CLEVELAND – October 18, 2021 – Avient Corporation today announced new Gravi-Tech™ density-modified thermoplastics that enable advanced metal plating surface treatments to deliver both the look and feel of metal in premium packaging applications.  In addition, these materials provide the design freedom and manufacturing ease of thermoplastics for use in applications such as luxury closures, caps, and boxes. 

When deployed, the legs made with Polystrand continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites unroll to form a strong tube structure.   Our team is excited to support this exciting new application with Polystrand thermoplastic composites,” said Mike Mosley, general manager, Advanced Composites at Avient.

Thermoplastic Composites: Complēt™ long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite formulations

Formulated a specialty Edgetek™ thermoplastic that retained physical properties and dimensional stability under various testing conditions  Polystrand™ thermoplastic composite laminate solution replaced metal and provided excellent corrosion resistance 

With its advanced thermoplastic composites, OEMs are successfully incorporating our thermoplastic composite technology and gaining value from our design expertise at every step of the product development cycle," said Advanced Composites portfolio offers both thermoplastic and thermoset composite solutions with exceptional strength-to-weight ratios.

The initiative, sponsored by Avient Design, a highly specialized group of industrial designers and project engineers at Avient Corporation, began in September 2024, focusing on mentoring students in designing with Avient’s Polystrand™ thermoplastic composite materials, leading to the development of a range of innovative and practical product concepts. The six-week project is aimed to harness the distinctive properties of Avient’s Polystrand thermoplastic composites, including their strength, durability, and lightweight characteristics, to create cutting-edge designs for the sporting goods industry. The final presentations showcased a diverse array of innovative product concepts that effectively leveraged the properties of Polystrand continuous glass-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites.

Avient’s reinforced composite technologies use carbon, glass and aramid fibers with custom formulated thermoset or thermoplastic resins in continuous forming processes Processing & Design Guide: Polystrand™ Thermoplastic Composites Recommendations & key considerations for processing and part design with continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastics

Customizable colors and pre-tested raw materials to help simplify production and minimize risk, and impact-resistant thermoplastics for extended product life. Customizable colors and pre-tested raw materials to help simplify production and minimize risk, and impact-resistant thermoplastics for extended product life.

The design and lightweighting benefits of thermoplastics with the conductive performance of metal PREPERM™ Low Loss Dielectric Thermoplastics

Thermoplastic structural composites give you greater design freedom. Thermoplastic structural composites give you greater design freedom.