Laser activatable polymer composition

A polymer composition comprising from about 40 wt % to about 80 wt. % of an aromatic polyester, from about 1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a laser activatable additive that includes spinel crystals, and from about 20 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of a mineral filler that includes talc particles, wherein the talc particles have a median size of about 35 micrometers or less and the spinel crystals have a mean size of from about 100 to about 800 nanometers.