Avient Expands High-Performance Recycled-Content Polycarbonate Solutions for Electrical & Electronics Industry to EMEA

August 5, 2025

Avient Expands High-Performance Recycled Polycarbonate Solutions for Electrical & Electronic Industry to EMEA
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POMMERLOCH, LUXEMBOURG – August 5, 2025 – Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, announces additional grades in its portfolio of recycled-content polycarbonate (PC) and PC blends developed to meet the growing demand for materials that support sustainability in the electrical and electronics (E&E) industry to the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions. Initially launched in Asia, Avient’s expanded Edgetek™ Recycled Polycarbonate (REC PC) Solutions offer the high performance of a traditional polycarbonate (PC) with a significantly reduced carbon footprint based on their incorporation of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content at substantial levels.

The EMEA extension of the Edgetek REC PC product line includes PC and PC blends with 35% to 98% PCR content. This is in addition to 20% to 70% recycled content in previously launched grades, all delivering mechanical properties comparable to virgin PC. These REACH and RoHS-compliant solutions are now commercially available in Europe and can be used for applications such as device enclosures, sockets, and other aesthetic or structural E&E components intended to withstand harsh environments.

“Sustainability is a key driver in the E&E segment, and our newest REC PC solutions can help customers meet their environmental goals without compromising performance,” said Hermann Fuechter, Senior Marketing & Product Manager EMEAI, Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient. “With global sourcing capabilities and technical support, we’re enabling customers to transition smoothly to more sustainable materials.”

The Edgetek REC PC portfolio includes unfilled and glass-filled grades of rPC, rPC/PBT, and rPC/ABS blends, with glass fiber content ranging from 10% to 30%. With colorability in virtually all colors and shades enabled by the high quality of the PCR source, these materials are available as precolored compounds or as natural grades, which are colorable and recommended for use with Avient’s OnColor™ Color Masterbatches for PC. These materials can also be formulated for compatibility with existing tooling and processes, minimizing the need for requalification or new molds.

Edgetek REC PC Key Benefits:

• Sustainability: Up to 98% PCR content, significantly reducing carbon footprint, with impact measured using Avient’s ISO 14067-certified Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) calculator
• Performance Parity: Comparable mechanical and thermal properties to virgin PC
• Design Flexibility: Suitable for both aesthetic and structural applications
• Global Availability: Produced in Europe and Asia with potential for expansion to North America

For more information, visit Avient’s website for Edgetek REC PC Recycled Polycarbonate Solutions here.

About Avient 

Our purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Our local touch and customer engagement, combined with our global presence, allows us to serve customers with agility. We harness the collective strength of more than 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and build on each other’s ideas. In doing so, we innovate solutions that help our customers overcome their challenges or capitalize on opportunities provided by the fast-changing world and secular trends. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. By intersecting our broad portfolio of technologies with the product roadmaps of our customers, we help create differentiated and high-performance products that make the world better and more sustainable. Visit www.avient.com to learn more.  

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Nicole DeChant
Avient Corporation
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