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It offers a practical way to improve your product’s surface look and feel, adds the possibility for custom color and sensory effects, and works with most substrates.
TPEs are available in a wide array of colors and special effects that will amplify their sensory qualities and contribute to brand identity and shelf appeal.
Specific TPE colors or textures can serve as a strategic branding tool and can replace expensive secondary painting or adhesion operations to achieve a similar look.
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Comprised of a combination of bases, additives, pigments, ready-for-use (RFU) colors, and special-effect inks, the Zodiac Taurus family of non-PVC ink solutions also deliver the convenience and printability of traditional plastisol ink systems.
Highlights:
• Bases and bleed barriers
• Improved durability and elongation
• Modifiers and additives include thickener, reducer, and matte additives to increase the productivity and improve the finish, and effect additives to achieve textured suede or high density (3D) effect
• RFU colors a palette of 14 RFU mixing color inks, including fluorescents and silver and gold metallic
• Special-effect inks add dimension and dazzling impact to any flat print
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We’ve seen growth in demand for medical manikins and training models, putting, manufacturers under constant pressure to differentiate and find ways to quickly introduce innovative new products,” said James Petrie, marketing director, PolyOne Color and Additives.
Collaborative Custom Color Expertise – Enables manufacturers to offer realistic training experiences by creating custom-tailored skin tones; thermochromatic technology enables model to change color in response to heat or cold, simulating hypothermia, fever or burns; can also be used to design distinguishable looks to drive brand equity
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Further, PolyOne colorants bring the material to life with dynamic colors such as Superhero Blue, Watermelon Red, Limesicle Green, and Awesome Orange.
PolyOne's specialty TPE and colorant solutions stand up to the demands of active kids during outdoor play and sports, staying bright and maintaining material performance attributes.
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The material’s soft feel, resilience, durability and striking colors, combine help to differentiate the distinctively designed WO|Bone from other dog toys.
Low specific gravity allows the WO|Bone to float for water retrieval and play, and the material’s excellent colorability allowed the company to feature the four bright hues of the Ethiopian flag as a market differentiator.
In addition to supplying different grades of Dynaflex TPE to WO Design for testing purposes, PolyOne provided color selection expertise.
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Wilflex Revive inks are currently offered in a base and white and are compatible with the Wilflex Epic PC Express Color Mixing System.
These can be mixed into thousands of Pantone® shades using IMS 3.0, Avient Specialty Inks’ proprietary color formulation software.
Formulas in IMS 3.0 will automatically calculate the bio-derived content associated with each Pantone color.
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Screen Printing Color Mixing Systems: Wilflex™
Achieve Pantone® colors simply and cost-effectively with our trusted color mixing systems
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color and additive masterbatch business.
color and additive masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate
color and additive masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisition of
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Certificate of Amendment Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actionsCanada Business Corporations Act Certificat de modification Avient Colorants Canada Inc. 942266-8 Corporate name / Dénomination sociale Corporation number / Numéro de société Raymond Edwards Date of amendment (YYYY-MM-DD) Date de modification (AAAA-MM-JJ) Director / Directeur 2021-01-15 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the articles of the above-named corporation are amended under section 178 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached articles of amendment.
Corporation number Numéro de la société 2 942266-8 The articles are amended as follows Les statuts sont modifiés de la façon suivante 3 The corporation changes its name to: La dénomination sociale est modifiée pour : Avient Colorants Canada Inc.
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Strong performance demonstrates that our strategy and execution are working Megatrends and emerging opportunities align with our strengths Innovation and services provide differentiation, incremental pricing power, and competitive advantage Strong and proven management team driving growth and performance Addressable market exceeds $40 billion PolyOne Corporation Page 17 Appendix PolyOne Corporation Page 18 +25% $262 $320 $200 $275 $350 2013 2014 Adjusted Operating Income (in millions) +22% 2014 Financial Highlights All of our segments delivered both operating income and margin expansion during the year Our specialty businesses achieved record levels of profits and profitability this year Achieved 21st consecutive quarter, or over five years, of strong, double-digit adjusted EPS growth +37% $1.31 $1.80 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 2013 2014 Adjusted EPS $195 $242 $150 $200 $250 2013 2014 Specialty Operating Income (in millions) PolyOne Corporation Page 19 Appliances 2% Building & Construction 12% Consumer 7% Electrical & Electronics 1% Healthcare 6% Industrial 14% Packaging 31% Textiles 7% Transportation 8% Wire & Cable 12% 1.7% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5% 7.2% 8.1% 9.7% 12.2% 12-16% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Operating Income % of Sales At a Glance Global Color, Additives and Inks 2014 Revenues: $0.9 Billion Solutions Expanding Profits 2014 Revenue by Industry Segment 14.7% Target United States 44% Europe 36% Canada 2% Asia 12% Latin America 6% PolyOne Corporation Page 20 Appliances 4% Building & Construction 3% Consumer 18% Electrical & Electronics 16% Healthcare 12% Industrial 8% Packaging 5% Transportation 20% Wire & Cable 12% At a Glance Global Specialty Engineered Materials 2014 Revenues: $0.6 Billion Solutions 2014 Revenue by Industry Segment Expanding Profits 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% 8.6% 9.3% 12-16% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Operating Income % of Sales Target 12.1% United States 44% Europe 33% Canada 2% Asia 19% Latin America 2% PolyOne Corporation Page 21 Appliances 2% Building & Construction 8% Consumer 5% Healthcare 6% Industrial 23% Packaging 27% Transportation 30% United States 96% Canada 4% At a Glance Designed Structures and Solutions Solutions 2014 Revenues: $0.6 Billion Expanding Profits 2014 Revenue by Industry Segment 1.4% 5.6% 7.3% 8-10% 2012 2013 2014 2015 Operating Income % of Sales Target PolyOne Corporation Page 22 Appliances 8% Building & Construction 33% Consumer 5% Electrical & Electronics 3% Healthcare 1% Industrial 11% Packaging 5% Transportation 18% Wire & Cable 16% 5.5% 6.9% 3.8% 3.6% 5.5% 4.3% 6.3% 7.2% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Operating Income % of Sales At a Glance Performance Products and Solutions Solutions Expanding Profits 2014 Revenues: $0.8 Billion 9-12% Target 2014 Revenue by Industry Segment 2015 7.7% United States 80% Canada 14% Asia 2% Latin America 4% PolyOne Corporation Page 23 Appliances 6% Building & Construction 5% Consumer 13% Electrical & Electronics 6% Healthcare 23% Industrial 15% Packaging 4% Transportation 25% Wire & Cable 3% 2.6% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 5.6% 6.4% 5.9% 6 - 7.5% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Operating Income % of Sales 15% 52% 2006 2014 At a Glance Distribution *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period Key Suppliers 2014 Revenues: $1.1 Billion ROIC* Expanding Profits 6.1% Target http://www.polyone.com/Pages/VariationRoot.aspx PolyOne Corporation Page 24 2 lbs Plastic = 3 lbs aluminum or 8 lbs steel or 27 lbs glass 33% less material by weight than aluminum 75% less material by weight than steel 93% less material by weight than glass Requires 91% less energy to recycle a pound of plastic versus a pound of paper Source: SPI: Sustainability and the Plastics Industry Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development PolyOne Corporation Page 25 Commitment to Operational Excellence 81% 93% 2006 2014 16.2% 9.9% 2006 2014 On-Time Delivery Working Capital % of Sales 5% 43% 2006 2014 Percent of Associates Trained in LSS Four consecutive years – CFO Magazine Best Working Capital Management in the chemical industry World’s Best Business Process Excellence Program in 2012* 103 trained Black Belts 247 trained Green Belts 127 trained Kaizen Leaders World’s Best Start-up Program for Lean Six Sigma Deployment in 2009* *Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center PolyOne Corporation Page 26 Prototype Frame Opportunity Scale-up & Test Market Build Business Case Commercial Launch Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 4 11 5 10 6 9 3 4 2 15 9 1 10 4 Breakthrough Platform Derivative A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity Number of Projects 25 14 19 17 18 93 Addressable Market ($ millions) TBD TBD $800 $450 $450 $1,700 PolyOne Corporation Page 27 Application Examples PolyOne Corporation Page 28 $1.5 billion attractive, growing market Additives improve performance and reduce cost through light-weighting, reduced waste, faster cycle times, and extended shelf life of finished product Aligned with megatrend of protecting the environment: Sustainability benefits include lower package weight and improved recyclability of package at end of use Market Opportunity Leading Global Supplier of Additives In Fast Growing PET Market Shelf-life extension Greater product consistency Recyclability and reduced carbon footprint Color and Special Effects Weight reduction Enhanced product aesthetics High heat resistance 4% 4% 8% 9% 9% 10% 11% 14% Western Europe North America South America MEA Easter Europe Asia Pacific China India PET 2008-13P CAGR PET Bottling Technology PolyOne Corporation Page 29 • Includes formulation and consultative services to assist manufacturers and brand owners in positively identifying their finished goods • Protects brand equity & consumer welfare • Reduces exposure to unwarranted recall expenses • Secures supply chain integrity – support for safe expansion into new geographies Authentication Technology PolyOne Corporation Page 30 • Color harmonization across 15 unique color-and-polymer combinations • Eliminated need for multiple pre- colored materials • Reduced Land Rover’s working capital Range Rover Evoque Interior PolyOne Corporation Page 31 • Reduced health and environmental impact • System cost reduction • Radiation-shielding performance • Parts consolidation • Design freedom CT Scanner PolyOne Corporation Page 32 Metal Replacement Solutions • Replaces metal in LED lighting • Extends LED durability and life span eliminating hot spots • Greater design flexibility with fewer parts • Weight reduction • Simplifies manufacturing and lowers total production cost PolyOne Corporation Page 33 Next Generation Solar Charger • Ginkgo Solar Tree charger utilizing our unique reSound™ material • reSound™ is a durable material consisting of 50% bio-derived plastic and 50% traditional petroleum-based plastic • Use of reSound™ reduced the carbon footprint for this product by 35% • reSound™ Is classified as a PolyOne Sustainable SolutionSM PolyOne Sustainable SolutionSM PolyOne Corporation Page 34 High-Barrier Packaging Containers • Capability to extrude up to 13 layers • Strong oxygen and moisture vapor transmission protection • Can be made symmetrical or asymmetrical to meet customized needs of broad variety of applications • Barrier protection and superior organoleptic properties PolyOne Corporation Page 35 Aerospace Applications • Leading provider of specialty materials for the aerospace industry • Typical applications Mil-spec aircraft windows, canopies, windscreens, instrument panels, wingtip lenses Interior – gallery furnishings, tray tables, arm rests, trim strips, joint/edge coverings • Benefits: High impact strength Resistant to UV rays Flame and smoke compliance Easy to clean with aggressive cleaners; anti-microbial grades available Range of sizes, thicknesses, colors, etc. 1 Schedule I Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S.
Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2013Y 2014Y Global Color, Additives and Inks $ 4.3 $ 28.1 $ 37.7 $ 104.0 $ 124.9 Global Specialty Engineered Materials 0.4 17.6 49.7 57.2 72.4 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - 33.4 45.1 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 194.6 $ 242.4 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 54.0 56.0 63.1 Distribution 19.5 28.1 42.0 63.3 68.2 Joint ventures 91.9 28.6 18.9 - - Corporate and eliminations (51.5) (425.1) (27.7) (82.4) (218.6) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 231.5 $ 155.1 Less: Corporate operating expense 51.5 425.1 27.7 82.4 218.6 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 313.9 $ 373.7 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 43% 62% 65% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
Appendix 2014 Financial Highlights At a Glance�Global Color, Additives and Inks At a Glance�Global Specialty Engineered Materials At a Glance�Designed Structures and Solutions At a Glance�Performance Products and Solutions At a Glance�Distribution Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development Commitment to Operational Excellence A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity Application Examples Slide Number 28 Authentication Technology Range Rover Evoque Interior Slide Number 31 Metal Replacement Solutions Next Generation Solar Charger High-Barrier Packaging Containers Aerospace Applications Non-GAAP Reconciliation Sidoti & Company non-GAAP Rec