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As a key aspect of our talent pipeline, we partner with leading universities around the world to hire associates into full- time, co-op or internship opportunities. Financial information referenced here is provided to aid in reconciling back to the most comparable GAAP figures. Forward-looking statements will give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance.

Material Solutions for Cars If a car looks pretty on the lot, it will get a lot of looks. On average, Americans spend nearly an hour a day in their cars—make sure they’re your cars.

Inspired by regenerative ecosystems found in nature, the circular economy proposes that all goods and products find their way back into supporting the same system from which they were created once a person is finished using them. You can find ideas applying this circular ecosystem to modern economics and manufacturing as far back as post-World War II. To stay competitive and relevant, businesses must create solutions for end- of-use materials and reintegrate them back into the ecosystem.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 1. Intern experiences and projects were back on-site in the summer of 2022! Forward-looking statements will give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance.

For t 2 /t 1 = 1, K = 1. Back Pressure This is the pressure applied to the back of the screw to resist screw recovery after injection. Acknowledgments Avient would like to acknowledge the gracious input provided by the faculty of the Behrend Plastics Engineering Technology program at Penn State University .

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Back Home // Products // Polymer Additives // Fiber Additives Avient's Cesa Fiber Tracer Concentrates are developed to include a custom taggant, unique to the customer and product line, which helps trace the fibers back to their producer.