As a result, these long fiber materials can accelerate lightweighting initiatives across a broad range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, sporting goods, and any applications requiring portability.

Avient’s Advanced Composites business segment specializes in lightweight, strong, cost-efficient, and customizable composite materials used in many different industries, from automotive to construction and from infrastructure to recreation.

FIBER COLORANTS & ADDITIVES TYPICAL APPLICATIONS • Clothing: apparel, hosiery, sportswear, shoes • Home: upholstery, carpets, furniture, curtains • Outdoor: awnings, umbrellas, automobile/boat covers • Automotive: seat covers, floor systems, headliners, side panels, tyrecords • Technical: ropes, belts, luggage, monofilament fishing yarn, artificial grass • Healthcare & Sanitary: diapers, hygiene products, face masks, surgery gowns, wound dressing • Building & Construction: filtration systems, flooring, padding, geotextiles From the clothes we wear to the upholstery in the cars we drive, color plays a major role in driving consumer appeal.

REDUCED MATERIAL USE Chemical Foaming Agents (CFA) Mevopur CFA products are the result of Avient’s combined experiences in the development of chemical foaming agents for automotive plastic components and of polymer solutions for healthcare applications.

designed for children • Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL) - Specifically for automotive applications • End of Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive, 2000/53/EC - Restrictions on certain heavy metals for .. automotive applications • EC1223/2009 - Covers prohibited, restricted substances in cosmetic products This list is not exhaustive and regulatory requirements change and evolve.

These grades can replace traditional TPEs in personal care, lawn and garden, outdoor high performance, footwear, office supplies, houseware durables, and automotive applications.

RECENTLY LAUNCHED reSound™ REC AF 7210 TPEs: specifically developed for automotive interior applications, these new TPE grades from Avient contain 51-59% recycled content, with a minimum of 37% of that content from PCR sources, including closed-loop feedstock.

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A few examples beyond traditional automotive applications include:

Long and short fiber reinforced thermoplastics are well suited for applications requiring high strength-to-weight ratios as well as complex part geometries, such as automotive components and sporting goods.