https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-04/Sustainable Material Answers_ Circular Economy 2022.pdf
At Avient, we are proud to be a part of the solution, supporting
the shift from a linear economy to a circular economy and driving
sustainability for all of our stakeholders.
SOURCE: https://archive.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/explore/the-circular-economy-in-detail
https://archive.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/explore/the-circular-economy-in-detail
The goal of the circular economy is to be a continuous, self-supporting system.
SOURCE: https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/climate/overview
SOURCE: https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/plastics/overview
Why is the
Circular Economy
Relevant Today?
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Kahler
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• Shifted sales compensation
practices to drive value and
margin expansion
• Significantly upgraded and
added sales, marketing, and
From Volume to Value
$2,622
$3,060
Sales
($ millions) 2006 2011PFadded sales, marketing, and
technical resources
• Expanded global cross-selling
• Invested in training and tools
3.3%
6.8%
Adjusted OI%
($ millions) 2006 2011PF
2006 2011PF
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• Value pricing practices enabled
by use of EVE tools
• Shifting the basis of
competition to specialization
1.5%
8.9%
Specialty OI%
Specialization Drives Margin Expansion
2006 2011PF
7.2%
PPS OI%
competition to specialization
differentiates PolyOne as a
value-added solutions provider
• Redirecting our technology and
marketing focus to the most
attractive segments 2.6%
5.6%
2006 2011
POD OI%
5.5%
7.2%
2006 2011
2006 2011
2006 2011
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• Global key account management
team focused on key markets
and strategic OEMs
• Drive growth in target markets
through application development750
1,120
Total Commercial Employees 2007 – 2011
49% Increase
Commercial Excellence – Recent Investments
*Includes ColorMatrix
through application development
• Leverage breadth of solutions
across all PolyOne platforms to
identify innovative solutions for
strategic OEMs and
Tier 1 partners
*
750
2007 2011
Sales Marketing R&D/Tech
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5%
1%
0%
27%
2%
12% 4%
Performance Dashboards Drive Execution
45%
26% 18%
5%
55%
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53%
Drivers of Customer Loyalty
Customer Experience is Key to Customer Loyalty
53%
Building Customer Loyalty
n = 4,960 B2B customers of 24 companies
Source: Corporate Executive Board
Company
and Brand
Impact
Product
and
Service
Delivery
Value-to-
Price Ratio
Customer
Experience
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• Continue to redirect our focus to more attractive
segments and increase customer loyalty
and retention
• Leverage new commercial tools and investments
to enable disciplined execution and accountability
Critical Imperatives
to enable disciplined execution and accountability
• Position PolyOne as the differentiated
value-added specialty solutions provider
Drive improved mix in all segments and
achieve margin and profitability growth
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More information about Avient and its locations can be found on our website – https://www.avient.com
Our policies on slavery and human trafficking
The Avient Code of Conduct establishes a clear set of ethical and behavioral standards for the employees of Avient for our
business conduct.
A full copy of Avient’s Code of Conduct is available in over 20 languages and can be found here:
Avient’s Policy on Human Rights can be found here:
https://www.avient.com/
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Training
To mitigate against the risk of non-compliance with our policy, Avient requires all associates to complete mandatory Code of
Conduct training.
Organisations are being challenged to operate in a more transparent fashion and are expected to disclose more information
than ever before; with that in mind, ColorMatrix intends to drive greater disclosure from our suppliers in order to better
understand our supply chain and to mitigate any risks related to modern slavery.
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ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. 1701 City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX 77389, U.S.A.
ABS Quality Evaluations
This is to certify that the Quality Management System of:
Avient Corporation
Avient Corporation - McHenry, IL
831 Ridgeview Drive
ISO 13485:2016
The Quality Management System is applicable to:
Certificate No: 45324
Certification Date: 24 February 2014
Effective Date: 13 January 2023
Expiration Date: 23 January 2026
Revision Date: 13 January 2023 Dominic Townsend, President
DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER RESINS & PELLETS FOR THE
MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY
This certificate may be found on the ABS QE Website (www.abs-qe.com).
All rights reserved.
45324Certificate No:
Facility: Avient Corporation - McHenry, IL
833 Ridgeview Drive
Facility: Avient Corporation - McHenry, IL
921 Ridgeview Drive
Activity: Management processes, sales, design, purchasing, receiving,
inspection, warehouse, shipping, production scheduling, setup,
blending, mixing, bagging, inspection & test, calibration,
maintenance, HR, Quality
Activity: Warehousing, shipping and receiving
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These efforts continue to thrive and drive a
diverse and inclusive organization.
LSS is a technical methodology that drives process
improvement, eliminates waste and drives performance.
Our Supplier Code of Conduct drives interactions with our suppliers and
expectations for doing business.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/2019-avient-sustainability-report.pdf
These efforts continue to thrive and drive a
diverse and inclusive organization.
LSS is a technical methodology that drives process
improvement, eliminates waste and drives performance.
Our Supplier Code of Conduct drives interactions with our suppliers and
expectations for doing business.
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Award-Winning Marketing Campaign
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2012 Range Rover Evoque Interior
• Color harmonization across
15 unique color-and-polymer
combinations
• Eliminated need for multiple pre-
colored materials
• Reduced Land Rover’s working
capital
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KOR Delta Hydration Vessel
• Specialty TPE formulation
overcame performance issues
• Eliminated secondary assembly
process for increased
operational efficiency
Interior
seal
Flip-top
seal
Bottom
ring
Page 27
Friedrich Kühl® Decorative Air Conditioner Housing
• Replaced painted ABS
housing with Geon™ solution
• Reduced operating noise
• Simplified manufacturing
footprint to drive significant
cost savings
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• Focused on markets with high
growth and profit potential
• Leveraging our in-depth
knowledge of formulation
Focused Efforts in Attractive Industry Segments
$113
$260
Healthcare
and processing to develop
market driven solutions
• Aligning resources across the
organization to drive growth
in target markets $152
$228
2006 2011
Sustainable Solutions
(Revenue in $ millions)
2006 2011
2006 2011
2006 2011
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• Design service collaboration
• Doubled productivity and
improved yield rates
• Substantial reduction in
overall manufacturing costs
Pulmonary Device
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Innovating for the future…
Rejuvenate a mature industry with new
products and processes
Products designed for “next life” instead of
“end life”
Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development
…Making a difference today!
end life”
New designs for energy and carbon efficiency
New applications for used and recycled plastics
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Therma-Tech™ LED Lighting
• Replaces metal in LED lighting
• Extends LED durability and life
span eliminating hot spots
• Greater design flexibility with • Greater design flexibility with
fewer parts
• Weight reduction
• Simplifies manufacturing and
lowers total production cost
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Decreasing Decreasing
Dependence on Dependence on
Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels
Globalizing and Globalizing and
LocalizingLocalizing
Protecting the Protecting the
EnvironmentEnvironment
Protecting the Protecting the
EnvironmentEnvironment
Improving Improving
Health and Health and
WellnessWellness
Improving Improving
Health and Health and
WellnessWellness
Alignment with Megatrends
• Aging
population
• Longer life
expectancy
• Healthy living
• Aging in place
• Aging
population
• Longer life
expectancy
• Healthy living
• Aging in place
• Environmental
consciousness
• Alternative
energy
• Resource
efficiency
• Biotechnology
• Environmental
consciousness
• Alternative
energy
• Resource
efficiency
• Biotechnology
• Global
leader/local
expert with
customized
solutions
• Global OEMs
seeking one
standard of
service
everywhere
• Global
leader/local
expert with
customized
solutions
• Global OEMs
seeking one
standard of
service
everywhere
• Efficiency focus
• Reduced
size/weight
• Mass transit
• Alternative
materials
• Electric vehicles
• Efficiency focus
• Reduced
size/weight
• Mass transit
• Alternative
materials
• Electric vehicles
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48.7%
$40.5
26.3%
Research & Development
Spending
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index Progression*
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
Specialty Platform
Gross Margin %
* Percentage of Specialty platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
19.5%
$20.3
14.3%
($ millions)
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StrategyStrategy
PolyOne Innovation Framework
Unmet Needs
Identification
Idea Generation
and Shaping
Offering Offering Offering Offering
Phased Offering
Launch
Offering Offering
LaunchLaunch
Offering Offering
DevelopmentDevelopment
Market
Penetration
and Value
Maximization
Intellectual Property ● Resources ● CultureIntellectual Property ● Resources ● Culture
Page 35
• Accelerate growth in targeted industries and expand
geographic presence through market-driven innovations
• Leverage new talent, tools, and training to drive customer
satisfaction and margin expansion
Critical Imperatives
satisfaction and margin expansion
• Translate best practices
to / from ColorMatrix
• Drive specialization using a
value-based mindset
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Patterson
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
PolyOne Corporation Page 7
PolyOne Commodity to Specialty
Transformation
• Volume driven,
commodity
producer
• Heavily tied to
cyclical end
markets
• Performance largely
dependent on non-
controlling joint
ventures
2000-2005 2006 - 2009 2010 – 2014
2015 and
beyond
• Steve Newlin
appointed,
Chairman,
President and CEO
• New leadership
team appointed
• Implementation of
four pillar strategy
• Focus on value
based selling,
investment in
commercial
resources and
innovation to drive
transformation
• 18 consecutive
quarters of double-
digit adjusted EPS
growth
• Shift to faster
growing, high
margin, less cyclical
end markets
• Key acquisitions
propel current and
future growth, as
well as margin
expansion
• Established
aggressive 2015
targets
• Continue specialty
transformation
• Targeting $2.50
adjusted EPS by
2015, nearly double
2013 EPS
• Drive double digit
operating income
and adjusted EPS
growth
PolyOne Corporation Page 8
Specialty
54%
PP&S
Distribution
28%
2013 Revenues: $3.8 Billion 2013 Revenues: $3.8 Billion
United
States
67%
Latin
America
$13
$31
$46 $46
$92 $96
$122
$195
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
End Markets Specialty Operating Income
PolyOne At a Glance
Building &
9%
HealthCare
11% Appliance
Electronics &
Electrical
PolyOne Corporation Page 9
Old
PolyOne Transformation
*Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items
2%
34%
43%
62% 64%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2008 2010 2013 Q1 2014 2015
%
o
f
O
p
e
ra
ti
n
g
I
n
c
o
m
e
*
JV's Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty
65-75%
Specialty OI $5M $46M $87M $195M $60M Target
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
2015
Target
PolyOne Corporation Page 10
Confirmation of Our Strategy
The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized
Polymer Materials, Services and Solutions
Specialization Globalization
Operational
Excellence
Commercial
Excellence
PolyOne Corporation Page 11
-150.00%
-50.00%
50.00%
150.00%
250.00%
350.00%
450.00%
550.00%
PolyOne S&P 500
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
$0.12
$0.27
$0.21
$0.13
$0.68
$0.82
$1.00
$1.31
'06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13
‘06-‘13 EPS CAGR = 41%
EPS Share Price vs.
S&P 500
All time high of
$39.55
May 13th, 2014
PolyOne Corporation Page 12
2006 Q1 2014 2015
“Where we were” “Where we are” Target
1) Operating Income %
Specialty:
Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 13.8% 12 – 16%
Global Specialty Engineered
Materials
1.1% 11.6% 12 – 16%
Designed Structures & Solutions -- 6.5% 8 – 10%
Performance Products &
Solutions
5.5% 7.7% 9 – 12%
Distribution 2.6% 6.1% 6 – 7.5%
2) Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income
6.0% 64% 65 – 75%
3) ROIC* 5.0% 9.4% 15%
4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 42%
Double Digit
Expansion
Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals
*ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period
PolyOne Corporation Page 13
Bridge to $2.50 Adjusted EPS by 2015
2015 EPS: $2.50
2013 EPS: $1.31
Continued Gross Margin
Expansion
Mergers & Acquisitions
Spartech Accretion
Incremental Share Buybacks
Ongoing LSS Programs
(50-100 bps/yr)
Accelerated Innovation
& Mix Improvement
Several Levers to
Drive Growth
Mid Single Digit Revenue CAGR
PolyOne Corporation Page 14
Financial Highlights
Bradley C.
Patterson
President and Chief Executive Officer
PolyOne Corporation Page 36
PolyOne Core Values
Innovation
Collaboration
Excellence
PolyOne Corporation Page 37
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
$20
$53
2006 2013
Research & Development
Spending
($ millions)
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index
Progression*
*Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
14.3%
30.7%
2006 2013
Specialty Platform
Gross Margin %
19.5%
43.0%
2006 2013
PolyOne Corporation Page 38
Formula for Success
Innovation
Market
Beating
Performance
Excellence in Execution
PolyOne Corporation Page 39
Track Record of Successful Integrations and
Rapid Operating Income Growth
$12
$44
2007 2013
$22
$30
2012 2013
$24
$49
2012 2013
GLS ColorMatrix Spartech
OI in $ millions
PolyOne Corporation Page 40
2015 and Beyond
Innovation will drive the next
stage in our remarkable
transformation
Deliver on 2015
goals
Expand Specialty
offerings and
possibilities
Identified as a truly
global, specialty
chemical company
Market Potential Exceeds
$40 Billion
PolyOne Corporation Page 41
Driving Toward Premier Profitability
EBIT Margins for top tier
companies
Victrex 42%
Sigma Aldrich
18% FMC
25%
IFF 18%
Eastman 17%
Hexcel 16%
16%
Rockwood
Holdings
Celanese 14%
7% EBIT Margin – 2013
Albemarle 24%
Ecolab 13%
PolyOne Corporation Page 42
Bright Future & High Aspirations – The Next Seven Years
• % OP Income from Specialty - 5%
• Market Cap - $500 Million
• Revenue - $2.6 Billion
• Commodity Peers
• Specialty ROS - 1.5%
• % OP Income from Specialty - 62%
• Market Cap - $3.5 Billion
• Revenue - $3.7 Billion
• Specialty ROS - 9.4%
• % OP Income from Specialty - 80 to 90%
• Market Cap - $12 to $18 Billion
• Revenue - $8 to $10 Billion
• Specialty Peers
• Specialty ROS - ≥ 20%
2000 – 2006
2007 – 2013
2014 – 2020
PolyOne Corporation Page 43
The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company
Why Invest In PolyOne?
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Key Features
• Choose from single twisted fibers or cords
• Properly tensioned and torque balanced
• Twist level optimization for strength or flex
fatigue resistance
• 50 – 300,000 denier range capability
• Hybrid products also available
FIBER-LINE® FIBERS SUITABLE
FOR TWISTING
• Kevlar® Para-Aramid
• Nomex® Meta-Aramid
• Vectran® LCP
• Zylon® PBO
• Carbon Fiber
• Technora®
• PET Polyester
FIBER-LINE® PRODUCTS
ADDED BY TWISTING
• Ripcords
• Strength Members
• Drive Belt & Hose Reinforcement
• Industrial Fabric Yarn
• Wire Harness Yarn
TWISTING FIBERS PROCESSES PRODUCTS
Overview
FIBER-LINE® has the ability to custom twist an endless amount of
different twist levels on a variety of high performance synthetic fibers.
MOVING HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBERS FORWARD
LOCATIONS
Headquarters, R&D, Manufacturing
FIBER-LINE® LLC
3050 Campus Drive
Hatfield, PA 19440
+1 215.997.9181
fiber@fiber-line.com
Manufacturing Operations
FIBER-LINE® LLC
280 Performance Drive SE
Hickory, NC 28602
+1 828.326.8700
fiber@fiber-line.com
EMEA & Asia Pacific Operations
FIBER-LINE® INTERNATIONAL B.V.
We believe that our ongoing
commitment to protect the environment, to remain at
the forefront of fiber and coating technology, and to
‘treat others as we want to be treated’ will continue to
drive the success of our customers, shareholders, and
employees.
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31307
Avient Corporation
At the below facilities
The Manufacture of Pultruded and Filament wound components Pultrusion and CRTM 3943, Valley East Industrial
Drive, Buildings 1,2,3,4
Birmingham - AL 35217 United
The Manufacture of Pultruded and Filament wound components Pultrusion and Filament Wound
Tubing
3968, Valley East Industrial
Drive, Building 5 Birmingham -
AL 35217 United States
The Manufacture of Pultruded and Filament wound components Pultrusion 3950, Valley East Industrial
Drive, Building 6 Birmingham -
AL 3517 United States
Corporation
Management of QMS.
Rocky River Drive
Berea - OH 44017 United
Bethel, CT
Design and Manufacture of colorants and compounds for fluoropolymer and high temperature
polymers
Central No. 200 50200
Toluca Mexico
Tossiat, France
Design and Manufacture of Color and Additive Concentrates and Specialty Compounds , 43 Place de la gare Tossiat -
01250 France
Vic (Barcelona),
Design, development and production of color concentrates and additives for plastic and synthetic
fibers
Carretera de Vic a Olot,C-153,
km 5 08500 Masies de Roda
Vonore
Warehouse
Warehouse , 225 Industrial Drive Vonore -
TN 37885 United States
Vonore, TN
Manufacture of Colorants for Plastics , 245 Avecor Drive Vonore - TN
37885 United States
Corporation-
Suwanee, GA
Design and Sampling , 2900 Shawnee Industrial Way
Suwanee - GA 30024 United
NEU Specialty
Engineered
Materials, LLC
Compound and supply of thermoplastics for the medical device industry , 15 Corporate Drive North
Haven - CT 06473 United
PolyOne
Polymers India
Pvt.