Avient Corporation
Advanced Composites
33587 Walker Rd.
Avon Lake, OH 44012 US
844-428-4368 | 844-4AVIENT
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avient.com/composites
About Avient Corporation
This portfolio of high-performance continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic and thermoset technologies serves applications requiring high strength-to-weight ratios, stiffness, and dimensional stability across a broad range of market applications. The company consists of the trademarked Glasforms, Gordon Composites and Polystrand businesses.
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Avient Corporation Supplies the Following Products
- Armor, composite
- Automotive, body panels & substructures
- Carbon
- Carbon/carbon composites
- Chopped fiber
- Continuous fiber
- E-Glass
- Hybrid fiber
- Infrastructure, composite
- Laminate panels, with core
- Laminate sheets, solid
- Marine, boat (hulls, decks, bulkheads, etc.)
- Other composite structures
- Profiles
- Rods
- RTP sheet, continuously reinforced
- Tape, unidirectional
- Tubes
Trade Names Offered by Avient Corporation
Editorial, News, and Products
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Thermoplastic composite tapes highlight high-performance, sustainability
CAMX 2024: Specialized portfolio of composite materials and engineered fiber solutions by Avient Corp. includes thermoplastics, thermosets and UD tape options.
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Life cycle assessment in the composites industry
As companies strive to meet zero-emissions goals, evaluating a product’s carbon footprint is vital. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is one tool composites industry OEMs and Tier suppliers are using to move toward sustainability targets.
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Composites portfolio targets sustainability, ballistics
JEC World 2024: Avient features its thermoplastic, thermoset and engineered fiber solutions, including new Polystrand ThermoBallistic composite panels.
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Composites end markets: Industrial (2024)
The use of composites in industrial applications is increasing, driven by the need for higher performance and longer life, whether its parts for industrial machinery, EOAT components, corrosion-resistant equipment and more.
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SPE Automotive Division names finalists for 52nd Automotive Innovation Awards
Finalists display a variety of plastics and composites innovations. Winners will be announced Nov. 8, 2023, during the 52nd SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala.
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Avient presents Hammerhead sandwich panels for boatbuilders
Continuous glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic panels offer the marine industry lightweighting and production efficiency compared to traditional construction materials.
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Running shoe insoles get a lift with thermoplastic fiberglass tapes
FlexSpring insoles take advantage of unidirectional, continuous fiberglass and thermoplastics to enable next-level performance for the everyday runner.
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Pultruded fiberglass rods enhance athletic training device
Jump Sticks, developed by Flexi-StiX LLC, combine pultruded fiberglass rods within a PVC tube to produce a semi-flexible but resistant training device for enhanced dynamic athletic training.
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People in Composites: August 2020
CW’s monthly roundup of changing leadership in the composites industry includes Gurit, TPI, Tooling Tech Group, Wisk and more.
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PolyOne rebrands and completes Clariant Masterbatch acquisition
Rebranding itself as Avient, the sustainable solutions provider has acquired 46 manufacturing operations and technology centers in 29 countries.
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Bio-derived thermoplastic elastomers designed for overmolding
PolyOne’s reSound OM thermoplastic elastomers, derived from sugarcane, are said to offer hardness levels and performance comparable to standard TPEs.
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National Composites Week takes place Aug. 26-30
Each day features a different theme celebrating the composites manufacturing industry.
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JEC World 2019 briefs
JEC briefs on Bindatex, FILL, Solvay, Henkel, Web Industries, Cobra, PolyOne, GKN Fokker, Thomas Technik + Innovation and Hyosung Advanced Materials.
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Fiber-Line acquired by PolyOne
Fiber-Line has established a portfolio of materials serving the fiber optic cable, oil & gas, industrial and consumer industries.
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IBEX 2018: Growth, 3D printing and thermoplastic composites in the marine industry
Sustainability was the fourth trend, including recycling end-of-life fiberglass boats.
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CAMX 2018 preview: PolyOne Advanced Composites
PolyOne Advanced Composites (Avon Lake, OH, US) is highlighting its portfolio of continuous fiber composites, along with its processing and design expertise.
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Sustainable, inline recycling of carbon fiber
Shocker Composites and R&M International are developing a supply chain for recycled CF with zero knockdown vs. virgin fiber, lower cost and, eventually, lengths delivering structural properties close to continuous fiber.
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PolyOne acquires PlastiComp
PolyOne Corporation has announced the acquisition of PlastiComp, manufacturer of advanced engineered materials and specialty composites.
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PolyOne licenses conductive long fiber technology for driver assist devices
PolyOne and Integral Technologies parter to commercialize ElectriPlast long fiber conductive thermoplastic technology for the automobile industry.
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CAMX 2017 preview: PolyOne Advanced Composites
PolyOne Advanced Composites (Avon Lake, Ohio) is featuring its portfolio of continuous fiber thermoplastic and thermoset composite technologies.
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Composites recycling: Gaining traction
Recycling of carbon fiber, glass fiber and — at last — resins, is growing as new players enter the space.
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Current state of the M&A and capital markets – sell, sell, SELL!!
Current market conditions suggest that 2017 should see sustained M&A activity, despite the 2016 reduction.
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Thermoplastic composites suspension featured on racecar
The Polystrand GT-Lite racecar recently completed its third racing weekend at the SCCA Majors event in Pueblo, Colo.
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JEC World 2016: Fully recyclable sailboat hull demonstrator
Arkema (Colombes, France), in addition to news of its collaboration with Polystrand (Englewood, CO, US), had as the centerpiece of its stand a complete carbon fiber sailboat hull made with the company’s trademarked Elium liquid thermoplastic resin.
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JEC World 2016, the full report
CompositesWorld's editors report on the technologies and products that caught our eye at JEC World 2016, in early March.
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How have composite bridges measured up?
The latest US highway bill includes a provision to assess performance of composite bridges built years ago, bridges that CW wrote about.
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Opportunities for composites at AIA 2015
Key trends and new products on the floor at this year's American Institute of Architects show.
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CAMX 2014 show report
Bigger, better and more inclusive than any previous U.S. composites trade event, the inaugural show turns North American eyes forward to the future.
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CAMX 2014 exhibit previews, part 2
With CAMX 2014 less than a week away (Oct. 13-16, Orlando, Fla.), CompositesWorld offers a final glimpse of some of the products, technologies and services that you will find in booths in the Exhibit Hall. During the show, we'll keep you informed and up-to-date with the CAMX Show Daily, which will be distributed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the show. Safe travels to Orlando and we look forward to seeing you at the conference and trade show.
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SAMPE 2013 Long Beach new product showcase
The SAMPE 2013 trade show (May 6-9, in Long Beach, Calif.) was the venue for introductions of a large number of new composite materials, technologies and manufacturing processes. Here's the HPC editorial staff's compilation of what was on display.
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Commercial trucking: Streamlining the Big Box
Glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastics help commercial trucking industry optimize weight, fuel and cost savings.
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Taking the gamble: Betting on material markets
Polystrand builds a new plant to produce market-leading quantities of thermoplastic composite material.
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Structural armor or armored structures?
Either way, antiballistics engineers seek structural integrity and ballistic deterrence from a single design.
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Composites 2010 Product Showcase
The ACMA’s Las Vegas exhibition reflected an industry in recovery.
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Antiballistics: Composites in the cross hairs
An increasing quantity and variety of fiber/polymer solutions are stopping bullets and blast debris in armored ground vehicles and stationary structures.
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COMPOSITES+POLYCON 2009 Showcase
Despite the deepening recession, composites pros returned to the show in its new time slot to explore the wealth of products and services collected here.
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Engineering Insights: Conveyor Manufacturer Springs for Composites
Vibratory conveyor a natural fit for flexible, contoured composite spring arms.
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JEC COMPOSITES 2007 Product Showcase - 7/1/2007
The annual Paris conclave showcases the global expansion of composites.
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JEC Composites 2007 Product Showcase
This year’s Parisian exhibition provides key evidence of the composites industry’s unprecedented breadth and technical sophistication.
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Tailored carbon fiber blanks to move into steel stamping arena
Reduced scrap and cost driving forces behind new technique for automotive industry.
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New dimensions in sailing
A one-piece airfoil with a flexible 3-D carbon composite structure captures the performance sailing market.
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SAMPE 2005 Product Showcase
SAMPE's U.S. Symposium and Exhibition highlights technological innovation and market expansion.