https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/carbonerro-paddle-case-study.pdf
Using this process together with an advanced composite
polymer formulation from Avient would offer a better
stiffness-to-weight ratio than that of aluminum and
mandrel-made fiberglass.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520Global%2520Engineered%2520Materials.pdf
Nikrant
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United
States
36%
Europe
36%
Canada
2%
Asia
20%
Latin
America
2011 Revenue: $0.6 Billion2011 Revenue: $0.6 Billion SolutionsSolutions
At a Glance
Appliance
6% Building &
Construction
3%
Wire & Cable
14%
Electrical &
Electronics
14%Consumer
21%
Packaging
5%
Industrial
8%
Misc.
3%
HealthCare
5%
Transportation
21%
America
6%
2011 Revenue by Industry Segment2011 Revenue by Industry Segment
1.1% 1.3%
3.4%
5.1%
9.6%
8.0%
12-16%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015
Operating Income % of Sales
Target
Expanding ProfitsExpanding Profits
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Value Proposition
• GSEM is a global leader providing complete specialty solutions encompassing
innovative technologies and services to enable customer success
Transformation Highlights
• Dramatic turnaround of the Engineered Materials business through mix
improvement and specialty focus
Value Proposition and Transformation Highlights
improvement and specialty focus
• GLS acquisition successfully integrated, having more than
doubled earnings in 3 years
• PolyOne culture and strategy now engrained worldwide
• Expansion into healthcare with dedicated resources
> $15B Addressable Market
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• Polymer design, formulation and service expertise
• Broad, global technology base and regional centers
of excellence
• Ten innovation centers around the world
Key Differentiators
• Ten innovation centers around the world
• Specialty brand leadership with
PolyOne, GLS, NEU and ECCOH
• Ability to leverage global key
account team
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From Volume
Commodity-driven product portfolio
To Value
Specialty technology and solutions
EM North America Transformation
Volume Sales Gross Margin $
Mix Transformation – Executing the Strategy
2006 2011 2006 2011 2006 2011
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$12
$29
Operating Income
($ in millions)
• Provided access to new customers
in specialized, high-growth markets
such as healthcare and consumer
• Strategic partner to many of the
world’s best-known companies
GLS Integration Success
16.9%
8.2%
2007 2011
2007 2011
Working Capital % of Sales
• Complementary global footprint
provided additional cross-selling
opportunities
• Opportunity to expand margins
and drive working capital
improvement while remaining
customer-focused
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$1.3
$27.6
2006 2011
Healthcare Revenue
• Investment in dedicated
healthcare team to drive
penetration and growth
• Leverage product portfolio
globally & win specialty business
Areas of Focus
$10.5
$117.9
2006 2011
Consumer Revenue
2006 2011globally & win specialty business
in targeted markets
• Aggressively commercialize
specialty innovation platforms
• Utilize our innovation centers to
influence OEM design
(Revenue in $ millions)
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• Carbon Nanotube Formulations
� Applications: Semiconductor equipment, hard drives
� Customer benefits: Scrap cost reduction and
clean conductivity
• Thermally Conductive Solutions
Applications: Sockets and bulb holders for LED lighting
Key Innovations
� Applications: Sockets and bulb holders for LED lighting
� Customer benefits: Cost reduction, energy saving, and
design flexibility
• FDA-Regulated TPEs
� Applications: Food packaging seals, intravenous delivery
systems, medical stoppers, prefilled syringes
� Customer benefits: Clean and safe elastomers for highly
regulated applications
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Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal
Critical Imperatives
• Commercialize critical new technology platforms
• Manage the mix as we continue to drive
the transformation
• Global translation of commercial successes
2015 Goal
• 12 - 16% return on sales
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-10/Hoyt VITALPOINT Grip Case Study.pdf
The existing grips, made out
of a rigid polymer, didn’t hug the archer’s hand which
could reduce shot accuracy and hinder performance.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/Cesa_ Stat Antistatic Additives for Automotive - Application Bulletin.pdf
The Cesa Stat Antistatic Additives portfolio provides
the following advantages:
• Very good processability
• Permanently active through the part service time
• Not influenced by humidity
• Washing resistant
• Easy to print
• No influence on color, transparent in some
polymers
• Low dosage
• Low VOC’s
• Worldwide availability
Please contact your local Avient representative
for more information on our solutions for the
automotive industry or other applications.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-09/Cesa Laser Marking Additives for Transportation Industry Bulletin.pdf
Avient has experience formulating Cesa Laser
Marking Additives that can work with a wide
variety of polymers and processes, including
injection molding, blow molding and extrusion.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/Cesa Fiber Additives Light Stabilizers Product Bulletin.pdf
Unlike topical finishing
treatments, which involve the addition of chemicals
in a post-treatment water bath, the additive
concentrates are incorporated into the polymer
during spinning.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/Mevopur Healthcare Functional Additives for Bormed Resins Application Bulletin.pdf
MEVOPUR COLORANTS
• Standard colors in PP and PE to shorten
time-to-market
• Custom colors matched to Pantone, RAL or
other color reference
• White colorants for pharmaceutical packaging
for LDPE, HDPE and PP with opacity to reach
USP chapter
MEVOPUR FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES
• Antistatic formulation with good flow/impact
for injection molding
• Amide- and amine-free antistatic for film
in contact with API (Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredients)
• UV blocking for transparent PP and PE
packaging to meet USP chapter
• Non-migrating friction reduction/processing
aid for PE and PP
• Laser marking/welding additive for fast,
reliable marking/assembly
• MVTR (Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate)
reduction for HDPE to improve shelf-life
• Thermal protection of the polymer during
processing
• Gamma/e-beam sterilization protection for
PP (up to 50kGy) with color compensation
for reduced yellowing
REGULATORY SUPPORT
• Raw materials tested to:
- ISO 10993-1 and USP biological
evaluation
- European Pharmacopeia 3.1.3/3.1.5
(polyolefin)
- USP (polyethylene)
- ICH Q3D elemental impurities
• Registered Drug Master File (Type III) and/or
Device Master File
• Food contact established with FDA/EU*
APPLICATION BULLETIN
* FDA/EU compliance information available upon request
Bormed™ is a registered trademark of Borealis
Healthcare use limitations apply—see below.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/Mevopur Healthcare Functional Additives Nucleating Application Bulletin.pdf
REGULATORY SUPPORT
• Drug delivery devices
• Pharmaceutical packaging
• Medical equipment
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Manufactured at four ISO 13485 certified sites,
providing global consistency and increased
security of supply
• Documented change control beyond CAS
number level, reducing the risk of change
• Allows crystallization in semi-crystalline
polymers to begin faster and complete earlier
REGULATORY SUPPORT
• Raw materials tested to:
- ISO 10993-1 and USP biological
evaluation
- European Pharmacopeia 3.1.3/3.1.5
(polyolefin)
- USP (polyethylene)
- ICH Q3D elemental impurities
• Registered Drug Master File (Type III) and/or
Device Master File
• Food contact established with FDA/EU*
APPLICATION BULLETIN
* FDA/EU compliance information available upon request
Healthcare use limitations apply—see below.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Cesa Light Diffusion Additives for Automotive - Product Overview.pdf
Our experience in formulating of light diffusion
additives enables us to meet our customers’ goals
for light diffusion and light transmission while
providing more design and production flexibility
than standard polymers.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/colorant-chromatics-high-temp-compounds-selection-guide.pdf
COLORANT
CHROMATICS
HIGH-TEMPERATURE
POLYMER FORMULATIONS
PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE
COLORANT CHROMATICS
HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOUNDS
PROPERTY ISO Test Method Units PES PPSU PEI LCP PEEK PSU
PHYSICAL
Density 1183 — 1.37 1.29 1.27 1.40 1.30 1.24
Mold Shrinkage Flow/X-flow 294–4 % 0.8/0.85 0.7/XX 0.6/0.7 0/0.7 1.0/1.3 0.7
MECHANICAL
Tensile Strength 527 Mpa 85 70 85 200 100 70
Tensile Elongation Yield 527 % 7 7.5 6 — — 6
Tensile Elongation Break 527 % >25 >60 60 3 30 >50
Izod Notched 180 kJ/m2 7 55 5 95 7 5.5
THERMAL
HDT 1.8 MPa 75 °C 205 200 190 190 150 175
FLAMMABILITY
Flame Rating UL-94 — V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 HB
ADDITIONAL
Steam Sterilizable — Cycles 100 2000 2000 1500 1000 100
CUSTOM OPTIONS
Color — — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reinforced — — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conductive — — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lubricated — — Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Radiopaque — — Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Trade Names — — Veradel
Ultrason E
Radel
Ultrason P Ultem
Vectra
Zenite
Xydar
KetaSpire
Victrex
Vestakeep
Udel
Ultrason S
Avient high temperature precolored and specialty compounds are your solutions for high performance
products.