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Avient Launches Nymax FR REC Recycled Flame-Retardant Polyamide Grades

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Avient Corporation launched Nymax FR REC, a line of non-halogenated flame-retardant recycled polyamide grades for electrical and electronics applications, incorporating 42% to 77% post-industrial recycled content. The PA6 and PA66 portfolio, with 15% to 40% glass fiber loading plus unfilled options, achieves UL 94 V-0 at 0.8 mm and a 960°C glow-wire flammability index. The grades are aimed at switchgear, busway, connectors, appliances, battery energy storage systems and EV charging infrastructure, and will be shown at Fakuma from October 12 to 16 in Hall B5, Booth 5104.

Key facts

Companies	Avient Corporation, Avient
Chemicals	polyamide, PA6, PA66, non-halogenated flame retardant, recycled polyamide
Location	Friedrichshafen, Germany (announcement dateline); Fakuma trade fair Hall B5, Booth 5104
Timing	2026-09-28, October 12-16, 2026
Partners	Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing
End uses	electrical and electronics applications, power distribution systems, switchgear, busway and connectors, appliances, battery energy storage systems (BESS), electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, residential and institutional buildings

Market context

Polyamides such as PA6 and PA66 are engineering thermoplastics valued for strength, heat resistance and dimensional stability, and they are often reinforced with glass fiber for demanding structural parts. Flame-retardant grades are essential where electrical insulation and fire safety are required, since electrical enclosures, connectors and housings must meet strict standards such as UL 94 and glow-wire testing. Demand for these materials is driven largely by electrical and electronics manufacturing, power distribution equipment, household appliances, and newer segments such as battery energy storage and EV charging infrastructure, all of which are expanding with electrification. Non-halogenated flame retardants have gained attention as regulators and customers look to avoid halogen-containing additives. Recycled content adds a further consideration, since post-industrial resin can ease sourcing pressure and support circularity targets, though buyers typically weigh recycled grades against consistency of mechanical and flame performance. Products of this kind compete with established flame-retardant compounds from other specialty polymer producers.

Source: official release on avient.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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Avient Launches Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant Polymers for Electrical and Appliance Markets

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Avient Corporation launched Maxxam NHFR Polyolefin Formulations and Nymax FR REC Flame Retardant Recycled Nylon Formulations, non-halogenated flame-retardant polymers for electrical, electronics and appliance applications. The Nymax FR REC grades incorporate 42% to 77% post-industrial recycled content across PA6 and PA66 resins with 15% to 40% glass fiber loading or unfilled options. The Maxxam NHFR polyolefins achieve UL 94 5VA at 2.0 mm, and both new families reach a glow-wire flammability index of 960°C. Avient will showcase them at Fakuma in Friedrichshafen, Germany, October 12–16, 2026.

Why it matters

Non-halogenated, recycled-content flame retardant grades give appliance and E&E manufacturers an alternative to halogenated chemistry as restrictions tighten, potentially shifting demand among compounders and resin suppliers.

Key facts

Companies	Avient Corporation
Chemicals	PA6, PA66, polyolefin, glass fiber
Location	Friedrichshafen, Germany
Timing	2026-09-28, 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-16
Partners	Fakuma international trade fair
End uses	electrical and electronics, appliance, healthcare, automotive, electronics, construction

Market context

Flame retardant polymers are compounded into engineering plastics so that housings, connectors, and internal parts used in electrical, electronics, and appliance products resist ignition and limit flame spread. Polyamides such as PA6 and PA66, often reinforced with glass fiber, are widely used where heat resistance and mechanical strength are needed, while polyolefins serve high-volume molded parts. Traditionally many flame-retardant systems relied on halogenated additives, but regulatory and customer pressure has pushed compounders toward non-halogenated chemistries. Demand is driven by consumer electronics, home appliances, electrical distribution equipment, and automotive and building components. Adding recycled content to these grades also responds to brand owners' circularity targets, so compounders and resin suppliers may face shifts in which formulations customers specify. Product launches of this type typically influence qualification cycles and competitive positioning more than near-term commodity prices.

Source: official release on avient.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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Avient Unveils Simulation-Ready Composite Tapes and Expanded Polystrand Portfolio

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Avient Corporation will unveil simulation-ready material cards for its polypropylene-based, E-glass continuous fiber thermoplastic unidirectional tapes at 60–70% glass content, compatible with Simutence software and FEA platforms. The company is also expanding its Polystrand tape portfolio with nylon 6 (PA6, 50–70% glass fiber, widths 2 to 25 inches), PET and HDPE grades, and enhanced Complēt long fiber thermoplastics, all showcased at CAMX 2026 in Atlanta, September 22–24, at Booth Y20.

Key facts

Companies	Avient Corporation, Simutence
Chemicals	polypropylene, E-glass, nylon 6 (PA6), PET, HDPE, PA66, carbon fiber, geopolymer
Location	Atlanta, Georgia (CAMX venue, Georgia World Congress Center)
Timing	2026-09-14, 2026-09-22, 2026-09-24
Partners	Simutence
End uses	transportation, data centers, infrastructure, outdoor recreation, automotive, powersports, aerospace, defense, energy, industrial processing, consumer goods, building applications, pipe reinforcement, structural decking

Market context

Continuous fiber thermoplastic tapes are reinforced sheet-like materials that combine a polymer matrix with glass fibers, typically to replace metals or thermoset composites where weight, stiffness and fast processing matter. Polypropylene and nylon 6 are common matrix resins in this group, and the glass content largely sets the stiffness and strength of the finished part. Demand for these materials tends to come from transportation, including automotive and powersports, along with aerospace, defense, energy, and infrastructure applications such as pipe reinforcement and structural decking. Engineers rely on simulation software and finite element analysis to design parts before committing to tooling, so material data that plugs directly into those tools can shorten development cycles and make a supplier's grades easier to specify. Product launches of this kind usually matter more for design-in wins and competitive positioning than for near-term commodity supply, since resin and fiber feedstock markets are not directly changed by a new grade set.

Source: official release on avient.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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