Materials and color can convey luxury and sophistication to an audience.

Depending on haptic targets, TPEs can provide a variety of feels from grippy to silky, and can be brightly colored to enhance aesthetics and consumer appeal. 

Degraded/ overheated material • Decrease melt temperature • Decrease back pressure • Use smaller barrel • Decrease injection speed Gate location and/or size • Relocate gate to nonstress area • Increase gate size to allow higher flow rate and lower molded in stress Fibers/Minerals on Surface or Uneven Surface Appearance Melt temperature too low • Increase injection speed Insufficient packing • Increase hold pressure and time Processing Guide 5 Sink Marks Part geometry too thick • Reduce wall thickness • Reduce rib thickness Melt too hot • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures Insufficient material volume • Increase packing pressure • Increase gate size Flash Injection pressure too high • Decrease injection pressure • Increase clamp pressure • Increase transfer position Excess material volume • Adjust transfer position • Decrease pack pressure • Decrease shot size Melt and/or mold too hot • Decrease screw speed Loose clamp • Reset mold height • Increase clamp tonnage Shrink Too much shrink Too little shrink • Decrease cooling time 6 Nymax Polymer Formulations Burning Process related Mold design • Clean, widen and increase number of vents • Increase gate size to reduce shear Wet material • Check moisture.

In total, revenue increased 6% to Attachment 6    Color, Additives and Inks

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PEBBLE FLAIR 6 COLOR SPA PINK PEARL PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

5030-FT-72 PA 6 NAT 19718 COLOR MB X07670 V3 PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

June 6, 2024 BANGKOK– June 6, 2024 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable materials solutions and services, is expanding the recent launch of its Cesa™ Non-PFAS Process Aid to Asia. However, environmental concerns about PFAS are growing as studies have indicated many PFAS break down very slowly over time and can persist in water and soil,” said Pal Shi, Asia Marketing Director, Color and Additives at Avient.

Avient will showcase its broad portfolio of advanced composites and engineered fiber solutions, including its new Hammerhead™ FR Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic Composite Panels, at JEC World 2025 in Paris from March 4 to 6.  Avient will exhibit at JEC World in Paris, France, March 4-6, 2025, in Hall 5, Booth F49, at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Park. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.

Attachment 6 Color, Additives and Inks Color, Additives and Inks