Avient provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities. It is a specialty polymer formulation expert and a global masterbatch manufacturer. Formely known as Polyone and  Clariant Masterbatches, Avient has an extensive experience in formulating color and additive masterbatches and combibatches/smartbaches  (color and functionalities combined in one solution) for synthetic fibers such as polyolefin, polyester and polyamide and newer polymers such as PLA and PTT used in a wide range of applications.

Yarns in artificial turf require a long lifespan which can be achieved by Avient’s combibatch and smartbatch solutions combining suitable UV stabilizers and compatible pigments to achieve fiber resilience, lightfastness and weather resistance. Moreover, companies involved in this application can benefit from our in-depth experience in regulatory compliance and application requirements, our independent R&D testing and raw material sourcing, our close cooperation with the major monofilament turf machine producers and accredited laboratories, and our worldwide presence.