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/news/new-avient-colorworks-design-center-opens-near-mexico-city
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.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/manufacturer-grows-market-share-lead-free-products
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.
https://www.avient.com/news/focusing-sustainable-future-avient-joins-bluesign-system-partner-dope-dyeing-fiber-colorants
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Focusing on a Sustainable Future: Avient Joins as bluesign® SYSTEM PARTNER for Dope-Dyeing Fiber Colorants
Avient Joins bluesign® SYSTEM for Dope-Dyeing Fiber Colorants.
With dope-dyeing, the colorant is in the form of concentrate pellets added to the polymer pellets during the extrusion and melting process.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-invests-its-gsdi-specialty-dispersions-assets-and-technology
CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation, a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, is investing in its GSDI specialty dispersions business to better serve customers, improve operational efficiency, and launch innovative new colorant and additive solutions for silicone and other thermoset applications.
Van Hulle, president, Color, Additives and Inks, PolyOne Corporation.
PolyOne’s specialty dispersions business operates within its Color, Additive and Inks segment and provides colorant solutions specifically formulated to the exacting specifications for carrier systems such as silicone, rubber, vinyl, epoxy, urethane, and plasticizers.
https://www.avient.com/epic-special-effects-tips
Tint this mixture with Wilflex Equalizers to a complimentary color to the foil or the flock.
Do not mix more than the recommended 10 percent in to plastisol colors.
Add about 10% of finished color.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/overmolding-troubleshooting?rtype[]=1164
Non-uniform color
Incompatible color concentrate
Inadequate melting and dispersion of color concentrate
https://www.avient.com/resource-center/services/client-services/3d-printing-rapid-prototyping
Color Services
Color Management: ColorMatrix Select
Avient Color Prediction Service
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/visual-enhancement-effects/cesa-scratch-mar-resistance-additives
Color and Additives Solutions Overview
Colorant and additives overview and capabilities
Increase sustainability, optimize color usage and reduce weight with just one technology
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/mesa-pool-colorants-brochure_0.pdf
MESA™
Stain Colorants
COLOR SELECTOR
MESA™ POOL COLORANTS PROVIDE STRIKING,
CONSISTENT COLOR that can be relied on for
a beautiful, lasting finish in any pool.
With an
abundance of primary colors readily available,
a dedicated lab team is also on hand to formulate
custom colors for your desired look and feel.
Mesa Pool Colorants bring nature to life in finishes
that withstand harsh water chemistry and
beautifully maintain their color stability under
normal water conditions.