https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/colormatrix-select-brochure.pdf
For manufacturers, designers and brand owners, this innovative system redefines the
process of color development, elevating it to a new level of efficiency.
OPTIONS
BRAND OWNERS
EFFICIENT ONLINE COLOR MANAGEMENT
For brand and product managers, the ColorMatrix Select
streamlined approach to color creation and supply
accelerates product development timelines, making it
possible to access new markets faster and more frequently.
Tapping into Avient’s extensive expertise in polymer
materials and colorants, ColorWorks can support your
design projects across masterbatch and liquid color
systems with:
• ColorForward color trends and forecast inspirations
• Color selection advice and services
• Color workshops
• Market insights
• Creative design services
• Design development support
• Product trials and prototyping
• Production implementation support
• Color portfolio management
DESIGNERS
RAPID VISUALIZATION
OF YOUR COLOR
For designers, ColorMatrix Select is a powerful
design tool that opens up new creative
possibilities for coloring plastic products.
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OUR VISION
At Avient, we create specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform
customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.
We create
specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform
customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products
to life for a better world.
Global Compact &
fulfilled Communication of Progress (COP)
requirements
• New Sustainability Strategy overview page including
our 2022 AIP ESG metrics
• New ESG Performance page with ESG ratings,
awards, and certifications
• Increased disclosures on carbon emissions, including
disclosure of Climate Change Scenario Analysis
• Added new Product Stewardship and Chemical
Management policies
• Enhanced data reporting for Workforce
Demographics
• Improved social disclosures on human rights,
dependent care and special leave and strategic
training management
2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Launching integrated sustainability website in parallel with report
Aligned with leading reporting frameworks
6
Released July 2022
ESG RATINGS PERFORMANCE
ESG AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
ESG PERFORMANCE & AWARDS
84th
3
1
2
7
T RAN S FO R MAT IO NAL
OVE RV IE W
Avient Protective
Dyneema
®
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Acquired Divested
$1.45 B $0.95 B
9
Distribution
UPDATED CAPITAL STRUCTURE
& LIQUIDITY
• Proceeds from completed
sale of Distribution used to
pay near-term maturing debt
to strengthen balance sheet
• Fixed/floating debt ratio of
~55/45
• Proven track record of
deleveraging following major
acquisitions through strong
free cash flow generation
• 2022 pro forma net
debt/adjusted EBITDA
expected to be 3.1x
$725 $725
$575 $500
$600
$525
$650
$650
$600
Capital Structure
Cas
h
$544
Undr
awn
Rev
olve
r
$250
Liquidity
$3.15B
$2.40B
2030 Notes
2029 Term Loan
2026 Term Loan
2025 Notes
2023 Notes
After Dyneema
Acquisition
After Distribution
Divestiture
$794M
(1) $250M reflects estimated undrawn revolver following the divestiture of Distribution
10
PREVIOUS TRANSACTIONS
Performance
Solutions
Products &
$0.8 B
COLOR
$1.4 B
Acquired (2020)Divested (2019)
11
• Acquisition of Clariant Color business significantly expanded
presence in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets
• Strength of portfolio – double-digit annual EBITDA growth
since acquisition
• $75 million of realized synergies anticipated in 2022
• Acquisition completed on July 1, 2020 for $1.45 billion.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/POL%2520IR%2520Presentation%2520Jefferies%2520Conf%2520w%2520Non%2520GAAP%252008%252012%25202014.pdf
Slide 1
PolyOne Corporation Page 0
PolyOne Investor Presentation
Jefferies 2014 Global Industrials Conference
New York, NY
August 12, 2014
PolyOne Corporation Page 1
Forward-Looking Statements
In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated
savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;
Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;
Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition
being accretive;
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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with
inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
Our ability to achieve new business gains;
The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
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 or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working
capital reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;
Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;
The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and
Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates
and changes in the rate of inflation.
The above list of factors is not exhaustive.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
��PolyOne Investor Presentation�Jefferies 2014 Global Industrials Conference�New York, NY�August 12, 2014��
Forward-Looking Statements
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation
PolyOne�At A Glance
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Confirmation of Our Strategy
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals
Bridge to $2.50 Adjusted EPS by 2015
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity*
Unique and Innovative Solutions
Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 6/30/14
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet �Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
PolyOne Core Values
Why Invest In PolyOne?
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OUR VISION
At Avient, we create specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform
customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.
We create
specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform
customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products
to life for a better world.
Global Compact &
fulfilled Communication of Progress (COP)
requirements
• New Sustainability Strategy overview page including
our 2022 AIP ESG metrics
• New ESG Performance page with ESG ratings,
awards, and certifications
• Increased disclosures on carbon emissions, including
disclosure of Climate Change Scenario Analysis
• Added new Product Stewardship and Chemical
Management policies
• Enhanced data reporting for Workforce
Demographics
• Improved social disclosures on human rights,
dependent care and special leave and strategic
training management
2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Launching integrated sustainability website in parallel with report
Aligned with leading reporting frameworks
6
Released July 2022
ESG RATINGS PERFORMANCE
ESG AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
ESG PERFORMANCE & AWARDS
84th
3
1
2
7
T RAN S FO R MAT IO NAL
OVE RV IE W
Avient Protective
Dyneema
®
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Acquired Divested
$1.45 B $0.95 B
9
Distribution
UPDATED CAPITAL STRUCTURE
& LIQUIDITY
• Proceeds from completed
sale of Distribution used to
pay near-term maturing debt
to strengthen balance sheet
• Fixed/floating debt ratio of
~55/45
• Proven track record of
deleveraging following major
acquisitions through strong
free cash flow generation
• 2022 pro forma net
debt/adjusted EBITDA
expected to be 3.1x
$725 $725
$575 $500
$600
$525
$650
$650
$600
Capital Structure
Cash
$544
Undrawn
Revolver
$250
Liquidity
$3.15B
$2.40B
2030 Notes
2029 Term Loan
2026 Term Loan
2025 Notes
2023 Notes
After Dyneema
Acquisition
After Distribution
Divestiture
$794M
(1) $250M reflects estimated undrawn revolver following the divestiture of Distribution
10
PREVIOUS TRANSACTIONS
Performance
Solutions
Products &
$0.8 B
COLOR
$1.4 B
Acquired (2020)Divested (2019)
11
• Acquisition of Clariant Color business significantly expanded
presence in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets
• Strength of portfolio – double-digit annual EBITDA growth
since acquisition
• $75 million of realized synergies anticipated in 2022
• Acquisition completed on July 1, 2020 for $1.45 billion.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/Value Added Services Brochure.pdf
A RANGE OF WORLD-CLASS SERVICES
COLOR TECHNOLOGY
Custom matching, saturated colors, and special
effects to fill market niches, eliminate secondary
operations, and strengthen your brand
PCR COLOR PREDICTION SERVICE
Digital prediction tool illustrating color possibilities
and limitations of post-consumer recycled (PCR)
content to simplify decision making and shorten
time to launch
PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT (PCF)
CALCULATOR
Methodology that evaluates the carbon footprint of
Avient solutions, contributing a data point to your
overall carbon footprint and supporting credible
reporting
AVIENT DESIGN
A highly specialized group of industrial designers
and project engineers that provides advanced
design and detailed analysis to foster higher levels
of innovation
TESTING AND VALIDATION
Fully accredited and in-house testing capabilities
to generate data for insight into material behavior,
environmental effects, and more
REGULATORY SUPPORT
Dedicated product stewardship team assisting
with new product approvals to reduce regulatory
overhead and minimize risk
COLOR AND ADDITIVE DESIGN SERVICES
Trend and color insights along with product
development assistance from concept through
commercialization to optimize design and gain
speed to market
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Long-term strategic solution development that
addresses complex and unmet product innovation
needs
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL
SUPPORT
Technical experts specifically trained to work
directly with your team to solve definitive
application challenges with new or existing
approaches
FIELD TECHNICAL SERVICE
Onsite support for tool design, startup, and
production optimization to gain manufacturing
efficiencies and help resolve technical issues
Common compliance categories
where we can assist:
• UL
• USP Class VI
• ISO 10993
• ISO 1345
• REACH
• RoHS
• FDA
• EU 10/2011
• China GB
• MERCOSUR
• USP
• ISP
• CPSIA
• Prop 65
ColorWorks™ Design &
Technology Centers
Our global ColorWorks centers are
focused on design, technology, and
innovation for plastics.
Services include:
• New product development
• Color, Material & Finish (CMF)
development and design
• Circular design for sustainability
• Rapid prototyping
• 3D visualization
Ready to learn more?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/Cesa Nox A4R Product Bulletin_0.pdf
PRODUCT BULLETIN
Cesa™ Nox A4R Additives for Recycling
Polyolefin Antioxidant for Enhanced Recycling
RECYCLED MATERIAL IN
A CHANGING MARKET
Legislation globally is driving change towards
increased quantities of post-consumer recycled
materials (PCR), further encouraged by the
implementation of usage targets and new tariffs.
RECYCLING CHALLENGES
As more and more PCR enters the value chain, brand
owners, recyclers, and convertors are faced with
new and increasing challenges related to recycling.
Sustainability Spotlight
Recycle
Solutions
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Designed for polyolefin recycling and to
enhance circularity
• Protects polyolefins against degradation caused
by oxygen and heat during processing
• Provides improved stability against oxygen
degradation and discoloration
• Stabilizes the polymer to reduce creation of new
gels and black spots
• Excellent performance at low dosage levels
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
• Recycled polyolefins
• Packaging, consumer & others
• High-value polyolefin applications with recycled
material content
• Virgin polymers which will be recycled after the
use phase
Copyright © 2022, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/onflex-s-garden-hose-hand-grip-case-study.pdf
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER FOR OVERMOLDING
ATTRACTIVE, PRACTICAL HANDGRIPS ONTO ABS RESIN
© 2021, All Rights Reserved
Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012
To learn more about OnFlex-S™ TPEs, contact
Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368)
or visit avient.com
THE CHALLENGE
Facing strong competition from all-plastic garden sprayers,
a leading garden equipment manufacturer decided to
create a new, high-end line of sprayers featuring enhanced
quality, durability and aesthetics.
The new products
have been very well received by consumers, and have allowed
the company to address the competitive threat from all-plastic
sprayers
High-end product line = competitive advantage:
With Avient’s OnFlex-S TPE, developers successfully
designed and produced a new, high-end product line that
compares favorably with all-plastic sprayers in terms of
appearance, performance and durability
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-01/Global Standard Response_Dec 2023.pdf
Supplier approval and supplier evaluation
Procedures are in place to manage supplier
approval as well as a supplier evaluation for new
suppliers.
New raw
materials are selected by Regional Technical Managers
in all regions and pre- screened to fulfill all requirements
before a request for a new raw material is entered.
New raw
materials are selected by Technical Managers in all
selected sites and pre-screened to fulfill all
requirements before a new raw material is
approved for use.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/Hammerhead FR Panel eBook.pdf
Evaluating new materials?
CASE STUDY
What does success look like with our new Hammerhead FR flame retardant
composite panels?
They can
set a new standard.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/September%2520Investor%2520Presentation.pdf
We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
V I S I O N
PolyOne Corporation 4
To be the world’s
premier provider of
specialized polymer
materials, services and
solutions
C O R E
V A L U E S
P E R S O N A L
V A L U E S
Honesty IntegrityRespect
Operational
Excellence
Commercial
Excellence
Specialization
Globalization
Collaboration ExcellenceInnovation
To be the world’s
premier provider of
specialized polymer
materials, services
and solutions
S A F E T Y F I R S T
PolyOne Corporation 5
Injuries per 100 Workers
Spartech
Acquisition
1.3
1.1 1.1
0.85
0.65
0.57
0.54
0.97
0.84
0.74 0.74
0.69
0.51
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
PolyOne Corporation 6
P O L Y O N E P O S T P P & S D I V E S T M E N T
2 0 1 8 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 9 B I L L I O N
Segment End Market Geography
17%
Wire & Cable
Building &
Electrical &
Color
Additives &
Inks 35%
Distribution
43%
Specialty
Engineered
22%
United States
53% Europe 19%
Latin
America
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* 2018
$2.43
P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E
C O N S E C U T I V E
Y E A R S
PolyOne Corporation 7
9
$0.13
$0.68
$0.82
$1.00
$1.31
$1.80
$1.96
$2.06
$2.21
*Pro Forma for sale of DSS
ROIC** 5.0% 14.1%
Operating Income
% of Sales
Color, Additives &
Inks 1.7% 15.1%
Specialty Engineered
Materials 1.1% 11.2%
Performance
Products
& Solutions
4.3% 10.0%
Distribution 2.6% 5.6%
**ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI after tax divided by the sum of average debt and equity less cash over a 5 quarter period
A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N
S U S T A I N A B L E P A T H T O D O U B L E - D I G I T E P S G R O W T H
PolyOne Corporation 8
P E O P L E P R O D U C T S P L A N E T P E R F O R M A N C E
Double digit
annual EPS
growth
Expand specialty portfolio
with strategic acquisitions
Innovate and develop new
technologies and services
Repurchase 600K-1M
shares annually
Increase commercial
resources 5-7% annually
Double acquired
company margins
Enhance efficiencies
through Lean Six Sigma
and commercial excellence
531
710130
164
504
663
R&D / Technical Marketing Sales
PolyOne Corporation 9
Increased commercial headcount
+ 34%
+ 26%
+ 32%
I N V E S T M E N T I N COMMERCIAL RESOURCES D R I V I N G G R O W T H
Sustained revenue increases led
by organic business
$2.9 $2.9
$3.2
$3.5
2015 2016 2017 2018
Total
+ 9%
Organic
+ 5%
Revenue in billions of $
Total
+ 10%
Organic
+ 7%
Lead
Specialists
T H E E V O L V I N G C U S T O M E R R E L A T I O N S H I P
PolyOne Corporation 10
Expanded Path
Traditional Path
Strategic Accounts/
Field Sales
Business
Development
Customer
Service
Web and Social
Media
Inside Sales
PolyOne Corporation 11
Investments in digital and dedicated inside sales to
improve customer experience
110% increase in leads (from 6,000 to 12,700) driven
by website, phone, and online chat
EXPANDED PATH
A D D I N G C U S T O M E R T O U C H P O I N T S
4
24
Inside sellers
$11M
$109M
Inside sales/digital revenue
A L I G N I N G W I T H T R E N D S F O R G R O W T H
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P A C K A G I N G H E A L T H C A R E C O N S U M E R
PolyOne Corporation 12
Facilitate
alternative
energy
solutions
Light-
weighting
Reduce
packaging
materials
Improve
recyclability
Reduce
spread of
infection
I N N O V A T I O N
PolyOne Corporation 13
Customization
55%
M&A
30%
Innovation
Pipeline
Innovation comes from Research & Development Spend
($ millions)
Vitality Index
% of sales from products launched last 5 years
35%
$20
$56
Transformational
Opportunity for Growth
Through M&A
Adjacent
Opportunity for
Growth Through New
Product Pipeline
Core
Customization
3 H O R I Z O N S O F D E V E L O P M E N T
PolyOne Corporation 14
Incremental
development
from existing
base of
technology
New development
adjacent to current
New technology
development
outside of and with
our current base
Service adjacent
markets and
Create new
markets, target
new customer
needs
Service existing
markets and
Market
Technical
I N N O V A T I O N
Non-Halogen Flame
Retardants
Barrier Technologies
Fiber Colorants
Advanced Composites
Thermoplastic Elastomers
Gordon Composites/
Polystrand – Composites
GLS – Thermoplastic Elastomers
ColorMatrix – Liquid Color & Additives
PlastiComp
Fiber-Line
I N N O V A T I O N P I P E L I N E
PolyOne Corporation 15
PrototypeFrame
Opportunity
Scale-up & Test
Market
Build
Business Case
Commercial
Launch
(since 2017)
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
8
2
44 0
4
Breakthrough
Platform
Derivative
Number of Projects 10 5 17 5 10 47
Total Addressable Market
($ millions)
- - $1,767 $315 $766 $2,848
F L A M E
R E T A R D A N T
P O L Y M E R S
A D V A N C E D
C O M P O S I T E S
B A R R I E R
M A T E R I A L S
C O L O R A N T
T E C H N O L O G I E S
T H E R M O P L A S T I C
E L A S T O M E R S
I N N O V A T I O N S P O T L I G H T :
C O M P O S I T E S
PolyOne Corporation 16
C O M P O S I T E S R E F R E S H E R
PolyOne Corporation 17
Polymer
Composite
Strength
Design Flexibility
Continuous
Fiber
Thermoset
Short Glass
Fiber
Thermoplastics
Continuous Fiber
Long Glass Fiber
Thermoplastics
S T R A T E G I C I N V E S T M E N T H I S T O R Y
Acquired
Polystrand
Installed LFT
production
Avon Lake
Acquired
Gordon
Thermoplastic Composites
Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
Continuous Fiber Thermosets
Long Fiber
Thermoplastic
(LFT)
Installed LFT
production
Barbastro,
Spain
Acquired
Glasforms
Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
Continuous Fiber Thermosets
2012 2015 20162009 2011
Acquired
PlastiComp,
specialty LFT
producer
PolyOne Corporation
2019
Acquired
Fiber-Line,
specialty
fiber
processor
18
C O M P O S I T E S I N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
PolyOne Corporation 19
W A T E R C R A F TR A I L H E A V Y T R U C K
Bulkheads and Transoms
Ceilings and Hatches
Doors and Cabinetry
Flooring
Door Panels
Side Walls
Flooring & Side Panels
Aerodynamic Fairings
Seat and Bunk
Reinforcements
F I B E R - L I N E H I G H L I G H T S
PolyOne Corporation 20
71%
1%
2018PF Sales by Market
Fiber Optics
Oil & Gas
Estimated 2019 Sales:
$100M
• Abrasion
resistance
• Adhesion
enhancement
• Anti-microbial
• Chemical
resistance
• Color
• Conductivity
• Fire retardant
• Glow-in-the-
dark
• Process
enhancement
• UV inhibitor
• Water
swellable
• Water
repellency
• Entangling
• Extrusion
• Pultrusion
• Twisting
• Winding
• Braiding
• Stranding
High Performance
Fiber and Polymers
Suppliers
Customer
Value
Coating
Processing
Fiber-Line
Bare and Coated
Fiber and
Composite Rod
Customers
Fiber Processing
Capabilities
Polymer Formulation
Capabilities
P O L Y O N E A P P L I C A T I O N S I N F I B E R O P T I C C A B L E S
PolyOne Corporation 21
1.
Service:�The Timeless differentiator
Talent development
IQ DESIGN LABS
LSS CUSTOMER FIRST
3D Printing�Bringing New ideas to life
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Innovating with PolyOne
COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS
Color, Additives & Inks
Specialty Engineered Materials
Specialty Engineered Materials
Performance Products & Solutions
Performance Products & Solutions
DISTRIBUTION
Overview of RAW MATERIAL PURCHASES
Target end markets & �application examples
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