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The capability to repeatedly process thermoplastic elastomers provides the major benefit of TPEs over thermoset rubbers.
What are the benefits of TPEs compared to thermoset rubbers?
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POLYMER/CARRIER COMPATIBILITY IN PET 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 % light transmission at 500 nm Process window is opened up allowing greater process capability Carrier A: ColorMatrix advanced carrier technology (current) Carrier B: Early-mid 2000s Carrier C: Pre-2000s % dose 4.53.5 4.03.02.52.01.51.00.50 HOW LIQUID HELPS Expertly formulated liquid color systems can deliver significant benefits and greater long- term value in use than alternative colorant systems for an ever expanding range of product applications and production processes.
However, if dosing is inconsistent or inaccurate these benefits can be lost.
Manufacturers operating lean manufacturing systems can also benefit by driving down inventory requirements even further • Avient’s advanced liquid systems can be run at lower temperatures whilst maintaining stability allowing important energy cost and carbon footprint savings to be made LIQUID COLOR SERVICE PACKAGE Avient is dedicated to supporting its customers with a full package of support services to ensure optimum value from our advanced colorant and additive technologies.
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POLYMER/CARRIER COMPATIBILITY IN PET 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 % light transmission at 500 nm Process window is opened up allowing greater process capability Carrier A: ColorMatrix advanced carrier technology (current) Carrier B: Early-mid 2000s Carrier C: Pre-2000s % dose 4.53.5 4.03.02.52.01.51.00.50 HOW LIQUID HELPS Expertly formulated liquid color systems can deliver significant benefits and greater long- term value in use than alternative colorant systems for an ever expanding range of product applications and production processes.
However, if dosing is inconsistent or inaccurate these benefits can be lost.
Manufacturers operating lean manufacturing systems can also benefit by driving down inventory requirements even further • Avient’s advanced liquid systems can be run at lower temperatures whilst maintaining stability allowing important energy cost and carbon footprint savings to be made LIQUID COLOR SERVICE PACKAGE Avient is dedicated to supporting its customers with a full package of support services to ensure optimum value from our advanced colorant and additive technologies.
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POLYSTRAND™ THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE PANELS APPLICATION & INSTALLATION GUIDE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FEATURE BENEFIT Exceptional strength-to-weight ratio Lightweight yet strong structural performance and increased payloads Resistance to UV light, chemicals, moisture degradation and rot Withstands harsh conditions Tough and impact resistant Durability and long product life Dimensionally stable Consistent performance in extreme temperature and humidity fluctuations Strong adhesive properties Easy bonding to various materials FEATURE BENEFIT Ready-to-install Fewer parts & reduced scrap Large format Improved aesthetics with seamless designs Made via continuous-fiber manufacturing process Consistent quality in every panel PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGES MANUFACTURING ADVANTAGES Polystrand™ Thermoplastic Composite Panels are engineered to provide simplified installation, long-lasting components, and overall cost reduction.
FASTENER TYPE BENEFITS CONSIDERATIONS FOAM HONEY COMB Through- bolting Best mechanical locking system Need back side access to panel ✓ ✓ Wide Grip (Bulb-Style) Rivet Highest pullout strengths Requires pilot hole ✓ Cup Washer Spreads compressive load Requires relief hole; for substructure and hard point attachment ✓ ✓ Wide Grip (Bulb-Style) Rivet Ease of use— no installation torque limitations For lower load attachments ✓ Sheet Metal or Wood Screw Readily available, low cost Penetrate both skins for improved pullout ✓ Shoulder Washer Limits compressive load Requires relief hole; for substructure and hard point attachment ✓ ✓ FASTENER SELECTION Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: Our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; The timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; Separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; Amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; Our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings; 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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; The strength and timing of economic recoveries; Our ability to achieve new business gains; The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; 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 or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; Information systems failures and cyber attacks; An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; Our ability to continue to pay regular cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation. The above list of factors is not exhaustive. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows: 2009* 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 $ 165.2 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — Special items, before tax(1) (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 35.5 Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (20.7) Adjusted net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 180.0 Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 $ 2.13 Adjusted operating income is calculated as follows: 2006* 2016 Operating income $ 233.6 $ 281.9 Special items (1) (39.1) 35.3 Joint venture equity earnings (107.0) 0.0 Adjusted operating income $ 87.5 $ 317.2 * Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principle, discontinued operations or the related resegmentation. (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results and tax adjustments.
Tax adjustments include the net tax expense/benefit 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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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: Our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; The timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; Separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; Amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; Our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings; 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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; Our ability to achieve new business gains; The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; 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 or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation. The above list of factors is not exhaustive. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows: 2009* 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 $ 165.2 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — Special items, before tax(1) (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 35.5 Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (20.7) Adjusted net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 180.0 Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 $ 2.13 Adjusted operating income is calculated as follows: 2006* 2016 Operating income $ 233.6 $ 281.9 Special items (1) (39.1) 35.3 Joint venture equity earnings (107.0) 0.0 Adjusted operating income $ 87.5 $ 317.2 * Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principle, discontinued operations or the related resegmentation. (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results and tax adjustments.
Tax adjustments include the net tax expense/benefit 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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The following sections describe various fibers and their benefits.
Plastics have many advantages over metals—they are lighter and offer more design flexibility, among other benefits.
The following sections describe common metal fillers and their benefits.
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The following sections describe various fibers and their benefits.
Plastics have many advantages over metals—they are lighter and offer more design flexibility, among other benefits.
The following sections describe common metal fillers and their benefits.
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The following sections describe various fibers and their benefits.
Plastics have many advantages over metals—they are lighter and offer more design flexibility, among other benefits.
The following sections describe common metal fillers and their benefits.