https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Garage Door Composite Panel Application Bulletin.pdf
POLYSTRAND™ THERMOPLASTIC PANELS MATERIALS AND CHARACTERISTICS Facesheet Resins Polypropylene (PP) PETG Facesheet Reinforcement Glass Fiber Core Materials PET Foam PP Honeycomb Characteristics Lightweight Excellent Impact Resistance Formable Value Engineered Facesheets Recyclable 2-layer Composite Laminate 0°/90° Unidirectional Composite Tape 3-layer Composite Laminate 0°/90°/0° 4-layer Composite Laminate 0°/90°/90°/0° POLYSTRAND™ CONTINUOUS FIBER LAMINATES Configuration Wood & Polystrand X-ply 0°/90° Aluminum & Polystrand X-ply 0°/90° Common Material Reinforcements POLYSTRAND™ COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS Configuration Fiber Reinforced Facesheet Fiber Reinforced Facesheet Core Material
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-08/Avient Sustainability Day Announcement Press Release.pdf
Examples include: • 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 • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy • 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 • Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-11/carbon-fiber-reinforced-product-bulletin.pdf
These profiles allow for the replacement of metal, wood and other less efficient materials in order to improve overall product performance while reducing weight, cost and complexity.
https://www.avient.com/resource-center/knowledge-base/article/advanced-composites-explained?rtype%5B0%5D=1164
Advanced composite materials are often used to replace a metal, wood, or other traditional material.
Utility — Traditional wood and metal utility poles and cross arms are increasingly being replaced by polymer composites because they are non-conductive, durable, and lighter weight than wood or steel, which makes them easier to install.
https://www.avient.com/resource-center/knowledge-base/article/advanced-composites-explained
Advanced composite materials are often used to replace a metal, wood, or other traditional material.
Utility — Traditional wood and metal utility poles and cross arms are increasingly being replaced by polymer composites because they are non-conductive, durable, and lighter weight than wood or steel, which makes them easier to install.
https://www.avient.com/products/advanced-composites/continuous-fiber-composite-panels/polystrand-thermoplastic-composite-panels
Superior strength to weight ratio vs. other materials such as wood and aluminum
Polystrand™, Glasforms™, and Gordon Composites™ are exceptional alternatives to traditional materials such as wood, ceramic, and metal for automotive applications.
https://www.avient.com/news/find-inspiration-new-polyone-online-films-design-center
The SurfaceChoice™ Films Design Center houses over 50 images of varied film patterns and effects, from wood grain to embossed.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-shareholders-approve-all-proposals-2019-annual-meeting
Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-hold-first-quarter-2021-conference-call
Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-reschedules-its-second-quarter-2019-earnings-release-and-conference-call
Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation