WALTER RIPPLE Vice President, Sustainability, Avient Corporation Walter Ripple is the Vice President of Sustainability at Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. Ripple is responsible for developing and leading the company’s global sustainability strategy. Avient’s sustainability efforts have been acknowledged by 3rd party sustainability recognitions such as Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies, Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies, and USA Today’s Climate Leader awards.

WALTER RIPPLE Vice President, Sustainability Walter Ripple is Vice President of Sustainability at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Ripple is responsible for developing and leading the company’s global sustainability strategy. Avient’s sustainability efforts have been acknowledged by third party sustainability recognitions such as Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies, Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies, and USA Today’s Climate Leader awards.

WALTER RIPPLE Vice President, Sustainability Walter Ripple is Vice President of Sustainability at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Ripple is responsible for developing and leading the company’s global sustainability strategy. Avient’s sustainability efforts have been acknowledged by third party sustainability recognitions such as Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies, Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies, and USA Today’s Climate Leader awards.

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The company noted that proceeds from the sale will be used to strengthen its balance sheet and fund future growth initiatives, including investing in sustainable solutions and specialty acquisitions.  The company adds value to global customers and improves sustainability through formulating materials, such as: Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate and integrate acquisitions; 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; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics 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 raise or sustain prices for products or services; an ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisitions and integration, working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; 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.

Guided by its Core Values, Sustainability Promise and No Surprises PledgeSM, is committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles. 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.

Visitors to the PolyOne booth will be able to explore innovations for application-specific products, sustainable solutions and service offerings designed to differentiate products and streamline production. Guided by its Core Values, Sustainability Promise and No Surprises PledgeSM, PolyOne is an ACC Responsible Care® certified company committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles.

Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. 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   Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility  

MILAN – December 10, 2020 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced that Avient ColorWorks™ has launched ColorForward™ 2022. NOTE: On July 1, 2020, PolyOne and Clariant Masterbatches joined together as Avient, a new kind of materials company focused on conquering customer challenges and unlocking the potential for innovation and sustainability around the globe. About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with projected 2020 pro forma revenues of approximately $3.7 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.

Met this Automotive OEM’s color and sustainability targets with OnColor REC recycled content solutions OnColor™ REC Polymer Colorants provided this fiber manufacturer a PCF calculation to help in meeting sustainability targets  Learn more about Avient's rPET portfolio of sustainable solutions.