Avient

Avient

Avient Corporation

Avon Lake, Ohio, United States

Armour & ProtectionDual-use
Founded 20005000+ employeesComponent Supplier, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: April 19, 2026

About

Founded in 2000, Avient is a defense component supplier based in Avon Lake, United States working in armour & protection.

Avient is a global specialty materials manufacturer producing advanced composites, specialty polymers, color and additive systems, and thermoplastic compounds. Its defense-relevant business centres on ballistic resistant composite panels, notably the GlasArmor and ThermoBallistic product lines, which are designed to provide military-grade protection for facilities, military shelters and personnel. The panels are manufactured in the United States in accordance with UL 752 specifications and are supported by custom design, machining and installation services. Avient also supplies composite materials for marine, RV, construction and utility applications. The company is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, with regional offices and manufacturing sites in Luxembourg, Brazil and China.

Location

Avon Lake, United States

Founded

2000

Employees

5000+

Legal name

Avient Corporation

Focus areas

ballistic protectionadvanced compositesthermoplastic compositesthermoset compositesspecialty polymersmilitary shelters

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Armour & Protection

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

GlasArmor Ballistic Resistant Panels

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Ballistic resistant composite panel

Thermoset fiber-reinforced composite panels using woven E-glass and a proprietary resin, designed to retain projectiles and fragments at lower weight than steel. Built to UL 752 and NIJ test standards for military, law enforcement and facility protection.

ThermoBallistic Thermoplastic Panels

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Ballistic resistant thermoplastic composite panel

Thermoplastic composite panels made from multiaxial unidirectional E-glass layers, compression molded for ballistic protection in portable modular indoor systems.

End users

Land ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Named customers

U.S. Army Corps of EngineersEdwards Design & Fabrication, Inc.

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