From clothes and accessory brands to auto manufacturers, electronics manufacturers and even medical device companies, the problem of counterfeit merchandise is growing. Many companies, for example, are tightening their supply chain control and management and accelerating their supply chains with just-in-time sourcing that can close the window on the time available to develop counterfeit products.

Tier 1 Auto Supplier Saves with Supply Chain Expansion Auto Supplier Cuts Costs of Painting Trim Parts Auto Supplier Drives Exceptional Quality, Productivity

Green” Supply Chain From local support to responsible sourcing, your supply chain also has the potential to help you innovate and gain a competitive edge.  Sustainability at Avient

Green” Supply Chain From local support to responsible sourcing, your supply chain also has the potential to help you innovate and gain a competitive edge.  Sustainability at Avient

Green” Supply Chain From local support to responsible sourcing, your supply chain also has the potential to help you innovate and gain a competitive edge.  Sustainability at Avient

And using silicone presents its own set of challenges to phone case brands including mold flashing, longer lead times, and supply chain issues.   Designs at a reduced overall cost Who doesn’t want to show the boss that a new material can save their company money?

SHANGHAI – At Chinaplas 2014, PolyOne ColorMatrix, the global leader in liquid color and additives for plastics, will launch its newest liquid color system, which gives manufacturers greater control of their color development and supply chain. Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend...

James Petrie, marketing director for PolyOne Color and Additives, explained, “This expansion of the OnColor HC Plus portfolio reinforces our commitment to the healthcare industry and adds new alternatives for customers who seek to streamline their qualification, testing and supply chain management processes.” Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend...

As the only manufacturer of ballistic materials to make both its fiber and unidirectional (UD) material in-house within the territory of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states, Dyneema® offers strategically resilient supply chains and helps body armor manufacturers keep production close to home. For the European market, Dyneema® materials are manufactured in Heerlen, the Netherlands, offering quality consistency and security of supply for European-based customers with no dependencies on foreign materials or disruption due to supply chain issues. About Avient 

As a result of the system-based cost savings and improved supply reliability, the manufacturer made the decision to proceed with the Versalloy TPV, which is now used in the production of end cuffs for a variety of repeated-use surgical and respiratory hoses. Cost savings: The hose manufacturer saves $33,000 per year by using Versalloy TPV instead of its previous material. Reliable JIT supply chain: The Versalloy material needed by the customer was reliably supplied by Avient in just three weeks instead of the typical six week lead time.