https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/QF-02 QMS Global Standard Response.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:
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/environmental/global-iso-certificate-library
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/company/sustainability/environmental/global-iso-certificate-library
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
Standard handling time frame:
1 Business Day to
confirm receipt and
r .ecord it in our system
15 Business days to
analyze problem,
provide root cause
and action plan.
30 days to close
complaint
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/environmental/global-iso-certificate-library
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The overall processing times may vary depending on the complexity of the issue and resources needed.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Small Order Service Personal Care Application Snapshot.pdf
P E R S O NA L C A R E
P RO D U C T S
M A N U FAC T U R E R
B O T T L E S A N D C L O S U R E S
• Achieve a lower cost on low volume orders
• Accommodate a large number of custom designs with
rapid color development and matching
• Gain quick turnaround for colorant orders
• Offered flat pricing with a minimum order
quantity (MOQ) of 10 pounds
• Eliminated low-volume surcharges, driving
leaner inventory management
• Implemented shorter development lead
times to enable faster market access
• Provided 3-day order lead times
ColorMatrix™ Small Order Service
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/avient-human-rights-position-statement-updated-july-2021 %286%29.pdf
Our
Code of Conduct is available in over 20 languages and can be found at:
https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/code-conduct
Our Ethics Hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by phone or web, for our associates and
the community to report any concerns or make inquiries.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Avient_RY 2023 CDP Verification Opinion Declaration.pdf
Apex has implemented a Code of Ethics across the business to maintain high ethical standards among staff in their
day-to-day business activities.
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/healthcare-additives/mevopur-healthcare-functional-additives
Can be combined with color in a single product for convenience
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-04/Sustainable Material Answers_ Recycled PET 2022.pdf
In 2019, the EU enacted its Single Use Plastics directive aimed at reducing
the impact that such products have on the environment.
https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/recycled-polyethylene-terephthalate-pet-market
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/blogs/petrochemicals/022621-us-plastic-recycling-pet-bottles-packaging-waste-investment
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/topics/plastics/single-use-plastics_en
Supply & Demand
Currently, demand for rPET is outpacing the supply.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-12/Chemically Resistant Materials Whitepaper.pdf
In some instances, a single
exposure to a strong stress cracking agent may
cause premature failure, yet in others it may appear
to have no effect after numerous applications.
While
the method used in this study is useful for providing comparative data, it should be noted that the testing is
conducted under a single strain condition with the disinfectant applied in a manner intended to accelerate ESC
behavior; the strain and exposure conditions based on actual use scenarios should always be tested to confirm
the anticipated performance in the field.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/rpet-solutions-brochure.pdf
Increasing the Use
and Viability of rPET
THE USE OF PET FOR
SINGLE-USE BOTTLES IS
UNIVERSAL.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-02/CAI W_C Colorants and Additives for TPU Product Bulletin _A4.pdf
They
provide excellent contrast for dark or light
colors with high resistance to external friction
or chemicals
• Smartbatch™ Combination Colorants &
Additives: Combines colorants and
performance enhancing additives in a single
formulation for easier dosing. e.g., long-term
light stabilization additive and custom color
in one pellet.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/antimicrobials-for-electronics-application-bulletin.pdf
WithStand antimicrobial additives can be combined
with colorants or other functional additives in a
single masterbatch or liquid solution to get the
exact performance needed.