https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/Corporate Governance Guidelines. March 2025 - Final and Approved version.pdf
All nominees
should be individuals of substantial accomplishment with demonstrated leadership
capabilities.
All such actions, interpretations and
determinations that are done or made by the Board in good faith will be final, conclusive
and binding.
2.
Directors should regularly attend meetings of the
Board and of all Board committees on which they serve.
https://www.avient.com/industries/transportation/automotive/automotive-electronics
All of those wires and circuits hold a lot of important data—but they also generate a lot of heat and raise the risk of electrical interference between electronic systems.
https://www.avient.com/industries/consumer/consumer-discretionary/outdoor-recreation/sporting-goods
Learn all the ways TPEs are being used to enhance performance and appeal Explore TPES in our Idea Center
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-04/Fiber Colorants and Additives Brochure.pdf
All information
relevant to the first colorant batch is archived
and stored for the life of the color.
All installations are computerized
and are constantly monitored.
Our library contains thousands
of bobbins from all ranges of the color spectrum.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Compensation Committee Charter July 2024.pdf
With respect to incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans:
• Make recommendations to the Board with respect to the approval of incentive
compensation plans for executive officers and all equity-based plans
Review and approve the terms of all employment agreements, management continuity
agreements and change in control agreements for elected officers.
However, the Committee shall meet regularly without such members present,
and in all cases the Chief Executive Officer and any other such officers shall not be present at
meetings at which their individual compensation or performance is discussed or determined
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%25202017%2520Proxy%2520Statement.PDF
All of these attributes
provide Mr.
All Other Fees.
All perforff mance hurdles were met in 2016.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520Operational%2520Excellence.pdf
Kedrowski
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Operational Excellence
• Operational Excellence is a never-ending quest
for improvement in response to the voice of our
customers and shareholders
• It is all about strengthening our capabilities to
deliver value flawlessly to our customers deliver value flawlessly to our customers
• It challenges us to enhance our
productivity, profitability, and efficiency
in all phases of our business, from
safety to quality to waste elimination
to environmental stewardship
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Lean Six Sigma Initiative
• In 2009, Lean Six Sigma was launched to
improve execution skills across all
businesses, functions, and global regions
• A company-wide diagnostic was
conducted, resulting in identification of six conducted, resulting in identification of six
strategic improvement platforms
• Financial targets were estimated,
resources identified and trained
results delivered
,
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PolyOne OSHA Recordable Incidence Rate
4
5
6
5.1
Safety Performance
*Rubber And Plastics Manufacturing Industry (2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics).
0
1
2
3
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Industry
Average
1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65
0.57
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• Exemplary on-time delivery
• Best-in-class working capital
% of sales
81%
87% 88%
95%
93%
92%
94%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
On-Time Delivery*
Lean Six Sigma Delivering Results
• Approximately $200M in
cash driven by working
capital improvements
16.2%
14.4%
18.9%
11.7%
9.6% 9.6%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
WC % of Sales
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
*As measured to customer request date
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40.0%
Percent of Associates
Trained in LSS
World’s Best Start-up
Program in 2009*
World’s Best Business Process
Excellence Program in 2012*
Award-Winning Lean Six Sigma Program
*Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center
16.5%
40.0%
2009 2011
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• Globally leverage strategic supplier
management best practices
• Implement world class demand
management processes
Critical Imperatives
• Improve operational reliability and efficiencies
• Optimize global freight management
Drive 50 – 100 basis points of gross margin expansion per year
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne_English-Thai_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf
Buyer assumes all risks and
liabilities arising out of unloading, discharge,
storage, handling and use of the Product, or
8.
These Terms and Conditions
apply to all sales by PolyOne Corporation and
its affiliated companies.
Buyer will comply with all Thai
law and regulation respecting the export
and/or re-export of the Product.
17.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/OnColor UL 94 Colorants Brochure.pdf
All of this
is backed by project management and technical
support around the world through more than
100 facilities.
The tables in the next pages contain all Avient
UL 94 recognized color concentrates published on
UL prospector until March 2021.
For all HB references, the color concentrates are
listed with reference to resin chemistry, which
enables total flexibility of choice for the resin grade.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-colorforward-experts-predict-pandemic-likely-influence-color-preferences-even-2022
In addition, the yellowish greens are indicative of our need to reconnect with nature and avoid the synthetic, including all of the screens and digital connections we must now use excessively.”
Examples include:
• 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
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation
• Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses