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At no other point in our history was this
more evident than in 2012.
We offer more than 35,000 polymer solutions to over 10,000
customers across the globe.
In the medical industry,
plastics help save lives by safely providing a range of transparent and opaque materials that are used
for a vast array of devices including blood and intravenous bags, medical tubing, catheters, lead
replacement for radiation shielding, clamps and connectors to bed frames, curtains and sheeting, and
electronic enclosures.
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HealthCare
Transportation
8%
Textiles
Target
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• Trend toward more
affordable housing
favors our product
1.5
2.0
2.5
Housing Starts
(in million units)
50 year average
Market Dynamics
• Ultimate housing
recovery presents
substantial upside to
already record-
setting results
Source: Historical Data from the US Census Bureau,
2012 estimate is a PolyOne projection.
0.0
0.5
1.0
'87 '89 '91 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12
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Value Proposition
• Premier provider of specialized vinyl and supply chain solutions, leading
the industry in innovation and service
Transformation Highlights
• Management upgrades ensure that each PP&S business
Value Proposition and Transformation Highlights
• Management upgrades ensure that each PP&S business
maximizes performance
• Asset realignment and Lean Six Sigma reduce costs
• Strengthened relationship with winning customers
• Increased differentiation in all business units
> $12B Addressable Market
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Key Differentiators
• Providing application design, material design
and / or process design assistance not available
from competitors
• Capability to improve joint value streams
• We are the best innovator in our space • We are the best innovator in our space
• Expanding customers’ opportunities
by providing innovative materials
and marketing ideas
• We provide world-class customer
service and delivery performance
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13.7% 14.3%
15.5%
9.9%
6.2%
5.4%
WC % of Sales
• Best-in-class working
capital management and
delivery performance
• Improved raw material
Areas of Focus – Operational Excellence
89.1%
92.0%
94.2%
93.4% 93.4% 94.0%
On-Time Delivery
• Improved raw material
positions, sourcing savings
• PolyOne pilot site for many
LSS and manufacturing
excellence programs
*As measured to customer request date
*
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• reFlexTM Bioplasticizers
Applications: Wide variety of flexible vinyl-based products
• GeonTM HC for Healthcare
� Applications: Medical device housings, specialty tubing
� Customer benefits: Withstand aggressive antiseptics
Key Innovations
� Applications: Wide variety of flexible vinyl-based products
� Customer benefits: Lower carbon footprint,
improved productivity
• GeonTM SF Super Flow
� Applications: Large appliance parts, molded siding panels
� Customer benefits: Flame retardancy, detergent resistance
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Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal
Critical Imperatives
• Accelerate innovation - grow in new applications not
historically served with vinyl
• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing and
working capital efficienciesworking capital efficiencies
• Selectively leverage construction recovery
2015 Goal
• 9 - 12% return on sales
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Catheter Materials & Medical Tubing
Medical Devices & Equipment
Medical Device Trays and Kits
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Catheter Materials & Medical Tubing
Medical Devices & Equipment
Medical Device Trays and Kits
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DEVICE
MANUFACTURER
M E D I C A L D E V I C E H O U S I N G
• Improved chemical resistance compared to PC/ABS,
PC/PET & COPE
• Flame retardant (FR) rating of V-1 at 0.75 mm
• Zero BPA & non-halogenated FR material
• Available in standard hospital grade pre-colors
• Provided a cost-effective material with superior
chemical resistance to traditional materials
• Formulated a medical-grade, semi-crystalline
blend to support regulatory testing and
approvals
• Demonstrated superior property retention and
crack resistance after exposure to hospital-
grade disinfectants, including Virex® Tb,
helping to extend the device life
Trilliant™ HC8900 Thermoplastics
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
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The page below summarizes the common overmolding situations for medical, universal, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, nylon and copolyester.
Medical Overmolding
Avient has several USP VI overmolding products available for use in medical device applications.
PC, ABS and PC/ABS overmolding materials are available in water-clear, natural, thin wall overmolding, and high performance grades.
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This year, we hosted our first Global Innovation Summit, bringing
together more than 120 of our scientists and others in R&D for
collaborating, sharing solutions and approaches and establishing new
programs aimed to accelerate innovation—and in doing so, PolyOne’s
growth.
We offer more than 35,000 polymer solutions to over 10,000 customers across the globe.
The PolyOne Distribution business distributes more than 4,000 grades of engineering and commodity grade resins,
including PolyOne-produced solutions, principally to the North American and Asian markets.
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Mevopur™ Chemical Foaming Agents (CFA) enable reduced material use, while meeting regulatory requirements for medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging.
Versaflex™ HC Thermoplastic Elastomers are formulated to meet demanding healthcare device and application challenges without phthalate plasticizers.
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Surgical instruments and medical device components
Medical, fiber optic and oil & gas connectors
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