Transcend™ Premier Healthcare Colorants are based in polysulfone resins, allowing the material to withstand up to 1,000 autoclave cycles as well as high heat sterilization to 150℃.

The new materials also offered quick set-up and faster cycle times, resulting in higher productivity.

This next generation thermoplastic technology bridges the historic gap in performance between TPEs and silicone, opening up abundant application opportunities,” said Jean-Paul Scheepens, general manager, Americas, Specialty Engineered Materials at PolyOne.

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.

With processing speeds up to 1000m/minute and a much lower melting point than PBT (a traditional OFC jacketing material), these new ECCOH™ grades enable faster processing and reduced energy use during manufacturing.

It is a patented liquid formulation that can reduce AA by up to 80 percent in the preform, helping to counter off-taste in bottled contents.

The Brooks design team knew it was up to the challenge, and they were confident they could create a breakthrough running shoe.

NOTE to journalists: PolyOne is also a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a different but complementary initiative that seeks to work across the plastics value chain on infrastructure development, education and engagement, innovation, and clean up efforts to keep plastic waste in the right place.

OnColor™ UL 94 Colorants* • More than 2,000 recognized concentrates available worldwide in all color options • HB rating for most of PP, PS, ABS, PC/ABS, PBT, PA, PA-GF, TPU generic resins • V-0, V-1, V-2 and 5VA/5VB ratings for more than 200 specific engineering resins • Master file of recognized concentrates with scope of use accessible in the UL product finder • Development of custom products for specific resins upon request • Compliance Letters available for REACH and RoHS Cesa™ Flame Retardant Additives for Glow Wire • Fire performance in line with different levels of Glow Wire temperatures (IEC 60695-2-12) • Let-Down Ratio adjustable to reach different levels of Glow Wire temperatures • Non-halogen (in accordance with IEC 61249- 2-21) and non-HBCD** solutions • Wide range of solutions adapted to different polymers (PP, PS, PC) • Color and flame retardants can be combined in one product • Compliance Letters available for REACH and RoHS APPLICATION BULLETIN * Solutions also sold as Renol™ UL 94 Colorants APPLICATION POLYMER GWFI TEMPERATURE TYPICAL LET-DOWN RATIO CONTENT HIPS 750–960°C 5–10% Non-HBCD flame retardant** PC 850–960°C 2–4% Non-halogen in accordance with IEC 61249-2-21 PP homopolymer 850–960°C 4% Non-halogen in accordance with IEC 61249-2-21 PP copolymer 850–960°C 4–8% Antioxidant - metal deactivator ** Non-HBCD means that Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is neither used as starting material during the mixing phase of our products nor intentionally added during production, but it cannot be excluded that it is not present at level of ubiquitous traces in any of the raw materials used in manufacturing of our products.

ATO that is released will collect on hard surfaces and could potentially mix with soil or other porous surfaces.