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Avient announces its newest ColorWorks™ Design Center in Mexico City to help foster inspiration for the polymer industry through color and trend consultation.
Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable materials solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.
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
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/moisture-resistant-nylon-lft-technical-bulletin.pdf
Complēt™ Moisture Resistant Nylons
Environmentally Stabilized Nylon 6 and 6/6 Long Fiber Composites
Standard nylon 6 and 6/6 materials are a widely
deployed class of entry-level engineering polymers
that readily accept fiber reinforcement to provide a
good mix of mechanical properties at an economical
price point.
This technology slows moisture
uptake, which allows these composites to retain
crucial structural properties longer than standard
nylon materials.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-06/LFT Brackets Application Bulletin.pdf
Weight Reduction
• LFT has lower density vs. metal, but still meets
structural performance requirements
• Lightweighting helps meet sustainability goals
related to lower fuel consumption and extended
vehicle range
Design Flexibility
• Injection molding allows for complex geometries
and part consolidation
• Advanced modeling and computer-aided
engineering (CAE) tools for long fiber composites
help validate and optimize part design
APPLICATION BULLETIN
COMPARING PRODUCTION COST DRIVERS
Cast Metal Stamped Metal Long Fiber Composite
Material typically used Aluminum Steel Various base resins based on
environmental conditions
Casting X
Stamping X
Injection Molding X
Machining X
Not typically needed as LFT
is a one-step process
Drilling X
Welding X
Surface Treatments X X
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MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic Long Fiber
Composite Aluminum Steel
Specific Gravity (g/cc) 1.03–1.71 2.76 7.8–7.9
Specific Strength
(Strength-to-Weight ratio) Excellent Good Poor
Stiffness Fair Good Excellent
Toughness/Fatigue Excellent Fair Fair
Creep Good Excellent Excellent
Corrosion Resistance Excellent Good Poor
Temperature Range Performance Good Excellent Excellent
Cycle Time Excellent Good Poor
Design Freedom
(i.e., complex geometry, part consolidation) Excellent Fair Fair
Raw Material Cost Poor Good Fair
Total Production Cost Good Fair Fair
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Avient offers a range of customizable long fiber reinforced structural material solutions and
design support for your metal-to-plastic conversion projects
Complēt™ long glass, long carbon, and
hybrid fiber solutions available in a
wide array of engineering polymer
matrices, including PA66, PA6, ETPU,
PPA, PPS, PES, PEI, PK, and PEEK
• OnForce™ long glass fiber reinforced
polypropylenes
• Full suite of design and engineering
services that include structural design
and fiber orientation consultations and
modeling, CAE analysis, prototyping,
and more
STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT RATIO OF LFT VS METALS
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Long Glass Fiber
Long Carbon Fiber
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Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/Advanced Composites Utility Poles Product Overview.pdf
Compared to traditional pole materials, fiber
reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are
more durable, require less maintenance, and
provide a longer service life.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
Our pultruded composite materials are proudly made in the USA in Birmingham, Alabama.
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.
It is known that transparent polymer
blend can be made of polymers with different
refractive index provided the dimension of the
dispersed phase is below the visual wavelength.
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PolyOne Corporation Page 1
PolyOne Investor Presentation
Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference
May 2015
PolyOne Corporation Page 2
Forward-Looking Statements
In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated
savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;
Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;
Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition
being accretive;
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 in the markets 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, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;
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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/bettcher-case-study-1.pdf
When Avient proposed re-engineering the yoke with an
alternative composite material, Bettcher was receptive,
but needed evidence that a polymer solution would
retain the reliable performance its customers demanded.
While we are well aware of the industry and
the application demands, Avient was able to provide
the design support capabilities and materials expertise
to help us optimize performance and streamline the
development process.”
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-09/Cesa Laser Marking Additives for Transportation Industry Bulletin.pdf
Avient has experience formulating Cesa Laser
Marking Additives that can work with a wide
variety of polymers and processes, including
injection molding, blow molding and extrusion.
Avient has a track
record of successfully collaborating with customers
in the transportation industry and developing
solutions for a wide variety of applications,
materials and processes.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Cesa Light Diffusion Additives for Automotive - Product Overview.pdf
Our experience in formulating of light diffusion
additives enables us to meet our customers’ goals
for light diffusion and light transmission while
providing more design and production flexibility
than standard polymers.
Information we may require includes:
• Which material will be used to manufacture the lens?
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/colormatrix-optica-toner-dispersions-tech-bulletin-a4.pdf
ColorMatrix™ Optica™ Global PRT Toner Dispersions
Handling and Usage
ColorMatrix Optica Global PRT Red and Blue
dispersion toners are intended for use primarily
in PET bottle polymer production processes
and, although they are suitable for all polyester
manufacturing processes, are used successfully
throughout the world on all types of PET
production technologies.
Furthermore, process blockages and dosing
interruptions may result from using such a poor
quality feed material.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.