https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-11/artisan-ar7300-pre-colored-formulation-processing-guide.pdf
HDPE is not recommended for purging as it can cause delamination or lead to black specks.
Sink Marks Melt too hot • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature Insufficient material volume • Adjust transfer position • Increase shot size • Increase injection rate • Increase packing pressure Part geometry too thick • Reduce wall thickness • Reduce rib thickness TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Flash Injection pressure too high • Decrease injection pressure • Increase clamp pressure • Decrease injection rate • Increase transfer position Excess material volume • Adjust transfer position • Decrease pack pressure • Decrease shot size • Decrease injection rate Melt and/or mold temperature too hot • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature Loose clamp • Reset mold height • Increase clamp tonnage Shrink Too much shrink • Increase cooling time • Decrease mold temperature Too little shrink • Decrease cooling time • Increase mold temperature Burning Process related • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature • Decrease injection rate • Reduce decompression Mold design • Clean, widen and increase number of vents • Increase gate size to reduce shear Wet material • Verify material is dried at proper condition Nozzle Drool Nozzle temperature too hot • Decrease nozzle temperature • Decrease back pressure • Increase screw decompression • Verify material has been dried at proper conditions Incorrect nozzle • Use reverse taper tip Weld Lines Melt front temperatures are too low • Increase injection rate • Increase pack and hold pressure • Increase melt temperature • Increase mold temperature Mold design • Increase gate size • Identify end of fill pattern and verify proper vent location • Add vents or increase vent width • Move gate location TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Warp Process related • Increase melt temperature • Reduce injection speed • Increase pack pressure • Increase pack time • Decrease mold temperature • Increase cool time Mold design • Non-uniform mold cooling Part design • Non-uniform wall thickness Thermolator incorrect temperature • Check settings • Inspect thermocouple Sticking in Mold Overfilled cavity • Decrease injection rate and pressure • Decrease hold pressure • Adjust transfer position • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature • Decrease cooling time Part too hot • Decrease barrel temperature • Decrease mold temperature • Increase cooling time Mold design • Increase draft angle • Polish cores in direction of ejection Black Specks Contamination • Purge machine Degradation • Reduce melt temperature • Reduce screw speed • Reduce back pressure Machine related • Check for wear on screw, barrel or check ring Delamination Process related • Increase melt temperature • Decrease injection speed • Purge barrel to eliminate material contamination Mold design • Reduce sharp corners in material flow path • Increase venting TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Discoloration Oversheared material • Decrease melt temperature • Decrease injection speed • Reduce residence time Mold design • Increase gate sizing Dry material • Check moisture of material to ensure it is within the recommended moisture percentage for molding TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2021, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-11/Stan-Tone RBX Product Bulletin.pdf
% Pigment Specific Gravity Color Index Heat Stability Lightfastness System BROWN 83MB01 (c) Iron Oxide, Tan HR 60 1.78 PBr-11 1 I/O SBR 83MB02 (c) Iron Oxide, Light 68 2.1 PBr-6 2 C I/O SBR 83MB03 (c) Iron Oxide, Dark 60 1.83 PBr-6 2 C I/O SBR 83EP02 Iron Oxide, Light 69 1.98 PBr-6 2 C I/O EPDM 83EP03 Iron Oxide, Dark 69 1.98 PBr-6 2 C I/O EPDM BLACK 90MB01 (c) Furnace N-330 31 1.2 PBk-7 1 I/O SBR 90MB05 (c) Iron Oxide 60 1.8 PBk-11 2 C I/O SBR 90EP01 Furnace Black 33 1.05 PBk-7 1 I/O EPDM 90EP05 Iron Oxide 55 1.56 PBk-11 2 C I/O EPDM ALUMINUM 61MB01 Aluminum 70 1.5 PM-1 1 I/O SBR 61EP01 Aluminum 60 1.31 PM-1 1 I/O EPDM RS = Red Shade YS = Yellow Shade VYS = Very Yellow Shade BS = Blue Shade VBS = Very Blue Shade GS = Green Shade NC = Non-Crystallizing HR = Heat-Resistant (a) = Potential Migration at Low Use Levels (b) = Poor Alkali Resistance - Not Recommended for Open Steam Cure (c) = Six Month Shelf Life LIGHTFASTNESS I = Indoor Only I/O = Indoor or Outdoor Mass = Outdoor Masstone Application Only C = Some Caution Advised HEAT STABILITY 1 = Above 400°F 2 = 350°F–400°F 3 = Below 350°F C = Some Caution Advised 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2024, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/resource-center/knowledge-base/case-study/strength-low-weight-and-greater-flexibility
With the price of bent steel plate going up and OEMs demanding lighter-weight components, HellermannTyton’s designers believed that engineered thermoplastics for automotive applications were the answer to their challenges.
https://www.avient.com/news/groundbreaking-new-portable-emergency-oxygen-device-rapid-oxygen-relies-polyone-healthcare-expertise
The R15 is commercially available through the ROC website (www.rapidoxygen.com), as well as through Amazon.com, and a regional distribution network at a retail price of $495.
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_type=59&page=41
Value information and price comparison of GLS™ TPE soft-touch grips for indoor applications
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_type=59&page=43
Value information and price comparison of GLS™ TPE soft-touch grips for indoor applications
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/avnt-seaport-conference-presentation.pdf
In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • 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 the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
CO-CREATION. • ColorWorks innovation centers are specially designed to foster imagination and enable creative exploration of innovative solutions • Focus on customers’ sustainability initiatives through recyclability and post-consumer recycled materials for packaging applications • Supports 8-12% long-term revenue growth expectations across our sustainable solutions portfolio 14 2020 Pro forma $870 $69 Sustainable Solutions 66 37% 26 Healthcare 29 20% 7 Composites 12 36% 6 Growth in Asia / LATAM 47 39% 11 Other 190 48% 22 Sub-total $1,214 40% $141 COVID Response Applications (15) (8) FX Impact 36 4 Synergies 11 Incentives, Travel, Other Employee Costs (26) 2021 Actual $1,235 42% $122 Q2 2021 ORGANIC SALES AND OPERATING INCOME (TOTAL COMPANY) 15 (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition Sales Growth Rate Adjusted Operating Income$ millions (1) 16 Q2 2020PF Q2 2021 (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition (2) Financial information is presented on a constant currency basis (1,2) (44% of total revenue) (56% of total revenue) Q2 END MARKET SALES PERFORMANCE +26% +38% +46% +103% +51% +9% +7% +67% Energy Telecom Building & Construction Transportation Industrial Healthcare Packaging Consumer Q2 YEAR-OVER-YEAR EBITDA BRIDGE Q2 2020 Pro forma $ 106 Demand 69 17 Adjusted EBITDA$ millions • Demand impact driven by growth in sustainable solutions and consumer products • Price increases more than offset raw material and supply chain impacts (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition (1) CAI: Price / Mix 40 Inflation (32) SEM: Price / Mix 23 Inflation (18) Distribution: Price / Mix 81 Inflation (77) Net Price Benefit 17 Supply Chain Disruptions (14) COVID Response Applications (8) Synergies 11 Incentives, Travel, FX, Other (22) Q2 2021 Actual $ 159 Q1 2021 Actual $ 161 CAI: Price / Mix 32 Inflation (22) SEM: Price / Mix 15 Inflation (9) Distribution: Price / Mix 50 Inflation (48) Net Price Benefit 18 Supply Chain Disruptions (12) Demand / Seasonality (6) Other (2) Q2 2021 Actual $ 15918 Adjusted EBITDA$ millions • Price increases more than offset raw material and freight inflation impacts • Demand impact driven by Q2 seasonality for the business Q1 TO Q2 SEQUENTIAL EBITDA BRIDGE Q 3 AN D FU LL Y EA R 2021 O U TLO O K $74 $98 2020 2021E $0.46 $0.68 2020 2021E ORGANIC GROWTH PROJECTIONS – Q3 (TOTAL COMPANY) 20 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $925 $1,150 2020 2021E + 24% Adjusted EPS + 32% + 48% (in millions) (in millions) FULL YEAR GUIDANCE INCREASED 21 Sales Adj.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-11/avnt-november-investor-meetings.pdf
In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Color business, including any expected synergies; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • 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 the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
Post-consumer recycled content as percentage of total plastic packaging volume, by weight ENABLING THE USE OF RECYCLED CONTENT T O P 5 G A P S T H A T W E A R E A D D R E S S I N G 2) DECONTAMINATION1) COLOR MANAGEMENT 3) MAINTAINING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES 4) MONO-MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION 5) CONSISTENT RECYCLED MATERIAL QUALITY 15 G U I D I N G B R A N D S T O W H A T I S P O S S I B L E CASE STUDY WITH BRAND OWNER Recycled ResinVirgin Resin 16 SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW 17 • Revenue from sustainable solutions expected to grow 18% in 2021 as our innovation efforts and collaboration with customers continues to accelerate • Investments centered around innovation and global sustainability megatrends o Enabling a circular economy – Technologies that allow for increased use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) material and improve recyclability of plastics o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI applications to reduce weight and material requirements, which minimize energy and carbon emissions o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety applications as well as Avient’s alternative materials to replace lead, PVC, halogens, BPA and other less eco-friendly options 17 *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”) **2020 is Pro Forma to include full year of the Clariant Color business 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021E $405M $455M $340M $550M $790M Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 $930M 17 Q3 2020 $925 $74 Sustainable Solutions 35 19% 14 Healthcare 51 44% 10 Composites 13 39% 6 Growth in Asia / LATAM 14 11% 3 Other 177 39% 16 Sub-total $1,215 31% $123 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (19) COVID Response Applications (5) (3) FX Impact 10 2 Synergies 12 Incentives, Travel, Other Employee Costs (16) Q3 2021 $1,220 32% $99 Q3 2021 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME (TOTAL COMPANY) 18 Sales Growth Rate Adjusted Operating Income$ millions 19 Q3 2020 Q3 2021 (1) Financial information is presented on a constant currency basis (1) (44% of total revenue) (56% of total revenue) Q3 END MARKET SALES PERFORMANCE +20% +31% +40% +24% +46% +40% +14% +33% Energy Telecom Building & Construction Transportation Industrial Healthcare Packaging Consumer Q3 YEAR-OVER-YEAR EBITDA BRIDGE 20 • Demand driven by growth in sustainable solutions, healthcare and consumer applications • Price increases more than offsets raw material and supply chain impacts • Synergy capture on pace to achieve $50M in annual savings in 2021 Q3 2020 $ 111 Demand 29 Adjusted EBITDA$ millions CAI: Price / Mix 51 Inflation (37) SEM: Price / Mix 25 Inflation (22) Distribution: Price / Mix 108 Inflation (103) Net Price Benefit 22 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (19) COVID Response Applications (3) Synergies 12 Incentives, FX, Other (16) Q3 2021 $ 136 21 • Price increases have more than covered raw material and freight inflation impacts of $300M year- to-date compared to 2020 • Demand impact driven by Q3 seasonality for the business Q2 TO Q3 SEQUENTIAL EBITDA BRIDGE Q2 2021 $ 159 CAI: Price / Mix 17 Inflation (8) SEM: Price / Mix 6 Inflation (5) Distribution: Price / Mix 35 Inflation (35) Net Price Benefit 10 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (4) Demand / Seasonality (35) Other 6 Q3 2021 $ 136 Adjusted EBITDA$ millions FU LL Y EA R 2021 O U T LO O K $308 $430 2020PF 2021E $1.93 $3.00 2020PF 2021E FULL YEAR GROWTH PROJECTIONS (TOTAL COMPANY) 23 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $3,783 $4,750 2020PF 2021E + 26% Adjusted EPS + 40% + 55% (in millions) (in millions) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (1)(1)(1) $1.74 $1.93 $3.00 2019PF 2020PF 2021E $442 $457 $580 2019PF 2020PF 2021E FULL YEAR 2019 – 2021 GROWTH (TOTAL COMPANY) 24 Sales Adjusted EBITDA $3,981 $3,783 $4,750 2019PF 2020PF 2021E + 19% Adjusted EPS (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (1) (1) (in millions) (in millions) (1)(1) + 31% + 72% (1) (1) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 40% 99% YTD 5 - YR 10 - YR 0.16 0.20 0.26 0.34 0.42 0.50 0.58 0.72 0.79 0.81 0.85 0.95 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2.1x Q4 NET LEVERAGE ~$1Bn REPURCHASED OVER LAST 10 YEARS ~$450MM PAID OVER LAST 11 YEARS CREATING VALUE FOR SHAREHOLDERS 25 Share Performance Dividends Share Repurchases Deleveraging 3.5x 2.1x 2019PF 2021E Growing Dividend Cumulative Buybacks Net Leverage $B n $ p e r sh ar e Total Shareholder Return ~$4Bn MARKET CAP INCREASE OVER LAST 10 YEARS (1) Share performance includes reinvested dividends and is as of 10.25.2021 (2) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (1) (2) 494% SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Continuous ESG Improvement 26 • Updated 2030 Sustainability Goals • Further disclosure on key Environmental, Social, and Governance impacts • Joined U.N.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-01/AVNT January IR Presentation_w Non-Gaap Recs.pdf
In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results.
GUIDANCE $800 $754 Guidance Actual $128 $123 Guidance Actual Sales Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) $0.56 $0.57 Guidance Actual Adjusted EPS (in millions) 13 • Demand impacted by destocking and cautious customer sentiment • Positive net price benefit: o CAI - Pricing flat and raw material deflation o SEM - Pricing flat with unfavorable mix related to healthcare, more than offset with raw material deflation • Cost reductions driven by Clariant synergies and reduced administrative costs Q3 EBITDA BRIDGE ($ millions) CAI: Price / Mix -) Deflation 22) SEM: Price / Mix (6) Deflation 13) Net Price Benefit 29) Cost Reductions 13) Wage Inflation (8) FX 1) Q3 2023 Actual $ 123) Adjusted EBITDA Q3 2022 Pro Forma $ 137) Demand (49) 14 2023 G U I DAN CE Q4 2023 GUIDANCE VS.
Avient reflects 2023 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $500M and estimated run-rate CAPEX of $110M. 2023E (%) 27 78 89 83 80 78 74 86 79 76 67 66 55 50 (39) Av ie nt KW R FU L PP G AV Y R PM FM C C E EC L AS H H XL H U N EM N SC L Avient Specialty Formulators Other Specialty / Chemical Companies MULTIPLE EXPANSION Source: Peer data per Bloomberg as of December 29, 2023 Note: Avient reflects 2023 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $500M and closing share price of $41.57.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/AVIENT_TPEs and LSR eBook.pdf
VISIT THE TPE KNOWLEDGE CENTER https://www.avient.com/products/thermoplastic-elastomers/tpe-knowledge-center Raw Materials PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS COMPARING PRICES AND DETERMINING VALUE It seems logical to compare the price of different materials.
However, price per pound is just one aspect of the overall cost.
Fluorosilicones exhibit little swell without the need for fillers, but comes at a price premium.