https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/2024 Avient Executive Bios_Amy Sanders.pdf
Sanders received her Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin, where
she was inducted into the Order of the Coif.
She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration
with Honors in Finance, also from the University of Texas at Austin.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/2024 Avient Executive Bios_Walter Ripplepdf.pdf
Ripple holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Texas A&M University and an
executive MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
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Inglis has served in Finance leadership roles since joining the company in 2011 from
Ernst & Young.
Inglis holds a Bachelor’s in Accounting and Finance from Ohio University and is a
Certified Public Accountant.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/WalterRipple_bio.pdf
Ripple holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Texas A&M University and an
executive MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/2024 Avient Executive Bios_Avery Johnson.pdf
Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame
in Notre Dame, Indiana, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/controller-grip-case-study.pdf
The material is also complicated to
process, which can increase costs further.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520Operational%2520Excellence.pdf
Kedrowski
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Operational Excellence
• Operational Excellence is a never-ending quest
for improvement in response to the voice of our
customers and shareholders
• It is all about strengthening our capabilities to
deliver value flawlessly to our customers deliver value flawlessly to our customers
• It challenges us to enhance our
productivity, profitability, and efficiency
in all phases of our business, from
safety to quality to waste elimination
to environmental stewardship
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Lean Six Sigma Initiative
• In 2009, Lean Six Sigma was launched to
improve execution skills across all
businesses, functions, and global regions
• A company-wide diagnostic was
conducted, resulting in identification of six conducted, resulting in identification of six
strategic improvement platforms
• Financial targets were estimated,
resources identified and trained
results delivered
,
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PolyOne OSHA Recordable Incidence Rate
4
5
6
5.1
Safety Performance
*Rubber And Plastics Manufacturing Industry (2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics).
0
1
2
3
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Industry
Average
1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65
0.57
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• Exemplary on-time delivery
• Best-in-class working capital
% of sales
81%
87% 88%
95%
93%
92%
94%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
On-Time Delivery*
Lean Six Sigma Delivering Results
• Approximately $200M in
cash driven by working
capital improvements
16.2%
14.4%
18.9%
11.7%
9.6% 9.6%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
WC % of Sales
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
*As measured to customer request date
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40.0%
Percent of Associates
Trained in LSS
World’s Best Start-up
Program in 2009*
World’s Best Business Process
Excellence Program in 2012*
Award-Winning Lean Six Sigma Program
*Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center
16.5%
40.0%
2009 2011
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• Globally leverage strategic supplier
management best practices
• Implement world class demand
management processes
Critical Imperatives
• Improve operational reliability and efficiencies
• Optimize global freight management
Drive 50 – 100 basis points of gross margin expansion per year
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ENERGY MOVES
FROM LAND
TO WATER
CASE STUDY: PHOTOVOLTAIC FLOATING POWER STATION
Challe
nge Accepted.
FLOATING SOLAR POWER STATIONS GET WEATHERING
PROTECTION FROM ANTI-UV COLOR CONCENTRATE
To learn more, contact Avient
at +86-21-28981188.
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SEMICONDUCTOR
PACKAGING OEM
S P E C I A L T Y , S T A T I C
D I S S I P A T I V E P A C K A G I N G
• Provide protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) and environmental
variations
• Ensure highly specialized, clean manufacturing conditions
• Deliver stringent quality control of ionic and metal contamination
• Maintain availability of raw materials across a global supply chain
• Ability to translate production globally
• Protected critical electronics from ESD while providing
an environmental barrier
• Adhered to strict quality and cleanliness controls from
raw material handling through production to help
maintain high-purity standards, such as ultra-clean
feeders, deionized water, and specific HVAC systems,
supporting quality initiatives, including PCS reviews,
eCoA, and HA assessments
• Exceeded customer expectations for controlling ionic
and metal contamination down to parts per billion (PPB)
• Offered global capabilities with local support and material
supply to meet growing semiconductor industry needs
Stat-Tech Static Dissipative Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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U-PVC PIPE &
FITTING
PRODUCER
P I P E & F I T T I N G
• Meet the diverse coefficient of friction (CoF) requirements across
various film structures and compositions for a wide range of
applications
• Improve the speed of slip blooming and ensure consistent slip
performance post-film production
• Preserve excellent optical and mechanical properties
• Compliance with food regulations for end packaging in food
sealant applications
• Improved the customer’s workplace
environment by installing a new tote liquid
supply system
• Enhanced color consistency and reduced
production wastage from pigment speck and
streak issues
• Complied with strict regulatory controls for
potable pipe requirements
ColorMatrix Liquid Color Concentrates
KEY REQUIREMENT
WHY AVIENT
AVIENT SOLUTION
PRODUCTIVITY + COMPLIANCE
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• Meet the diverse coefficient of friction (CoF) requirements across
various film structures and compositions for a wide range of
applications
• Improve the speed of slip blooming and ensure consistent slip
performance post-film production
• Preserve excellent optical and mechanical properties
• Compliance with food regulations for end packaging in food
sealant applications
KEY REQUIREMENT
• Standard colorant to apply for internal color matching in PVC
sheet applications
• Phthalate free plasticizer class as hazardous healthy control
requirement
• Good thermal stability and compatibility in PVC resin of color
index choices
• Compliance with Heavy metal free and RoHS regulation
KEY REQUIREMENT• Support the mass production capacity of white pipe
extrusion
• Reduces particulates from TiO2 bulk pigment use in the
workplace
• Ensure excellent pigment dispersion to meet mechanical
pipe properties over an extensive useful life
• Compliance with NSF and UL regulations for end
application requirements in the building and construction
industry
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DOSING | AVIENTLEARN MORE
KEY REQUIREMENTS
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