Explore how Trilliant™ conductive formulations help solve the performance challenges for pipette tip applications Explore how Trilliant™ conductive formulations help solve the performance challenges for pipette tip applications (Chinese language version)

Learn how Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives help protect and enhance the performance of polymers used in healthcare applications Learn how Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives help protect and enhance the performance of polymers used in healthcare applications (Chinese language version)

Learn how chemically resistant Trilliant™ HC thermoplastics and Versaflex™ HC TPEs provide enhanced durability to withstand common hospital cleaners and disinfectants Learn how Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives help protect and enhance the performance of polymers used in healthcare applications

Discover how Avient can help you develop and build nearly any automotive part you need to create. Read how the combined value of a specialty TPE and technical support met processing and performance demands

Bridging from the EverMinds™ platform, Borealis and Avient recently completed a joint application study investigating how to optimize color matching when using post-consumer recycled material (PCR) in rigid packaging applications. This collaborative study with Borealis is one way in which we can transfer our know-how to our value chain partners to help with closing the loop on plastics circularity.” 

We can help you discover firsthand how our broad range of specialty thermoplastics, additives, colorants and services, coupled with considerable experience and insights, can support your company’s efforts. Collaborate with Avient in our Innovation Centers across Europe, Middle East and Africa to discover how our inventive solutions and experience can speed successful product development. Collaborate with Avient in our Innovation Centers across Europe, Middle East and Africa to discover how our inventive solutions and experience can speed successful product development.

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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings; • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; and • Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation. 1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results and tax adjustments. Tax adjustments include the net tax (expense) benefit from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments. 2 Adjusted EBITDA and net debt to adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows: (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2017 Income from continuing operations, before income taxes $ 212.3 Interest expense, net 60.8 Depreciation and amortization 82.8 Special items impact on income from continuing operations, before income taxes(1) 32.9 Adjusted EBITDA $ 388.8 Senior secured revolving credit facility $ 56.5 Senior secured term loan due 2022 637.5 Total Secured Debt 694.0 Less: Cash and cash equivalents (243.6) Net Secured Debt $ 450.4 Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 32.6 Long-term debt 1,290.9 Total Debt 1,323.5 Less: Cash and cash equivalents (243.6) Net Debt $ 1,079.9 Total Secured Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 1.8 Net Secured Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 1.2 Total Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 3.4 Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 2.8 (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results and tax adjustments.

Spring deflection limitations: The free movement or deflection of springs must be limited so that it does not overstress the composite.