https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/why-three-party-collaboration-leads-bottle-manufacturing-success?rtype[]=1164
Using process aids can expand the blow molder’s processing window, allowing the molder to increase blow speeds without sacrificing bottle quality.
This hesitation can stem from several factors:
For this stage to be successful, a large number of preforms — ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 — must be produced for each variant.
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Using process aids can expand the blow molder’s processing window, allowing the molder to increase blow speeds without sacrificing bottle quality.
This hesitation can stem from several factors:
For this stage to be successful, a large number of preforms — ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 — must be produced for each variant.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-01/AVNT Dec 2022 Earnings Presentation Updated.pdf
WHAT WE DO: MATERIAL SCIENCE 4 CUSTOM FORMULATION SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 $310 205 140 80 75 45 40 20 $915M2021 Sales ($ in millions) *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”) **2020 is Pro Forma to include full year of the Clariant Color business Future Growth Revenue Assumptions From Sustainable Solutions: 8 - 12% 5 Key Updates • Provided progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals • Emphasized commitment to U.N.
Ops Pro Forma Adjusted EPS (in millions) (in millions) 25 SUMMARY • Executed the plans we laid out earlier this year • Completed the Dyneema acquisition and Distribution divestiture amid challenging market conditions • Paid down debt and expect to finish the year modestly levered at 3.1x net debt to 2022 pro forma adjusted EBITDA • Expect $200 million of free cash flow in 2022 • Entering an economic slowdown with a portfolio that is better positioned than ever before • Updated our EPS guidance to $2.60 from continuing operations APPENDIX Performance Additives 15% Pigments 13% TiO2 11% Dyestuffs 3%Polyethylene 12% Nylon 6% Polypropylene 5% Other Raw Materials 30% Styrenic Block Copolymer 5% ~40% hydrocarbon based (Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based, includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”) Non-hydrocarbon based materials 27 • From Q2 to Q3, we have seen a 7-10% sequential decline in certain hydrocarbon-based raw materials • Other raw materials such as performance additives and pigments have shown moderate inflation sequentially from Q2 to Q3 Annual Purchases RAW MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN UPDATE Based on 2021 purchases, excludes Avient Protective Materials SEGMENT DATA U.S. & Canada 40% EMEA 35% Asia 20% Latin America 5% 2022 PRO FORMA SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS Consumer 21% Packaging 23% Industrial 15% Building and Construction 10% Telecommunications 4% Energy 4% Defense 6% END MARKET REVENUE (1) Total company adjusted EBITDA of $585M includes corporate costs.
Sales EBITDA Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $585M$3,635M (1) Transportation 9% Healthcare 8% 29 C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2022 REVENUE | $2 .3 B ILL ION US & Canada 35% EMEA 40% Asia 20% Latin America 5% END MARKET REGION 30 Packaging 33% Consumer 22% Healthcare 9% Industrial 15% Transportation 8% Building & Construction 11% Telecommunications 1% Energy 1% Figures represent 2022 full year estimates S P E C I A LT Y E N G I N E E R E D M AT E R I A L S 2022 PRO FORMA REVENUE | $1 .3 B ILL ION END MARKET US & Canada 50% EMEA 35% Asia 15% REGION 31 Figures represent 2022 full year estimates Packaging 5% Consumer 19% Healthcare 8%Industrial 16% Transportation 10% Telecommunications 10% Energy 9% Defense 15% Building & Construction 8% Packaging 31% Consumer 28% Healthcare 8% Industrial 13% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 3% Energy 2% Defense 1% Asia (20% of sales) Transportation 9% 2022 PROFORMA AVIENT REGIONAL SALES BY END MARKET Packaging 29% Consumer 13% Healthcare 5% Industrial 17% Building & Construction 11% Energy 5% Defense 7% EMEA (35% of sales) Transportation 10% Packaging 14% Consumer 23% Healthcare 11% Industrial 15% Building & Construction 12% Energy 5% Defense 7% US & Canada (40% of sales) Transportation 7% Packaging 49% Consumer 22% Healthcare 8% Industrial 9% Building & Construction 6% Telecommunications 1% LATAM (5% of sales) Transportation 5% Telecommunications 3%Telecommunications 6% Figures represent 2022 full year estimates32
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WHAT WE DO: MATERIAL SCIENCE 4 CUSTOM FORMULATION SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 $310 205 140 80 75 45 40 20 $915M2021 Sales ($ in millions) *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”) **2020 is Pro Forma to include full year of the Clariant Color business Future Growth Revenue Assumptions From Sustainable Solutions: 8 - 12% 5 Key Updates • Provided progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals • Emphasized commitment to U.N.
Ops Pro Forma Adjusted EPS (in millions) (in millions) 25 SUMMARY • Executed the plans we laid out earlier this year • Completed the Dyneema acquisition and Distribution divestiture amid challenging market conditions • Paid down debt and expect to finish the year modestly levered at 3.1x net debt to 2022 pro forma adjusted EBITDA • Expect $200 million of free cash flow in 2022 • Entering an economic slowdown with a portfolio that is better positioned than ever before • Updated our EPS guidance to $2.60 from continuing operations APPENDIX Performance Additives 15% Pigments 13% TiO2 11% Dyestuffs 3%Polyethylene 12% Nylon 6% Polypropylene 5% Other Raw Materials 30% Styrenic Block Copolymer 5% ~40% hydrocarbon based (Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based, includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”) Non-hydrocarbon based materials 27 • From Q2 to Q3, we have seen a 7-10% sequential decline in certain hydrocarbon-based raw materials • Other raw materials such as performance additives and pigments have shown moderate inflation sequentially from Q2 to Q3 Annual Purchases RAW MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN UPDATE Based on 2021 purchases, excludes Avient Protective Materials SEGMENT DATA U.S. & Canada 40% EMEA 35% Asia 20% Latin America 5% 2022 PRO FORMA SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS Consumer 21% Packaging 23% Industrial 15% Building and Construction 10% Telecommunications 4% Energy 4% Defense 6% END MARKET REVENUE (1) Total company adjusted EBITDA of $585M includes corporate costs.
Sales EBITDA Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $585M$3,635M (1) Transportation 9% Healthcare 8% 29 C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2022 REVENUE | $2 .3 B ILL ION US & Canada 35% EMEA 40% Asia 20% Latin America 5% END MARKET REGION 30 Packaging 33% Consumer 22% Healthcare 9% Industrial 15% Transportation 8% Building & Construction 11% Telecommunications 1% Energy 1% Figures represent 2022 full year estimates S P E C I A LT Y E N G I N E E R E D M AT E R I A L S 2022 PRO FORMA REVENUE | $1 .3 B ILL ION END MARKET US & Canada 50% EMEA 35% Asia 15% REGION 31 Figures represent 2022 full year estimates Packaging 5% Consumer 19% Healthcare 8%Industrial 16% Transportation 10% Telecommunications 10% Energy 9% Defense 15% Building & Construction 8% Packaging 31% Consumer 28% Healthcare 8% Industrial 13% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 3% Energy 2% Defense 1% Asia (20% of sales) Transportation 9% 2022 PROFORMA AVIENT REGIONAL SALES BY END MARKET Packaging 29% Consumer 13% Healthcare 5% Industrial 17% Building & Construction 11% Energy 5% Defense 7% EMEA (35% of sales) Transportation 10% Packaging 14% Consumer 23% Healthcare 11% Industrial 15% Building & Construction 12% Energy 5% Defense 7% US & Canada (40% of sales) Transportation 7% Packaging 49% Consumer 22% Healthcare 8% Industrial 9% Building & Construction 6% Telecommunications 1% LATAM (5% of sales) Transportation 5% Telecommunications 3%Telecommunications 6% Figures represent 2022 full year estimates32
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Schuering Page 77 Appliance 5% Building & Construction 3% Wire & Cable 3% Electrical & Electronics 3% Consumer 21% Industrial 24% HealthCare 21% Transportation 17% 2011 Revenue: $1.0 Billion2011 Revenue: $1.0 Billion Key SuppliersKey Suppliers At a Glance Distribution Packaging 3% 2.6% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 5.6% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 Operating Income % of Sales ROICROIC Expanding ProfitsExpanding Profits 15.3% 18.4% 22.4% 30.0% 39.2% 48.6% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Target 6 – 7.5% Page 78 Value Proposition and Transformation Highlights Distribution Value Proposition • North America-based distributor with expanding global reach providing key plastic processors and market segments with best-in-class suppliers products, service and delivery with a commitment to develop value-added solutions to enhance customer profitability Transformation Highlights • Significant market share gains with key suppliers , > $5B Addressable Market • Significant market share gains with key suppliers � Proprietary PolyOne technology � Dow Corning • Improved sales mix and profitability by shifting to non-cyclical businesses like healthcare • Established presence in Brazil and Asia in 2011 Page 79 Key Differentiators Distribution • Product offering � Breadth and depth; industry leading suppliers • Sales and marketing capability • Customer service / logistics operations � Customer survey results – consistent best-in-class performance � Leading on-time delivery • Management team experience and stability • Lean Six Sigma � Solving our customers’ unmet needs Page 80 $102.8 $207.2 2006 2011 Healthcare Revenue • Strong market segmentation provides focused resourcing to accelerate growth • Expanding global reach meets Areas of Focus Distribution 2006 2011 $66.0 $182.4 2006 2011 National Accounts Revenue • Expanding global reach meets customers’ needs and creates competitive differentiation • Selling skills & product application knowledge to target executives & engineers ($ millions) Page 81 Critical Imperatives • Invest in commercial resources to accelerate growth • Expand healthcare and key account revenues • Broaden geographic reach and develop new markets and channel partnerships Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal Distribution channel partnerships • Continue to improve working capital efficiency and superior cash flow generation 2015 Goal • 6 - 7.5% return on sales Page 82 Page 83
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end life” New designs for energy and carbon efficiency New applications for used and recycled plastics Page 31 Therma-Tech™ LED Lighting • Replaces metal in LED lighting • Extends LED durability and life span eliminating hot spots • Greater design flexibility with • Greater design flexibility with fewer parts • Weight reduction • Simplifies manufacturing and lowers total production cost Page 32 Decreasing Decreasing Dependence on Dependence on Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels Globalizing and Globalizing and LocalizingLocalizing Protecting the Protecting the EnvironmentEnvironment Protecting the Protecting the EnvironmentEnvironment Improving Improving Health and Health and WellnessWellness Improving Improving Health and Health and WellnessWellness Alignment with Megatrends • Aging population • Longer life expectancy • Healthy living • Aging in place • Aging population • Longer life expectancy • Healthy living • Aging in place • Environmental consciousness • Alternative energy • Resource efficiency • Biotechnology • Environmental consciousness • Alternative energy • Resource efficiency • Biotechnology • Global leader/local expert with customized solutions • Global OEMs seeking one standard of service everywhere • Global leader/local expert with customized solutions • Global OEMs seeking one standard of service everywhere • Efficiency focus • Reduced size/weight • Mass transit • Alternative materials • Electric vehicles • Efficiency focus • Reduced size/weight • Mass transit • Alternative materials • Electric vehicles Page 33 48.7% $40.5 26.3% Research & Development Spending Specialty Platform Vitality Index Progression* Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Specialty Platform Gross Margin % * Percentage of Specialty platform revenue from products introduced in last five years 19.5% 2006 2011PF $20.3 2006 2011PF 14.3% 2006 2011PF ($ millions) Page 34 StrategyStrategy PolyOne Innovation Framework Unmet Needs Identification Idea Generation and Shaping Offering Offering Offering Offering Phased Offering Launch Offering Offering LaunchLaunch Offering Offering DevelopmentDevelopment Market Penetration and Value Maximization Intellectual Property ● Resources ● CultureIntellectual Property ● Resources ● Culture Page 35 • Accelerate growth in targeted industries and expand geographic presence through market-driven innovations • Leverage new talent, tools, and training to drive customer satisfaction and margin expansion Critical Imperatives satisfaction and margin expansion • Translate best practices to / from ColorMatrix • Drive specialization using a value-based mindset Page 36 Page 37
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In addition, these material solutions provide a proven, one-step processing solution to support speed to market and manufacturing efficiencies.
Some of the information arises from laboratory work with small-scale equipment which may not provide a reliable indication of performance or properties obtained or obtainable on larger-scale equipment.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-board-elects-william-r-jellison-director
Jellison, 57, is vice president and chief financial officer of Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, where he is responsible for all areas of international finance, including accounting, planning and analysis, SEC reporting, acquisition valuations, internal audit, tax and treasury.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
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https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-begin-specialty-engineered-material-production-india
The purpose-built facility was opened in Pune, one of India’s leading manufacturing centers, in 2014.
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Caption: Manufacturers of automotive applications will be among those benefitting from the new solutions manufactured by PolyOne in India.
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https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-features-innovative-packaging-technologies-and-inspiration-pack-expo-2015
From product protection to aesthetics, we offer packaging customers one of the largest polymer-based solution and service portfolios available.”
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