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/2022-02/Bergamid - Hair Clippers - Application Snapshot.pdf
E L E C T R I C H A I R C L I P P E R S
HAIRSTYLING APPLIANCE
MANUFACTURER
• Regulatory – UL rated flame retardancy
• High stiffness and impact resistance
• Excellent surface appearance
• Colorability/color matching – specific black color
• Provided color matching expertise to match
glass fiber reinforced formulation to specific
customer requirement
• Enabled customer to diversify into a new
market with a new design of hair clipper for
consumers
• Developed material quickly - three months
from brief to production
Bergamid™ A700 glass reinforced flame
retardant formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
REGULATORY + COLORABILITY
LEARN MORE
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https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/flame-retardant-formulations/bergamid-fr-non-halogen-flame-retardant-formulations
Hairstyling appliance manufacturer
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/CCG Food Handling - Application Snapshot.pdf
APPLIANCE MAKER
F O O D H A N D L I N G & C O O K I N G
C O M P O N E N T S
• Minimize yellow / amber color tone of PEI and PES that
detracts from the perception of quality for cooking and
food service appliances
• Maintain inherent heat and steam resistance of PEI and
PES
• Food contact compatibility
• Colorants counteracted yellow tones without
sacrificing heat and steam resistance
• Achieved a more intense blue-gray shade
that reinforces appliance quality and
cleanliness and improves perception of the
food
Colorant Chromaticsä Precolor and
Masterbatch Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
APPEARANCE + PERFORMANCE
LEARN MORE
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/LATAM CAI Certifications Bulletin _Spanish_.pdf
RC 14001®:2015
RC 14001® es una norma que combina la certificación
ISO 14001 con requisitos adicionales para Chemical
Responsible Care Management System® (RCMS), que
incluye salud y seguridad, transporte, divulgación,
seguridad, respuesta a emergencias, etc.
Los sitios de producción de Avient Toluca, Santa
Clara, Ciudad de Guatemala, Cota, Suzano, Buenos
Aires y Santiago cumplen con los requisitos
establecidos por la RC 14001®:2015 para actividades
de apoyo a la empresa, diseño, fabricación y
distribución de concentrados de color y aditivos,
resinas termoplásticas y granulados, compuestos
especiales y colorantes.
El sitio de fabricación de Avient Toluca cumple
con los requisitos establecidos por la norma
IATF 16949:2016 para el diseño y fabricación de
concentrados de color.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/weathering-storm-advanced-composites
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites are prized for their exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, high stiffness, durability, and resistance to corrosion, chemicals, and environmental exposures.
More recently, traditional wood and metal utility poles and cross arms are increasingly being replaced by polymer composites, typically made with glass reinforcements and produced using pultrusion or filament winding.
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Products //
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Bergadur™ Polyester Formulations
Good chemical and heat resistance
Engineered Polymer Formulations
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PolyOne To Present at the 2016 Morgan Stanley Global Chemicals and Agriculture Conference
CLEVELAND, Nov. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions,
CLEVELAND, Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-06/OnColor FX Special Effect Colorants - Bulletin.pdf
OnColor™ FX™ Special Effect Colorants
PRODUCT BULLETIN
Special effects can help boost the visual appeal of
plastic products and parts in many applications.
The OnColor™ FX™ Special Effect Colorants portfolio
includes a myriad of effects including metallics (e.g.,
silver, copper), natural look (e.g., wood grain, granite,
speckles), gloss and brilliance (e.g., pearlescence,
iridescence, frost), high-visibility (e.g., fluorescence,
sparkles) and color-changing (e.g., photochromic,
thermochromic).
https://www.avient.com/content/long-fiber-pultrusion-manufacturing-process
A compounding extruder connected to the impregnation die functions as a melt pump feeding molten thermoplastic polymer into the process.
Instead of simply coating fiber tows with polymer – inside PlastiComp’s impregnation die individual filaments in the fiber tows are spread apart so each is encapsulated with thermoplastic polymer.
This fiber to polymer bond is key to obtaining optimum performance and having a true composite material.
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CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, intends to release its fou
SHANGHAI – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, was recently recognize
CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has announced