https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-01/Global Standard Response_Dec 2023.pdf
We thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to serving your needs.
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Table of contents
A Message from our Global Quality
Manager ...............................................................2
Avient Corporation: Overview ............................4
Avient Policy for Customer Audits ......................5
Management Responsibility ...............................6
Product Liability Insurance .............................6
Ethics - Code of Conduct.................................6
Modern Slavery Statement.............................6
Conflict Mineral Policy....................................6
Technical Data Sheets.....................................6
Safety Data Sheets..........................................6
Regulatory Requests and Certificates
(FDA certificate, Absence declaration,
REACH, SDS) ........................................6
Safety Performance ........................................6
Environmental Performance...........................6
Energy Management ......................................6
Business Continuation Plan.............................6
Preventive - Predictive Maintenance..............6
Financial Report..............................................6
Quality Management..........................................7
3rd Party Certification......................................7
Complaint Handling ........................................7
Continuous Improvement...............................7
Traceability .....................................................7
Record Retention............................................7
IT Security.........................................................8
Firewall .........................................................8
Critical Data ..................................................8
IT Disaster Recovery .....................................8
IT Systems of Use Policy ...............................8
Annex 1 - Special dispositions related to ISO
13485 certification for Mevopur .......................9
Change control .............................................9
Validation .....................................................9
Control of documents and records ...............9
Supplier approval and supplier evaluation ...9
Traceability ...................................................9
Material management ..................................9
Release of finished products.........................9
Control of Non-conforming products,
complaints handling, recall and CAPA..........9
Annex 2 – special dispositions related to ISO
22000 certification............................................10
Change..........................................................10
HACCP ..........................................................10
Control of documents and records ...............10
Material management ..................................10
Supplier approval and supplier evaluation ...10
Traceability ...................................................10
Release of finished products.........................10
Control of Non-conforming products,
complaints handling, recall and CAPA..........10
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Avient Corporation: Overview
The Avient website is your home base for information about the company:
https://www.avient.com/
To find our facility locations:
https://www.avient.com/contact/global-directory-and-contacts
For more information about our management systems certifications, including ISO, go to:
Avient Governance (corporate policies and the Avient Code of Conduct):
https://www.avient.com/investors/governance
Financial reports:
https://www.avient.com/investors
Avient Sustainability Report:
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability
https://www.avient.com/
https://www.avient.com/contact/global-directory-and-contacts
https://www.avient.com/investors/governance
https://www.avient.com/investors
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability
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Avient Policy for Customer Audits
Avient may permit audits of facilities, subject to:
Advanced notice and an audit agenda provided at least thirty (30) days in
advance or as agreed by the Avient location to be audited for a routine audit
Safety Data Sheets
For selected products, click
here, or contact your sales
Technical Data Sheets
For selected products, click
here, or contact your sales
Regulatory Requests and
Certificates (FDA certificate,
Absence declaration, REACH,
SDS)
Available upon request, please
contact your sales
Safety Performance
Safety is Avient’s first priority.
Information that Avient considers as confidential and will not communicate through questionnaires:
Building and facilities figures
Workforce effective
Organization charts
Shift organization
Unions affiliations
Customers
Suppliers
Procedures
Work instructions
Quality Manuals
FMEA/CCP
Control plans
https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance-0/code-conduct
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/human-rights
https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance-0/code-conduct
https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance-0/global-iso-certificate-library
https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets
https://www.avient.com/resources/technical-data-sheets
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/people/safety
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/planet/energy-ghg-emissions
https://www.avient.com/investors/investor-news?
https://www.avient.com/industries/packaging/food-packaging/food-packaging-dairy
Thermoform sheet for Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) dairy applications
Hiformer™ Clearview™ Clarifiers For Polypropylene
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-09/FR Healthy Bldg Codes Application Snapshot.pdf
PROFILE/SHEET EXTRUDER
R A I L S A N D K I C K P L A T E S
• Convert existing PVC profile and sheet rails and kick plates to
polyolefin resin to meet Class A fire safety (ASTM E84)
• Provide a system that meets healthy building certifications
and approvals
• Utilize a more sustainable flame retardant technology,
removing brominated or halogenated flame retardants from
the environment
• Achieve non-compromising performance in aesthetics,
impact, dimensional stability, CLTE, and E84 testing
• Provided broad flame retardant platform, backed by
extensive application and industry expertise, to meet
global flammability standards
• Has largest UL94 recognized Prospector membership
with HB, V-0, V-1, V-2 and 5VA/5VB ratings, and broad
glow wire performance products
• Included in-house UL certified labs and manufacturing
locations to perform UL94 material sampling and testing
• Supported application development to meet fire safety
standards, address current or emerging healthy building
codes, smart home requirements, and LEED credits
• Offered custom formulations in small lot quantities
Cesa™ Flam Non-Halogen Flame Retardants
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/versalloy-medical-tubing-case-study.pdf
THE CHALLENGE
A leading North American manufacturer of
polypropylene (PP) hose for medical applications,
including laser surgery, respiratory care and sleep
apnea equipment, faced a challenge with its existing
thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV).
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Cesa Stat Product Selector Guide.pdf
Cesa Stat Antistatic Additives - Standard Portfolio
POLYMER FAMILY MATERIAL PRODUCT NAME DOSAGE
Polyolefin PEATEC Cesa Stat PEATEC 1.0–4.0%
Polypropylene PPA0820051 Cesa Stat PPA0820051 1.0–4.0%
Polyamide ABAN698400 Cesa Stat 99027 5.0–15.0%
Polyester NBAN698440 Cesa Stat 3526 2.5–10.0%
Polycarbonate NCA0820011 Cesa Stat NCA0820011 5.0–8.0%
Styrenic SLAN698401 Cesa Stat 3301 3.0–7.5%
TPU RUA0820024 Cesa Stat RUA0820024 2.0–4.0%
Polyester FPA1660283 Hiformer™ liquid additives for polyolefins 0.10–0.50%
Cesa Stat Antistatic Additives can be used in combination with other Cesa masterbatches, and formulations can be customized for most applications.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/Mevopur Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions Application Bulletin.pdf
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Available for polyethylene, polypropylene, ABS,
polycarbonate and styrenics
• Bio-content of resin carrier varies from 70% to
100% depending on polymer—calculated to
ASTM D6866 standard
• Manufactured at four ISO 13485 certified sites,
providing global consistency and security of
supply
• Documented change control beyond CAS
number, reducing risk of change
• Drop-in solutions that can be processed like
fossil-based grades on common injection
molding and extrusion machines
• Can be provided as ready-to-use pre-colored
or additive formulation
REGULATORY SUPPORT
• Raw materials tested to:
- ISO 10993-1
- USP and (incl. class VI)
- European Pharmacopeia, monograph 3.1.3/
3.1.5 (polyolefin packaging materials)
- USP (polyethylene)
- Elemental impurities as per ICH Q3D
• Registered Drug Master File (Type III) and/or
Device Master File
• Food contact according to US FDA and
APPLICATION BULLETIN
Sustainability Spotlight
Bio-polymers
Healthcare use limitations apply—see below.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/reSound REC Automotive Interior Grades Product Bulletin.pdf
Available
in 80 and 90 Shore A hardness, they are injection
moldable and bond well to polypropylene (PP).
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/oncap-hc-product-bulletin.pdf
Polypropylene (PP)
Polyethylene (PE)
Polystyrene (PS)
Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE)
Thermoplastic Polyurethane
(TPU)
Polyamide (PA)
Copolyester (CoPET)
Thermoplastic Vulcanizates
(TPV)
Polycarbonate (PC)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
(ABS)
Polycarbonate/ABS (PC/ABS)
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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
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
Aluminum & Polystrand X-ply
Common Material Reinforcements
POLYSTRAND™ COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS
Configuration
Fiber Reinforced Facesheet
Fiber Reinforced Facesheet
Core Material
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-11/Ballistic Panel Infographic.pdf
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
https://go.avient.com/BallisticProtection?