https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/OnColor UL 94 Colorants Brochure.pdf
OnColor™ UL 94 colorants* for Electrical & Electronic (E&E) applications allow fast, cost-efficient project management combined with all the advantages of in-house coloration.
In order to have a concentrate recognized by UL, the following conditions must be met: • the color concentrate producer must be recognized by UL • the polymer, generic or specific, must be recognized as well • the recognition of the material combination (base resin + color concentrate) must be listed in the QMSQ2 file of the concentrate producer • the specification limits set in the QMQS2 file must be respected if the UL 94 recognition is to apply to the final plastic part Avient has a wide range of color and cost options available to provide maximum flexibility.
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EBITDA, free cash floff w, free cash flow with or without specific capital expenditure target or range, including or excluding divestments and/or acquisitions, total cash floff w, cash flow in excess of cost of capital or residual cash floff w or cash flow return on investment); • Returns (e.g., Profitsff or Cash Flow returns on: assets, invested capital, net capital employed, sales, and equity); • Working Capital (e.g., working capital divided by sales, days’ sales outstanding, days’ sales inventory, and days’ sales in payables); • Profit Margins (e.g., Profits divided by revenues, gross margins and material margins divided by revenues, and material margin divided by sales pounds); • Liquidity Measures (e.g., debt-to-capital, debt-to-EBITDA, total debt ratio); • Sales Growth, Gross Margin Growth, Cost Initiative and Stock Price Metrics (e.g., revenues, revenue growth, revenue growth by targeted country, region or end market, gross margin and gross margin growth, material margin and material margin growth, stock price appreciation, total return to shareholders, sales and administrative costs divided by sales, and sales and administrative costs divided by profits); and • Strategic Initiative Key Deliverable Metrics consisting of one or more of the folff lowing: product development, strategic partnering, research and development, vitality index, market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, management of employment practices (including succession planning and talent development) and employee benefitsff , supervision of litigation and inforff mation technology, and goals or synergies relating to acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures.
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient-2023-Sustainability-Report_6.pdf
To better reflect the actual price of CO2 to society, and ensure costs are within the ranges of the scenarios we use for assessing climate transition risks, Avient has instituted an internal cost of carbon.
Our waste management approach adds value by reducing the risk of environmental harm, as well as costs associated with waste management.
These solutions strive to maximize the conservation of natural resources, climate protection efforts, costs and social responsibility.