They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual and long-term employee incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations. Management believes this provides comparability of the performance of the combined businesses.

It planned to reduce the amount of lead processed at its Plant No. 2 by 20 percent – or 20,000 pounds – through substituting reduced-lead or lead-free compounds and color concentrates. It also planned to reduce lead processing at its Plant No. 3 by 25 percent – or 10,500 pounds – through solderless product offerings. Unrestricted sales opportunities: The lead-free materials enabled Kalas to continue marketing its wire and cable products in Europe without interruption, thanks to compliance with the RoHS directive.

Because of the nature of our business, we do not believe that our backlog is a meaningful indicator of the level of our present or future business. These actions will ensure that we continue to invest in our core capabilities and continue to support growth in key markets and product offerings. The amounts involved have been and may continue to be material.

By continuing to focus on our customers, our team achieved these results against a choppy macro environment.” Avient's chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient's annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.

Through the Individual Development Plan (IDP) process, associates build their plans in collaboration with their managers utilizing prompts that determine development goals and create action plans. Strategic plans at the facility and business unit level include planned efforts to achieve sustainability and operational goals. In 2023, ongoing remediation work on behalf of Avient continued on schedule, and planning was concluded for future remediation projects.

Through the Individual Development Plan (IDP) process, associates build their plans in collaboration with their managers utilizing prompts that determine development goals and create action plans. Strategic plans at the facility and business unit level include planned efforts to achieve sustainability and operational goals. In 2023, ongoing remediation work on behalf of Avient continued on schedule, and planning was concluded for future remediation projects.

Avient's chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources. They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient's annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Avient’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of Avient and each business segment and to allocate resources. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.

global masterbatch business and masterbatch business (collectively, the "acquisitions"). They use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales.

global masterbatch business and masterbatch business (collectively, the "acquisitions"). They use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales.