Edgetek™ BIO Bio-filled Polymers - Difas Toothbrush - Application Snapshot Learn how leading Turkish toothbrush brand, Difas, utilized bio-filled polymers for a new sustainable toothbrush  Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-Based Polymer Solutions for Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Packaging (English)

This includes technologies for lightweighting, colorants for secondary paint replacement, and bio-polymers. During the conference, Christopher Engel, advanced research & development engineer at Avient, will be giving a presentation on exploring bio-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) in automotive applications. Made from renewable sources, materials like reSound™ BIO formulations help reduce carbon footprint and can perform like traditional TPEs.

Recent publications from the European Union recognize that design for composting can be beneficial for applications such as bio-waste bags, teabags, plastic carrier, shopping or vegetable bags and coffee capsules to name a few. Industry Standards ADDITIVE PRODUCT CODE PROCESS BENEFITS Anti Block CC10128310BG PLA Film Improve Separation Slip Agent CC10144939BG PLA Fibers Aids Process/ Stickiness Reduction Slip Agent CC10299977BG BOPLA Film Stickiness Reduction (End Products) Anti Block/Slip Agent CC10272954BG PLA Film Improve Separation/ Opening of the Bags Anti Block/Slip Agent BLA0050104 Injection Improve Overall Process for Ejection Anti Block/Slip Agent CC10178477BG BOPLA Film Stickiness Reduction/ High Transparency Metal Release CC10312144BG Extrusion Coating Good Chill Roll Release Melt Enhancer BLA0025041 PLA Sheet Melt Stabilizer for Thermoform Sheet COLOR PRODUCT CODE MB CARRIER COMMENTS Black CC10253380BG Blend 30% Carbon Black Black CC10085911BG PLA 30% Carbon Black Black CC10324006BG PBAT 40% Carbon Black White BL00050101 PLA 60% TiO2 White CC10245763BG Blend 60% TiO2 + Blue Undertone White CC10194583BG PBAT 70% TiO2 ONCAP™ BIO & CESA™ ADDITIVES – FOR FLEXIBLE FILM APPLICATIONS ONCOLOR™ BIO & RENOL™ COLORANTS – FOR INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL APPLICATIONS See the World in Color The coloration of biodegradable polymers—such as PLA, PHA, PBAT or blends—requires a careful selection of pigments that must comply with strict environmental standards. The pigments and ingredients contained in Avient’s bio colorants have been tested in independent laboratories who assessed the compliancy of those materials according to standard EN 13432 for content of heavy metals, and toxicity to plants.

Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions: color and additive concentrates based on polymers with 70-95% bio-content and pre-tested raw materials to help reduce carbon footprint and mitigate risk, available in pre-colored formulations, offer a sustainable drop-in replacement for fossil-based grades and can be processed and recycled in the same channels.  Colorant Chromatics™ Transcend™ Premier Healthcare Colorants: bright, high-temperature solutions used in medical applications, offered in pre-colored formulations or color concentrates in vivid, opaque, and transparent colors that are fully bio-compatible per ISO 10993 standards. Versaflex™ HC & Versaflex™ HC BIO BT Series TPEs: grades formulated specifically to handle the complexities of healthcare and biopharmaceutical tubing, including excellent weldability, kink resistance, and low extractables, delivering comparable performance to competing materials such as silicone and PVC tubing, while providing lower Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) values than other materials* The Versaflex HC BIO BT218 grade is formulated with 40% bio-derived content and provides a sustainable substitute for traditional materials.

BIO-BASED SOLUTIONS Bio-polymers are already used with success in different plastic products, notably in packaging, but to be used in healthcare applications, they need to be risk-assessed. Avient provides color and functional additive concentrates based on bio-polymers that follow the concept of consistency and compliance of our Mevopur portfolio. They are manufactured at ISO 13485 certified sites with bio-compatible raw materials and documented change control.

Colorants and additives based on bio-polyolefins Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions Bio-based solutions

Gravi-Tech™ BIO Bio-Based Formulations Maxxam™ BIO Bio-Based Polyolefin Formulations Nymax™ BIO Bio-based Polyamide Solutions

Cesa™ Bio Additives OnColor™ Bio Colorants OnColor™ Bio Colorants

Nymax™ BIO Bio-based Polyamide Solutions Injection molding parameters and guidelines for Nymax BIO Bio-based Polyamide Solutions.

Nymax™ BIO Bio-based Polyamide Solutions Injection molding parameters and guidelines for Nymax BIO Bio-based Polyamide Solutions.