Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance. Investor Resource Kit

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Continued to invest in innovation and commercial resources in pursuit of 2020 Platinum Vision and double-digit EPS growth Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and that current levels may serve as a basis for future performance. Investor Resource Kit

Our investments in commercial resources and specialty acquisitions continue to drive our expansion with our Color, Additives and Inks segment leading the way. Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance. Investor Resource Kit

chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources. Senior management uses operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that this measure is most useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance. Investor Resource Kit

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For example, other plastics made out of natural resources such as sugar cane can be repurposed into TPEs to create new products.

Green manufacturing: a strategy for polymer manufacturing sites that typically involves being powered by renewable resources and reducing waste during production.