The need for more sustainable alternatives to existing materials are driven by a range of factors from increased performance requirements, to meeting consumer preferences, to addressing evolving legislation. Avient has developed technologies to address these needs, including composites that lightweight to decrease carbon emissions, specialty additive alternatives that enable more recyclable products, and biobased solutions that lower product carbon footprint.

Avient Corporation addresses major trends and challenges in the polymer industry at Chinaplas 2024 with innovative colorants, additives, and services developed to enhance performance, efficiency, and sustainability. Addressing Circular Economy Challenges with Innovative Color and Additive Solutions: presented by Derek Lua from Color & Additives Asia, April 23 at 1:10 pm Company Officers

To address this issue, Shark Solutions, a Danish clean technology company, recycles automotive windshields and architectural glass to extract PVB, a thermoplastic used as an interlayer in the laminated glass panels. Media Contact Nicole DeChant  Avient Corporation  nicole.dechant@avient.com Company Officers

Over the years, the range of color and additive concentrates has expanded to address the healthcare industry’s evolving performance and regulatory needs. Media Contact Nicole DeChant Avient Corporation nicole.dechant@avient.com Company Officers

To address this, advancements in recycling technologies and the use of performance additives are crucial. The journey towards a more circular economy for PET involves addressing several challenges, from process optimization and enhancing the consumer experience to generating quality rPET feedstock and creating value for rPET and PET producers. Avient offers solutions that address many of these challenges, helping to enhance the circularity of PET and promote a more sustainable packaging industry.

ColorMatrix AAnchor is an acetaldehyde control technology developed to address the challenges associated with increased rPET content in PET packaging.

Experts from Avient will be on hand to help wire and cable customers address the complex and demanding needs of solar, telecommunications and transportation applications with its unique portfolio of materials including low smoke and fume non-halogen (LSFOH) polymers, functional additives, colorants, engineered fibers and yarns. Media contact Nicole DeChant Avient Corporation Nicole.Dechant@Avient.com Company Officers

About the Alliance to End Plastic Waste The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is an international nonprofit organization partnering with government, environmental and economic development NGOs and communities around the world to address the challenge to end plastic waste in the environment. Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-1988 michelle.maniscalco@avient.com Company Officers

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