PRODUCT BULLETIN ColorMatrix™ Optica™ PET Blue Toners & Colors For Enhanced Recyclability ColorMatrix™ Optica™ patented liquid blue toners and colors are formulated for improved heat stability and are designed for addition to PET preforms or rPET to correct and reduce yellowing that occurs during the recycling process. THE CHALLENGE When PET is recycled it goes through multiple heat cycles, referred to as melt heat histories. THE INDUSTRY REQUIREMENT Changing legislation, brand responsibility, and a desire to support the circular economy are all driving factors pushing the need for increased packaging recycling.

Improved Recyclability Recycle Solutions Designed for Improved Recyclability

We’re delighted to be introducing our first recycled-content long fiber composite material in a planned larger portfolio based on recycled resin,” said Eric Wollan, General Manager for Long Fiber Technologies at Avient. Historically, it has been a challenge to source streams of recycled resins that are compatible with the pultrusion process used to manufacture long fiber composites.  Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy

Recycle Solutions Provide recycle-friendly toner technology Lower-haze PET packaging, less impact on recycle stream

Discover Hiformer™ Nox™ A4R Liquid Antioxidant Additives for post-consumer recycling. reSound™ REC Recycled-Content TPEs Learn more about post-industrial recycled and post-consumer recycled content thermoplastic elastomers.

Edgetek™ REC PC Recycled Content Polycarbonate Solutions As consumer demand for more sustainable, eco- conscious products grows along with regulatory pressure, Edgetek™ REC PC formulations can help brand owners deliver on their sustainability goals. The formulations contain 25–70% post-consumer recycled (PCR) or post-industrial recycled (PIR) content, expanding material solution options for achieving sustainability goals.

Cesa™ Nox A4R Additive for Enhanced Recycling: developed to stabilize recycled polyolefins and protect them from degradation during processing, enabling the incorporation of increased recycled content into packaging films, maintaining high-quality levels of PCR, and helping promote a more circular economy Whether you need to enhance performance, match a brand-specific color, or improve the recyclability of your solutions, our team is prepared to help you achieve your goals." Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy

Avient Emphasizes Commitment to Sustainability at Plastics Recycling LATAM Conference Avient showcases polymer recycling solutions including Cesa™ Nox A4R Additives for Enhanced Recycling and ColorMatrix™ SmartHeat™ liquid di New Polymer Colorants Derived from Recycled Content Available from Avient

UV Absorbing Additive Technology Designed for Improved Recyclability Recycle Solutions Enhancing the Recyclability of PET via Performance Additives

To help combat these issues, Avient today announced the launch of ColorMatrix™ Optica™ PET blue toners and colorants, which enable enhanced recyclability of PET packaging. In addition, processing efficiencies are reduced as the material is recycled. Formulated for addition to virgin PET and recycled PET (rPET), heat-stable ColorMatrix Optica blue toners work to correct and reduce the yellowing or color variation that typically occurs during the recycling process.