https://www.avient.com/news/global-premium-brands-count-polyone-s-inspired-colors-materials-and-finishes-luxury-packaging
We’re helping brand owners deliver on the distinctive requirements of luxury packaging while also improving manufacturing efficiencies.”
For example, Gravi-Tech formulations impart weight, sound and a metallic finish to caps and closures for both cosmetics and spirits applications, while removing the secondary operations and constraints that traditional metals require.
The company is dedicated to serving customers in diverse industries around the globe, by creating value through collaboration, innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-08/Maxxam BIO Bio-Based Polyolefin Formulations Product Bulletin.pdf
To satisfy
required performance characteristics they can
be filled and reinforced with glass fiber, minerals,
impact modifiers, colorants and stabilizer systems.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Formulated with bio-based resin and/or
10–50% filler from renewable plant sources,
Maxxam BIO formulations:
• Reduce product carbon footprint
• Achieve equivalent performance to standard
polyolefin formulations
• Provide good stiffness, durability, impact
resistance and UV stability
• Deliver good surface finish and are easy to color
• Enable customized performance characteristics
depending on application need
• Offer food contact compliance
MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS
Maxxam BIO formulations are suitable for use across
many industries and applications where traditional
polyolefin materials are used, including:
• Transportation Interior Applications -
Decorative profiles, trunk side liners, pillars,
T-cup
• Industrial - Structural parts, furniture
• Consumer - Household goods, personal care
items, packaging, office supplies, food contact
applications
• Electrical and Electronic – Housings, buttons,
junction boxes
SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS
• Formulated with bio-based resin and/or
10–50% natural filler
• Utilize natural filler from renewable plant
sources including olive seed based powder
and cellulose fiber
• Offer a lower product carbon footprint
compared to traditional petroleum-based
feedstock
• Can be recycled at end of life
PRODUCT BULLETIN
CHARACTERISTICS UNITS
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5036
Natural FD
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5030
Natural FD
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5030
Natural FD X1
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5001
RS HS Natural
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5033
RS HS Natural
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5034
RS HS Natural
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5035
RS HS Natural
Filler/Reinforcement Unfilled Unfilled Unfilled
30%
Glass Fiber
10%
Mineral
20%
Mineral
30%
Mineral
Density
(ISO 1183)
g/cm 0.90 0.90 0.90 1.12 0.96 1.03 1.12
Tensile Modulus
(ISO 527-1) @ 23°C
MPa 1500 1000 1000 6400 1350 1650 2100
Tensile Stress
(ISO 527-2) @ 23°C
MPa 27.0 20.0 20.0 75.0 13.0 14.0 15.0
Tensile Strain
at Break
(ISO 527-2) @ 23°C
% 5 50 50 3.0 50 37 18
Charpy Notched
(ISO 179)
kJ/m 5 20 25 10 12 10 10
CHARACTERISTICS UNITS
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5023
RS HS HI
Natural 70
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5025
RS HS
Natural 70
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5004
RS HS
Natural 70
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5003
RS
Natural 70
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5009
RS HS Natural
70
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5024
RS HS
Natural 70
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5022
RS HS
Natural 70
Filler/Reinforcement
15%
Olive Seed
Based
25%
Olive Seed
Based
30%
Olive Seed
Based/
10%
Mineral
35%
Olive Seed
Based/
5%
Mineral
15%
Olive Seed
Based/
17%
Glass Fiber/
Mineral
20%
Olive Seed
Based/
20% Glass/
Mineral
10%
Olive Seed
Based/
20%
Mineral
Density
(ISO 1183)
g/ccm 1.00 1.15 1.10 1.07 1.09 1.25 1.10
Tensile Modulus
(ISO 527-1) @ 23°C
MPa 1750 2000 2700 2500 3800 3500 4100
Tensile Stress
at Break
(ISO 527-2) @ 23°C
MPa 21.0 20.0 30.0 20.0 40.0 35.0 42.0
Tensile Strain
at Break
(ISO 527-2) @ 23°C
% 24 5 3 5 3 4 2
Notched Izod
(ISO 180)
kJ/m 15 7 3 2 5 15 7
MAXXAM BIO POLYOLEFINS – BIO-BASED RESIN – TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE
MAXXAM BIO POLYOLEFINS – OLIVE SEED BASED FILLER – TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS UNITS
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5029 NF HI
UV Black X1
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5032 NFS
UV Natural
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5020 NF/NFS
UV Natural X1
Maxxam BIO
MX5200-5016 NF
Natural
Filler/Reinforcement 10% Cellulose Fiber 20% Cellulose Fiber 30% Cellulose Fiber 40% Cellulose Fiber
Density
(ISO 1183)
g/ccm 0.95 1.00 1.02 1.07
Tensile Modulus
ISO 527-1) @ 23°C
MPa 1550 1750 2640 3600
Tensile Stress at Break
(ISO 527-2) @ 23°C
MPa 33 30 48 55
Tensile Strain at Break
(ISO 527-2) @ 23°C
% 8 12 9 4
Charpy Notched Impact
Strength (ISO 179/1eA)
kJ/m2 5 6 5 5
Charpy Unnotched Impact
Strength (ISO 179/1eU)
kJ/m2 33 49 38 30
MAXXAM BIO POLYOLEFINS – CELLULOSE FIBER FILLER – TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE
Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/Avient_RY 2022 CDP Verification Opinion Declaration_07-24-23%5B30%5D.pdf
Energy:
o Diesel Fuel Consumption: 4,754,671 kWh
o Natural Gas Fuel Consumption: 184,415,668 kWh
o Renewable Energy Consumed - Self Generated (solar): 260,378 kWh
o Renewable Energy Consumed - Self Generated (Wind): 2,554,186 kWh
o Grid Electricity Consumed: 436,400,546 kWh
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WATER RESOURCES • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE • SAFETY • SUSTAINABILITY
Apex Companies, LLC • (800) 733‐2739 • www.apexcos.com
o Renewable Energy Credits (REC) Purchased: 100,691,000 kWh
o Renewable Electricity Consumed – Offsite: 128,982,866 kWh
Period covered by GHG emissions verification:
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
GHG Reporting Protocols against which verification was conducted:
World Resources Institute (WRI)/World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Revised Edition (Scope 1 and 2)
and the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, an amendment to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
WRI/WBCSD Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard
Verification Protocols used to conduct the verification:
ISO 14064-3 Second Edition 2019-04: Greenhouse gases - Part 3: Specification with guidance for the
verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements
Apex’s standard procedures and guidelines for external Assurance of Sustainability Reports and
International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 Revised, Assurance Engagements Other
than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information (effective for assurance reports dated on or after
Dec. 15, 2015), issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
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WATER RESOURCES • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE • SAFETY • SUSTAINABILITY
Apex Companies, LLC • (800) 733‐2739 • www.apexcos.com
Statement of independence, impartiality and competence
Apex is an independent professional services company that specializes in Health, Safety, Social and Environmental
management services including assurance with over 30 years history in providing these services.
No member of the verification team has a business relationship with Avient, its Directors or Managers beyond that
required of this assignment.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/Polystrand Thermoplastic Composite Panel Application _ Install Guide.pdf
USES & APPLICATIONS
FOAM CORE PANELS
Core Density
5 lb/ft3 8 lb/ft3
80 kg/m3 130 kg/m3
Panel Thickness
0.5 inch 0.75 inch 1.0 inch 0.5 inch 0.75 inch 1.0 inch
13mm 19mm 25mm 13mm 19mm 25mm
Facesheet Configuration 5848 Quad-Ply 5848 Quad-Ply
Property Test Method Unit
Areal
Weight Calculated
lb/ft2
kg/m2
0.83
4.05
0.93
4.54
1.04
5.08
0.96
4.69
1.13
5.52
1.31
6.40
Flexural
Strength
ASTM
D7249
psi
MPa
104
0.72
112
0.77
102
0.70
168
1.16
171
1.18
172
1.19
Flexural
Modulus
ASTM
D7249
psi
MPa
834,000
5,750
605,000
4,171
375,000
2,586
889,000
6,129
672,000
4,633
481,000
3,316
Flexural
Rigidity
ASTM
D7249
lb*in2
kN*mm2
33,000
95,000
64,000
183,000
100,000
286,000
42,000
120,000
71,000
203,000
126,000
361,000
TRUCK & RV
• Ceilings
• Cabinetry
• Load floors
• Sidewalls
• Aerodynamic
components
BUILDING &
CONSTRUCTION
• Modular panels for
temporary structures
• Garage & industrial
doors
• Walls & flooring
RAIL
• Doors
• Flooring
• Interior panels
MARINE
• Stringers
• Bulkheads
• Ceilings & decking
• Doors & cabinetry
HONEYCOMB CORE PANELS
Core Density
5 lb/ft3
80 kg/m3
Panel Thickness
0.5 inch 1.0 inch
13mm 25mm
Facesheet Configuration 6536 X-Ply 6536 Tri-Ply 6536 X-Ply 6536 Tri-Ply
Property Test Method Unit
Areal
Weight Calculated
lb/ft2
kg/m2
0.49
2.39
0.63
3.08
0.63
3.08
0.8
3.91
Flexural
Strength
ASTM
D7249
psi
MPa
33
0.23
82
0.57
46
0.32
97
0.67
Flexural
Modulus
ASTM
D7249
psi
MPa
418,000
2,882
693,000
4,778
265,000
1,827
368,000
2,537
Flexural
Rigidity
ASTM
D7249
lb*in2
kN*mm2
15,000
43,000
27,000
77,000
41,000
117,000
75,000
215,000
SUPPORT SPAN DEFLECTION
Meets performance required for marine applications
Predictive deflection in various load cases.
Example: Deflection for 24 inch panel = Chart value *[12 / 24]
Performance Comparison
Hammerhead Panels and Marine Plywood
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
∠Θ°
CUTTING & DRILLING
Recommended blade: Industrial fine cut-off saw blade, 10" x 80 teeth 38° ATB grind with 5/8" bore,
PTFE coating
Recommended router bits: 3/8" diameter, 4 flute TiAlN (titanium aluminum nitride) coated carbide bit
PANEL SHAPING
• Determine bend angle
• Cut relief
• Heat core to softening point
• Bend, hold, and cool
• Glue joint for added strength
FINISHING
Gel coat finish is possible with minimal surface preparation.
FASTENER
TYPE BENEFITS CONSIDERATIONS FOAM
HONEY
COMB
Through-
bolting
Best
mechanical
locking
system
Need back side
access to panel ✓ ✓
Wide Grip
(Bulb-Style)
Rivet
Highest
pullout
strengths
Requires pilot hole ✓
Cup
Washer
Spreads
compressive
load
Requires relief hole;
for substructure
and hard point
attachment
✓ ✓
Wide Grip
(Bulb-Style)
Rivet
Ease of use—
no installation
torque
limitations
For lower
load attachments ✓
Sheet Metal
or
Wood Screw
Readily
available,
low cost
Penetrate both skins
for improved pullout ✓
Shoulder
Washer
Limits
compressive
load
Requires relief hole;
for substructure
and hard point
attachment
✓ ✓
FASTENER SELECTION
Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Complet PKE Product Bulletin.pdf
Grades are available in black and natural with
30%–50% long glass fiber, with or without a
flame retardant, allowing customers to customize
performance requirements for structural
applications.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Chemical resistance
• Maintaining high impact performance at low
temperatures
• Low moisture uptake
• Dimensional stability comparable to nylon
• Higher impact resistance than short fiber
alternatives
• Eco-conscious alternative to nylons
• More cost-effective solution than specialty
nylons
• Available in non-PFAS* formulations to achieve
UL 94 V-0 flame rating at 1.5 mm
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
These materials are for use in applications
traditionally made of metal requiring moisture,
chemical and cold impact performance
requirements, including:
• Industrial – pipes, tubing, fluid management
• Electrical & Electronics – connectors,
battery components, battery housings
• Transportation – under-the-hood fuel/
chemical contact components, non-structural
interior components
• Oil & Gas – fuel pump components, fuel doors
PRODUCT BULLETIN
* Non-PFAS flame-retardant (FR) grades are manufactured without
intentionally added PFAS-based raw materials.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Chemical Resistance Technical Bulletin %281%29.pdf
MEDICAL DEVICE DISINFECTION—HOW TO PREVENT
CRACKING AND CRAZING
Understanding polymer performance is key to minimizing
disinfectant-related failures
DISINFECTANT-RELATED DAMAGE
ON POLYMER HOUSINGS
Strong chemicals used to reduce hospital-
acquired infections can damage equipment
and result in material failures, such as:
• Stress cracking
• Crazing
• Discoloration
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
VARY BY ENVIRONMENT
• Patient/exam rooms
• Operating and radiology rooms
• Reception areas
• Home (patient equipment & devices)
Healthcare devices must perform flawlessly in a myriad of challenging environments and engineers must
be certain their devices can withstand increasingly potent disinfectants, which have begun to outstrip
the performance of traditional polymers.
Avient has served the healthcare industry for decades with a full portfolio of innovative materials and services.
An independent lab tested the following polymers with various disinfectants to help customers choose
the material suitable to their specific application requirements.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient Thermoplastic Composite Tapes Product Overview.pdf
Our comprehensive portfolio consists of
Polystrand™ and Fiber-Line™ branded tapes,
made using unique processes and materials
to customize performance properties to meet
specific application requirements such as tensile
and flexural strength, impact performance, creep,
chemical, and UV resistance.
Providing strength and reinforcement, Fiber-
Line tapes can be custom formulated to meet
mechanical or thermal performance requirements.
KEY FEATURES
• Compatible with various Fiber-Line fibers,
performance-adding processes, and
thermoplastic resins to meet your application
needs
• Tapes available up to 5 inch width via spools
or cut-to-length
• Rapid prototyping
FIBERS FOR FIBER-LINE TAPES
• Carbon fiber
• Fiberglass
• Kevlar ® Para-Aramid
• Nomex® Meta-Aramid
FIBER-LINE PERFORMANCE-ADDING
PROCESSES
• Coating
• Twisting
KEY APPLICATIONS
• Oil & Gas
• Industrial
• Aerospace
Polystrand™
Thermoplastic Tape
Fiber-Line™
Thermoplastic Tape
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/Color _ Additive Masterbatches for E_E Application Bulletin_A4.pdf
Colorants & Additives
for Electrical & Electronic Applications
IEC 60695-2, known as the Glow Wire test, and
UL 94 are established standards in the Electrical
& Electronics industry that ensure plastic parts
in electrical and electronic components have
been tested for fire resistance in support of safer
consumer products.
Avient offers UL 94 compliant concentrates and
flame retardant solutions which meet the latest
UL 94 and Glow Wire fire standards, while also
considering technical requirements, coloration
options and cost efficiency.
TYPICAL GLOW WIRE FLAMMABILITY INDICES (GWFI) ACHIEVED WITH
CESA FLAME RETARDANT ADDITIVES
Other additives are available on request to fulfill specific requirements such as UV stabilization, laser marking
or other functions.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/ppsu-masterbatch-product-bulletin_0.pdf
They are ideal for a variety
of applications in industries such as aerospace,
automotive, telecommunications, construction
and healthcare.
PSU resin has the lowest
temperature requirements, but provides the
highest clarity.
Color will vary depending
on the coloration design requirements and the end-product thickness
** Pantone reference is the closest possible match
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/Cesa Low Retention Product Bulletin.pdf
No solvents are required to repel a
water-based fluid.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Eliminates secondary coating operations
• Easily delivers the last drop out of a container
• Reduces residual content
• Reduces production costs
• Won’t impact visual clarity
• Non-PFAS formulations available
APPLICATIONS
Cesa Low Retention Additives are suitable for any
olefinic application that would benefit from the
ability to repel water or fluids, including:
• Labware, including pipette tips
• Monofilaments
• Industrial fixtures
• Woven fibers
• Platform mats
• Molded optical lenses
• Medical devices
• Extruded films
• Carpet fibers
• Textiles
PRODUCT BULLETIN