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Mirco Groeseling, Market Develop- ment Manager, Packaging and Sustainability EMEA at Avient, says: “Cesa Nox A4R is formu- lated to help brand owners who need to maximise their PCR usage up to 100% to achieve sustain- ability and recyclability targets, as well as recyclers involved with flake or pellets dealing with multiple processing defects. It can also assist converters of bottles, film, and sheets who need to maintain high-quality levels of PCR performance enhancement.” He says that in its Recycling lab CycleWorks in


purpose in terms of circularity,” says Groeseling. “But there are many more challenges when it comes to recycled material, for example, rheology behav- iour, odour or improvement of mechanical properties are often needed. We are concentrating on these areas by following our scientific approach across


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Pogliano, Italy, Avient is reproducing degradation effects during the multi-pass extrusion process to demonstrate the influence of temperature, shear rate and oxidation on polymers in a controlled environment. “Protection of polymers against degradation is one part, and it is necessary to make the PCR fit for


recycling involves applications that require colour for decorative and brand recognition purposes. “Examples include home appliances and power tools,” says Mark Kalisvaart, Global Product Market Manager Additives. “In some applications colour is essential, either for signal purposes or with a function as light barrier. For example, water and gas pipes require signal colours, while beer and pharma PET bottles need amber and green


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Avient’s business units and cooperating with partners along the value chain.” According to Holland Colours, a


major market need for colouring in plastics


Left: Avient is developing products containing a high level of post-consumer recycled resin


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