https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Small Order Service Personal Care Application Snapshot.pdf
PERSONAL CARE
PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURER
B O T T L E S A N D C L O S U R E S
• Achieve a lower cost on low volume orders
• Accommodate a large number of custom designs with
rapid color development and matching
• Gain quick turnaround for colorant orders
• Offered flat pricing with a minimum order
quantity (MOQ) of 10 pounds
• Eliminated low-volume surcharges, driving
leaner inventory management
• Implemented shorter development lead
times to enable faster market access
• Provided 3-day order lead times
ColorMatrix™ Small Order Service
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/idea/getting-more-efficient-polymer-colorants
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/could-polyketone-be-next-generation-nylon-alternative
Can PK be colored and what are the limitations?
Polyketone is naturally a burnt orange color and is known to be more challenging to color.
These can be colored at the press or with pre-color.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/could-polyketone-be-next-generation-nylon-alternative?utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED
Can PK be colored and what are the limitations?
Polyketone is naturally a burnt orange color and is known to be more challenging to color.
These can be colored at the press or with pre-color.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/three-ways-soft-touch-enhances-consumer-products
Texture, Color, and Special Effects
TPEs are available in a wide array of colors and effects that can amplify their sensory qualities and contribute to brand identity and shelf appeal.
TPEs can be customized with bright colors and effects, such as metallics, sparkles, and pearlescents, and various shine levels, including eye-catching high gloss, which can provide a high-tech or high-fashion aesthetic.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/ppsu-masterbatch-product-bulletin_0.pdf
Colorant Chromatics™ PSU, PES and PPSU Masterbatches
Colors for High-Temperature Applications
Colorant Chromatics™ PSU/PES/PPSU colorants
are designed to color polysulfone (PSU),
polyethersulfone (PES), and polyphenylsulfone
(PPSU) resins used in high-temperature injection
molding and extrusion applications.
A range of standard colors also
helps molders and extruders manage inventory
and working capital.
Color specifications
are controlled using the L,a,b color system.
https://www.avient.com/news/colorforward-predicts-2024-trends-more-harmonious-colors-splash-exuberance
This guide is created annually to help plastic product designers, brand managers, and marketing professionals make more informed color choices.
They then select colors and effects that are likely to be consumers’ preferred color choices in 2024 based on these trends.
After two years of virtual workshops, we were excited to return to our traditional approach of workshops held in person with multicultural teams from every region,” said Norzihan Aziz, ColorWorks manager, Asia Pacific.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/cai-healthcare-application-bulletin.pdf
GLOBAL REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE
Our regional tech centers
around the world offer
regulatory support and product
stewardship expertise to help
you qualify your products
BIO-COMPATIBILITY
APPLICATIONS
Bio-compatible additives
and colorants, tested under
USP Class VI and ISO 10993,
allow your materials to
achieve required functional
performance while meeting
brand and color standards
STERILIZATION
REQUIREMENTS
A standard color range and
deliberate formulations
provide stability under
harsh sterilization methods
AUTHENTICATION
TECHNOLOGY
Protect your brands with our
Percept™ anti-counterfeit,
security and tracking taggant
technologies, or utilize
radiopacifiers for placement
protection
LASER MARKING
SOLUTIONS
Optimized for color and contrast
without diminishing physical
property characteristics for
branding, inventory management,
data coding, or universal device
identification
PRODUCT & PROCESS
OPTIMIZATION
Maximize production throughput
or eliminate waste with solutions
including dimensional stabilization,
cycle time reducers, chemical
foaming agents, nucleation or
hybrid technology
ONCOLOR™ HC
Colorants designed to be healthcare-friendly.
Combine your OnColor HC colorants and
OnCap HC additives into a single Smartbatch™ formulation.
Customize
and optimize into a practical, cost effective solution to simplify
ordering, processing, inventory control, and delivery.
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/AVNT Q1 2023 Earnings Press Release.pdf
In Europe and the Americas, customers remain
cautious and are managing inventory levels tightly while China’s re-opening is progressing at a
measured pace,” said Jamie A.
Beggs added, “We are focused on executing our long-term strategy while we manage in the
downturn.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 537.0 $ 649.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 309.7 243.1
Corporate (1.0) (0.4)
Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 162.0 $ 192.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 93.9 68.4
Corporate (8.3) (6.1)
Gross margin $ 247.6 $ 254.4
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.4 $ 97.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 50.8 30.1
Corporate 43.3 24.5
Selling and administrative expense $ 190.5 $ 152.2
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 65.6 $ 94.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 43.1 38.3
Corporate (51.6) (30.6)
Operating income $ 57.1 $ 102.2
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.8 $ 26.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 21.2 7.8
Corporate 3.5 3.8
Depreciation & Amortization $ 50.5 $ 37.6
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 91.4 $ 120.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 64.3 46.1
Corporate (48.1) (26.8)
Other income (expense), net 0.7 (0.6)
EBITDA $ 108.3 $ 139.2
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Attachment 7
Avient Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance
and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability
levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.
https://www.avient.com/news/new-super-black-textile-colorants-meet-global-demands-intense-deep-effects
We developed this technology in response to the growth in demand for black textiles,” said Say-Eng Lee, general manager Color Asia, at PolyOne.
PHOTO CAPTION: PolyOne launches new Line of super black colorants with intense dark colors and lower dosage rates.
Manager, Marketing Communications Asia
PolyOne Corporation
+86 21 60284888
jennifer.huang@avient.com
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-announces-asia-manufacturing-and-availability-cesa-non-pfas-process-aid
However, environmental concerns about PFAS are growing as studies have indicated many PFAS break down very slowly over time and can persist in water and soil,” said Pal Shi, Asia Marketing Director, Color and Additives at Avient.