https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient-2023-Sustainability-Report_5.pdf
In 2023, we launched nearly 30 sustainability enabling solutions.
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Solutions to advance a
circular economy and
minimize plastic waste
Solutions to reduce
weight and energy
consumption
Solutions to preserve and
protect natural resources
and human life
Sustainable Solutions Portfolio
Sustainability attributes of specific products continue to be tracked by Avient’s 8 ways we help customers meet their sustainability goals.
A worldwide network of experts ensures proper remedial solutions are implemented.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient 2023 Sustainability Report_6.pdf
In 2023, we launched nearly 30 sustainability enabling solutions.
PRESERVEREDUCERENEW
Solutions to advance a
circular economy and
minimize plastic waste
Solutions to reduce
weight and energy
consumption
Solutions to preserve and
protect natural resources
and human life
Sustainable Solutions Portfolio
Sustainability attributes of specific products continue to be tracked by Avient’s 8 ways we help customers meet their sustainability goals.
A worldwide network of experts ensures proper remedial solutions are implemented.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/AVNT Q4 2021 Earnings Presentation_0.pdf
Purchase price multiple rapidly declining on strength of
business and synergy capture
10
$133
$205
2019PF 2021
10
Clariant Color EBITDA Growth
Purchase Price Multiple
10.8x
7.0x
6.1x
2019PF 2021 2021 w/ Full
Synergies
11.9%
16.2%
2019PF 2021
EBITDA Margins
CLARIANT COLOR:
TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITION
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color business
($ millions)
Initial
Synergy
Estimate
2021
Synergy
Realization
Total
Synergies
Expected
Administrative $ 18 $ 29 $ 40
Sourcing 24 20 24
Operational 18 5 21
Total Synergies $ 60 $ 54 $ 85
CLARIANT COLOR INTEGRATION &
COST SYNERGIES UPDATE
11
• Integration going extremely well: synergy target increased to $85 million at December 9th Investor Day
• Relentless focus on guiding principles of safety first, employee collaboration and exceeding customer expectations
• Future revenue synergies are not part of these estimates and represent additional growth over the long term
SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
• Revenue from sustainable solutions grew
16% in 2021 and expected to grow 8-12% in
2022 as our innovation efforts and
collaboration with customers accelerates
• Investments centered around innovation and
global sustainability megatrends
o Enabling a circular economy –
Technologies that allow for increased use of
post-consumer recycled (PCR) material and
improve recyclability of plastics
o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI
applications to reduce weight and material
requirements, which minimize energy and
carbon emissions
o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety
applications as well as Avient’s alternative
materials to replace lead, PVC, halogens,
BPA and other less eco-friendly options
*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
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021
$405M
$455M
$550M
$790M
Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021
$915M
$340M
PEOPLE
C U L T U R E I S E V E R Y T H I N G
Community Service
7x Safer
than Industry Average
World-Class Safety
Leadership Development
Over $16 million
raised since 2010
Diversity & Inclusion
13
Q4 2020 $997 $80
Sustainable Solutions 23 12% 8
Healthcare 53 43% 9
Composites 7 22% 2
Growth in Asia / LATAM 14 10% 3
Other 118 23% 2
Sub-total $1,212 22% $104
Wage Inflation and Overtime (11)
Other Supply Chain Costs (4)
Synergies 9
Incentives, FX, Other Employee Costs (10) (13)
Q4 2021 $1,202 21% $85
Q4 2021 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME
14
Sales Growth Rate
Operating
Income$ millions
Q4 EBITDA BRIDGE
15
Price increases more than
offsets raw material and
supply chain impacts
Q4 2020 $ 118
Demand -
$ millions
CAI:
Price / Mix 62
Inflation (45)
SEM:
Price / Mix 25
Inflation (20)
Distribution:
Price / Mix 114
Inflation (109)
Net Price Benefit 27
Wage Inflation and Overtime (11)
Other Supply Chain Costs (4)
Synergies 9
Incentives, FX, Other Employee Costs (13)
Q4 2021 $ 126
Transportation (5)$
Outdoor High Performance (3)
Other 8
Total Demand -
Q4 2021 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
16
$526
$581
SEM Distribution
$58
$61
+ 11% + 6%
$305
$425
$18
$22
+ 39% + 22%
$191
$228
$30
$29
+ 19% - 3%
2022 O U TLO O K
REVENUE GROWTH DRIVERS
Growth Drivers
Long-Term
Growth Rate
2022E
Growth Rate
Sustainable Solutions 8–12% 12%
Healthcare 8–10% 10%
Composites 10% 3%
Asia / LATAM 5% 6%
Other (GDP growth) 2–3% 2–3%
Avient 6.5% 6%
18
Excluding Outdoor High Performance 13%
(7.5% excl.
29
We are a specialty formulator that enables many of the world’s products through innovation and custom
solutions.
We will deliver for our stakeholders through multiple value creation levers—many of
which are unique to Avient:
o Demand for sustainable solutions, healthcare, and composites, together with Clariant Color
revenue synergies, that will drive long-term revenue growth in excess of GDP
o Clariant color cost synergy capture will result in significant near-term benefit
In addition, we remain committed to increasing annual dividends in line with earnings growth and
opportunistically buying back shares, all while remaining modestly levered.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%25202015%2520Annual%2520Report.pdf
We offer more than 35,000 polymer solutions to over
10,000 customers across the globe.
Color and additive solutions include an innovative array of colors,
special effects and performance-enhancing and eco-friendly solutions.
Color and additive solutions include an innovative array of colors,
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special effects and performance-enhancing and eco-friendly solutions.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/CCG PVDF Extrusion_Molding Case Study.pdf
WIR E & CABLE OEM
P V D F E X T R U S I O N
• Improve extrusion line speed
• Minimize defects, optimize coefficient of friction (CoF), control
extrusion pressure, and eliminate die drool
• Prevent melt fracture (sharkskin)
• Reduce energy use in processing to achieve cost savings
• Delivered a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
solution that improved extrusion production times
• Provided application specialists with deep
knowledge of PVDF processing windows (melt
and degradation temperatures) to help boost
overall processing performance
• Enhanced surface aesthetics by reducing friction
and improving flow stability
• Gained a reduction in energy use and offered
added savings for other PVDF applications such
as wire jacketing or tube and pipe extrusion
Colorant Chromatics PVDF Processing Aid
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
PROCESSING + QUALITY
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AVIENT SOLUTION
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/Smartbatch Shampoo _ Conditioner OEM Case Study Snapshot.pdf
C O N S U ME R PAC K AG E D
G O O D S C O M PA NY
S H A M P O O & C O N D I T I O N E R
B O T T L E S A N D C A P S
• Achieve a precise color match while ensuring a high
amount of post-consumer recycled content (PCR) in the
inner layer of the bottle
• Reduce development time for quicker approvals and lower
costs, and to enable rapid speed to market
• Used proprietary Color Prediction Tool to
digitally illustrate color possibilities while
developing a customized PCR solution
• Leveraged Avient’s ColorWorks Design &
Technology Center to adjust colors
according to the customer’s specifications
and accelerate commercialization
Smartbatch Combination Colorants &
Additives
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
COLOR DEVELOPMENT + SPEED TO MARKET
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/Cesa Stat Pet Food Packaging Case Study Snapshot.pdf
F L E X IB L E PA C K AG I N G
C O M PA N Y
P E T F O O D P A C K A G I N G
• Incorporate an antistatic additive into pet food packaging
to dissipate static in hot and dry environments
• Improve efficiency within a robotic packaging process
• Support extended packaging shelf life
• Leveraged technical expertise in packaging
additives to identify a suitable formulation
for static dissipation in harsh environments
• Provided a customized and effective
antistatic additive solution that
complemented the automated packaging
process while providing added durability and
protection to extend shelf life
Cesa Stat Antistatic Additives
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
PERFORMANCE + PROCESSING
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-05/LeslieSequeira.pdf
LESLIE SEQUEIRA
Chief Information Officer
Leslie Sequeira is chief information officer for Avient Corporation, a premier provider of
specialized and sustainable material solutions and services.
Sequeira most recently served as CIO for Patrick Industries, a leading
component solutions provider for the recreational vehicle, marine, housing and power sports
markets.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-12/case-study-one-pager-maxxam-fr-fridge-base.pdf
GLOBAL FRIDGE
MANUFACTURER
R E F R I G E R A T O R B A S E
• Provide 5VA flame retardant rating
• Utilize existing molds
• Keep the same mechanical and physical properties as current
material
• Dimensional stability – limit shrinkage of final part
• High strength – bearing the weight of the whole fridge
• Maintain or reduce weight
• Expedited development time, providing solutions
ready for testing within a week
• Enabled first time approval through close
customer collaboration
• Provided excellent in person support to both
customer and moulder throughout trials
• Gave technical advice on how to adjust
processing parameters, enabling the use of
existing molds with the new material
Maxxam™ FR Flame Retardant Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
FLAME RETARDANT + PROCESSABILITY
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/ECCOH 5161 - OFC Blowing Application in Railways - Application Snapshot.pdf
OFC TECHNOLOGY
LEADER
M I C R O B U N D L E S I N B L O W I N G
A P P L I C A T I O N F O R R A I L W A Y S
• Strippable with fingers for easy installation/access to fibers
• High speed processing at a low wall thickness
• Low shrinkage
• Resistance to chemicals and filling compounds
• Meet XP C93-850-1-1 standard
• Re-designed cable to provide advantageous
functional and economical value
• Improved flexibility compared to PBT and PP
tubes, allowing longer blowing distances on paths
with angles of 90°
• Increased processing speed and improved ease
of installation
• Provided better cable lifetime value compared to
alternative solutions
ECCOH™ 6151 UV SEPAP Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
FLEXIBILITY + PROCESSABILITY
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