Plastics provide tremendous benefits to our quality of life, but the challenges of plastic must not be ignored.   Avient Supports a Sustainable Future for Plastics - Video Plastics provide tremendous benefits to our quality of life, but the challenges of plastic must not be ignored.  

Plastics provide tremendous benefits to our quality of life, but the challenges of plastic must not be ignored.   Avient Supports a Sustainable Future for Plastics - Video Plastics provide tremendous benefits to our quality of life, but the challenges of plastic must not be ignored.  

Patterson added, “We are an asset-light, high-touch business that generates very high free cash flow conversion. Examples include: • Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation • Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include 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; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; 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 the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; and amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions.

MILAN, Italy – December 14, 2022 – Avient Corporation today announced the release of ColorForward™ 2024, the annual color forecasting guide for the plastic industry developed by its ColorWorks™ team. This guide is created annually to help plastic product designers, brand managers, and marketing professionals make more informed color choices.   Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

It is estimated that over 80% of the plastic parts used in automotive applications end up in landfills or incinerators* after reaching end-of-life. Source: EuRIC applauds Commission for including a post-consumer recycled content target of 25% for plastics in new cars - EuRIC    Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

The Plastics Pipe Institute The Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) is a major trade association representing all segments of the plastics piping industry. PPI promotes contemporary use of plastics piping for water and gas distribution, sewer and wastewater, oil and gas production, industrial and mining uses, power and communications, duct and irrigation. 

LYON, France – May 30, 2024 – Avient Corporation will showcase its portfolio of specialized and sustainable materials solutions and services, including recycled and bio-based thermoplastics and elastomers, next week at France Innovation Plasturgie (FIP), the industry-leading trade show for plastics, composites, and rubber in Lyon, France.   They support automotive customers looking to adhere to the targets proposed as part of the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive, which stipulate that 25% of the plastics used in vehicles sold from 2030 must be from recycled plastics, and of that, 25% must be from closed-loop sources.   Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

In addition, five exceptional new technologies will be unveiled at NPE, widely recognized as the premier global showcase for the plastics industry. SPI Business of Plastics Conference Roger Avakian, PolyOne: “A Formulator’s Perspective on Meeting Needs in the Plastics Marketplace”

This 16th edition of the annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry marks its debut within Avient, which was formed this year from legacy businesses PolyOne and Clariant Masterbatch. Developed by a global team, many of whom work in the four Avient ColorWorks™ design and technology centers around the world, this unique tool has become invaluable to plastic product designers and marketing professionals seeking help in making more informed color choices for new products and packaging.  Avient employs approximately 9,100 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care® and a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.  

Co-Create: Customizing Your Product During the second phase, the brand owner and the plastics processor work together to develop customized solutions for the specific needs of the application. HiFormer™ Liquid Technology for Plastic Coloration - Video HiFormer™ liquid masterbatch technology can help brand owners and plastic converters optimize the coloration of plastics used in applications ranging from personal care, food and beverage, appliances to construction and toys