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Gravi-Tech™ material delivered customized density and supported electroplating to give the look and feel of metal 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 

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BUILDING MATERIALS RETAILER R O O F I N G M E M B R A N E S • Improve marketing claims for product performance and polymer integrity • Prevent and improve field life, and protect product from the growth and appearance of flora, fungi and algae from outdoor environmental exposures • Ability to convert materials from liquid to solid in order to accommodate advanced manufacturing technique • Seeking OBPA alternative • Delivered a product differentiating solution that eliminated both polymer-degrading microbials and mitigated the flora and fungal accumulation that causes discoloration and staining • Enabled versatility with combined liquid and solid masterbatch solutions • Provided a cost-effective and environmentally friendly OBPA alternative WithStand™ Antimicrobial Additives KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/performance-enhancement-additives/withstand-antimicrobial-additives

Cesa™ Laser Marking Additives Cesa™ Laser Marking additive technology gives manufacturers a new level of control in laser marking polymers with speed and clarity. Avient has experience formulating Cesa Laser Marking solutions that can work within a wide variety of polymers and processes, including injection molding, blow molding and extrusion. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

SPORTS EQUIPMENT OEM D I S C G O L F D I S C S • Replace incumbent polymer with an alternative material that offered consistent supply and comparable performance • Colorable and able to support product differentiation using special effects • Grippy but not tacky • Ability to meet varying flexibilities and weights • Professional Disc Golf Association approval • Presented a TPE with diverse durometers to support a range of disc capabilities, weights and grip features • Delivered a durable material with good flow characteristics for simple and economical production • Provided a natural, easy-to-color material with good UV resistance • Offered a breadth of material and specialty services to enable product line expansion using metallic effects, polymer additives, and additional material formulations Dynaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

The amorphous content of the polymer, which varies from polymer to polymer, provides the anchor for the interactions occurring at the interface between the rigid plastic substrate and the TPE. The chemistry variations of a few of these polymers are illustrated in Figure 4. GLS271-051 is a novelty TPE material that overcomes such an inherent difficulty.

As one of the world’s leading specialty polymer materials, services and solution companies, Avient contributes to value creation with innovative and sustainable solutions for customers from many industries. As a premiere provider of polymer materials, services and solutions, Avient aims to embrace the challenges facing society and play an integral role in addressing them. Polymers 45 Purchased polymers data, broken out by polymer type, was obtained in weight.

Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives for Pharmaceutical Packaging Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives help protect and enhance the performance of polymers used in pharmaceutical packaging products such as vials, bottles, closure systems, films and combination devices. These functional additives are available as concentrates to dilute into the polymer, or ready-to-use formulations that can be used as such without dilution. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.