https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/Renol Fiber Colorants Deep Black Product Bulletin.pdf
The Renol™ Fiber Colorants portfolio includes
deep black solutions with high light and washing
fastnesses for polyester fibers including recycled
grades.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-06/OnColor FX Special Effect Colorants - Bulletin.pdf
APPLICATIONS
• Consumer products such as sporting goods, toys,
boxes, pet accessories
• Packaging bottles, containers and closures
• Appliances, electronics and electrical housings
• Automotive interior and exterior trim
components
BENEFITS
• Includes a wide range of special effects for
increased visual impact and differentiation
• Eliminates the need for secondary processing
like painting or decorating
• Can be combined with performance additives
into Smartbatch™ solutions for convenience
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/stat-tech-tri-fold-processing-guide.pdf
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Incomplete Fill Melt and/or mold
temperature too cold
Shot Size
• Increase nozzle and barrel temperatures
• Increase mold temperature
• Increase injection speed
• Increase pack and hold pressure
• Increase nozzle tip diameter
• Check thermocouples and heater bands
• Enlarge or widen vents and increase number of vents
• Check that vents are unplugged
• Check that gates are unplugged
• Enlarge gates and/or runners
• Perform short shots to determine fill pattern and verify
proper vent location
• Increase wall thickness to move gas trap to parting line
• Increase cushion
Brittleness Melt temperature too low
Degraded/Overheated material
Gate location and/or size
• Increase melt temperature
• Increase injection speed
• Measure melt temperature with pyrometer
• Decrease melt temperature
• Decrease back pressure
• Use smaller barrel/excessive residence time
• Relocate gate to nonstress area
• Increase gate size to allow higher flow speed
and lower molded-in stress
Fibers on Surface
(Splay)
Melt temperature too low
Insufficient packing
• Increase melt temperature
• Increase mold temperature
• Increase injection speed
• Increase pack and hold pressure, and time
Sink Marks Part geometry too thick
Melt temperature too hot
Insufficient material volume
• Reduce wall thickness
• Reduce rib thickness
• Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures
• Increase shot size
• Increase injection rate
• Increase packing pressure
Flash Injection pressure too high
Excess material volume
Melt and/or mold
temperature too hot
• Decrease injection pressure
• Increase clamp pressure
• Decrease injection speed
• Increase transfer position
• Decrease pack pressure
• Decrease shot size
• Decrease injection speed
• Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures
• Decrease mold temperature
• Decrease screw speed
TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Excessive Shrink Too much orientation • Increase packing time and pressure
• Increase hold pressure
• Decrease melt temperature
• Decrease mold temperature
• Decrease injection speed
• Decrease screw rpm
• Increase venting
• Increase cooling time
Not Enough Shrink Too little orientation • Decrease packing pressure and time
• Decrease hold pressure
• Increase melt temperature
• Increase mold temperature
• Increase injection speed
• Increase screw rpm
• Decrease cooling time
Burning Melt and/or mold
temperature too hot
Mold design
Moisture
• Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures
• Decrease mold temperature
• Clean, widen and increase number of vents
• Increase gate size or number of gates
• Verify material is dried at proper conditions
Nozzle Drool Nozzle temperature too hot • Decrease nozzle temperature
• Decrease back pressure
• Increase screw decompression
• Verify material has been dried at proper conditions
Weld Lines Melt front temperatures
too low
• Increase pack and hold pressure
• Increase melt temperature
• Increase vent width and locations
• Increase injection speed
• Decrease injection speed
• Increase gate size
• Perform short shots to determine fill pattern and verify
proper vent location
• Add vents and/or false ejector pin
• Move gate location
Warp Excessive orientation
• Increase cooling time
• Increase melt temperature
• Decrease injection pressure and injection speed
• Increase number of gates
Sticking in Mold Cavities are overpacked
Part is too hot
• Decrease injection speed and pressure
• Decrease pack and hold pressure
• Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures
• Decrease mold temperature
• Increase cooling time
• Increase draft angle
• Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures
• Decrease mold temperature
TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS
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Adjusted free cash flow for 2023 was $186 million, slightly ahead
of expectations.
2
2024 Outlook
“In the first quarter, we expect demand to continue to improve in our two largest end markets,
packaging and consumer, as destocking comes to an end and our sustainable solutions
portfolio expands.
About Avient
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable materials solutions that
transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better
world.
Examples include:
• Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and
protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and
sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled
content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and
wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon
footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy,
natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic
Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.
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Including the following support activities:
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Avon Lake
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Supplier management, Continuous improvement, Info.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/composite-braces-case-study.pdf
THE SOLUTION
Reducing weight while maintaining structural integrity
is at the top of the engineering challenge list for any
product, but it’s an especially difficult hurdle for vehicles.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/lubrione-pke-product-bulletin.pdf
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Inherently low COF
• Excellent wear resistance
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Low moisture uptake
• Excellent dimensional stability
• Cost-effective
• Eco-conscious alternative to PA66,
PA6 and POM
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
These materials are ideal for use in applications
requiring lubricated solutions, as the formulations
have improved wear, chemical, and hydrolysis
resistance over nylons (PA6 or PA66).
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/maxxam-polyolefins-formualtions-case-study.pdf
THE SOLUTION
With its global footprint, Avient was able to work with
DENSO both in initial trials in Japan as well as locally
at a manufacturing facility in Europe.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/Capture Oxygen Scavenger Product Bulletin.pdf
ColorMatrix™ Capture™ Oxygen Scavenger
ColorMatrix™ Capture™ Oxygen Scavenger is a fully
recyclable scavenging solution that actively protects
beverages from the adverse effects of oxygen,
extending product shelf life up to 24 months.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/Silcosperse Flame Retardant Additives Product Bulletin %281%29.pdf
These silicone additive solutions
create a char or gas that reduces oxygen at the
source of flame, leading to components that
become self-extinguishing.