https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/Avient Sustainability Day 2023 - Website %289.19%29.pdf
September 20, 2023
(NYSE: AVNT)Avient
Sustainability Day
AGENDA
WELCOME
INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
Walter Ripple
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
Michael Garratt, Chris Pederson, Woon Keat Moh
SUMMARY
WRAP UP AND Q+A
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
LAND-BASED)
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Solar Power Wire and Cable
Syncure™ and ECCOH™ Photovoltaic Polymers
• Supports installation of sustainable infrastructure for
renewable energy
• Reduces energy consumption vs. radiation cross-linking process
• Extends useful life for cables
EXTENDS PRODUCT LIFE
Alternative Energy
2022 Revenue: $26M
Wind Turbine Towing Lines
Dyneema® Rope
• Weightless when submerged
• Smaller diameter for equal strength = larger winch capacities
• Reduces drag for improved towing
STRONGER THAN STEEL
15x
Wind Blade Root Stiffener
Glasforms™ Composites
• Provides enabling technology that supports adoption of
alternative energy
• Withstands fatigue for extended product life
ENABLES WIND ENERGY
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“We believe that sustainability and innovation go hand-in-hand and the team at Harley-
Davidson is excited about Avient’s recently launched Bio-Based TPE for our
handlebar grips.”
Per Carlsson, Manufacturing and Operations
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80
2022 2030
Medical Plastics Market Size
PRESERVE – TAKEAWAY
Protecting Human Life and Enabling Connectivity Drives Growth Projections
Examples
Covered
56%
Other Applications
44%
2022
$525M (in
$
Bi
lli
s)
8% CAGR 34% CAGR
5G Infrastructure Market Size
12
92
10
70
80
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
(in
$
Bi
lli
s)
Source: Grand View Research Source: Global Data
Summary
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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OUR SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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2030 SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
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PERFORMANCE AND RECOGNITION
1
2
5
ESG Ratings Performance
ESG Awards and Certifications
top 13%
94th
percentile
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SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION AWARDS
Ultra-Low Carbon
Footprint TPE
Innovation Award, Finalist:
PCR Colorants + Additives
Sustainable Packaging Innovation,
Finalist: U.S.
https://www.avient.com/news/archives?page=13
New LSFOH Formulation from Avient Helps Prevent Environmental Stress Cracking in Armored Cables
Avient’s new ECCOH™ 5983 Formulation helps prevent stress cracking in low and medium-voltage armored power cables.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/ECCOH XL Cable Insulation Case Study Snapshot.pdf
POWER CABLE
PRODUCER
C A B L E I N S U L A T I O N
• Easy to process
• To pass CPR fire test
• Low smoke and toxicity values on smoke test
• Possibilities for low-voltage cables
• Cable insulation that passed G18 of the CEI EN 50363-0:
2015 standard
• Offered Sioplas technology for cross-linking
providing ambient curing
• Delivered new cable design possibilities for low-
voltage cables while offering easy processing
• Processed more efficiently than market-
established elastomeric technology which is
processed using a CV line
• Provided cable insulation that passes the hot set
test at 250°C
ECCOH XL Cross-Linkable Solutions 8054
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
NEW CABLE DESIGN POSSIBILITIES
LEARN MORE
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https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/sustainable-formulations/eccoh-xl-cross-linkable-solutions
Power cable producer
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-08/AVNT August IR Presentation w NonGAAP Recs%5B40%5D.pdf
AVIENT CORPORATION
I N V E S T O R P R E S E N T A T I O N
(NYSE: AVNT)
AU G U S T 2 0 2 3
DISCLAIMER
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
We partner with Brand Owners / OEMs, processors and
assemblers to enable their goals in applications like packaging,
healthcare, consumer goods, transportation, wire & cable,
building & construction and textiles.
GUIDANCE
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15.4%
15.9%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
Better-than-expected margins
driven by:
• Favorable mix - strong
demand for composite
applications
• Raw material deflation
Q2 EBITDA BRIDGE
13
($ millions)
CAI:
Price / Mix 7)
Deflation 11)
SEM:
Price / Mix 2)
Deflation 6)
Net Price Benefit 26)
Wage and Energy Inflation (10)
Cost Reductions 13)
FX (2)
Q2 2023 Actual $131)
Adjusted
EBITDA
Q2 2022 Pro Forma $ 172)
Demand (68) • Demand conditions vs.
expectations:
LATAM
• Net price benefit remains greater
than wage and energy inflation
• Clariant synergies and reduced
administrative costs
Q2 2023 SEQUENTIAL SALES BY REGION
Q 2 2 0 2 3 v s .
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-12/maxxam-fr-case-study.pdf
AN ALTERNATIVE
FLAME RETARDANT
SOLUTION FOR
CATEGORY CABLES
CASE STUDY: MAXXAM™ FR POLYPROPYLENE
Challe
nge Accepted.
MEETING FR GOALS IN DATA CABLES WITH AN
ALTERNATIVE TO FEP
Maxxam FR materials can provide cost savings and improved
processing capabilities when used in category 5e cables
and above.
FEP provides such characteristics,
and thus is commonly chosen to provide category
cable insulation.
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/foaming-agents/hydrocerol-chemical-foaming-agents
Avient Wire & Cable Industry Bulletin
Overview of how Avient serves wire & cable customers, highlighting both power and data cables technologies
Colorants and Additives for Wire & Cable
https://www.avient.com/industries/energy/alternative-energy
Solar Panels: Wire & Cable Jacketing, Backsheet Laminate Films
Battery Connectors, Wire & Cable Jacketing, Battery Boxes
Wire & Cable Jacketing, Wind Turbine Blades, Housings, Connectors
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-expands-5g-rf-material-portfolio-preperm-low-loss-dielectric-thermoplastics
Additionally, ECCOH™ low smoke and fume non-halogen materials are well suited for fiber optics and communication cables; and Fiber-Line™ Swellcoat™ water blocking yarns enable cable designers to reduce cable footprint with higher fiber count cables for increased data transmission capabilities.
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_type=59&page=15
ECCOH™ XL Cross-Linkable Solutions for Photovoltaic Cables - Product Bulletin
ECCOH XL 8148 for Photovoltaic Cable
ECCOH XL 8148 solutions bring UV resistance and fast processing to photovoltaic cable
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_subtype=0&document_type=59&form_id=resource_filter_form&industry=0&op=FILTER RESULTS&product_family=0&product_name=0&page=15
ECCOH™ XL Cross-Linkable Solutions for Photovoltaic Cables - Product Bulletin
ECCOH XL 8148 for Photovoltaic Cable
ECCOH XL 8148 solutions bring UV resistance and fast processing to photovoltaic cable