Homepage // News Center // Avient Introduces Gravi-Tech™ Metallization Grades for Luxury Packaging The five new electroplating grades span a specific gravity range of 1.25 to 4.0, while the ten PVD grades offer specific gravities from 2.0 to 3.8. Many grades are also FDA compliant for food contact. 

Homepage // News Center // Avient Launches New Bio-Filled Polymer Grades at Fakuma 2021 LUXEMBOURG – October 11, 2021 – Avient today announced the launch of new bio-filled polymer grades at Fakuma 2021, the international trade show for plastics processing. The new reSound™ NF bio-filled grades are based on polymers such as polypropylene (PP) with 15 to 20 percent bio-based filler.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Launches New ECCOH™ LSFOH Grades for Optical Fiber Cables POMMERLOCH, Luxembourg – June 18, 2020 – PolyOne today launched new specialized polymer grades with enhanced chemical resistance and improved productivity for optical fiber cables (OFC). The two grades are intended primarily for gel-filled loose tubes, micro-modules, and tight buffered applications.

Formulated for consumer and transportation markets, these grades can be used in applications such as personal care products, automotive interior and under-the-hood components, lawn and garden tools, outdoor goods, office supplies, USB-C cables, footwear and houseware durables.  Available PCR grade suitable for use in specific food-contact applications Manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia, these grades give multinational customers global access to a more sustainable alternative to virgin TPE grades with comparable performance.

Homepage // News Center // Avient Develops New MagIQ™ Nonwoven Electret Grades for HEPA Filters Caption: Avient expands its MagIQ™ portfolio with new nonwoven electret grades for HEPA filters.

VALUE ECCOH LSFOH grades can run at high processing speeds of up to 1,000 m/min and, with a much lower melting temperature than PBT alternatives, can greatly enhance manufacturing efficiency. RHEOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE ECCOH 6153/6154 UV grades offer enhanced rheological pbehavior. Performing at a lower pressure and with less stress enables a smoother surface finish and can increase processing speeds by up to 15% compared to alternative grades.

Homepage // News Center // Avient Expands reSound™ TPE Portfolio With New Grade Formulated With FDA-Reviewed, Post-Consumer Recycled Material Caption: Avient expands reSound™ TPE portfolio with a grade formulated using post-consumer recycled content that received No Objection Letter from U.S. This grade incorporates post-consumer recycled (PCR) material that received a no objection letter (NOL) from the U.S.

Cesa™ Raise enhances the heat resistance of APET thermoformed packaging, allowing it to withstand temperatures up to 100°C. Medical Grade Colorants and Additives for Wearable Medical Devices Discover more about Avient medical grade colorant and additives for wearable medical devices.

In North America, Avient is launching an additional reSound™ R recycled content TPE grade for PC, ABS, and PC/ABS overmolding. In Asia, an expanded reSound R range now includes three PIR grades for PC, ABS, and PC/ABS overmolding and seven PCR grades for overmolding on to PP. The PIR grades are formulated with 20 to 60 percent recycled content and the PCR grades contain 9 to 39 percent recycled food packaging.