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Aug. 29, 2022
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Document Type 8-K/A
Document Period End Date Aug. 29, 2022
Entity Registrant Name Avient Corporation
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code OH
Entity File Number 1-16091
Entity Tax Identification Number 34-1730488
Entity Address, Address Line One Avient Center
Entity Address, Address Line Two 33587 Walker Road
Entity Address, City or Town Avon Lake
Entity Address, State or Province OH
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 44012
City Area Code 440
Local Phone Number 930-1000
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Pre-commencement Tender Offer false
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Title of 12(b) Security Common Shares, par value $.01 per share
Trading Symbol AVNT
Security Exchange Name NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company false
Amendment Flag true
Amendment Description EXPLANATORY NOTE    This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2022 (the “Original 8-K”), amends and restates in its entirety Item 9.01 of the Original 8-K to include certain pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 of Form 8-K in connection with (i) the acquisition by Avient Corporation (“Avient”) from Koninklijke DSM N.V. (“Seller”) of (a) all of the equity of DSM Protective Materials International B.V., DSM Protective Materials B.V. and DSM Protective Materials LLC and (b) certain other assets related to Seller’s protective materials business (such equity and assets together, the “DPM Business”) (such acquisition of the DPM Business, the “Acquisition”) and (ii) Avient’s then-pending disposition of its Distribution business. The remainder of the information contained in the Original 8-K is not hereby amended.
Entity Central Index Key 0001122976
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