Homepage // News Center // Dyneema® and Point Blank Deliver 1 Million Alpha Elite® Armor Systems to Protect US Law Enforcement Dyneema® and Point Blank Deliver 1 Million Alpha Elite® Armor Systems to Protect US Law Enforcement. Dyneema® unveiled its next-generation ballistic material – surpassing the performance of Dyneema® Force Multiplier Technology, which marked a radical step-change in ballistic performance – in October 2023.

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AVNT-2022.03.31-News Release - Dyneema 1 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avient Announces Agreement to Acquire DSM Protective Materials (Dyneema®) and Plans to Explore Sale of Distribution CLEVELAND – April 20, 2022 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Royal DSM (“DSM”) to purchase the DSM Protective Materials business (including the Dyneema® brand) (the “Dyneema business”). Estimated sales and EBITDA for the Dyneema business in 2022 are approximately $415 million and $130 million, respectively. The non-GAAP financial measures include estimated 2022 Dyneema business and Composites Platform pro forma EBITDA.

With more post-consumer recycled materials (PCR) entering the value chain, brand owners, recyclers, and converters are faced with new and increasing challenges related to recycling. 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    

Other Dyneema® form factors include Dyneema® Fiber and Dyneema® Fabric. Bio-based Dyneema® Fiber Bio-based Dyneema® has a carbon footprint that is up to 90% lower than alternative materials and boasts the same performance as conventional Dyneema®.

It also demonstrates our continuous efforts to integrate sustainability into our business operations, supply chain, and certified Great Place to Work® culture."   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    

The effective reduction of bacterial activity that can be achieved on TPU film laminated plastic and/or textile surfaces has been confirmed in extensive testing to international standards, including JIS 2801. 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

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and (b) certain other assets related to Royal DSM's protective materials business (including the Dyneema® Brand) (such equity and assets together, the "Dyneema Business," and such acquisition, the "Acquisition").  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks, including recessionary conditions; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including without limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; 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; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; any material adverse changes in the Dyneema Business; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the Acquisition and the possible sale of the Distribution business segment; and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

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