Homepage // News Center // Avient Exhibits New Bio-Filled Polymers and Sustainable Solutions Portfolio at Fakuma 2021 Caption: Sustainable polymer solutions for personal care applications await visitors to the Avient booth at Fakuma. LUXEMBOURG – October 12, 2021 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today unveiled new bio-filled polymer grades at the international trade fair for plastics processing, Fakuma. 

The problem is that most polymer housings are not able to resist the chemicals involved in this treatment without cracking. After fully understanding all of the requirements, Avient’s technology team began to formulate an easy- to-mold, durable and aesthetically pleasing specialty polymer that provided processing flexibility and wouldn’t require retooling. During stress testing, materials were exposed for seven days at either 1.0% strain or 1.5% strain.

OUTDOOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SHOOTING SPORTS PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE ENGINEERED POLYMER FORMULATIONS THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS COLORANTS ADDITIVES ADVANCED COMPOSITES FIREARMS Stocks, Frames, Receivers, & Barrels • Structurally reinforced polymers • Long fiber reinforced polymers • Metal replacement engineered formulations • Specialty color, pre-colored materials • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Soft touch • Wood grain • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Warp reduction • Weight reduction • Process optimization • Laser marking • Anti-counterfeiting additive • Ceramic/carbon fiber composites Handguards, Forearms, Picatinny Rails, Holsters, & Magazine • Structurally reinforced polymers • Long fiber reinforced polymers • Metal replacement engineered formulations • Specialty color, pre-colored material • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Vibration damping • Soft touch • Wood grain • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Warp reduction • Weight reduction • Process optimization • Laser marking • Anti-counterfeiting additive Recoil Pads • Vibration damping • Ultra soft • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Process optimization • Laser marking Grips • Structurally reinforced polymers • Specialty color, pre-colored materials • Overmolding-compatible polymers • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Vibration damping • Soft touch • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Process optimization • Laser marking ARCHERY Limbs & Risers • Structurally reinforced polymers • Long fiber reinforced polymers • Metal replacement engineered formulations • Specialty color, pre-colored materials • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Soft touch • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Laser marking • Carbon/glass composite billets, bars, & laminates Stabilizers & Accessories • Structurally reinforced polymers • Metal replacement engineered formulations • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Vibration damping • Ultra soft • Carbon/glass composite bars, rods, & tubes PROJECTILES Bullets • Lead replacement engineered formulations • Structurally reinforced polymers • Density-modified formulations • Thermoplastic urethanes • Ballistic tip fluorescent Shotgun Shells, Wads, & Buffers • Polyethylene • Biodegradable custom colors • Performance improving additives Arrows • Structurally reinforced polymers • Soft touch • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Carbon/glass composite rods & tubes SAFETY Ballistic Panels • Composite ballistic resistant panels SHOOTING SPORTS Your customers want a product that will help them hit the mark every time. We’ll help you integrate specialty polymers into your designs for ultimate performance and an outstanding experience in the field. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

The ColorWorks teams provide technical expertise and solutions to aesthetic challenges using multi-disciplinary expertise in Color, Material, and Finish (CMF). Additional Services • Color consultation to select or develop quick color and effect concepts • Polymer technology consultation to find solutions for technical and material challenges • Prototyping and sampling to best visualize color and effect considering polymer type, shape, and texture • Brand color management to ensure global color consistency • Color education and training to impart plastic coloration knowledge to non-experts • ColorForward™ color trend forecasting tool to provide insights into the CMF concepts expected to trend in the coming years Capabilities Multi-disciplinary Expertise Experts in CMF, industrial and conceptual design, color trends, polymer and color technology, formulation Extensive Toolbox Extensive color libraries and trend books, mood board creation, physical/virtual prototyping, cost evaluation, technical feasibility evaluation, sampling Valuable Networking Internal networking with Avient departments such as Avient Design, marketing, product safety, color matching labs, technology, sustainability group and external networking with designers, color associations, consultants, raw material providers Strategic Locations Locations in Asia, EMEA, Latin America and the U.S. 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2025, Avient Corporation. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

CycleWorks can develop recycling-friendly product solutions to increase the recyclability of plastic products and, by understanding the chemistry of polymers in the mechanical recycling process, can provide data to help develop new and unique polymer formulations. THE IMPORTANCE OF PLASTICS FOR PACKAGING Compared to alternative materials, plastic is one of the most sustainable materials available for packaging applications. These issues can lead to “downcycling” of the material to a low-value application.

Explore these eco-conscious materials offering a negative, neutral or near-zero product carbon footprint. Mevopur™ Polymer Colorants and Additives Discover how our polymer colorants and additives can bring healthcare to life.

Explore these eco-conscious materials offering a negative, neutral or near-zero product carbon footprint. Mevopur™ Polymer Colorants and Additives Discover how our polymer colorants and additives can bring healthcare to life.

WHAT COLORS AND MATERIALS ARE ‘IN’? STAYING AHEAD OF TRENDS2 1 3 4 5 WHAT ARE THE NEWEST POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES? We’ll then create polymer samples or in some cases, 3D printed parts, and make necessary adjustments to ensure your part achieves the results you expected.

Learn how OnColor Brilliant Metallic Colorants produce a striking look for polymer parts (Chinese language version) Explore how replacing metal with vinyl materials can shine a light on value.  Guide to overmolding material selection, part and mold design, material handling and preparation, TPE injection molding, processing, maximizing adhesion and troubleshooting for GLS™ TPEs

OnColor™ NIR Sortable Black and Dark Colorants promote the correct sorting and recycling of dark polymers. It permits black and dark polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment. It permits black and dark polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment.