https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/injection-molding-mold-design
Use a 3° - 5° draft per side on all long draw areas.
All passages should be highly polished circular cross sections with gentle bends to minimize the possibility of stagnation zones.
All passages within the tip should be highly polished and streamlined to minimize stagnation and degradation zones.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-provides-fourth-quarter-2020-updates
Expects record fourth quarter adjusted EPS of approximately $0.48 compared to previous fourth quarter outlook of $0.40; increase is driven primarily by improved demand conditions across all business segments and regions
Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation
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Garratt
Senior Vice President, President of
Performance Products & Solutions
John Midea
Senior Vice President,
Global Operations & Process
Improvement
Mark Crist
Senior Vice President, President of
PolyOne Distribution
Cathy Dodd
Vice President, Marketing
Chris Murphy
Vice President, Research & Development,
Chief Innovation Officer
Kurt Schuering
Vice President, Global Key Account
Management
The Leaders Behind the Team
PolyOne Corporation Page 8
Commodity to Specialty Transformation
• Volume driven,
commodity producer
• Heavily tied to
cyclical end markets
• Performance largely
dependent on non-
controlling joint
ventures
2000-2005 2006 - 2009 2010 – 2014 2015 and beyond
• Steve Newlin
appointed, Chairman,
President and CEO
• New leadership team
appointed
• Implementation of four
pillar strategy
• Focus on value based
selling, investment in
commercial resources
and innovation to drive
transformation
• Substantial EPS growth
from $0.13 to all-time
high of $1.80
• Shift to faster growing,
high margin, less
cyclical end markets
• Key acquisitions propel
current and future
growth, as well as
margin expansion
• Specialty mix expands
to 65% of Operating
Income – strongest mix
of earnings in history
• Accelerating growth
• Deliver consistent
double digit annual
EPS growth
• Maintain >35% vitality
index
• Pursue strategic
acquisitions that
expand specialty
offerings and
geographic breadth
• Invest and grow
current and next
generation talent
PolyOne Corporation Page 9
2006 2014
“Where we were” “Where we are”
Operating Income %
Specialty:
Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 14.7%
Global Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 12.1%
Designed Structures & Solutions 1.4%(2012) 7.3%
Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 7.7%
Distribution 2.6% 6.1%
Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income 6.0% 65%
ROIC 5.0% 11.3%
Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 37%
Proof of Performance
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2%
34% 43%
62% 65%
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20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2008 2010 2013 2014
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JV's Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty
Old
PolyOne
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
New
PolyOne Transformation
Specialty OI $5M $46M $87M $195M $242M
*Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items
PolyOne Corporation Page 11
2014 2015 Target
“Where we are” (Est. in 2012)
Operating Income %
Specialty:
Global Color, Additives & Inks 14.7% 12 – 16%
Global Specialty Engineered Materials 12.1% 12 – 16%
Designed Structures & Solutions 7.3% 8 – 10%
Performance Products & Solutions 7.7% 9 – 12%
Distribution 6.1% 6 – 7.5%
Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income 65% 65 – 75%
ROIC 11.3% 15%
Adjusted EPS Growth 37% Double Digit Expansion
Proof of Performance
PolyOne Corporation Page 12
• Sold non-core resin assets – EPS dilutive
• Completed acquisition of Spartech
• Housing starts below 1.25 million units
Single family units 30% below expectations
• Longstanding weakness in Europe, and
decline in Euro
Successfully Navigating Change Since 2012
PolyOne Corporation Page 13
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0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
500%
600%
POL S&P 500
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
$0.12
$0.27
$0.21
$0.13
$0.68
$0.82
$1.00
$1.31
$1.80
'06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14
‘06-‘14 Adjusted EPS CAGR = 40%
Adjusted EPS Share Price vs.
https://www.avient.com/idea/three-ways-automotive-color-influences-buyers
Devise a color plan that takes all aspects of the vehicle into account.
https://www.avient.com/idea/using-post-consumer-recycled-content-plastic-packaging-closures
This shift is improving access to PCR for closures specifically and, as a result, increasing the amount of PCR used across all plastic packaging, including in more challenging situations such as food-contact packaging.
https://www.avient.com/idea/avoid-these-three-mistakes-get-most-color
Treating the equipment needed for coloring as an afterthought or as a one-size-fits-all solution
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-announces-thirteenth-consecutive-annual-dividend-increase
Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-announces-twelfth-consecutive-annual-increase-quarterly-dividend
Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce
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Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce