https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-hold-first-quarter-2025-conference-call
Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™.
https://www.avient.com/industries/energy
Our full range of material solutions include photovoltaic wire and cable that enable renewable energy infrastructure, superior UV weathering protection for solar power installations, and continuous fiber-reinforced composites for structural wind turbine components.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-unveils-specialty-polymers-and-colorants-fakuma-2018
Available in masterbatch form, the colorants have been created to include materials such as almond shells, glitter flakes, fibers and other special effects.
Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Polymers: Composite materials that provide the look, feel and sound of metal, but deliver the design freedom of a polymer
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Novel_Thermoplastic_Elastomers_with_Universal_Bonding_Characteristics.pdf
This
paper introduces novel developments in themoplastic elastomers which have the uniqueness of universally
bonding to non-polar substrates such as polypropylene at the same time exhibiting outstanding bonding
characteristics to various polar substrates.
2
INTRODUCTION
A hard/ soft combination of TPEs and rigid thermoplastics provides differentiations of a product in various
applications (1).
Jiren Gu and Krishna Venkataswamy, “Block Copolymer Compositions for Overmolding any TPE, US
patent filed, March 2004.
3.
Figure 1 Surface energy of various thermoplastic elastomers with rigid thermoplastics
Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the peel test
Engineering
Plastics
Polyamide 6,6
ABS
Polycarbonate
Acrylic
Polystyrene
Polypropylene
Polyethylene
Elastomers
COPA
TPU
COPE
S-TPE
TPV
mPE
Surface
Energy (mN/m)
46
43
40
37
34
31
28
5
Table 1.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/Complet LFT - Steering Column - Application Snapshotv2.pdf
PERSONAL
WATERCRAFT OEM
S T E E R I N G C O L U M N
• Similar strength performance to existing aluminum
assembly
• Withstand outdoor UV exposure
• Weight reduction for improved performance
• Corrosion and moisture resistance
• Premium aesthetic
• Provided a material that met application
load requirements and allowed for part
consolidation
• Delivered confidence in changing material
through design consultation, robust FEA
support, and UV customization
• Incorporated carbon fiber to support a
marketing story
Complēt™Hybrid Moisture Resistant
Composite
KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/high-temperature-polymer-formulations/compl%C4%93t-long-fiber-reinforced-structural-thermoplastics
https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/chemical-corrosion-resistant-formulations/edgetek-pke-polyketone-formulations
Injection molding parameters and guidelines for glass-filled and high impact polyketone materials
Edgetek™ PKE Glass-Filled Formulations
Eco-conscious Long-Fiber Formulations: Complēt™ PKE
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-adds-recycled-and-bio-based-polyolefin-formulations-its-sustainability-portfolio-k-2022
They can be filled and reinforced or blended with glass, minerals, impact modifiers, colorants, and stabilizer systems to satisfy the required performance characteristics, including flame retardant performance.
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
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-signs-agreement-divest-performance-products-and-solutions-business-segment
PP&S is a global provider of formulated PVC and polypropylene based solutions, as well as contract manufacturing services, primarily serving the
We continue to benefit from recent investments made in composites and other sustainable solutions which is helping us to deliver adjusted EPS growth in an otherwise challenging environment," said Mr.
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/sites/default/files/2023-01/GlasArmor Ballistic Resistant Panels Case Study.pdf
THE SOLUTION
Ballistic-resistant panels made with fiber-reinforced
polymer (FRP) composites offer key properties that
enable Southern States to meet its customers’ critical
needs.
THE IMPACT
Southern States’ ballistic-resistant solutions incorporate
three layers of uniquely formulated GlasArmor
composite panels to achieve Underwriters Laboratories
(UL) Level 8 protection.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/three-substations-attacked-washington-state-rcna63214
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/three-substations-attacked-washington-state-rcna63214
https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/E-4_10.pdf
http://www.avient.com/composites
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/AVNT Investor Day 2024 Presentation.pdf
Streamlined organization with fewer business units to reduce internal complexity and better serve customers
Engineered
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solutions to meet our customers’ most
challenging applications
Specialty Engineered Materials – an overview
44%
56%
by business unit
Engineered
Composite
55%
32%
13%
Americas
Europe,
Middle East,
Africa
$1.1B
Product portfolio offers customized solutions to serve
a range of end markets
• Defense
• Energy
• Healthcare
• Building & Construction
• Transportation
• Telecommunications
• Specialty Consumer
• Industrial
• Packaging
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Strength,
stiffness
Durability Purity Elasticity Fire
retardancy
Barrier
properties
Conductivity Color and
UV stability
Sustainability Processing
ease
Healthcare
devices
Semiconductor
manufacturing Transportation TelecomWire and cable
solutions
Consumer
goods
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Composite materials
Engineered fibers Tapes, fabrics Laminates, panels Pultruded components Shapes Long-fiber thermoplastics
Fiber optic
cables
Electrical
infrastructure
Ballistic
protection
Outdoor high
performance
Trucks,
rail, RV
Composite
lumber
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• Housing shortage driving up demand for construction materials
• Composites replacing traditional materials like wood, steel
– Avient has a strong position (decking, garage doors, ballistic panels etc
Focusing on driving growth in composites – building new platforms with scale and differentiated technology
3.