At Chinaplas 2023, Avant will showcase its portfolio of sustainable products and advanced services, with innovative materials, colorants and additive technologies to help designers, brand owners and manufacturers Manufacturers can improve product performance and aesthetics while realizing sustainable benefits such as significant energy savings and increased recycled content.
Say-Eng, Vice President and General Manager, Color and Additives Division, Avant Asia Lee said: "As the industry pursues circular and sustainable development, Avant will showcase at Chinaplas our latest advances in materials science, covering specialty colorants, color prediction services, bio-based thermoplastics Elastomer (TPE) and engineering plastics, etc. For various markets that require sustainable solutions and enhance the commercial value of color, the rich solution portfolio exhibited by Avant can solve the core needs of such markets and make tomorrow a better place ".
In addition, Avant will highlight its application innovations in the fields of packaging, transportation, healthcare, communication technology and consumer electronics:
• ColorForward™ 2024: is Avant's 18th annual color forecast guide, including 20 colors and effects recommended by experts in color, marketing and social trends, to help plastic product designers, brand managers and marketers make more informed color choices .
• PCR Color Prediction Service: is a digital tool used to clarify the color possibilities or limitations of a specific post-consumer recycled material (PCR) prior to sample development, This helps brand owners and technical colorists simplify the overall color decision-making process.
• Hiformer™ Liquid Polymer Processing Aid for Polyolefins: This additive significantly reduces melt fracture and die drool in polyolefin film applications, which in turn improves processing efficiency and saves machine start-up time.
• Rejoin™ PCR Stain: Enables the use of PCR polyolefins as carrier resins, enabling 100% PCR packaging.
• Cesa™ Nox A4R Additives: Includes a range of specialty antioxidants that can be used to protect post-consumer polyolefins from oxidation and defects such as black spots, gels, and discoloration during processing and recycling.
• ColorMatrix™ Optica™ PET Blue Toner: Used in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins and preforms to improve product recyclability and reduce yellowing that occurs during recycling.
• reSound™ Bio-Based TPEs: Formulated with 35%-75% bio-based ingredients without compromising product performance, overmolding adhesion strength or coloring properties.
• Gravi-Tech™ Density-Modified PP-based formulation: A new high-impact metallization grade formulation that can replace die-cast or machined metal for the aesthetics and weight of metal required for high-end brand applications.
• Versaflex™ CE 3130 series TPE: a series of non-precipitation thermoplastic elastomers, suitable for consumer electronics, automobiles, electrical appliances and other applications that pursue surface smoothness, comfortable touch and aesthetics, with anti-ultraviolet, anti-fouling, wear-resistant, scratch-resistant and other advantages .
• Colorant Chromatics™ Transcend™ High Quality Medical Grade Colorants: High temperature variegated color solutions available in a variety of clear/opaque effects in pre-colored or tinted form. ISO compliant 10993 pre-test, providing ultra-high heat resistance and excellent performance without compromising safety.
• Colorant for Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) Chromatics™ UV Laser Marking Technology: Compared to traditional marking and infrared marking technology, this UV marking technology has better results, permanently clear and soft marks, cost-effective, and can achieve excellent contrast ratio of 60%-80% , especially suitable for wire and cable marking in aviation and aerospace fields.