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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.
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Color, Additives and Inks led the way with all-time high revenue and operating income."
While our facilities were undamaged and all of our employees are safe, others were not as fortunate," added Mr.
The above list of factors is not exhaustive.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/gravi-tech-pipe-system-valve-case-study.pdf
THE CHALLENGE
Advanced Pedestals, Inc., (API) of Gainesville, Texas, a
manufacturer of plastic pipe components, saw an opportunity
to design a flapper valve that could improve upon traditional
brass valves and enable non-corrosive, all-plastic piping
systems.
Don Houston of API said, “In addition to all these drawbacks,
brass valves have to be joined to plastic piping with steel
fittings.
High performance = customer satisfaction: The
PolyChek valve gives API’s customers the ability to create
all-plastic piping systems that eliminate leakage and
weak spots
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Terms and Conditions of Sale for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.pdf
All offers by Seller to sell Product are expressly conditioned
on Buyer’s acceptance of these Terms.
Upon receipt of a notice of an alleged
claim, Seller may suspend all further deliveries.
Buyer shall be exclusively responsible for (i)
ensuring compliance with all Laws and Standards associated with its
intended use of Product; and (ii) obtaining all necessary approvals, permits
or clearances for such use.
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All offers by Seller to sell Product are expressly
conditioned on Buyer’s acceptance of these Terms.
Upon receipt of a
notice of an alleged claim, Seller may suspend all
further deliveries.
4.
Buyer shall, upon demand by Seller, promptly return to
Seller or destroy all such information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Guatemala %28English and Spanish Translation%29.pdf
All offers by Seller to sell
Product are expressly conditioned on Buyer’s
acceptance of these Terms.
Upon receipt of a notice of an alleged
claim, Seller may suspend all further deliveries.
4.
Buyer shall be exclusively
responsible for (i) ensuring compliance with all
Laws and Standards associated with its intended
use of Product; and (ii) obtaining all necessary
approvals, permits or clearances for such use.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/Additives and Colorants for Stadium and Arena Seats Application Bulletin.pdf
All our
solutions for stadium and arena seats are compliant
under REACH and RoHS.
UV STABILIZER/COLOR COMBINATIONS
• Combines color and UV stabilization for use
in PP and PA
• Ingredients screened with accelerated
weather testing*
• Excellent weather resistance properties
(against chalking, embrittlement)
• Long-term colorfastness and light stability
UV STABILIZER/FLAME RETARDANT/
COLOR COMBINATIONS
• Combines low halogen flame retardants,
UV stabilizers and color for use in PP and PA
• Ingredients screened with accelerated
weather testing*
• Excellent weather resistance properties
(against chalking, embrittlement)
• Compliant with local fire standards (e.g.:
AFNOR M 2 in France, DIN 4102 B 2 – B 1 in
Germany, UNI 8457 – 9174 C 1 in Italy, BKZ 5.2
in Switzerland, BS 5852.1990 CRIB 3-5 in UK)**
• Standard portfolio available for PP injection
molded applications
APPLICATION BULLETIN
* Laboratory weathering testing may not be determinative of all conditions of use;
the end user must determine suitability of a product for its intended use
** Contact us for more information on regulatory compliance
Copyright © 2022, Avient Corporation.
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing to determine
suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/Mevopur Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions Application Bulletin.pdf
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing to determine
suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
It is the responsibility of the medical device manufacturer and the person placing the medical device on the market to ensure compliance of the medical device with all applicable laws and regulations, including
the suitability of all raw materials and components used for its manufacture.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/Mevopur Healthcare Functional Additives for Bormed Resins Application Bulletin.pdf
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing to determine
suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
It is the responsibility of the medical device manufacturer and the person placing the medical device on the market to ensure compliance of the medical device with all applicable laws and regulations, including
the suitability of all raw materials and components used for its manufacture.