Dyneema® Launches New Fiber for Protective Gloves, Initiating Paradigm Shift in Light-Weight, Comfort and Strength

July 21, 2025

For industries where comfort and safety go hand in hand, the world’s strongest fiber™ is enabling cut-resistant gloves that are stronger – and lighter – than ever.

Dyneema® launches new third generation of Dyneema® Diamond fiber, enabling cut-resistant protective gloves that are stronger and lighter than ever

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CLEVELAND – July 21, 2025 – Dyneema®, owned by Avient Corporation, (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, today announces its third generation of Dyneema® Diamond fiber. Surpassing cut protection and light-weight performance of prior-generation fiber, the new material enables gloves to be made using a single yarn technology – delivering built-in cut resistance without the need for reinforcement yarns. The result is a significant enhancement of comfort, dexterity, and user safety. 

According to OSHA and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics 70% of workplace injuries result from unworn gloves. Dyneema® has been tackling this issue for over a decade through its market-leading Dyneema® Diamond fiber technology, which supports the creation of protective gear with unmatched strength, wearability, and reliability. This unyielding commitment to excellence has earned Dyneema® the trust of elite manufacturers in sectors, including automotive, medical, food, and heavy industry. With the new Dyneema® Diamond 3.0 fiber technology, the result of three years’ dedicated research, testing, and market research, Dyneema® raises the bar yet again, bringing unparalleled performance to industries where safety is non-negotiable. 

Gloves made with Dyneema® Diamond 3.0 are up to 40% lighter than those made with previous iterations of the fiber – a game-changer for user comfort. It also delivers breakthrough improvements in worker safety, with 6 times higher cut resistance than gloves made from generic HPPE fiber, and a +2 cut level compared to previous generations of Dyneema® fiber. Further advantages over other fibers include improved coating adhesion, higher fiber integrity, plus touchscreen friendliness. This all-around performance has been verified by robust, comprehensive testing at dedicated facilities in Europe and Asia. The results are clear: no other tested material can match Dyneema® Diamond 3.0’s performance against all key criteria of glove performance. 

These superior fiber attributes are made possible by patent-protected technology unique to Dyneema®, by which raw ingredient polymer is molecularly engineered for unrivaled strength, then enhanced with cut-resistant microparticles spun directly into the polymer. This technique, made possible by pioneering science and a custom engineering process, delivers another crucial benefit: enabling protective gloves to be made with single yarn technology, with no need for additional reinforcement yarns to achieve cut resistance. This opens up greater design flexibility and allows producers to craft silky-smooth gloves that keep hands agile and dexterous throughout the working day. 

“Protective handwear needs to be so comfortable that users forget they’re wearing it,” explains Claudio Di Gregorio, Global Marketing Manager Mechanical Industrial for Dyneema®, Avient. “Third-generation Dyneema® Diamond fiber brings that ambition to life, providing outstanding cut performance on single yarn technology while reducing product weight by almost half. To workers in critical industries that keep the world moving, our message is simple: Dyneema® Diamond 3.0 puts the world’s strongest fiber™ in the palm of your hand. And it does so in a way that delivers reliable all-day wear.” 

As one of the world’s only backward-integrated HPPE producers, Dyneema® maintains complete control over every stage of the fiber manufacturing process, from raw material to polymer and fiber production. This vertical integration means quality and performance can be guaranteed at every stage, allowing glove manufacturers to consistently deliver a fiber with superior performance, comfort, and durability. 

“Dyneema® Diamond 3.0 is a testament to the talent and enthusiasm of everyone involved,” concludes Di Gregorio. “Chasing improvements at every level, we’re delivering – and surpassing – what the market demands. This latest innovation proves that we’ve got the technologies needed to handle the protective challenges of the manufacturing workforce.”

About Avient 

Our purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Our local touch and customer engagement, combined with our global presence, allows us to serve customers with agility. We harness the collective strength of more than 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and build on each other’s ideas. In doing so, we innovate solutions that help our customers overcome their challenges or capitalize on opportunities provided by the fast-changing world and secular trends. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. By intersecting our broad portfolio of technologies with the product roadmaps of our customers, we help create differentiated and high-performance products that make the world better and more sustainable. Visit www.avient.com to learn more.  

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