Extrusion International 5-2022

14 Extrusion International 5/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS  Coperion has initiated the con- struction of a state-of-the-art recycling test lab at its Niederbiegen/Weingar- ten, Germany, production facility. The new Coperion Recycling Innovation Center will be built in the immediate vicinity of Coperion’s existing Test Cen - ter for Bulk Solids Handling. Driven by rising demands worldwide for a circu- lar plastics economy, a clear trend has taken shape over the last years toward more recycling. Coperion is meeting this trend, not only with its equipment and processes designed for recycling applications, but also with its new Re- cycling Innovation Center. At the facil- ity, customers will be able to develop and test new, sustainable products and  Avient Corporation introduced its PCR Color Predic- tion Service for polyolefins and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins, and the company’s newpolyolefin antioxidants, Cesa™Nox A4R Additives for Recycling. These sustainability solutions are specifically designed to improve the customer experience of working with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content for materials used in packaging. Both align with the eight ways Avient helps customers be more sustainable. The PCR Color Prediction Service, helps brand owners un- derstand what colors are achievable based on the amount of PCR used. It uses sophisticated technology to determine – through prior color matching – if colors are feasible in a new application that incorporates PCR content. A first of its kind for the plastics industry, this internally developed solution also calculates how much PCR content can be added to an existing application without affecting its signature color. Using proprietary software, Avient experts measure resin characteristics to identify the gamut of colors that can be successfully reproduced in a specific PCR-based material. This premium service simplifies and accelerates the selec - tion of preferred colors for polymers with PCR content, avoiding time-consuming trial and error. By speeding the evaluation process, the service also gives greater flexibility to customers that may need to switch from one PCR con- tent source to another, which is especially important due to today’s supply variability. Avient’s new Cesa Nox A4R Additives for Recycling are based on a special formulation that protects post-consum- er polyolefins against oxidation, which can lead to defects like black spots, gels and discoloration. The antioxidant can be added to PCR content early in the recycling process or in- corporated in virgin resin to prepare it for future recycling. Avient Corporation www.avient.com Avient’s newsustainable solutions are its PCRColor PredictionService for polyolefins andpolyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins, and its new polyolefinantioxidants, Cesa™NoxA4RAdditives for Recycling At thenewCoperionRecycling InnovationCenter inNiederbiegen/Weingarten, Germany customerswillwork togetherwithCoperionexperts todevelop and test sustainableproducts and recyclingprocesses (Image: CoperionGmbH) Facilitate the Use of Recycled Plastics New Construction of State-Of-The-Art Test Lab for Plastics Recycling Applications