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Texture, Color, and Special Effects
TPEs are available in a wide array of colors and effects that can amplify their sensory qualities and contribute to brand identity and shelf appeal.
TPEs can be customized with bright colors and effects, such as metallics, sparkles, and pearlescents, and various shine levels, including eye-catching high gloss, which can provide a high-tech or high-fashion aesthetic.
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Available in custom colors
OnColor™ Colorants for Wire & Cable
Laser Marking Colorants: Cesa™ Laser Marking Additives
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Liquid and solid masterbatch colorants differentiate exterior lights—often without adding enormous cost
Colorant Chromatics™
Color Cosmetics
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Polymer Colorants
Colorants for Liquid Silicone Rubber
Color Cosmetics
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Polymer Colorants
Colorants & Additives for Healthcare
Color Cosmetics
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Polymer Colorants
Colorant Chromatics™ Conductive Formulations
Color Cosmetics
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Colors
Liquid colorants will produce transparent, translucent and tinted color.
Solid colorants are better for generating highly opaque colors—including metallic, pearlescent and glow-in-the-dark colors—or patterns and effects, like marbling, wood or camouflage.
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It offers a practical way to improve your product’s surface look and feel, adds the possibility for custom color and sensory effects, and works with most substrates.
TPEs are available in a wide array of colors and special effects that will amplify their sensory qualities and contribute to brand identity and shelf appeal.
Specific TPE colors or textures can serve as a strategic branding tool and can replace expensive secondary painting or adhesion operations to achieve a similar look.
https://www.avient.com/news/new-artisan-abs-thermoplastic-solution-avient-features-metallic-effect-electronics-brands
SHANGHAI – January 27, 2021 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced the second material in its Artisan™ pre-colored thermoplastic series.
By using Artisan pre-colored ABS thermoplastics, molders are able to produce parts with a brilliant, high-gloss metallic effect without any secondary processing.
Artisan ABS formulations are currently manufactured in Asia in customizable, metallic colors, and are available for purchase globally.
https://www.avient.com/news/leading-edge-automotive-technology-relies-advanced-materials-polyone
MANNHEIM, Germany - March 14, 2018 - Advanced polymers, colorants, and additives from PolyOne are enabling automotive manufacturers to develop new components and technology that meet increasing demands for fuel economy and safety.
Our robust portfolio of specialty materials and colorants, together with our experience in developing automotive applications, enable our customers to keep pace with these developments."
Advanced metallic colorants able to create brilliant surfaces without paint