It planned to reduce the amount of lead processed at its Plant No. 2 by 20 percent – or 20,000 pounds – through substituting reduced-lead or lead-free compounds and color concentrates. They also switched from color concentrates containing heavy metal to RoHS-compliant OnColor™ color concentrates. Enhanced “green” reputation: Kalas ultimately removed 100,000 pounds of lead from its operations, due in large part to reformulated vinyl compounds and color concentrates.

Dynaflex™ G2711 – Highly colorable solution for overmolding onto PP. 47 Shore A, Natural, colorable solution Versaflex™ OM 1000 Series – Colorable overmolding solution

Fully customizable, OnColor Naturals includes a range of colorants made with natural pigments derived from plants, flowers, roots and minerals. These bio-derived colors can be used with recycled and bio-derived resins, and can also be formulated for use with fully biodegradable and compostable resins. Mineral and botanical pigments can be mixed together to adjust color tones, with plant-based pigments enabling vivid color and mineral pigments helping achieve calm and earthy tones.

Avient announces its newest ColorWorks™ Design Center in Mexico City to help foster inspiration for the polymer industry through color and trend consultation.   Avient customers can work directly with ColorWorks teams in the early stages of product development to help shorten their time to market, control costs, and manage color consistently across the globe.   As with all Avient ColorWorks facilities, the new location will offer Color, Material, and Finish (CMF) trend consultation, in-person or virtual color development, rapid prototyping, and more.

GUANGZHOU, China – May 21, 2019 – PolyOne today announced the launch of its new Smartbatch™ Frost Collection, a translucent color series for PET bottle.   Brand owners in Asia continually seek to increase consumer engagement by visually differentiating their PET packaging,” said Say Eng Lee, general manager, Color & Additives Asia at PolyOne. To learn more, visit PolyOne at the CMF (Color Material Finish) Inspiration Wall (across from Hall 10.3 Entrance, Zone B) at CHINAPLAS 2019 from May 21-24.

It’s truly a win-win for our customers,” explained Christoph Palm, vice president, general manager, Color and Additives EMEA & India for PolyOne.    The beam changes the molecular structure of the additive, causing a color change and creating a permanent mark. We encourage manufacturers to collaborate with our laser marking experts to ensure that marking and contrast can be optimized for each color and polymer.”

Various colors available for easy identification Colorcoat™ Fiber Color Coating Achieve vibrant colors for safety, identification and aesthetics

Available in both halogen and non-halogen formulations, they can be combined with colors, including over 2,000 OnColor™ UL 94 Colorants, eliminating extra UL listing approval steps.  Lastly, molded-in color (MIC) metallics offer a means of eliminating paint resulting in reduced VOCs and fewer processing steps for energy savings and a lower carbon footprint.   Learn more about Avient's colorant and additive solutions for EV charging equipment

Available in both halogen and non-halogen formulations, they can be combined with colors, including over 2,000 OnColor™ UL 94 Colorants, eliminating extra UL listing approval steps.  Lastly, molded-in color (MIC) metallics offer a means of eliminating paint resulting in reduced VOCs and fewer processing steps for energy savings and a lower carbon footprint.   Learn more about Avient's colorant and additive solutions for EV charging equipment

Additionally, color can be integrated into the additive in a Smartbatch™ combination concentrate for seamless incorporation of both color and stain-resistance efficacy in the fiber with the spin-dyeing (dope-dyeing) process, a one-in-one fiber manufacturing and dyeing method using no water.  Marketing Manager Fiber Global, Color & Additives in Avient. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.