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STAYING
AHEAD OF
TRENDS2
1
3
4
5
WHAT ARE THE NEWEST POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES?
If it looks great, but can’t be manufactured or costs
too much, development dies on the vine.
5 COMMON OBSTACLES
BRANDS FACE WITH EVERY CMF CHOICE
D E S I G NC
LLEN
ES
D E S I G N I L LU M I N AT E S
COMPARATIVE
STUDIES
HOW WE CAN HELP
OUR PR OCESS LEADS TO EDUCATED DESIGN CHOICES
TRENDS &
INSIGHTS
OPERATIONS
SUPPORT
DESIGN
SERVICES
POLYMER
INNOVATIONS
Avient Design works with you to find inspiration specific
to your product and your needs.
We’ll
then create polymer samples or in some cases, 3D printed
parts, and make necessary adjustments to ensure your part
achieves the results you expected.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/CycleWorks Solution Bulletin.pdf
CycleWorks can develop recycling-friendly product
solutions to increase the recyclability of plastic
products and, by understanding the chemistry
of polymers in the mechanical recycling process,
can provide data to help develop new and unique
polymer formulations.
A dedicated team is able to scientifically investigate
details of the recycling process, understand the
degradation and behavior of polymers, and develop
the right additive and color masterbatches to
increase the performance of PCRs and guarantee
high recyclability of the final article.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/Cesa Nox A4R Product Bulletin_0.pdf
During processing, polymers often degrade due to
oxygen and heat exposure which causes such things
as discoloration, gels, and black spots.
Sustainability Spotlight
Recycle
Solutions
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Designed for polyolefin recycling and to
enhance circularity
• Protects polyolefins against degradation caused
by oxygen and heat during processing
• Provides improved stability against oxygen
degradation and discoloration
• Stabilizes the polymer to reduce creation of new
gels and black spots
• Excellent performance at low dosage levels
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
• Recycled polyolefins
• Packaging, consumer & others
• High-value polyolefin applications with recycled
material content
• Virgin polymers which will be recycled after the
use phase
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Additional Services
• Color consultation to select or develop quick
color and effect concepts
• Polymer technology consultation to
find solutions for technical and material
challenges
• Prototyping and sampling to best visualize
color and effect considering polymer type,
shape, and texture
• Brand color management to ensure global
color consistency
• Color education and training to impart plastic
coloration knowledge to non-experts
• ColorForward™ color trend forecasting tool
to provide insights into the CMF concepts
expected to trend in the coming years
Capabilities
Multi-disciplinary Expertise
Experts in CMF, industrial and conceptual design,
color trends, polymer and color technology,
formulation
Extensive Toolbox
Extensive color libraries and trend books, mood
board creation, physical/virtual prototyping, cost
evaluation, technical feasibility evaluation, sampling
Valuable Networking
Internal networking with Avient departments such
as Avient Design, marketing, product safety, color
matching labs, technology, sustainability group
and external networking with designers, color
associations, consultants, raw material providers
Strategic Locations
Locations in Asia, EMEA, Latin America and the U.S.
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• Attractive appearance to final product
• Long lasting color
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES
• Environmental advantages
• Less production costs
• Lower carbon footprint
• Lower chemical usage
• Waste reduction
MAGIQ FIBER COLORANTS -
MASTERBATCH PORTFOLIO
BLACK
• Standard and special products with high
pigment concentrations and excellent
tinting strength
• MBs at lower concentrations designed
to meet specific customer needs
• Black MB tailored for special requirements, with
particular physical/rheological properties
• Optimal melt flow properties allow a good
mixture with the polymer matrix yielding
the best possible spinnability
Carriers: PET, PBT, PA 6, PA 66, others
• Continuous filament spinning, including
fine denier (POY, FDY, HOY, bi-component yarns)
• Spunbond
WHITE
• TiO2 white with excellent opacifying
or tinting strength
• Optical white MBs that improve the surface
whiteness and/or brightness of end products
• Optimal melt flow properties allow a good
mixture with the polymer matrix yielding
the best possible spinnability
• Full pigment dispersion ensures maximum CPF/
Spinning pack life
TECHNICAL ANALYSES
• DSC: Thermal analyses to characterize polymers, additives
and colorants
• TGA: Thermogravimetric analysis to evaluate thermal stability,
plus inorganic pigment, and carbon black content in the
Masterbatch
• FT-IR: Infrared spectroscopy for the analysis of raw materials
• Incineration oven to determine inorganic content
• Melt Flow Tester to measure the Melt Flow Rate of MBs
and Polymers
• Filter test to measure the dispersion quality and aggregate
content of materials contained in the polymer matrix
• Intrinsic/Relative Viscosity of Masterbatches and polymers
• Moisture content in the liquid colorants, MBs and polymers
• UV-Visible spectrometry: instrumental evaluation of the color
on yarn to perform quality control, color matchings and recipes
adjustments
• Yarn testing to evaluate mechanical properties, abrasion,
dry heat, rubbing and other characteristics
• Our pilot spinning lines have state-of-the-art take-up winders
that spin up to 4,500 meters/minute.
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The carrier resin could cause
performance problems in a few
polymers.
Cellulosic polymers
2.
They will withstand the drying
temperatures of most polymers that
require drying before processing,
such as ABS and nylon.
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Investor Day
POLYONE
I N V E S T O R
P R E S E N T A T I O N
A U G U S T 2 0 1 8
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
PolyOne Corporation 2
USE OF
NON-GAAP
MEASURES
PolyOne Corporation 3
V I S I O N
PolyOne Corporation 4
To be the world’s
premier provider of
specialized polymer
materials, services and
solutions
C O R E
V A L U E S
P E R S O N A L
V A L U E S
Honesty IntegrityRespect
Operational
Excellence
Commercial
Excellence
Specialization
Globalization
Collaboration ExcellenceInnovation
To be the world’s
premier provider of
specialized polymer
materials, services
and solutions
S A F E T Y F I R S T
PolyOne Corporation 5
1.3
1.1 1.1
0.85
0.65
0.57
0.54
0.97
0.84
0.74 0.74
0.69
0.57
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YTD
Injuries per 100 Workers
Spartech
Acquisition
PolyOne Corporation 6
P O L Y O N E
2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 3 . 2 B I L L I O N
9%
United States
59%
14%
10%
Latin
America
9%
Canada
PolyOne
Distribution
34%
Performance Products &
Solutions 21%
Specialty
Engineered
19%
Color
Additives &
Inks 26%
Segment End Market Geography
Building &
Construction
Electrical &
Electronics
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*
P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E
C O N S E C U T I V E
Y E A R S
PolyOne Corporation 7
8
$0.13
$0.68
$0.82
$1.00
$1.31
$1.80
$1.96
$2.06
$2.21
“Where we were” “Where we are”
ROIC** 5.0% 14.0%
Operating Income
% of Sales
Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 15.5%
Specialty Engineered
Materials
1.1% 12.1%
Performance Products
& Solutions
4.3% 10.7%
Distribution 2.6% 6.3%
A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N
S U S T A I N A B L E P A T H T O D O U B L E - D I G I T E P S G R O W T H
PolyOne Corporation 8
P E O P L E P R O D U C T S P L A N E T P E R F O R M A N C E
Double digit
annual EPS
growth
strategic acquisitions
Innovate
600K-1M
commercial
resources 6-8%
Double acquired
Lean Six Sigma
commercial excellence
531
689130
157
504
633
2014 Q2 2018
R&D / Technical Marketing Sales
PolyOne Corporation 9
Increased commercial headcount
+ 28%
+ 18%
+ 23%
Generating opportunities
35%
25%
1,000
$1.0B
Enhancing efficiency
I N V E S T M E N T I N COMMERCIAL RESOURCES D R I V I N G G R O W T H
Lead
Specialists
T H E E V O L V I N G C U S T O M E R R E L A T I O N S H I P
PolyOne Corporation 10
Expanded Path
Traditional Path
Strategic Accounts/
Field Sales
Business
Development
Customer
Service
Web and Social
Media
Inside Sales
PolyOne Corporation 11
Investments in digital and dedicated inside sales to
improve customer experience
80% increase in leads (from 6,000 to 11,000) driven
by website, phone, and online chat
EXPANDED PATH
A D D I N G C U S T O M E R T O U C H P O I N T S
4
21
Inside sellers
$11M
$88M
Inside sales/digital revenue
N E W R E S O U R C E S F U E L I N G T H E F U T U R E
PolyOne Corporation 12
P O L Y O N E
S A L E S
F U N N E L
+34%
$3.0 billion
2017
$4.0 billion
A L I G N I N G W I T H T R E N D S F O R G R O W T H
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P A C K A G I N G H E A L T H C A R E C O N S U M E R
PolyOne Corporation 13
Facilitate
alternative
energy
solutions
Light-
weighting
Reduce
packaging
materials
Improve
recyclability
Reduce
spread of
infection
I N N O V A T I O N
PolyOne Corporation 14
Customization
55%
M&A
30%
Innovation
Pipeline
Innovation comes from Research & Development Spend
Vitality Index
38%
$20
$52
Transformational
Adjacent
Core
3 H O R I Z O N S O F D E V E L O P M E N T
PolyOne Corporation 15
Market
Technical
I N N O V A T I O N
I N N O V A T I O N P I P E L I N E
PolyOne Corporation 16
PrototypeFrame
Opportunity
Scale-up & Test
Market
Build
Business Case
Commercial
Launch
(since 2015)
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
8
6
2 1
15 4
10
11
4
7
Breakthrough
Platform
Derivative
F L A M E
R E T A R D A N T
P O L Y M E R S
A D V A N C E D
C O M P O S I T E S
B A R R I E R
M A T E R I A L S
C O L O R A N T
T E C H N O L O G I E S
T H E R M O P L A S T I C
E L A S T O M E R S
I N N O V A T I O N S P O T L I G H T :
C O M P O S I T E S
PolyOne Corporation 17
C O M P O S I T E S R E F R E S H E R
PolyOne Corporation 18
Fiber
Polymer
Composite
S T R A T E G I C I N V E S T M E N T H I S T O R Y
Thermoplastic Composites
Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
Continuous Fiber Thermosets
Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
Continuous Fiber Thermosets
2012 2015 20162009 2011 2018
PolyOne Corporation 19
C O M P O S I T E S I N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
PolyOne Corporation 20
W A T E R C R A F TR A I L H E A V Y T R U C K
PolyOne Corporation 21
Safety Technology Geography Service FinancialPeople
8-10% with
ability to double
I N V E S T - T O - G R O W M & A S T R A T E G Y
PolyOne Corporation 22
Capture
sourcing
synergies
Cross-sell
& blend
technology
8-10%
operating
I N V E S T - T O - G R O W M & A P L A Y B O O K
Protect
customers
Retain
employees
Implement LSS to
drive efficiency
improvements
Innovate with
combined
portfolio
Safety
First!
T H E N E W P O L Y O N E : A S P E C I A L T Y G R O W T H C O M P A N Y
SERVICE:
T H E T I M E L E S S
D I F F E R E N T I A T O R
PolyOne Corporation 29
T A L E N T D E V E L O P M E N T
PolyOne Corporation 30
Leadership Program Participants
2012
2013
2015
47
86
2016
2018
125
169
315
Campus Hires
2008
2011
2017
25
90
47
PolyOne LSS Blackbelts
2008
2011
2018
67
220
147
2018 141
A U N I Q U E C U S T O M E R E X P E R I E N C E
Industrial
Design
IQ DESIGN LABS
PolyOne Corporation 31
Material
& Color
Expertise
Manufacturing
Expertise
3
14
Industrial designers
$0
$7M
$4M
$40M
Opportunity funnel New business revenue
LSS CUSTOMER FIRST
PolyOne Corporation 32
Customer Projects
2 85
3 D P R I N T I N G
B R I N G I N G N E W I D E A S T O L I F E
PolyOne Corporation 33
PolyOne Corporation 34
99.9%
up to 24 weeks
6 hours
C O L O R M A T R I X S E L E C T ™
I N N O V A T I N G W I T H P O L Y O N E
PolyOne Corporation 35
SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS
C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S
PolyOne Corporation 36
Solid
Colorants
Performance
Additives
Screen
Printing Inks
Liquid
Colorants
27%
14%
Textiles
Building &
10%
10%Transportation
Electrical &
Operating Income & MarginRevenue by Region
C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S
2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 8 9 3 M I L L I O N
$4
$25
$104
$139
0.9%
5.5%
12.2%
15.5%
PolyOne Corporation 37
32%
46%
1%
Mexico
Brazil
S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S
PolyOne Corporation 38
Engineered
Formulations
Advanced
Composites
Thermoplastic
Elastomers
19%
13%
Building &
Electrical &
S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S
Revenue by Region Operating Income & Margin
2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 6 2 4 M I L L I O N
PolyOne Corporation 39
$21
$57
$76
0.1%
5.1%
9.3%
28%
48%
22%
12.1%
P E R F O R M A N C E P R O D U C T S & S O L U T I O N S
PolyOne Corporation 40
Specialty Vinyl
Solutions
Healthcare
Formulations
Smart Device
Flame Retardant
Polymers
Building &
30%
Electrical &
1%
Asia
77%
Mexico
P E R F O R M A N C E P R O D U C T S & S O L U T I O N S
Operating Income & MarginRevenue by Region
2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 7 2 1 M I L L I O N
$40
$33
$56
$77
4.6%
3.6%
7.2%
10.7%
PolyOne Corporation 41
$886 $668 $773 $721Sales
D I S T R I B U T I O N
E N D M A R K E T S & S U P P L I E R S
PolyOne Corporation 42
23%
22%
Electrical &
Building &
$20
$25
$63
$73
2.9%
4.0%
5.9%
6.3%
Operating Income & Margin2017 Revenue | $1.2 Billion
http://www.polyone.com/Pages/VariationRoot.aspx
T A R G E T E N D M A R K E T S &
A P P L I C A T I O N E X A M P L E S
PolyOne Corporation 43
Thermally Conductive
Chemical Resistant
Polymer Colorants
Elastomeric Grips and
Handles
Structural Composites
Antimicrobial Technologies
Anti-Counterfeiting
Target End Markets… Healthcare
Catheter Technologies
Under-hood Components
Target End Markets… Automotive
Interior Structural
Sound & Vibration
Management
Roof Systems
Air Management
Electronics and Cameras
Lighting
Exterior / Interior Trim
Braces & Brackets
Fasteners
Seals & Flaps
Target End Markets… Consumer
Thermally Conductive
Polymer Colorants
Elastomeric Grips and
Handles
Structural Composite
Oxygen Scavenger
Laser Marking Additives
Antistatic Technologies
UV Light Barrier Technologies
Cap & Closure Colorants
Process Optimization
Antioxidant Technologies
Density Modified
Target End Markets… Packaging
Luxury Packaging
GravitechTM Density Modified Polymers
Optimize Color Usage
OnColorTM Super Concentrates
Combat Bacteria Formation
WithStandTM Antimicrobial Technology
Medical Device Housings
Chemically Resistant Engineered Polymers
Color & Design Services
Outdoor Applications
Fiber Colorants
Smart Home Devices
ResilienceTM Vinyl Solutions
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Apart from the degree of crystallinity, these polymers vary in their base chemistry, which dictates the surface
energy or cohesive energy density.
The amorphous content of the polymer, which varies from polymer to
polymer, provides the anchor for the interactions occurring at the interface between the rigid plastic substrate
and the TPE.
The chemistry variations of a few of
these polymers are illustrated in Figure 4.
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In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this
laboratory to perform the following rubber and plastics tests:
Test Description:
Test Method or Standard:
Analysis of Volatile Contaminants from Polymers
(Chromatography)
VDA 277
FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) Spectroscopy
ASTM E1252 (Except 7.6, 11.2, and 11.4)
Flammability
Horizontal Burn of Self-Supporting Plastics ASTM D635; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-10
Horizontal Burn of Materials Used in Occupant
Compartments of Motor Vehicles
ASTM D5132; FMVSS 302 (49 CFR 571.302)
Vertical Burn, 20 mm ASTM D3801; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-10
Vertical Burn, 125 mm ASTM D5048; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-20
Oxygen Index ASTM D2863
FT1 Flame Test UL1581, Clause 1060;
UL2556/CSA C22.2 No 2556, Clause 9.3
Cable Flame Test UL1581, Clause 1061
VW1 Flame Test UL1581, Clause 1080;
UL2556/CSA C22.2 No 2556, Clause 9.4
FT2/FH Flame Test UL1581, Clause 1100;
UL2556/CSA C22.2 No 2556, Clause 9.1
FV-1 Flame Test UL1581, Clause 1060;
UL2556/CSA C22.2 No 2556, Clause 9.5
Thin Material Burning Test UL-94
Glow Wire Test
IEC 60695 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13
RVCM in PVC
ASTM D4443
(A2LA Cert.
Accredited Laboratory
A2LA has accredited
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Carbon Fiber Reinforced Rods, Bars and Laminates
For Strengthening, Stiffening and Lightweighting
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) products
from Avient are continuous fiber polymer rods,
bars and laminates used in a variety of structural
strengthening, engineered weight reduction, and
repair applications in multiple industries.
To learn more about Avient carbon fiber
reinforced polymer solutions, contact Avient
at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368)
• Maximum thickness of 0.625 in/1.59 cm
• Full machining capabilities available