https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bergamid Laser Welding Solutions Product Bulletin.pdf
The materials used for laser welding must allow a minimum 20% transmission rate for laser energy.
To further support customers, Avient offers a range of value-added services and is ready to collaborate on part design, material compatibility evaluations, laser welding process selection and more to drive success.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/light-diffusion-case-study.pdf
Sourcing materials from overseas made the company vulnerable to quality inconsistencies and long lead times.
Instead of purchasing pre-fabricated acrylic sheet that contained a costly diffusion additive, the Smartbatch solution enabled the customer to reduce its material costs by 50%.
This saved the customer over $25,000 in annual material costs in addition to resolving its toughest design challenges.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/Cesa Fiber Tracer Concentrates Product Bulletin.pdf
PRODUCT BULLETIN Cesa™ Fiber Tracer Concentrates The textile supply chain is usually long and complex, with several material and service suppliers playing a role.
Cesa Fiber Tracer Concentrates contain no hazardous raw materials and comply with key fiber regulations.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-03/CESA Extend Product Selector Guide.pdf
CESA™ Extend Additives Chain Extension CESA EXTEND – STANDARD OFFERINGS PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE POLYMER FAMILY MATERIAL PRODUCT NAME PRODUCT TYPE DOSAGE Nylon ABA0698501 CESA Extend 78501L Linear 1–6% Nylon ABA0698502 CESA Extend 78502X Branched 1–6% Polyester NBA0698490 CESA Extend 58490 Linear 1–6% Polyester NBA0820023 CESA Extend NBA0820023 Branched 1–6% Polycarbonate NCA0820004 CESA Extend 90032 Linear 1–6% Polycarbonate NCA0820005 CESA Extend 90033 Branched 1–6% TPU RUA0698460 CESA Extend 88460 Linear 1–6% TPU RUA0698455 CESA Extend 88455 Branched 1–6% CESA Extend additives can be used in combination with other CESA masterbatches, and formulations can be customized for most applications.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
IV boost is dependent on material starting IV, processing conditions and dosages.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/Versaflex HC _ Versaflex HC BIO - BT Series Product Overview.pdf
Delivering on critical application demands, it provides weldability, kink resistance, and tensile strength performance comparable to leading medical tubing materials, including silicone and TPE.
In addition, these material solutions provide a proven, one-step processing solution to support speed to market and manufacturing efficiencies.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-02/US_OH_North Baltimore_ ISO_IEC 17025.pdf
No. 0562.01) Revised 05/31/2022 Page 1 of 1 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017 AVIENT CORPORATION 733 East Water Street North Baltimore, OH 45872 Claire Holman Phone: (419) 257-1327 MECHANICAL Valid To: October 31, 2023 Certificate Number: 0562.01 In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this laboratory to perform the following automotive plastics tests: Test Method: Test Name: ASTM D412 Tensile ASTM D523 Specular Gloss ASTM D618 (A) Conditioning of Plastics ASTM D624 (Die C) Tear Strength ASTM D638 Tensile Properties ASTM D792 (A) Density and Specific Gravity by Displacement ASTM D1004 Initial Tear Resistance ASTM D1203 (A) Volatile Loss ASTM D1895 (A) Apparent Density, Bulk Factor, Pourability ASTM D1921 Particle Size (Sieve Analysis) ASTM D2240 Durometer Hardness (Shore A and D) ASTM E1331 Color by Spectrophotometry Using Hemispherical Geometry FMVSS 571.302 Flammability FORD BN-102-01 (A) Low Temperature Flexibility FORD BO-131-03 Interior Odor ISO 3795 Determination of Burning Behavior of Interior Materials SAE J323 (A) Cold Cracking (Mandrel Bend) SAE J1351 Hot Odor for Insulation Materials SAE J1545 Instrumental Color Difference Measurement SAE J1756 Fogging Characteristics of Interior Automotive Materials (Photometric Only) DOC-058151 Angle of Repose 1 Laboratory Developed Method For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Mechanical Scope of Accreditation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-07/ISO IEC 17025 Chemical Avon Lake.pdf
No. 0514.02) 12/11/2023 Page 1 of 1 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017 AVIENT CORPORATION – ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, OH 44012 Stephanie Mims Phone: 440-930-3499 CHEMICAL Valid To: September 30, 2025 Certificate Number: 0514.02 In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this laboratory to perform the following rubber and plastics tests: Test Description: Test Method or Standard: FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) Spectroscopy ASTM E1252 (Except 7.6, 11.2, and 11.4) Flammability Horizontal Burn of Self-Supporting Plastics ASTM D635; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-10 Horizontal Burn of Materials Used in Occupant Compartments of Motor Vehicles ASTM D5132; FMVSS 302 (49 CFR 571.302); ISO 3785 Vertical Burn, 20 mm ASTM D3801; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-10 Vertical Burn, 125 mm ASTM D5048; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-20 Thin Material Burning Test UL-94 Glow Wire Test IEC 60695 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13 Thermal Analysis DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) ASTM D3418, E794, E1356 TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis) ASTM E1131 TMA (Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis) ASTM E831; ISO 11359-2 Karl Fischer Moisture Content ASTM D6869 For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Chemical Scope of Accreditation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%2520Investor%2520Day%2520Presentation%2520NonGAAP%2520Reconciliation%2520-%2520May%252016%252C%25202012.pdf
Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y 2008Y 2011Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 17.6 $ 45.9 Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 28.1 43.4 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 89.3 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 62.4 Distribution 19.5 28.1 56.0 SunBelt Joint Venture 91.9 28.6 5.0 Corporate (51.5) (425.1) 20.3 Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 233.0 Less: Corporate operating expense (income) 51.5 425.1 (20.3) Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 212.7 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 42% Pro forma platform operating income mix percentage 2007 Pro forma 2011Y Specialty Platform $ 30.6 $ 89.3 Pro forma ColorMatrix - 27.7 Specialty Platform pro forma ColorMatrix $ 30.6 $ 117.0 Performance Products and Solutions 65.8 62.4 Distribution 22.1 56.0 SunBelt Joint Venture 34.8 5.0 Corporate (73.3) 20.3 Operating income pro forma ColorMatrix $ 80.0 $ 260.7 Less: Corporate and SunBelt operating income 73.3 (25.3) Operating income excluding Corporate operating income $ 153.3 $ 235.4 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 20% 50% Adjusted EPS 2006Y 2007Y 2008Y 2009Y 2010Y 2011Y Net Income $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 162.6 $ 172.6 SunBelt and OxyVinyls equity earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 75.4 $ 96.1 Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.79 $ 1.02 Adjusted EPS Q1 2011 Q1 2012 Net Income $ 110.2 $ 20.2 SunBelt equity earnings, after tax (3.7) - Special items, after tax (79.8) 6.1 Tax adjustments (1.5) 0.1 Adjusted net income $ 25.2 $ 26.4 Diluted shares 96.4 90.7 Adjusted EPS $ 0.26 $ 0.29 Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 282.5 $ 345.3 $ 384.4 $ 514.0 $ 402.9 $ 517.4 $ 575.1 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 503.7 531.8 560.5 554.3 459.8 527.4 544.6 Specialty Platform Sales $ 786.2 $ 877.1 $ 944.9 $ 1,068.3 $ 862.7 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,119.7 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,136.3 1,166.2 1,086.8 1,001.4 667.7 776.3 865.4 PolyOne Distribution Sales 679.2 732.8 744.3 796.7 625.1 911.9 996.5 Corporate and Eliminations (151.1) (153.7) (133.3) (127.7) (94.8) (111.1) (118.1) Total Sales $ 2,450.6 $ 2,622.4 $ 2,642.7 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,060.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,863.5 Pro forma ColorMatrix Sales 196.0 Total sales pro forma ColorMatrix $ 3,059.5 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 0.4 $ 3.9 $ 4.9 $ 17.6 $ 20.6 $ 49.7 $ 45.9 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 4.3 8.9 25.7 28.1 25.2 37.7 43.4 Specialty Platform OI $ 4.7 $ 12.8 $ 30.6 $ 45.7 $ 45.8 $ 87.4 $ 89.3 Performance Products and Solutions OI 75.7 64.2 65.8 31.3 33.1 54.0 62.4 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.5 19.2 22.1 28.1 24.8 42.0 56.0 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 91.9 102.9 34.8 28.6 25.5 18.9 5.0 Corporate and eliminations (21.8) (4.6) (25.5) (28.9) (40.8) (32.5) (26.4) Special items (29.7) 39.1 (47.8) (396.2) 48.7 4.8 46.7 Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ 233.6 $ 80.0 $ (291.4) $ 137.1 $ 174.6 $ 233.0 Sunbelt equity income (72.5) (107.0) (40.8) (32.5) (29.7) (23.1) (5.7) Special items 29.7 (39.1) 47.8 396.2 (48.7) (4.8) (46.7) Operating income adjusted $ 97.5 $ 87.5 $ 87.0 $ 72.3 $ 58.7 $ 146.7 $ 180.6 Operating income pro forma ColorMatrix 27.7 Operating income adjusted pro forma ColorMatrix $ 208.3 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI as a percentage of sales 0.1% 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI as a percentage of sales 0.9% 1.7% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5% 7.1% 8.0% Specialty platform OI as a percentage of sales 0.6% 1.5% 3.2% 4.3% 5.3% 8.4% 8.0% Specialty platform OI as a percentage of sales - pro forma ColorMatrix 8.9% Global Color, Additives and Inks OI as a percentage of sales – pro forma ColorMatrix 9.6% PP&S operating OI as a percentage of sales 6.7% 5.5% 6.1% 3.1% 5.0% 7.0% 7.2% Distribution OI as a percentage of sales 2.9% 2.6% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 5.6% PolyOne OI adjusted, as a percentage of sales 4.0% 3.3% 3.3% 2.6% 2.8% 5.6% 6.3% PolyOne OI adjusted, pro forma for ColorMatrix, as a percent of sales 6.8% Operating income (OI) Q1 2011 Q1 2012 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 14.0 $ 11.8 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 11.2 17.3 Specialty Platform OI $ 25.2 $ 29.1 Performance Products and Solutions OI 14.3 17.8 PolyOne Distribution OI 14.7 16.7 Corporate and eliminations (1.6) (10.2) Special items 127.2 (8.5) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 179.8 $ 44.9 Research and Development (R&D) – Pro forma ColorMatrix 2011 PolyOne R&D $ 36.9 ColorMatrix R&D 3.6 Pro forma R&D $ 40.5 Gross Margin as a percentage of Sales 2006 2011 2011 Pro forma ColorMatrix Specialty platform sales $ 877.1 $ 1,119.7 $ 1,315.7 Specialty platform gross margin 125.2 263.4 345.9 Specialty platform gross margin percentage 14.3 % 23.5 % 26.3 % Average Debt Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 Average PolyOne Debt $ 452.9 $ 432.9 $ 432.9 $ 432.9 $ 707.0 n/a Pro forma ColorMatrix 274.1 274.1 274.1 274.1 - n/a Total Debt $ 727.0 $ 707.0 $ 707.0 $ 707.0 $ 707.0 $ 711.0 Average Equity Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 Average PolyOne $ 516.0 $ 615.2 $ 629.6 $ 608.5 $ 588.3 $ 591.5
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-06/Complet REC Technical Bulletin.pdf
COMPLĒT REC PIR NYLON 66 COMPARISON Complēt REC PIR PA66 materials are available in black or natural.
COMPLĒT REC PCR NYLON 6 COMPARISON Complēt REC PCR PA6 materials are available in black.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/lactra-low-tio2-product-bulletin_0.pdf
PET is also a more user-friendly material; it can enable better shape, handling, storage, opening, pouring and resealing.
Monolayer PET is one of the lightest weight packaging options reducing raw material requirements and carbon emissions during transportation.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.