https://www.avient.com/news/avient-showcases-connected-wire-and-cable-solutions-wire-china-2020
NOTE: On July 1, 2020, PolyOne and Clariant Masterbatches joined together as Avient, a new kind of materials company focused on conquering customer challenges and unlocking the potential for innovation and sustainability around the globe.
Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic
Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/events/polyone-corporation-corporate-conference-call
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/events/polyone-corporation-annual-shareholder-meeting
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/events/polyone-corporation-longbow-research-investor-conference
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/events/polyone-corporation-credit-suisse-group-conference
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/avient2020sustainabilityreport-9-2-21.pdf
It’s in this spirit that we joined PolyOne and Clariant Masterbatch, two complementary businesses, and formed a new one that we’ve named Avient.
Better Together: PolyOne and Clariant Masterbatch We are better together.
However, no one company or country can solve the plastics waste problem.
https://www.avient.com/news/new-colormatrix-lactra-dairy-protection-additives-avient-feature-low-tio₂-and-inorganic-content
CLEVELAND – July 14, 2021 – Avient today announced the launch of ColorMatrix™ Lactra™ Four, One, and Zero additives.
To help packaging customers further their recyclability and lightweighting goals, Avient developed this technology for mono-layer PET, one of the most widely recycled packaging materials.
These new additives are an expansion of this technology.
https://www.avient.com/resource-center/services/client-services/3d-printing-rapid-prototyping
No one is 100% sure where this technology can take us, and that’s an interesting place to be.
We’d like to hear what you’re doing with this technology, or what you’d like to do.
Avient ColorWorks™ Design and Technology Centers
https://www.avient.com/news/new-bio-derived-plastisol-inks-avient-highlighted-impressions-expo-long-beach
Rutland Chill LB LC Poly Mixing Base and Flex PolyWhite: the latest additions to the Rutland Chill flexible cure portfolio launched in December 2023.
Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520Performance%2520Products%2520and%2520Solutions.pdf
Rosenau Page 84 United States 81% Europe Canada 15% Asia 2% 2011 Revenue: $0.9 Billion2011 Revenue: $0.9 Billion SolutionsSolutions At a Glance Performance Products and Solutions Europe 2% 2% $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 S a le s ($ m il li o n s) O p e ra ti n g I n co m e % o f S a le s Operating Income % and Revenue 2011 Revenue by Industry Segment2011 Revenue by Industry Segment Expanding ProfitsExpanding Profits OI % of Sales Sales 9-12% Appliance 4% Building & Construction 30% Wire & Cable 17% Electrical & Electronics 2% Consumer 4% Packaging 9% Industrial 20% Misc. 2% HealthCare 2% Transportation 8% Textiles 2% Target Page 85 • Trend toward more affordable housing favors our product 1.5 2.0 2.5 Housing Starts (in million units) 50 year average Market Dynamics Performance Products and Solutions • 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 Page 86 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 Performance Products and Solutions • 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 Page 87 Key Differentiators Performance Products and Solutions • 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 Page 88 13.7% 14.3% 15.5% 9.9% 6.2% 5.4% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 WC % of Sales • Best-in-class working capital management and delivery performance • Improved raw material Areas of Focus – Operational Excellence Performance Products and Solutions 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 89.1% 92.0% 94.2% 93.4% 93.4% 94.0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 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 * Page 89 • 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 Performance Products and Solutions � 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 Page 90 Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal Performance Products and Solutions 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 Page 91 Page 92