Avient and Hager Collaborate in Recycled Content Outdoor Sockets and Switches

A collaboration between Avient and its long-standing customer, Hager Group, manufacturer of electrical installations in residential, commercial and industrial buildings, resulted in a more eco-conscious option. Avient supported Hager to incorporate 27% recycled ocean-bound plastic in its new cubyko leaf waterproof outdoor sockets and switches. This success was achieved in further collaboration with Plastic Bank, which provides the recycled ocean-bound plastic waste that Avient formulates into high-performing polyolefin materials.

Avient helped achieve this success by developing customized versions of its Maxxam REC Recycled Polyolefin Formulations, which contain 50% recycled ocean-bound plastic content, using Social Plastic feedstock from Plastic Bank. As a result, the final assembly of the Hager cubyko leaf includes 27% ocean-bound plastic content. These formulations effectively replace the previous prime materials used by Hager, meeting the required technical specifications, including coloration to specific RAL colors, while also providing good resistance to ultraviolet (UV) light, scratches and impacts.