https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/developing-your-esg-framework
Learn more about how Avient uses these frameworks in our 2021 Sustainability Report.
Incorporating renewable sources for means of power and electricity.
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Variety of formulations
Electric Vehicles & Infrastructure
Electric Vehicles & Infrastructure
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-unveils-ptfe-free-and-non-halogen-flame-retardants-polycarbonate-fakuma-2023
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – October 9, 2023 – Avient Corporation, a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced it is introducing a line of PTFE-free and non-halogen flame-retardant additives specifically engineered for polycarbonate and useful for electrical & electronic (E&E) products.
Avient’s new Cesa™ Flame Retardant Additives for polycarbonate are formulated without PTFE, which is typically used as an anti-drip agent in conventional flame-retardant polycarbonate.
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Fiber-Line provides material science and polymer formulation expertise to engineer specified performance characteristics for fiber.
will utilize its proven invest-to-grow integration strategy to increase innovation for Fiber-Line customers, by leveraging deeper formulation expertise and a global commercial presence that accelerates growth.
Comptek, SilCoTec, Gordon Composites and Polystrand, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; 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; 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 and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions 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 and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends, including at the increasing rate, which will be subject to, among other factors, market conditions, our cash flow and cash requirements and restrictions contained in any of our debt agreements; 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.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-commencement-650-million-senior-notes-offering
The company adds value to global customers and improves sustainability through formulating specialty materials.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the time required to consummate the acquisitions; the satisfaction or waiver of conditions in the purchase agreements; any material adverse changes in Clariant's masterbatch business; the ability to consummate the acquisitions; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisitions, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate Clariant's masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisitions, including, without limitation, the acquisitions 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; 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; an inability to achieve the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration, working capital reductions, costs reductions and employee productivity goals; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; 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.
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-11/Ballistic Panel Infographic.pdf
Shots
Composite
Panel
Nominal
Thickness
Nominal
Weight
Level 1
9mm full metal
copper jacket
with lead core
1175 ft/sec
358 m/sec 3 GlasArmor™
Level 1
0.256 in
6.5 mm
2.7 lb/ft2
13.2 kg/m2
Level 2
.357 magnum
jacketed head
soft point
1250 ft/sec
381 m/sec 3 GlasArmor™
Level 2
0.384 in
9.8 mm
4.0 lb/ft2
19.5 kg/m2
.44 magnum lead
semi-wadcutter
gas checked
1350 ft/sec
411 m/sec 3
GlasArmor™
Level 3
0.500 in
12.7 mm
5.2 lb/ft2
26.4 kg/m2
ThermoBallistic™
Level 3
0.440 in
11.2 mm
3.9 lb/ft2
19.0 kg/m2
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Level 4–8: Customized solutions available, contact Avient to learn more.
They also play a crucial role in protecting electrical
substations and power plants, as highlighted in
this Glasforms Case Study.
Characteristic
GlasArmor
Thermoset
Panels
ThermoBallistic
Thermoplastic
Panels
Steel Concrete
Performance-to-Weight
Bullet Resistance – Pistols
Bullet Resistance – Rifles NA1
Temperature Performance 2
UV Resistance 3
Electrical Conductivity
Flame Retardance 5 4
Ease of Installation
1 Ballistic resistance to rifle fire can be achieved by layering
ThermoBallistic and GlasArmor panels – contact Avient
2 ThermoBallistic panels made with polypropylene resin systems
3 UV resistance is achieved using surface polymeric films
4 Flame retardant additives can be incorporated upon request under
some circumstances
5 Fire rated for 1-hour per ASTM E-119-09c when tested in an interior
wall system
Compare
the
different
materials
used for
ballistic
protection
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/Gravi-Tech BIO Bio-Based Formulations Product Bulletin.pdf
Gravi-Tech™ BIO Bio-Based Formulations
Gravi-Tech™ BIO bio-based formulations are density
modified engineered polymers that contain partially
bio-based resin from renewable plant sources.
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