Cesa™ Fiber Additives Chain Extenders for Recycled PET Fibers In an effort to contribute to the circular economy, the use of recycled content in textile products is growing. The Cesa™ Fiber Additives portfolio includes chain extenders specially formulated to help recouple depolymerized polymer chains and support a more stable processing of recycled flakes into fibers. APPLICATIONS Avient’s chain extenders for fibers can be used to boost the processing of recycled polyester for a variety of textile products, including: • Clothing and sportswear • Bags and backpacks • Home textiles and upholstery • Automotive textiles and insulation/heat management systems • Carpets and rugs WORKING PRINCIPLE As opposed to standard chain extenders, which usually branch the PET molecules, Avient’s chain extenders for recycled PET fibers extend the molecules in a linear way, which is more adapted to the reprocessing into fibers.

Medical Overmolding Avient has several USP VI overmolding products available for use in medical device applications. Versaflex™ OM 9-801N was developed to bond to a variety of substrates allowing molders to use the same thermoplastic elastomer with varying substrates. Overmolding Polypropylene (PP)

Learn about molded-in color, the alternative to painting thermoplastic automotive parts.  This white paper details how TPEs can be used to meet global demand for healthcare devices and apparatus Explore the functionality and versatility of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites

Reduced Energy Use Polypropylene Nucleating Agents Commonly used in consumer goods and automotive components to reduce part weight without compromising stiffness or mechanical properties.

Specialty color and additive Smartbatch™ concentrate developed with carbon fiber to produce desired effect for automotive interior OnFlex-S™ used for overmolding handgrips onto ABS resin Maxxam™ FR Polypropylene Solutions provide cost savings and improve data processing capabilities

Specialty acquisition broadens solutions portfolio of colorant and additives technologies for fiber applications Magenta's solutions span a wide range of uses, including clothing and apparel, outdoor equipment, high-performance products and multiple materials used in the transportation industry.  Global Color, Additives and Inks segment, which last month unveiled its revolutionary new ColorMatrix™ Fiber Colorant Solutions that provide late-stage color injection in fiber applications utilizing liquid solutions. 

The new container, to be made from an impact-modified polypropylene, needed good sidewall stiffness and excellent impact resistance. Teams from both companies worked closely to understand the specific property needs, and then searched for an impact modifier solution that the manufacturer could readily blend into polypropylene at the molding machine. They selected a TPE-based impact modifier that could be used at a loading level five percentage points below the current material while still meeting all of the performance requirements, including higher stiffness.

The new container, to be made from an impact-modified polypropylene, needed good sidewall stiffness and excellent impact resistance. Teams from both companies worked closely to understand the specific property needs, and then searched for an impact modifier solution that the manufacturer could readily blend into polypropylene at the molding machine. They selected a TPE-based impact modifier that could be used at a loading level five percentage points below the current material while still meeting all of the performance requirements, including higher stiffness.

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