Avient formulates Social Plastic® from Plastic Bank into custom Maxxam™ REC recycled polyolefins, used to make Hager’s new cubyko leaf outdoor so Avient and Plastic Bank Reuse Ocean-Bound Plastic for Luxury Caps and Closures Avient Collaborates with Plastic Bank Recycling Corporation to Formulate Recycled Ocean Plastic into a New Density Modified Polymer for Luxury Caps an

It replaces virgin resin in the process, allowing brand owners to achieve their most aggressive sustainability goals—a bottle or part manufactured with 100% PCR.

If you would like to explore possibility of using bio-based or recycled raw materials in your products, read our article on Making Plastic Parts More Sustainable.   Why Three-Party Collaboration Leads to Bottle Manufacturing Success Why Three-Party Collaboration Leads to Bottle Manufacturing Success

KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Cost effective replacement for spray-on or painted frost effects • Easy dosing without secondary operations, which enhances maximum production efficiencies and provides sustainability • Better slip-resistant performance than normal PET bottle • Can be used in all ISBM molding machines TYPICAL USES SmartBatch Frost Collection can be used with all PET and adds premium value to customers.

Avient Corporation’s PCR Color Prediction Service earns 2023 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation in Design Award by The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS). PLASTICS’ Vice President of Sustainability, Patrick Krieger, congratulated the winners stating, “The plastic industry is innovating every day to find new ways to keep plastic in the circular economy and out of the environment. About Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)  

Recognized by Association of Plastics Recyclers and the European PET Bottle Platform for having no negative impact on the recycling stream. ColorMatrix™ Smartheat™ Infrared Absorbers are additives that reduce the amount of energy required during bottle manufacture. As a result, brand owners want to ensure the oxygen scavengers used in their PET bottles maintain efficacy with increasing levels of rPET.

Recognized by Association of Plastics Recyclers and the European PET Bottle Platform for having no negative impact on the recycling stream. ColorMatrix™ Smartheat™ Infrared Absorbers are additives that reduce the amount of energy required during bottle manufacture. As a result, brand owners want to ensure the oxygen scavengers used in their PET bottles maintain efficacy with increasing levels of rPET.

Plastic is a miraculous, versatile material that positively impacts our world. But some plastics are also in places they shouldn’t be, like in our oceans and rivers. However, no one company or country can solve the plastics waste problem.

Inspired Color Concepts for Future Plastic Designs  This unique tool helps plastic product designers and marketing professionals make more informed color choices for plastics and synthetic fibers used in consumer, packaging, and automotive products.   Timely Plastic Aesthetics: ColorForward™

The Path To an Optimized Bottle Make sure the bottles you select as packaging for those products reflect the value of your brands