Ohio-based Avient Corporation, formerly known as PolyOne Corporation, specializes in formulating material solutions across six continents. Its two business segments, Color, Additives and Inks, and Specialty Engineered Materials, offer specialized products such as color and additive concentrates, dispersions, and specialty inks. The company caters to a diverse set of markets including healthcare, food packaging, transportation, and outdoor furniture. Avient's Specialty Engineered Materials segment provides specialty polymer formulations and fiber technology for thermoplastic composites. The company distributes its products through direct sales personnel, distributors, and commissioned sales agents. Founded over a century ago in 1885, Avient Corporation's name change came to fruition in June 2020.