CLEVELAND, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers are demanding improved sustainability in the products they buy and from the companies who make those products. Those sustainability demands also extend to the product packaging, and Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) continues to launch material solutions that are meeting the challenge.
"The interest and activity for our sustainable solutions used in packaging has never been higher," said Walter Ripple, Vice President of Sustainability, Avient. "Brand owners for all types of consumer products are setting sustainability goals to increase the amount of post-consumer recycled content (PCR) used in their packaging and improve the recyclability of that packaging at end of use. Avient's innovation enables both."
Most large consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies have made commitments to increasing recycled content up to 100%. In response, Avient has formulated unique materials that are helping these companies meet those ambitious sustainability targets. Recent Avient innovations have included:
"The ability to use recycled content is a priority for our customers and for our world," Mr. Ripple said. "We are proud to utilize our material science expertise to advance more widespread adoption of PCR usage and contribute to creating a truly circular economy."
This is the first in a series of communications that will highlight the many ways that Avient is enabling customers' sustainability goals through the company's expanding sustainable solutions portfolio of products and services. Future topics will include other timely focus areas, such as formulating with bio-based materials, lightweighting and improving recyclability.
About Avient
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2020 pro forma revenues of $3.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
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