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Accelerate Color Creation With ColorMatrix™ Select from PolyOne
Industry-Inspired Color Collection from PolyOne Infuses Car Designs with More Creativity
Keep Deep Colors Vivid in Outdoor Environments with Geon™ Bold Vinyl Solutions
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PolyOne at ITMA 2016: Meeting Stringent Environmental Regulations with Advanced Fiber Coloring Solutions
SHANGHAI – At the ITMA show this week, PolyOne introduced its advanced fiber solutions including a full range of colorant materials and cutting
PolyOne Delivers Certified OK Compost HOME Colorants to Simplify Bio-Degradable Packaging Compliance
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Therefore, they require less color concentrate to achieve a particular color and the colors produced are cleaner (less yellow) than other TPEs.
Dry colors have also been used but may require more material and time to perform color changes.
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Adding value to your supply chain is what we do best, whether it’s with market-leading polymer materials, innovative fiber coloration systems or high-performance screen printing inks.
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.
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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.
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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.”
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-unveils-new-smartbatch-frost-collection-pet-packaging
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.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-oncolor-naturals-launched-pcd-paris
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.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/tier-1-auto-supplier-saves-supply-chain-expansion
Cycle time improvement, reduced maintenance costs, color standardization mark success
To assure color consistency, the development process also included creation of color specifications – the first time the OEM had such standardization for underhood parts.
Color standardization on behalf of the OEM for underhood parts
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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.