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Achieving 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) packaging is at the forefront of the sustainability goals for many consumer goods companies. Colorant and additive masterbatches created with virgin resin, however, means a package does not reach the full 100% PCR goal. Rejoin PCR Colorants enable PCR to be used as a carrier resin, effectively allowing a bottle or part to be manufactured with 100% PCR. It combines pigments and functional additives into one solution without creating a negative impact on color or mechanical properties. Rejoin can be added at the press using standard equipment and having little to no impact on processing.

Cesa Unify A4R is part of the Additives for Recycling portfolio of solutions that help improve the recycling of polyolefins. It accomplishes this by bringing incompatible polymers such as PP and PE together by forming them into a homogenous polymer mixture that increases mechanical properties based on polymer modification. The technology also helps maintain stiffness and mechanical strength during recycling, ensuring material properties close to that of the virgin polymer s starting point, thereby improving impact strength and ductility.

Cesa A4R stabilizes recycled polyolefins during processing, protecting the material against degradation during initial and future conversion steps. Protecting the PCR in this way can help achieve a higher quality level of recyclate and better end-use products. Cesa Nox A4R offers an effective solution for brand owners who need to maximize their PCR usage to achieve sustainability and recyclability targets, recyclers involved with flake or pellets, and convertors of bottles, film, and sheet who need to maintain high-quality levels of polyolefin PCR.

Avient s Color Prediction Service digitally illustrates the color possibilities or limitations of certain types of PCR, simplifying the overall decision-making process for brand owners and technical colorists. Based on color science and proven by scientific data, the digital tool can decrease complexity where different grades of PCR are used and is able to help optimize the ratio of virgin resin to PCR, in order to achieve the best acceptable rendering. The PCR Color Prediction Service can help shorten the time-to-launch of new product ranges, allowing fast and reliable checks prior to initiating sample development.

Plastics and ultraviolet (UV) light don t always mix. UV light not only accelerates yellowing or color fading; it can also degrade physical properties and cause brittleness. Cesa Light Additives help prevent this deterioration and keep your products looking and performing better for longer. The Cesa Light Additives portfolio includes different types of light stabilizers to provide efficient protection against UV degradation to products used both indoors and outside. They are available globally for use in a wide range of thermoplastics in concentrated pellets or beads. These unique additives have been shown to have excellent results in a number of processes, including injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming, and vacuum forming.

OnColor NIR Sortable Black and Dark Colorants promote the correct sorting and recycling of dark polymers. This solution permits black and dark color polymers to be detected by near-infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment, enabling subsequent recycling. OnColor NIR sortable colorants are available in a range of dark tones, including blacks, and can also be customized to support the needs of brand owners, allowing dark packaging to remain an option for current products.

Acetaldehyde Scavenger Process Aid to Enhance rPET Processability

Improved rPET quality and performance Higher target IV s Reduced solid state polymerization time Increased productivity

ColorMatrix SmartHeat RHC is an APR accredited, patent protected, liquid dispersion process aid, available to rPET producers and converters to help improve recycling and sustainability of PET bottles. It enables: Increased rPET content Reduced CO2 emissions

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