https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/Playground Equipment Application Snapshot.pdf
RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER P L A Y G R O U N D E Q U I P M E N T • Protection from harsh elements and weathering • Coating solution to protect children against metal abrasions • Range of bright colors • Formulated without phthalates • Provided vinyl coating solutions to protect against the effects of harsh weather, and to protect children from potential scrapes and scratches • Incorporated antimicrobial and UV additives to resist mold growth • Offered brightly colored, non-phthalate plastisol formulations CORE™ Non-Phthalate Plastisols KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Norbert - Bio 2024.pdf
NORBERT MERKLEIN Vice President and General Manager EMEA of Color, Additives & Inks Norbert Merklein serves as Vice President and General Manager for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region of Color, Additives & Inks at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-04/Chain Extenders for rPET Fibers in Automotive - Application Snapshot.pdf
CAR COMPONENT MANUFACTURER A C O U S T I C A N D T H E R M A L M A N A G E M E N T S Y S T E M S • High rPET content without loss of tenacity • High volume production • Color options • Offered a chain extender that supports stable spinning and maintains fiber tenacity to help achieve targeted rPET content • Provided technical support for production scale-up • Proposed different color concentrates suitable for application and polymer grade Cesa™ Fiber Additives – chain extenders for recycled polyester (rPET) KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/Vehicle HVAC System Application Snapshot.pdf
TIER 1 SUPPLIER V E H I C L E H V A C S Y S T E M • Rapidly develop formulations for 7 types of thermoplastic • Help Tier 1 meet VW requirements for anti-static solutions • Able to quickly develop 7 SmartBatch (color + effect additive) solutions, for 7 types of thermoplastic • Avient formulated the TPE used in the air vents for this HVAC system SmartBatch™ Combination Colorants and Additives, Cesa™ Stat Additives, and OnFlex™ TPE KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/case-study-one-pager-gravi-tech-luxury-closures-english.pdf
LEADING PRODUCER OF CLOSURES FOR SPIRITS L U X U R Y C L O S U R E S • Replace metal while providing metallic look and feel • Customization of density and color • Easy processing • FDA compliance • Replaced metal with a weighted polymer solution to maintain high-quality perception • Minimized the appearance of chips from everyday wear better than metal by matching closure interior and metalized coating colors • Enabled the customer to introduce their luxury closures to a new market segment Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/CCG PVDF Monofilament Case Study Snapshot.pdf
MONOFILAMENT MANUFACTURER P V D F F I L A M E N T E X T R U S I O N • Reduce or eradicate die build-up • Improve predictive and final part quality • Optimize PVDF extrusion for the desired coefficient of friction (CoF) • Reduce energy consumption • Boosted overall production efficiency by minimizing die build-up through use of a PVDF-specific processing aid • Achieved a flawless surface by reducing friction and improving flow for enhanced final part quality • Controlled extrusion pressure to reduce energy required in processing Colorant Chromatics PVDF Processing Aid KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
All Rights Reserved. https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/processing-enhancement-additives/colorant-chromatics-pvdf-processing-aids Slide 1: Monofilament manufacturer
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Innovation%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202014.pdf
Van Hulle Senior Vice President, President of Global Color Additives and Inks Robert M.
McAlindon Senior Vice President, President of Designed Structures and Solutions Fernando Sanchez Global Director of Marketing Global Color and Additives Craig M.
VP / President Global Color Additives and Inks Percept™ Authentication Technologies Healthcare Packaging Electrical & Electronics Consumer Transportation 2) Security and Safety Solutions Julie A.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/core-powder-coatings-in-luxury-vehicles-case-study.pdf
Further, the team developed a custom colorant that matched the automaker’s interior color specs, and then developed the final product so that the armrest could be molded in color.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-08/AVNT Aug 2022 Presentation - Jefferies.pdf
Pro Forma Financial Information Avient acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”).
To provide comparable financial results, Avient references “pro forma” financial metrics, which include the business results of Clariant Color for periods prior to the Acquisition Date.
WHAT WE DO: MATERIAL SCIENCE 5 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% 6 S E CO N D Q UART E R 2022 RE S U LT S $122 $134 2021 2022 $0.87 $0.98 2021 2022 Q2 2022 PERFORMANCE (TOTAL COMPANY) 8 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $1,235 $1,302 2021 2022 + 5% Adjusted EPS + 10% + 13% (in millions) (in millions) (+ 10% excluding FX) (+ 16% excluding FX) (+ 20% excluding FX) Q2 2022 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE 9 CAI $624 $649 Sales ($ in millions) SEM Distribution $86 $94 Operating Income + 4% + 9% $404 $443 Sales $24 $27 Operating Income + 10% + 13% (1) $241 $244 Sales $37 $37 Operating Income + 1% Flat (+ 10% excluding FX) (+ 16% excluding FX) (+ 6% excluding FX) (+ 3% excluding FX) Q2 2021 $1,235 $122 Sustainable Solutions 17 7% 7 Healthcare 23 14% 5 Composites (ex Outdoor High Performance) 10 20% 4 Growth in Asia / LATAM 5 3% 1 Other 69 11% 5 Sub-total $1,359 10% $144 Outdoor High Performance Impact (9) (5) Wage Inflation and Overtime (7) Other Supply Chain Costs (2) Clariant Color Integration Synergies 7 Incentives, Other Employee Costs 4 FX (48) (7) Q2 2022 $1,302 5% $134 Q2 2022 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME (TOTAL COMPANY) 10 Sales Growth Rate Adjusted Operating Income$ millions Adjusted EBITDA Q2 EBITDA BRIDGE 11 Price increases more than offsets raw material and supply chain impacts Q2 2021 $ 159 Demand (29) $ millions CAI: Price / Mix 87 Inflation (58) SEM: Price / Mix 36 Inflation (24) Distribution: Price / Mix 45 Inflation (41) Net Price Benefit 45 Wage Inflation and Overtime (7) Other Supply Chain Costs (2) Clariant Color Integration Synergies 7 Incentives, Other Employee Costs 4 FX (7) Q2 2022 $ 170 China Lockdowns / Russia Impact $ (14) Outdoor High Performance (5) Transportation (5) 12 Q2 '21 Adjusted EPS 0.87$ Color, Additives and Inks 0.11 Specialty Engineered Materials 0.01 Distribution 0.03 Corporate Costs 0.01 F/X (0.05) Segment OI 0.11$ Interest Expense 0.03 Tax Rate (0.03) Q2 '22 Adjusted EPS 0.98$ Q2 EPS BRIDGE Key Updates • Provided progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals • Emphasized commitment to U.N.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/avnt-q2-2021-earnings-release.pdf
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 240.6 158.8 457.1 344.1 Distribution 404.4 238.8 767.1 528.3 Corporate and eliminations (34.2) (15.3) (60.4) (35.1) Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 193.4 $ 75.7 $ 390.9 $ 165.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 69.6 42.5 134.3 95.1 Distribution 40.1 27.2 79.4 60.8 Corporate and eliminations (14.4) 4.3 (13.5) 0.2 Gross margin $ 288.7 $ 149.7 $ 591.1 $ 321.2 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 107.1 $ 43.4 $ 215.8 $ 92.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 32.3 25.5 62.8 55.8 Distribution 16.4 12.6 31.7 26.8 Corporate and eliminations 24.8 30.2 52.3 55.5 Selling and administrative expense $ 180.6 $ 111.7 $ 362.6 $ 230.4 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3 Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0 Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3) Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4 Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2 Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4) Other income, net 1.2 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1 EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share: Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Year Ended December 31, 2020 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 56.1 $ 132.0 Special items, after tax 2.6 11.2 24.8 Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special items 25.6 67.3 156.8 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments to net income from continuing operations(2) 12.9 20.7 20.7 Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 38.5 $ 88.0 $ 177.5 Weighted average diluted shares 91.8 89.4 90.6 Pro forma impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering(2) — 2.9 1.5 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 91.8 92.3 92.1 Adjusted EPS - excluding special items pro forma for Clariant MB acquisition $ 0.42 $ 0.95 $ 1.93 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition 14 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(2) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 609.1 $ — $ 609.1 $ 261.1 $ 870.2 Operating income $ 38.0 $ 9.0 $ 47.0 $ 22.0 $ 69.0 Interest expense, net (16.2) — (16.2) (5.3) (21.5) Other income, net 9.5 (6.6) 2.9 — 2.9 Income taxes (7.9) 0.2 (7.7) (3.8) (11.5) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 2.6 $ 25.6 $ 12.9 $ 38.5 Weighted average diluted shares 91.8 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.42 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share: Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(2) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 1,320.6 $ — $ 1,320.6 $ 540.5 $ 1,861.1 Operating income $ 90.8 $ 18.7 $ 109.5 $ 45.0 $ 154.5 Interest expense, net (25.6) — (25.6) (18.1) (43.7) Other income, net 11.1 (6.7) 4.4 — 4.4 Income taxes (19.8) (0.8) (20.6) (6.2) (26.8) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 56.1 $ 11.2 $ 67.3 $ 20.7 $ 88.0 Weighted average diluted shares 89.4 Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 2.9 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.3 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.95 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition 15 Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30 2021 2020 2021 2020 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3 Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0 Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3) Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8 Items below OI in Corporate: Other income, net $ 1.2 $ 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 21.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 8.1 7.6 15.9 15.1 Distribution 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 Corporate and eliminations 0.2 2.6 2.0 3.9 Depreciation & Amortization $ 33.8 $ 20.9 $ 70.9 $ 40.8 EBITDA: Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4 Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2 Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4) EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7 EBITDA as a % of Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 17.9 % 18.9 % 18.5 % 19.5 % Specialty Engineered Materials 18.9 % 15.5 % 19.1 % 15.8 % Distribution 5.9 % 6.2 % 6.3 % 6.5 % 16 Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 261.1 — 540.5 Pro forma sales $ 624.4 $ 487.9 $ 1,233.7 $ 1,023.8 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 22.0 — 45.0 Pro forma operating income $ 86.3 $ 54.3 $ 175.1 $ 117.8 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 21.6 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 15.0 — 30.1 Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 25.3 $ 25.6 $ 52.6 $ 51.7 Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 37.0 — 75.1 Pro forma EBITDA $ 111.6 $ 79.9 $ 227.7 $ 169.5 Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 17.9 % 16.4 % 18.5 % 16.6 % (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Reconciliation to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA: 2021 2020 2021 2020 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 69.4 $ 23.4 $ 149.1 $ 56.5 Income tax expense 20.4 7.9 43.3 19.8 Interest expense 19.5 16.2 38.8 25.6 Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 33.8 20.9 70.9 40.8 EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7 Special items, before tax 14.2 2.4 16.6 12.0 Interest expense included in special items — (0.5) — (0.5) Depreciation and amortization included in special items 1.4 (1.2) 0.8 (1.2) Adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 69.1 $ 319.5 $ 153.0 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 37.0 — 75.1 Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 106.1 $ 319.5 $ 228.1 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition