Avient has an ongoing commitment to sustainability, whether through bio-polymers, recycled solutions, or supporting the growth of sustainable infrastructure,” said Matt Mitchell, director of global marketing, Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient.

Backed by robust bio-compatibility pre-testing, healthcare quality systems, and change control standards, these ‘medical grade’ concentrates and pre-color formulations can help minimize risk and avoid high costs of non-compliance.

When using more sustainable TPEs—those formulated with recycled or bio-based content—the range of haptics may be more limited depending on the sustainable content source or possible inconsistencies in those raw materials. On the other hand, bio-sourced tend to be more opaque, making them easily colorable, but they do have a different tint than prime raw materials. For example, the use of sustainable content such as bio-based or recycled sources can lower a PCF.

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