https://www.avient.com/news/tough-enough-protect-power-grid
PolyOne enabled us to quickly meet our utility customers’ growing demand for improved, customized physical asset protection,” said Dave Lombardo, general manager, Service Division, Southern States LLC.
PolyOne and Southern States worked together to develop a modular design that made it easy to customize solutions for each application and at the same time meet customers’ tight delivery requirements.
About PolyOne
PolyOne Corporation, with 2015 revenues of $3.4 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-02/CAI W_C Colorants and Additives for TPU Product Bulletin _A4.pdf
Additives can also
be used to further enhance the performance
characteristics of TPU materials and help
customers reach end use specifications.
They
provide excellent contrast for dark or light
colors with high resistance to external friction
or chemicals
• Smartbatch™ Combination Colorants &
Additives: Combines colorants and
performance enhancing additives in a single
formulation for easier dosing. e.g., long-term
light stabilization additive and custom color
in one pellet.
This can help to reduce
inventory and can allow the use of general-
purpose resin
Avient Value-Added Services
Avient supports these colorant and additive
technologies including:
• A focus on sustainability with innovative
materials and solutions to help you meet
your sustainability goals, including PCR Color
Predication Service and Product Footprint
Calculator
• Leading Color Trend and Design Services -
Trend and color insights along with product
development assistance from concept through
commercialization to optimize design and
gain speed to market
• Avient Design - A highly specialized group of
industrial designers and project engineers
that provides advanced design and detailed
analysis to foster higher levels of innovation
• Application Development and Technical
Support - Technical experts specifically
trained to work directly with your team to
solve definitive application challenges with
new or existing approaches
• Regulatory Support - Dedicated product
stewardship assisting with new product
approvals to reduce regulatory overheads
and minimize risk
• Reliable field technical services and support
- Onsite support for tool design, startup,
and production optimization to gain
manufacturing efficiencies and help resolve
technical issues
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-begin-specialty-engineered-material-production-india
Vikas Vij, managing director for PolyOne in India, adds, “India offers many growth opportunities for our customers, and this facility provides room for expansion as well.
Based on customers’ high level of interest, future additions may include Therma-Tech™ thermally conductive formulations and LubriOne™ wear-resistant materials.”
About PolyOne
PolyOne Corporation, with 2015 revenues of $3.4 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520PolyOne%2520Distribution.pdf
Schuering
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Appliance
5%
Building &
Construction
3% Wire & Cable
Electrical &
Electronics
Consumer
21%
Industrial
24%
HealthCare
21%
Transportation
17%
2011 Revenue: $1.0 Billion2011 Revenue: $1.0 Billion Key SuppliersKey Suppliers
At a Glance
Packaging
2.6% 3.0%
3.5%
4.0% 4.6%
5.6%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015
Operating Income % of Sales
ROICROIC Expanding ProfitsExpanding Profits
15.3%
18.4%
22.4%
30.0%
39.2%
48.6%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Target
6 – 7.5%
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Value Proposition and Transformation Highlights
Value Proposition
• North America-based distributor with expanding global reach providing
key plastic processors and market segments with best-in-class suppliers
products, service and delivery with a commitment to develop value-added
solutions to enhance customer profitability
Transformation Highlights
• Significant market share gains with key suppliers
,
> $5B Addressable Market
• Significant market share gains with key suppliers
� Proprietary PolyOne technology
� Dow Corning
• Improved sales mix and profitability by shifting to
non-cyclical businesses like healthcare
• Established presence in Brazil and Asia in 2011
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Key Differentiators
• Product offering
� Breadth and depth; industry leading suppliers
• Sales and marketing capability
• Customer service / logistics operations
� Customer survey results – consistent best-in-class performance
� Leading on-time delivery
• Management team experience and stability
• Lean Six Sigma
� Solving our customers’ unmet needs
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$102.8
$207.2
Healthcare Revenue
• Strong market segmentation
provides focused resourcing
to accelerate growth
• Expanding global reach meets
Areas of Focus
$66.0
$182.4
National Accounts Revenue
• Expanding global reach meets
customers’ needs and creates
competitive differentiation
• Selling skills & product
application knowledge to
target executives & engineers
($ millions)
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Critical Imperatives
• Invest in commercial resources to accelerate growth
• Expand healthcare and key account revenues
• Broaden geographic reach and develop new markets and
channel partnerships
Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal
channel partnerships
• Continue to improve working capital efficiency
and superior cash flow generation
2015 Goal
• 6 - 7.5% return on sales
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https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-seventh-consecutive-annual-increase-quarterly-dividend
is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions.
The company is dedicated to serving customers in diverse industries around the globe, by creating value through collaboration, innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
is an ACC Responsible Care® certified company committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/LFT Application Development Center Bulletin.pdf
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
Avient Long Fiber Technologies
Application Development
SUCCESS.
Prototype Capabilities
• First articles
• Burn off (pyrolysis) studies to analyze fiber
retention and performance
• Customer trials to display new program tooling
• Agile formulation modification, if determined it’s
needed after first article runs
• Injection molding machines ranging
from 50–550 ton
Avient’s unique combination of materials, design
expertise, and technical services enables us to
conquer challenges and unlock the potential of
innovation in meaningful and dynamic ways for
customers around the world.
Our people, ideas,
material science, resources, and unwavering
commitment to service enables customers to
transform their visions into groundbreaking products.
1.844.4AVIENT
www.avient.com
Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-expands-healthcare-portfolio-china-dow-corning®-brand-silicones
CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced it has signed an expanded supply agreement with Dow Corning Corporation enabling PolyOne Distribution to sell Dow Corning® brand silicones to healthcare customers in China.
PolyOne Corporation, with 2013 revenues of $3.8 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions.
A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient AUG 2024 Investor Presentation- w Non-GAAP.pdf
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.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
• 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;
• Disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations;
• Changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change;
• Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply;
• Demand for our products and services;
• 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;
• Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;
• Information systems failures and cyberattacks;
• 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;
• Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the implementation of a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA;
• Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts and any recessionary conditions; and
• Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
For the same reasons, Avient is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
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AVIENT OVERVIEW
2023 Financial ResultsCompany Overview Revenue By:
9,300
Employees
102
Manufacturing
Sites
20,000+
Customers
Innovating materials and
processing solutions to solve our
customers’ challenges while
enabling a sustainable world
Broad portfolio of technologies
with market leading positions
and flexibility to anticipate and
meet customer needs
Focus is on organic revenue
growth and margin expansion,
following our successful portfolio
transformation
$3.14B
Revenue
$2.36
Adjusted EPS
$502M
Adjusted EBITDA
16.0%
Adjusted EBITDA Margins
$186M
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
U.S. &
Canada
64%
Specialty
Engineered
Materials
Color
Additives
and Inks
41%
23%
19%
10% 5% 4%
Building &
Energy Telecom
Geography
Segment
Industry
2024 Financial Guidance
$515 to $540 million
Adjusted EBITDA
$2.55 to $2.70
Adjusted EPS
4
Industry Sustainability Standards
ESG Ratings Performance
1
4
87th
94th
percentile
Avient CDP Score:
A-
SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
AND RECOGNITION
AU G U S T 6 , 20 24
W EB CAS T
P RE SE N TATI O N
6
Q2 2024 HIGHLIGHTS
• 5% organic sales growth supported by
broad-based growth across all regions
in both CAI and SEM segments
• Growth stemmed from gaining share,
winning new product specifications
and restocking in certain end markets
• Cost control and operational
discipline expanded EBITDA margins
by 100 bps
• EPS exceeded guidance by $0.05
and increased 21% vs the prior year
Adj.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/Cesa Fiber Tracer Concentrates Product Bulletin.pdf
PRODUCT BULLETIN
Cesa™ Fiber Tracer Concentrates
The textile supply chain is usually long and
complex, with several material and service suppliers
playing a role.
A test carried out on the textile
can confirm the presence of the unique taggant and
therefore confirm the customer/product line the
textile originated from.
KEY BENEFITS
• Unique and personalized tracer for customer/
product lines
• Suitable for polyester and polyamide (nylon),
including recycled grades; possibility to develop
solutions for bio-polymers
• No impact on spinnability, color or yarn properties
• Can be combined with color into a single product
for convenience
• Complies with key regulatory requirements by EN,
DIN, UNI and others
• Supplied with a testing service package
Copyright © 2022, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-10/ColorMatrix FlexOne Brochure.pdf
All FlexOne units are supplied directly
from Avient’s distribution hub, ensuring
consistent of customer service and
eliminating variation of supply.
Avient Technical Service will order and deliver a 1L
or 3L PlanetPak trial kit to your site.
3.
Our Technical Service Engineer will arrive with
the FlexOne Trial Unit, plug it in and run the trial.