https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-07/Avient 2024 Sustainability Report_6.pdf
These solutions increase the use of post customer recycled (PCR) and post industrial recycled (PIR) content, enable recyclability, increase adoption of biopolymers and minimize plastic waste.
External third-party certification is an important part of ensuring our products are both compliant and produced in alignment with industry standard best practices.
Unlike other industrial sectors, our processes are inherently less water-intensive, with normal manufacturing procedures being predominantly “dry.”
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/Avient CDP Climate Change %26 Water Submission 20241001.pdf
It provides Avient the access to a forum for education and a venue to work collaboratively with ACC, collaborate with industry partners and protect and advance our industry’s common interests at all levels of government and across the marketplace.
Its widespread reference and usage across industries make it a standard for benchmarking, allowing for meaningful comparisons with our peer companies.
Row 7 (7.55.2.1) Initiative category & Initiative type Energy efficiency in buildings ☑ Motors and drives (7.55.2.2) Estimated annual CO2e savings (metric tonnes CO2e) 391.9 (7.55.2.3) Scope(s) or Scope 3 category(ies) where emissions savings occur Select all that apply ☑ Scope 2 (location-based) ☑ Scope 2 (market-based) (7.55.2.4) Voluntary/Mandatory Select from: ☑ Voluntary 378 (7.55.2.5) Annual monetary savings (unit currency – as specified in C0.4) 194144 (7.55.2.6) Investment required (unit currency – as specified in C0.4) 625254 (7.55.2.7) Payback period Select from: ☑ >25 years (7.55.2.8) Estimated lifetime of the initiative Select from: ☑ Ongoing (7.55.2.9) Comment Included process optimization, reducing usage, improving motor control systems, and replacing older motors.
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These ambitious moves allowed us to strengthen the broadest portfolio of specialty offerings in the industry and further improve an underlying mix of earnings that has never been stronger.”
The company is dedicated to serving customers in diverse industries around the globe, by creating value through collaboration, innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive; 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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates 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; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; the inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; 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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient-2023-Sustainability-Report_6.pdf
Rubber and Plastics Manufacturers industry average.
In 2023, we were proud to have four of our sustainable solutions recognized as finalists or winners of industry awards.
Unlike other industrial sectors, our processes are inherently less water-intensive, with normal manufacturing procedures being predominantly “dry.”
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/Avient-2022-Sustainability-Report.pdf
Rubber and Plastics Manufacturers industry average.
In fact, Avient works directly with industry-leading armor manufacturers to develop technologies that are fit-for-purpose.
In comparison to other industrial sectors, Avient’s operations are not water intensive.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-03/2020proxy.pdf
Composites is a high-growth area where we’ve invested, such as in January when we purchased Fiber-Line, a global leader in customized engineered fibers and composite materials that serves the fiber optic cable, oil & gas, industrial and consumer industries.
Governments, industry and consumers each must take accountability and play active roles to achieve sustainability.
Additionally, PolyOne is a member of the American Chemistry Council and Plastic Industry Association’s Operation Clean Sweep®, a set of guidelines for process, training and audit of our operations to prevent plastic pellet loss into the environment.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/avient2020sustainabilityreport-9-2-21.pdf
Rubber and Plastics Manufacturers industry average.
Hydrocerol plays a critical role in an Avient-wide program to support a sustainable plastics industry.
The organization presents the opportunity to align globally as an industry through its connection through its member base at the brand, retail, supplier, research, industry organization and policy level.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/Avient Sustainability Day 2023 - Website %289.19%29.pdf
DISCLAIMER Avient Corporation 3 Avient Corporation 4 Welcome Bob Patterson Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer INTRODUCTION Sustainability for a Better Tomorrow Jamie Beggs Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Avient Corporation 5 WE ARE A FORMULATOR CUSTOM FORMULATION Avient Corporation 6 Avient Corporation 7 WE ARE INNOVATORS 2,500+ ACTIVE PATENT FILINGS WORLDWIDE 1,100+ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES >85% Stage-gate technology projects enable sustainable solutions INDIA INNOVATION CENTER 33% 2022 VITALITY INDEX 140+ MATERIAL SCIENCE PhD ASSOCIATES Avient Corporation 8 3% 3% 5% Avient Specialty Formulators Other Specialty / Chemical Companies CAPEX / Revenue 2023E Global footprint enables greater flexibility to exceed needs of customers and deliver localized technical and formulation expertise 35 9 36 24 Manufacturing Locations by Region WE ARE ASSET LIGHT Note: Free cash flow conversion calculated as (Adjusted EBITDA – Capex) / Adjusted EBITDA Avient Corporation 9 Asset-light flexibility enables more nimble manufacturing capabilities and lower overhead Periods of economic weakness have driven higher levels of cash generation due to working capital improvement PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF HIGH FREE CASH FLOW CONVERSION 78% 78% 80% 80% 81% 78% 84% 83% 80% 79% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023E 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Fr ee C as h Fl ow C on ve rs io n Fr ee C as h Fl ow FCF $ AVNT FCF Conversion % S&P FCF Conversion % 2 Recent Divestitures - Combined $1.7B in Proceeds PORTFOLIO EVOLUTION Avient Corporation 10 Combined $3.6B Investment in Acquisitions Since 2016 Color Business Distribution 2016 2022 PORTFOLIO TRANSFORMATION 7% 46% 66% 87% 100% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2005 2010 2015 2020 2023 % o f A dj us te d EB IT DA Commodity JVs Distribution Performance Products & Solutions Specialty Businesses Adjusted EBITDA from Specialty Applications Avient Corporation 11 END MARKET TRANSFORMATION Packaging Consumer Healthcare Defense Avient Corporation 12 10% 19% 8% 23% 4% 7% 7% 2006 2023E Other Industri es 78% Healthcare Consumer Packaging 22% 56% 14% 10% 43% 9% 2006 2023E Reduced Exposure to Cyclical End Markets End Market Diversification Transportation Building & Construction 57% 19% Defense IMPROVING PROFITABILITY AND EXPANDING MARGINS Avient Corporation 13 Adj.
Per Carlsson, Manufacturing and Operations CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS Avient Corporation 71 50 90 0 20 40 60 80 100 2022 2030 Medical Plastics Market Size PRESERVE – TAKEAWAY Protecting Human Life and Enabling Connectivity Drives Growth Projections Examples Covered Today 56% Other Applications 44% 2022 $525M (in $ Bi lli on s) 8% CAGR 34% CAGR 5G Infrastructure Market Size 12 92 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 (in $ Bi lli on s) Source: Grand View Research Source: Global Data Summary Jamie Beggs Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Avient Corporation 72 OUR SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Avient Corporation 73 Avient Corporation 74 2030 SUSTAINABILITY GOALS Avient Corporation 75 PERFORMANCE AND RECOGNITION 1 2 5 ESG Ratings Performance ESG Awards and Certifications top 13% 94th percentile Avient Corporation 76 SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION AWARDS Ultra-Low Carbon Footprint TPE Innovation Award, Finalist: Plastics Industry Association PCR Colorants + Additives Sustainable Packaging Innovation, Finalist: U.S.
Plastics Pact Post-Consumer Recycle (PCR) Color Predictive Tool Innovation Award, Winner: Plastics Industry Association Product Technology Innovation, Winner: Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 Additive for Enhanced Recycling Innovation Award, Finalist: Plastics Industry Association Product Technology Innovation, Finalist: Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 Service Innovation Enables Quality Recycle Product Innovation Enables PCR Claims + Low CO2 Product Innovation Protects Quality Recycle …are Growing at Twice the Rate as Conventional ProductsSustainably-Branded Products… Consumers Are demanding recyclability and eco- conscious products Governments Are mandating changes through legislation, taxes, and regional accords STAKEHOLDER INFLUENCE DRIVES DEMAND For Sustainable Products From Sustainable Companies Brand Owners Have committed to ambitious goals to achieve sustainability metrics Avient Corporation 77 Avient Corporation 78 SUSTAINABILITY TRENDS DRIVE LONG-TERM GROWTH 8-12% Long Term Growth 18 46 2023 2032 Global Offshore Annual Wind Installations (in Gigawatts) 50 90 2022 2030 Medical Plastics Market Size (in $Billions) 2020 2030 12% CAGR 3% CAGR Recycled Plastics Virgin Plastics Growing Demand for Recycled Content Avient Sustainable Solutions 11% CAGR 8% CAGR Sources: McKinsey, Bloomberg, Grand View Research Avient Corporation 79 Increasing the use of recycled content Reducing weight to lower fuel consumption 2022 SALESDESCRIPTION $340M $310M $525M OUTCOMES Enabling customers to advance the circular economy Shrinking carbon footprint and decreasing emissions Making our planet a better place for all Using fewer natural resources; protecting human life $1,175MTOTAL SALES SUSTAINABILITY TRENDS DRIVE LONG-TERM GROWTH AVIENT IS WELL-POSITIONED A Clean House Avient holds leading ratings on ESG matters of importance to customers, countries, and key stakeholders Leading Portfolio Our formulation expertise and materials are meeting the unique sustainability needs of our customers around the world in endless applications 8-12% Long-Term Growth RateAvient’s Sustainable Solutions Investing in Innovation 85% of our opportunity funnel is directed at sustainable solutions addressing unmet customer needs Avient Corporation 80 Avient Corporation 81 ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION • Transformative acquisitions combined with divestitures of more cyclical businesses have improved margins over 400 bps since 2018 • 20% long-term margin goal to be driven by key growth drivers, with sustainable solutions playing a meaningful role 5.4% 11.5% 16.0% 17.3% 20% 20.0% 2006 2018 2023E Recovery Growth Drivers Strategic Objective 20%+ +1%+ +3%+ Community Service 7x Safer than Industry Average World-Class Safety Leadership Development Over $19 million raised since 2007 Diversity & Inclusion PEOPLE AND CULTURE Avient Corporation 82 Avient Corporation 83 • 6% annualized long-term sales growth leveraging sustainable solutions, composites, healthcare, and emerging regions • Expand EBITDA margins to 20% • Deliver annual EBITDA and EPS growth of 10% and 15% • Maintain asset-light, 80% free cash flow conversion profile and be valued as a specialty formulator • Continue fostering our Great Place to Work® culture LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES Avient Corporation 84 Wrap Up and Q + A Bob Patterson Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Avient Corporation 85 Investor Deck_9_19_23 v4_WEBSITE_GAAP.pdf 2023 SR Non-GAAP Rec v3
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/Polystrand Thermoplastic Composite Panel Application _ Install Guide.pdf
USES & APPLICATIONS FOAM CORE PANELS Core Density 5 lb/ft3 8 lb/ft3 80 kg/m3 130 kg/m3 Panel Thickness 0.5 inch 0.75 inch 1.0 inch 0.5 inch 0.75 inch 1.0 inch 13mm 19mm 25mm 13mm 19mm 25mm Facesheet Configuration 5848 Quad-Ply 5848 Quad-Ply Property Test Method Unit Areal Weight Calculated lb/ft2 kg/m2 0.83 4.05 0.93 4.54 1.04 5.08 0.96 4.69 1.13 5.52 1.31 6.40 Flexural Strength ASTM D7249 psi MPa 104 0.72 112 0.77 102 0.70 168 1.16 171 1.18 172 1.19 Flexural Modulus ASTM D7249 psi MPa 834,000 5,750 605,000 4,171 375,000 2,586 889,000 6,129 672,000 4,633 481,000 3,316 Flexural Rigidity ASTM D7249 lb*in2 kN*mm2 33,000 95,000 64,000 183,000 100,000 286,000 42,000 120,000 71,000 203,000 126,000 361,000 TRUCK & RV • Ceilings • Cabinetry • Load floors • Sidewalls • Aerodynamic components BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION • Modular panels for temporary structures • Garage & industrial doors • Walls & flooring RAIL • Doors • Flooring • Interior panels MARINE • Stringers • Bulkheads • Ceilings & decking • Doors & cabinetry HONEYCOMB CORE PANELS Core Density 5 lb/ft3 80 kg/m3 Panel Thickness 0.5 inch 1.0 inch 13mm 25mm Facesheet Configuration 6536 X-Ply 6536 Tri-Ply 6536 X-Ply 6536 Tri-Ply Property Test Method Unit Areal Weight Calculated lb/ft2 kg/m2 0.49 2.39 0.63 3.08 0.63 3.08 0.8 3.91 Flexural Strength ASTM D7249 psi MPa 33 0.23 82 0.57 46 0.32 97 0.67 Flexural Modulus ASTM D7249 psi MPa 418,000 2,882 693,000 4,778 265,000 1,827 368,000 2,537 Flexural Rigidity ASTM D7249 lb*in2 kN*mm2 15,000 43,000 27,000 77,000 41,000 117,000 75,000 215,000 SUPPORT SPAN DEFLECTION Meets performance required for marine applications Predictive deflection in various load cases.
Example: Deflection for 24 inch panel = Chart value *[12 / 24] Performance Comparison Hammerhead Panels and Marine Plywood INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ∠Θ° CUTTING & DRILLING Recommended blade: Industrial fine cut-off saw blade, 10" x 80 teeth 38° ATB grind with 5/8" bore, PTFE coating Recommended router bits: 3/8" diameter, 4 flute TiAlN (titanium aluminum nitride) coated carbide bit PANEL SHAPING • Determine bend angle • Cut relief • Heat core to softening point • Bend, hold, and cool • Glue joint for added strength FINISHING Gel coat finish is possible with minimal surface preparation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/ppsu-masterbatch-product-bulletin_0.pdf
They are ideal for a variety of applications in industries such as aerospace, automotive, telecommunications, construction and healthcare.