https://www.avient.com/news/new-black-colorants-polyone-support-circular-economy-turn-former-waste-recyclable-packaging
CLEVELAND – July 8, 2019 – PolyOne today launched a new portfolio of infrared- detectable black colorants for plastic packaging, which will allow formerly unrecyclable black waste plastic to be properly sorted at recycling facilities.
PolyOne’s new black colorants address this issue by eliminating carbon black and enabling black plastics to be sensed, sorted, and recycled efficiently.
PolyOne employs approximately 6,900 associates, is certified ACC Responsible Care® and Great Place to Work®, and is a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/avnt-q2-2021-earnings-release.pdf
Examples include:
• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled
content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and
wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon
footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy,
natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a
founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.
Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking
statements include disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely
impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the
future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political,
economic and regulatory risks; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows including
without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; our ability to achieve the strategic
and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business, including any
expected synergies; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations
regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; fluctuations in raw material
prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material
costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated
developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and
environmental matters; an inability to achieve the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives
related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee
productivity goals; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and
timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; our ability to
consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; and amounts for cash and non-cash
charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because
of timing changes associated with the underlying actions.
2) Tax adjustments include the net tax benefit/(expense) from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position
reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments.
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Attachment 4
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
June 30, 2021
December 31,
2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 616.2 $ 649.5
Accounts receivable, net 705.2 516.6
Inventories, net 412.5 327.5
Other current assets 124.2 108.5
Total current assets 1,858.1 1,602.1
Property, net 680.1 694.9
Goodwill 1,281.7 1,308.1
Intangible assets, net 944.9 1,008.5
Operating lease assets, net 87.3 80.9
Other non-current assets 195.3 176.0
Total assets $ 5,047.4 $ 4,870.5
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 18.8 $ 18.6
Accounts payable 574.6 471.7
Current operating lease obligations 24.9 25.1
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 316.0 285.6
Total current liabilities 934.3 801.0
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt 1,852.2 1,854.0
Pension and other post-retirement benefits 112.6 115.0
Non-current operating lease obligations 62.8 56.0
Other non-current liabilities 299.1 332.8
Total non-current liabilities 2,326.7 2,357.8
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Avient shareholders’ equity 1,768.2 1,697.1
Noncontrolling interest 18.2 14.6
Total equity 1,786.4 1,711.7
Total liabilities and equity $ 5,047.4 $ 4,870.5
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Attachment 5
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In millions)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021 2020
Operating Activities
Net income $ 149.1 $ 56.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 69.5 40.8
Accelerated depreciation and amortization 1.4 —
Share-based compensation expense 5.6 5.7
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (196.1) 16.8
(Increase) decrease in inventories (88.1) 17.4
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 108.4 (23.5)
Decrease in pension and other post-retirement benefits (9.2) (12.7)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net 27.5 (3.5)
Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability — (21.0)
Net cash provided by operating activities 68.1 76.0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures (42.1) (21.3)
Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.1
Net cash proceeds provided by other assets (2.0) 5.2
Net cash used by investing activities (44.1) (9.0)
Financing activities
Debt offering proceeds — 650.0
Purchase of common shares for treasury (4.2) (13.6)
Cash dividends paid (38.8) (34.3)
Repayment of long-term debt (4.4) (4.2)
Payments of withholding tax on share awards (4.2) (1.6)
Debt financing costs — (9.7)
Equity offering proceeds, net of underwriting discount and issuance costs — 496.1
Payment of acquisition date earnout liability — (32.9)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (51.6) 1,049.8
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (5.7) (4.5)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (33.3) 1,112.3
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 649.5 864.7
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 616.2 $ 1,977.0
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Attachment 6
Avient Corporation
Business Segment Operations (Unaudited)
(In millions)
Operating income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at the segment level does not
include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to
segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not
included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.