Avient
Manufacturer of specialized and sustainable polymer material solutions.
Company facts
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- 9,200
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- Ashish K. Khandpur
- Type
- Public
- Listed
- NYSE: AVNT
- Subsidiaries
- Dyneema, Avient Specialty Inks, Avient Protective Materials, Colorant Chromatics, NEU
About
Avient Corporation is a premier global provider of specialized and sustainable polymer materials solutions and services. Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, the company is dedicated to solving complex material science challenges for customers across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, transportation, packaging, building and construction, and consumer goods. Avient's comprehensive portfolio includes specialty engineered materials, advanced composites, color and additive systems, and polymer distribution services. The organization focuses on innovation to help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world, leveraging its expertise to create products that enhance performance and protect the environment. The company was formed in 2000 as PolyOne Corporation through the consolidation of The Geon Company and M.A. Hanna Company, rebranding to Avient in 2020 following the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business. This transformation marked a strategic shift towards becoming a pure-play specialty materials company. Avient operates globally with approximately 9,200 employees and manufacturing sites in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The company is committed to sustainability, with initiatives focused on people, products, the planet, and performance, and is a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
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Supply Chain Planner
The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for assisting the Supply Chain Manager in developing and ensuring effective execution of the processes within the assigned business unit’s supply chains. This position’s…
Warehouse Manager
Position plans, directs and organizes all the activities to support the warehouse operations of the plant. Consistently plans warehouse resources and activities to meet company objectives. Responsible for the…
Supply Chain Planning Manager
The Manager of Supply Chain Planning has broad responsibilities for assisting the Business Unit and Director of Sales and Operations Planning in developing and ensuring effective execution of the processes within the…
Manufacturing Manager
Position has direct responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of all production lines assigned. The role also has responsibility for prioritizing the work assignments for the maintenance associates and…
Maintenance Technician
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