https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-06/LFT Brackets Application Bulletin.pdf
Weight Reduction
• LFT has lower density vs. metal, but still meets
structural performance requirements
• Lightweighting helps meet sustainability goals
related to lower fuel consumption and extended
vehicle range
Design Flexibility
• Injection molding allows for complex geometries
and part consolidation
• Advanced modeling and computer-aided
engineering (CAE) tools for long fiber composites
help validate and optimize part design
APPLICATION BULLETIN
COMPARING PRODUCTION COST DRIVERS
Cast Metal Stamped Metal Long Fiber Composite
Material typically used Aluminum Steel Various base resins based on
environmental conditions
Casting X
Stamping X
Injection Molding X
Machining X
Not typically needed as LFT
is a one-step process
Drilling X
Welding X
Surface Treatments X X
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MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic Long Fiber
Composite Aluminum Steel
Specific Gravity (g/cc) 1.03–1.71 2.76 7.8–7.9
Specific Strength
(Strength-to-Weight ratio) Excellent Good Poor
Stiffness Fair Good Excellent
Toughness/Fatigue Excellent Fair Fair
Creep Good Excellent Excellent
Corrosion Resistance Excellent Good Poor
Temperature Range Performance Good Excellent Excellent
Cycle Time Excellent Good Poor
Design Freedom
(i.e., complex geometry, part consolidation) Excellent Fair Fair
Raw Material Cost Poor Good Fair
Total Production Cost Good Fair Fair
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Avient offers a range of customizable long fiber reinforced structural material solutions and
design support for your metal-to-plastic conversion projects
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/trilliant-hc8900-medical-device-housing-case-study.pdf
DEVICE
MANUFACTURER
M E D I C A L D E V I C E H O U S I N G
• Improved chemical resistance compared to PC/ABS,
PC/PET & COPE
• Flame retardant (FR) rating of V-1 at 0.75 mm
• Zero BPA & non-halogenated FR material
• Available in standard hospital grade pre-colors
• Provided a cost-effective material with superior
chemical resistance to traditional materials
• Formulated a medical-grade, semi-crystalline
blend to support regulatory testing and
approvals
• Demonstrated superior property retention and
crack resistance after exposure to hospital-
grade disinfectants, including Virex® Tb,
helping to extend the device life
Trilliant™ HC8900 Thermoplastics
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/Nymax and Versaflex Compound Bow Grip Application Snapshot %281%29.pdf
ARCHERY OEM
C O M P O U N D B O W G R I P
• UV resistant and colorable TPE for haptics
• Substrate with structural integrity to support 70-80 lbs of
torque during draw and excellent dimensional stability to
ensure bow accuracy and precision
• Reliability of supply while also offering comparable
performance to incumbent materials
Nymax™ 1010A PA 6 Nylon Formulation &
Versaflex™ OM 6160 TPE
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
Provided both a substrate and overmold
material that delivered improved
performance over incumbent solutions
• Offered material expertise and onsite
technical support to select formulations that
could be used in existing tooling
• Maintained open communications to
manage supply and ensure rapid turnaround
to meet customer deadlines
https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/general-engineered-formulations/nymax-bergamid-polymer
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/PCR Color Prediction Service Technology Snapshot 2022_Appliances.pdf
ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCE BRAND
H O U S E H O L D P R O D U C T S I N
R E C Y C L E D A B S A N D P S
• Support to qualify a new raw material sourcing process
• Color prediction feasibility for new material grades
• Color design guidance to maintain brand identity and differentiation
• Color solutions that work with mixed grades of rABS and recycled
polystyrene
• Worked with the brand owner to test multiple
styrenic grades and understand the best fit across
colors and recycled resins
• Supported integration of multiple resin solutions for
the best rendering and aesthetics in rABS and rPS
• Helped approve 7 colors to be launched within the
forthcoming 18 months
PCR Color Prediction Service
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
RAW MATERIAL SOURCING FLEXIBILITY
LEARN MORE
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QUALITY POLICY
At Avient, we collaborate with customers to provide specialized and
sustainable solutions, accepting material science challenges that can
enable a circular economy and meet the needs of the present without
compromising future generations to do the same
We listen - To customers’ needs to deliver unique, innovative
solutions
• We do it right - The first time to provide defect-free materials
• We deliver - A consistent product on time
Our commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence
drives our actions and decision-making – all with the goal of making Avient
the preferred provider of specialized materials, services, and solutions to
customers around the world.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/lubrione-cable-slide-case-study-one-pager.pdf
Utilized material expertise to present
multiple customized options, allowing the
customer to select a solution that best met
both cost and performance requirements
• Quickly turned around a specialty
formulation that outperformed the incumbent
and competitive materials being reviewed
• Delivered solution that worked with existing
tooling to minimize costs
• Supported material transition with coefficient
of friction testing and live technical service
https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/general-engineered-formulations/lubrione-internally-lubricated-formulations
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/versaflex-hc-bt218-biopharmaceutical-tubing-case-study.pdf
MEDICAL TUBING
EXTRUDER
B I O P H A R M A C E U T I C A L
T U B I N G
• Low leachables & extractables
• Great tensile performance and kink resistance
• Good thermal weldability
• Excellent clarity and medical blue tint
• ISO 10993-4 & 5, USP Class VI & Animal Derivative Free
(ADF)
• Supplied drop-in material replacement to
overcome supply constraints of incumbent TPE
• Offered a lower extractable profile than
comparable materials in the market
• Enabled easy material transition without changes
in tooling or thermal welding machine settings
• Formulated solution with proprietary additives to
provide clarity and prevent yellowing after
sterilization
Versaflex™ HC BT218 Thermoplastic
Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-08/air-fryer-window-one-page-case-study.pdf
COOKWARE
MANUFACTURER
A I R F R Y E R W I N D O W
• Clear, FDA food-contact compliant material that can be run
through a dishwasher
• Able to withstand long-term steam and heat
• Allows injection molding of a complex shape with
aesthetics that convey cleanliness and quality
• Added concentrate to a natural PES
material allowing it to retain clarity and
aesthetics in an FDA-compliant solution
• Enabled material to withstand sterilization
and maintain continuous heat resistance
• Provided a more pleasing appearance that
could command a greater price point due to
perception of higher quality
Colorant Chromatics™ PESU Concentrate
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/Jamie Beggs - Bio 2024.pdf
Beggs is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Avient Corporation, a
premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services.
Beggs joined Avient in August 2020 and has more than 20 years of experience in finance
and business leadership roles in both public and private organizations with an emphasis
on specialty materials and diverse end markets.
Prior to Hunt, she worked for Celanese Corporation, where she
served in a variety of finance and business positions, including vice president and
corporate treasurer, and earlier as chief financial officer of the materials solutions
business.
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y*
YTD 2013
Organic’ Acquisitions**
YTD 2013’
Consolidated
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 427.2 $ 113.6 $ 540.8
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 608.0 45.7 653.7
Designed Structures and Solutions Sales - - 428.2 428.2
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,035.2 $ 587.5 1,622.7
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 473.6 39.2 512.8
PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 818.1 - 818.1
Corporate and eliminations (153.7) (106.0) - (106.0)
Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,220.9 $ 626.7 $ 2,847.6
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 46.1 $ 2.1 $ 48.2
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 78.0 5.4 83.4
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - 21.4 21.4
Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 124.1 $ 28.9 $ 153.0
Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 38.1 3.7 41.8
PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 49.7 - 49.7
Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 - - -
Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (39.5) - (39.5)
Special items in OI 39.1 (22.2) - (22.2)
Operating income GAAP $ 233.6 $ 150.2 $ 32.6 $ 182.8
Sunbelt equity income (107.0) - - -
Special items in OI (39.1) 22.2 - 22.2
Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 172.4 $ 32.6 $ 205.0
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 10.8% 1.8% 8.9%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 12.8% 11.8% 12.8%
Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - - 5.0% 5.0%
Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 12.0% 5.0% 9.4%
PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 8.0% 9.4% 8.2%
Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 6.1% - 6.1%
PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 7.8% 5.2% 7.2%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
** Spartech and Glasforms results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Three Months Ended
‘’’’’September 30,
Platform operating income “””””””2013 2012 (a)
Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 15.7 $ 13.1
Global Color, Additives and Inks 28.7 18.6
Designed Structures and Solutions 10.9 –
Specialty Platform 55.3 31.7
Performance Products and Solutions 14.3 12.3
PolyOne Distribution 16.6 16.4
Corporate and eliminations (24.6) (16.9)
Operating income $ 61.6 $ 43.5
(a) Adjusted to reflect the resins business as a discontinued operation.