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Avient Develops New MagIQ™ Nonwoven Samsung To Increase

Electret Grades for HEPA Filters Recycled Materials

Content In Packaging
vient today unveiled new additives continuous focus on innovation to help
Afor high-efficiency particulate air support human health and safety.” MagIQ
(HEPA) filters that offer exceptional Nonwoven Electret additives for HEPA he company started using recycled
and consistent filtration performance filters are suitable for applications in the Tmaterials in all its TV boxes in 2021.
to meet the requirements of the HEPA building & construction, automotive, South Korean multinational company
H13 standard.HEPA filters remove dust, and appliance sectors. They are available Samsung Electronics has revealed plans
globally, and are supplied from Asia and to increase the use of recycled materials
Europe. Avient Corporation (NYSE: in its packaging.The commitment was
AVNT), with expected 2021 revenues announced by Samsung vice-chairman,
of $4.75 billion, provides specialized CEO and Device eXperience (DX)
and sustainable material solutions that division head Jong-Hee (JH) Han
transform customer challenges into during a pre-show keynote event at
opportunities, bringing new products to CES 2022.This year, the company will
life for a better world. Examples include: expand the use of recycled materials
Unique technologies that improve the to include the interior packaging of
recyclability of products and enable boxes, incorporating recycled materials
pollen, mold, and bacteria from the air. recycled content to be incorporated, into Styrofoam, box holders and plastic
Certain layers do this by using electrets, thus advancing a more circular economy, bags.In addition, Samsung plans to
which create ‘charge traps’ that helps Light-weighting solutions that replace expand its Eco-Packaging programme
to improve filtration efficiency. Using heavier traditional materials like metal, across the globe. Last year, the company
a specific masterbatch enables proper glass and wood, which can improve fuel enhanced sustainability by adding
charging. Together with the fiber denier, efficiency in all modes of transportation
gram weight, and number of layers, this and reduce carbon footprint, Sustainable
masterbatch ensures the middle layer infrastructure solutions that increase
of the filter can effectively trap smaller energy efficiency, renewable energy,
particles. MagIQ Nonwoven Electret natural resource conservation and fiber
additives for HEPA filters improve the optic / 5G network accessibility. Avient
capacity for absorbing small particles. employs approximately 8,400 associates
These additives allow the filter to hold and is certified ACC Responsible Care®,
its electret charge longer, helping to a founding member of the Alliance to
prolong its shelf life and ensuring that End Plastic Waste and certified Great
particles as small as 0.3 microns are Place to Work®. Avient offers a broad recycled materials to all of Samsung’s TV
trapped. They also offer good dispersion portfolio of technologies that help boxes.Han said: “These are important
in hydro-charged, meltblown nonwovens our customers—and our planet—be steps, but we cannot achieve our goals
at a low dosage. “At a time when we more sustainable. Through our design alone. We believe open innovation
are all conscious about air quality and expertise and material science, we can and collaboration are keys to fighting
purity to protect our health, there is a make a positive impact in applications climate change and protecting our
growing demand for filters with superior in nearly every end market. We have environment.” In addition to expanding
performance,” said Say-Eng Lee, Vice defined our Sustainability Portfolio in the the use of recycled materials, Samsung
President and General Manager of Color eight ways we help our customers meet has established a partnership with
& Additives Asia at Avient. “These new their innovation and sustainability goals. Patagonia to reduce the amount of
additions improve the performance of From lightweighting to renewable energy microplastics released throughout a
HEPA filters, helping them to achieve applications to improved recyclability, product’s lifecycle. The companies will
a consistent filtration rate of around Avient has a robust portfolio of explore feasible and effective means
99.97 percent. This is an example of our sustainable solution to reduce the amount of microplastics
released from textiles and laundry.

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