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Avient Corporation announces that its production site in Taoyuan has achieved full compliance with the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) 4.0.
This is the third site in addition to Avient’s list of GRS 4.0 sites, including in the Chinese cities of Suzhou and Shenzhen.
Responsible Social and Environmental Practices
The GRS-certified materials produced at the Taoyuan site have been certified to contain a required percentage of pre-consumer or post-consumer recycled content. Through GRS’s third-party verification process, the Taoyuan facility’s operation demonstrated responsible social, environmental, and chemical practices throughout its production chain.
The achievement of a new GRS certificate marks a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing efforts to reduce its environmental impact while providing high-performance products.
“Avient is committed to helping customers seize opportunities and achieve sustainability goals along the value chain. The certification is further demonstration that Avient’s offerings meet sustainability requirements under this renowned standard and a compelling recognition of Avient’s approach to corporate social responsibility,” said Say-Eng Lee, vice president and general manager, Color & Additives Asia. “Customers can rely on Avient’s technology development and testing capabilities to get the most out of its recycled-content-containing materials as they move towards a more circular manufacturing model.”
Avient’s Taoyuan site supports customers in Greater China, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia with sustainable polyester fiber solutions for sportswear and casual wear applications primarily made from recycled PET flakes. Earning the GRS 4.0 accreditation allows for the traceability of recycled content and helps make it easier for customers to increase the amount of recycled material up to 100% in end products.
Source: Avient