In collaboration with a leading German car producer, Avient was requested to reduce a dashboard carrier’s weight while keeping part performance and mechanical properties. Using Hydrocerol with core-back molding technology, a process in which the mold is opened slightly to further reduce pressure and allow the foam core to expand, Avient helped the customer leverage density reduction to lower finished part weight. Hydrocerol plays a critical role in an Avient-wide program to support a sustainable plastics industry.

Avient’s portfolio of sustainable solutions and services enables our customers to meet their innovation and sustainability goals through materials science. This portfolio has grown over 3x since 2016, and the megatrends of the future indicate continued growth and demand. As the world continues to shift from operating in a linear economy to a circular economy, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions continues to be a focal point, Avient is proud to be a part of the solution.

Learn more about our full portfolio of colorants and additive solutions Learn more about Avient's portfolio of colorants for disposable and durable nonwovens Explore our broad portfolio of engineered synthetic fiber products

Tubing made from thermoplastic elastomers  traditional medical tubing materials. Our Versaflex™ HC TPEs deliver exceptional extrusion rates in high clarity grades without plasticizers, and are also available in formulations that withstand high service temperatures. Films, bags and bottles made from TPEs maintainexceptional clarity, high performance and are autoclavable.

Tubing made from thermoplastic elastomers  traditional medical tubing materials. Our Versaflex™ HC TPEs deliver exceptional extrusion rates in high clarity grades without plasticizers, and are also available in formulations that withstand high service temperatures. Films, bags and bottles made from TPEs maintainexceptional clarity, high performance and are autoclavable.

Tubing made from thermoplastic elastomers  traditional medical tubing materials. Our Versaflex™ HC TPEs deliver exceptional extrusion rates in high clarity grades without plasticizers, and are also available in formulations that withstand high service temperatures. Films, bags and bottles made from TPEs maintainexceptional clarity, high performance and are autoclavable.

Avient’s Color Prediction Service allowed us to use local PCR grades wherever the business is – if the color is for Europe, we use the European grade,” said Chantal Nestor-Saury, product development manager at L’Oréal. This means fewer color iterations, fewer color trials, and fewer plastic bottles traveling from one zone to the other. Learn more about the PCR Color Prediction Service at Avient’s K 2022 booth at Hall 8A/G10 in Dusseldorf, Germany, from October 19-26, 2022. 

Shots Composite Panel Nominal Thickness Nominal Weight Level 1 9mm full metal copper jacket with lead core 1175 ft/sec 358 m/sec 3 GlasArmor™ Level 1 0.256 in 6.5 mm 2.7 lb/ft2 13.2 kg/m2 Level 2 .357 magnum jacketed head soft point 1250 ft/sec 381 m/sec 3 GlasArmor™ Level 2 0.384 in 9.8 mm 4.0 lb/ft2 19.5 kg/m2 .44 magnum lead semi-wadcutter gas checked 1350 ft/sec 411 m/sec 3 GlasArmor™ Level 3 0.500 in 12.7 mm 5.2 lb/ft2 26.4 kg/m2 ThermoBallistic™ Level 3 0.440 in 11.2 mm 3.9 lb/ft2 19.0 kg/m2 PR OT EC TI O N L EV EL S Level 4–8: Customized solutions available, contact Avient to learn more. Characteristic GlasArmor Thermoset Panels ThermoBallistic Thermoplastic Panels Steel Concrete Performance-to-Weight            Bullet Resistance – Pistols           Bullet Resistance – Rifles    NA1     Temperature Performance        2         UV Resistance       3         Electrical Conductivity              Flame Retardance    5   4         Ease of Installation             1 Ballistic resistance to rifle fire can be achieved by layering ThermoBallistic and GlasArmor panels – contact Avient 2 ThermoBallistic panels made with polypropylene resin systems 3 UV resistance is achieved using surface polymeric films 4 Flame retardant additives can be incorporated upon request under some circumstances 5 Fire rated for 1-hour per ASTM E-119-09c when tested in an interior wall system Compare the different materials used for ballistic protection https://go.avient.com/BallisticProtection?

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...