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Avient Corp., formerly PolyOne Corporation, is a global provider of specialized polymer materials, colorants, and engineered solutions for diverse end markets. The company operates through Color Additives and Inks (custom color and additive systems, specialty inks), Specialty Engineered Materials (thermoplastic compounds, composites, and elastomers with enhanced performance properties), and Distribution segments. Avient's products provide color, protection, barrier properties, and performance enhancement to plastics and polymers used in packaging, consumer goods, healthcare, automotive, building and construction, and telecommunications. The company emphasizes sustainability through lighter-weight materials, recyclable solutions, and bio-based polymers. Avient serves over 10,000 customers across 85 countries through formulation expertise and technical collaboration. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, Avient has transformed from a commodity resin distributor into a specialty materials innovator. The company benefits from increasing demand for sustainable materials, lightweighting trends, 5G infrastructure, and healthcare packaging requirements while generating recurring revenue from custom formulation relationships.