA0820045 1–5% Polypropylene PPA0820056 CESA Block PPA0820056 1–5% Polyamide ABA0820022 CESA Block ABA0820022 2–6% Polyester NBA0820024 CESA Block NBA0820024 1–5% Styrenic SLA0820010 CESA Block SLA0820010 1–5% TPU RUA0820028 CESA Block RUA0820028 1–5% CESA Block additives can be used in combination with other CESA masterbatches, and formulations can be customized for most applications.

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POMMERLOCH, Luxembourg – August 25, 2020 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced availability of a new light blocking additive technology for PET dairy packaging as an addition to its existing portfolio of ColorMatrix™ Lactra™ light blocking additive concentrates. This latest Lactra technology offers brand owners and PET packaging converters the ability to achieve over 99.9 percent light blocking in monolayer PET, with high levels of whiteness (L* of up to 94) but with less than 1 weight percent TiO2 and less than 4 weight percent inorganic content. Commercially available in major regions around the world, new Lactra light blocking additive technology from Avient can help customers facing TiO2 restrictions comply with regulations without compromising performance.

Discover how you can get more from Avient's colorants, additives and engineered materials for E&E plastic components and infrastructure (Chinese language version) Discover how you can get more from Avient's colorants, additives and engineered materials for E&E plastic components and infrastructure CESA Block Additives - Product Selection Guide

Discover how you can get more from Avient's colorants, additives and engineered materials for E&E plastic components and infrastructure (Chinese language version) Discover how you can get more from Avient's colorants, additives and engineered materials for E&E plastic components and infrastructure CESA Block Additives - Product Selection Guide

ColorMatrix™ Lactra™ SX Light Blocking Additive for PET How can you make the most of color, from design through processing? Sync design with manufacturability: Learn about how Avient Design can help simplify your new product development process

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