Traditionally, process aids for extrusion often contain fluoropolymers which may be classifiable as per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), a group of chemicals widely used in various products to impart properties such as resistance to heat, oil, stain, and water.

They help mitigate fire hazards by increasing the ignition resistance of plastics, reducing the speed of flame spread, reducing heat release, and reducing smoke and fume generation.

Customer success story with a medical device company using Avient’s Colorant Chromatics™ Transcend™ Bio-compatible Premier Healthcare Colorants: Intended specifically for medical applications, the pre-colored solutions that are fully bio-compatible per ISO 10993 standards helped provide a customer that manufactures medical devices with ultra-high-heat resistance and performance for its orthopedic instruments without compromising safety. 

Viviendo de Noche captures people’s ability to embrace a more nocturnal lifestyle as a strategy for navigating high temperatures during extended heat waves.

This is because the molds must be made of higher quality materials, must be able to withstand the heat and pressure of the pultrusion process, and be produced according to tight machining tolerances.

Heat.

Cesa™ Raise Heat Stability Modifier for APET Packaging

reFlex™ 100 as an accelerator discussion, test formulations, paste viscosity, gel rates, mechanical properties and heat stability

Colorant Chromatics™ Precolor and Masterbatch Formulations that counteract yellow tones without sacrificing heat and steam resistance

PFAS are widely used in various products to impart properties such as resistance to heat, oil, stains, grease, and water.