https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-01/OnForce LFT-Truck Foot Pedal-Case study Snapshot.pdf
Heavy Truck manufacturer HEAVY TRUCK MANUFACTURER E X T E R I O R S T E P P E D A L • Offer pre-color support to achieve an approved silver color formulation • Provide a metallic look with good weather resistance and wear performance for the exterior part • Shorten development time to gain durability approval • Offered color options that met desired metal color and texture, which was different from an ordinary plastic feel • Achieved excellent wear performance and weather resistance, qualifying it to replace metal • Provided support in achieving durability approval, resulting in significant time and cost savings OnForce Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/65567-Certificate-08SEP2023.pdf
MANUFACTURE OF COLORANTS FOR PLASTICS FOR THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY Certificate Of Conformance
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/HIGH_PERFORMANCE_CLEAR_THERMOPLASTICS_ELASTOMER.pdf
However, silicone is very expensive material.
PVC is a low cost material with wide processing window exhibiting ocessing friendly together with high temperature properties.
Silicone/PVC/TPV replacement for medical tubing The plasticizer used in PVC compound restricts PVC in many medical applications.
https://www.avient.com/industries/packaging/cosmetics-packaging/applicators
Plastic Piping System Flapper Valve - Case Study
Catheter Materials & Medical Tubing
Dynaflex ranks among the world’s most familiar and easily identifiable soft touch plastics
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/Sustainability ESG Disclosures_Titanium Dioxide.pdf
The most common use—coatings and plastics—accounts for more than 80 percent of global consumption.
TiO2 is the most used in terms of volume of all pigments employed by the plastic industry.
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/healthcare-additives
Liquid concentrates are also available as well as solutions formulated with bio-based resins to reduce the carbon footprint of medical plastics.
These color and additive solutions are formulated with bio-based polymers and pre-tested raw materials to help reduce the carbon footprint of medical plastics and mitigate the risk of non-compliance.
Protective Materials
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%2520IR%2520Presentation%2520-%2520RW%2520Baird%2520Global%2520Industrial%2520Conference%2520-%252011%253A8%253A2016.pdf
They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: Our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; The timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; Separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; Amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; Our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings; Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; Our ability to achieve new business gains; The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation. The above list of factors is not exhaustive. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Segment Highlights At a Glance: Color, Additives & Inks At a Glance: Specialty Engineered Materials At a Glance: Designed Structures & Solutions At a Glance: Performance Products & Solutions At a Glance: Distribution Application Examples Luxury Packaging�with Gravitech Density Modified Polymers Medical Device Housings�with Chemically Resistant Engineered Polymers Printed Circuit Boards�with Thermally Conductive Polymers Color & Design Services Outdoor Applications Fiber Colorants�Solutions for clothing, apparel, footwear, automotive & sporting goods Slide Number 34 Metal Replacement Solutions High-Barrier Packaging Containers
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-02/AVNT Q4 2023 Earnings Press Release.pdf
About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable materials solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.
Examples include: • Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint • Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.
They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%2520IR%2520Presentation%2520-%2520Morgan%2520Stanley%2520Global%2520Chemicals%2520and%2520Agriculture%2520Conference%2520-%252011%253A15%253A2016.pdf
They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: Our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; The timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; Separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; Amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; Our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings; Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; Our ability to achieve new business gains; The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation. The above list of factors is not exhaustive. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Segment Highlights At a Glance: Color, Additives & Inks At a Glance: Specialty Engineered Materials At a Glance: Designed Structures & Solutions At a Glance: Performance Products & Solutions At a Glance: Distribution Application Examples Luxury Packaging�with Gravitech Density Modified Polymers Medical Device Housings�with Chemically Resistant Engineered Polymers Printed Circuit Boards�with Thermally Conductive Polymers Color & Design Services Outdoor Applications Fiber Colorants�Solutions for clothing, apparel, footwear, automotive & sporting goods Slide Number 34 Metal Replacement Solutions High-Barrier Packaging Containers Investor Presentation - November 2016 r4 (2).pdf Investor Presentation - November 2016
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/versaflex-pf-technical-bulletin-sept-2020-es-la.pdf
VERSAFLEX™ PF Capa de adherencia Versaflex™ PF para películas de protección de superficies BOLETÍN TÉCNICO Propiedades Versaflex PF MD6727 Versaflex PF MD6741 Versaflex PF MD6649 Versaflex PF 9512 Versaflex PF MD6666 Versaflex PF MD6748 Versaflex PF MD6700 Características Baja adherencia Baja adherencia; se utiliza para ajustar el revestimiento con MD6700 Baja-media adherencia Oferta de valor Adherencia media Bajo contenido de gel/residuos Construcción de baja adherencia Alta adherencia Resistencia al desprendimiento Baja Baja-media Media Media-Alta Media-Alta Alta Alta Aplicaciones Películas ópticas Electrodomésticos Plásticos Construcción / Metales sin recubrimiento Metales acabados Acero/Metales pintados Metales sin recubrimiento MFR a 190 °C/2,16 kg -- 4,5 17 5,4 21 4,8 6,5 MFRa@ 230 °C/2,16 kg 10 20 -- -- -- -- -- Gravedad específica, g/cc 0,92 0,91 0,92 0,92 0,94 0,94 0,94 Dureza, Límite A 50 49 37 38 37 31 30 G' a 23 °C, Pa 28,0 x 105 10,4 x 106 8,3 x 105 -- 9,9 x 105 11,8 x 105 10,0 x 105 Tg DMA, °C -29 -30 -9 10 11 15 21 Película LDPE/Versaflex PF1 Desprendimiento de 180°, N/25 mm Acero inoxidable después de 20 minutos a 25 °C 0,5 2,2 3,2 6,1 6,7 8,5 8,6 después de 7 días a 25 °C 0,6 2,7 4,3 5,5 8,2 8,3 10,3 PMMA2 después de 20 minutos a 25 °C 1,1 1,7 3,8 4,9 6,9 8,3 8,8 después de 20 minutos a 75 °C 2,8 4,1 5,1 6,9 9,0 10,7 11,8 después de 7 días a 75 °C 4,0 4,4 5,9 9,8 8,4 9,8 10,3 Policarbonato3 después de 20 minutos a 25 °C 1,4 2,2 3,8 6,8 6,3 8,4 7,0 después de 20 minutos a 75 °C 3,4 4,8 6,7 8,8 8,8 10,0 11,8 después de 7 días a 75 °C 4,6 6,5 7,5 10,6 11,6 10,6 13,8 1 Grosor de la película: LDPE de 51 micras/Versaflex PF de 25 micras. 2 Arkema Plexiglas™ V052-100 (Plexiglas es una marca comercial de Arkema France Corp). 3 Sabic Lexan™ L52-111 (Lexan es una marca comercial de Sabic Innovative Plastics).
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.