https://www.avient.com/news/cesa-withstand-sx-low-haze-antimicrobial-additives-now-available-clear-plastic-applications
February 3, 2025
CLEVELAND – February 3, 2025 – Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, today announced the availability of Cesa™ WithStand™ SX Low Haze Antimicrobial Additives for clear polycarbonate and plexiglass applications.
Traditional antimicrobials often cause opacity or hazing in polycarbonate or acrylic.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Novel_Thermoplastic_elastomers_for_overmolding_applications.pdf
Figure 8
and Figure 9 show that the retention in properties is excellent.
Figure 3.
OM6240 tensile properties: initial and final after 1 week at
70°C
2.8
1.8
2.6
2.8
1.8
2.6
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Tensile Strength 100% Modulus 300% Modulus
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Initial Final
Figure 8: Physical property retention of Versaflex OM 6240 after 1week at 70°C.
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EBITDA
$130 million
+6%
(+7% ex FX)Net Sales
$815 million
+8%
(+8.5% ex FX)
Net Sales
$815 million
+8%
(+8.5% ex FX)
Q 3 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S
TOTAL COMPANY
( Q 3 2 0 2 4 P E R F O R M A N C E V S Q 3 2 0 2 3 )
$754
$815
Q3 23 Q3 24
$123
$130
Q3 23 Q3 24
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions)
$0.57
$0.65
Q3 23 Q3 24
(in millions)
Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS
5
+ 8%
(+8.5% excluding FX)
+ 6%
(+7% excluding FX)
+ 14%
(+16% excluding FX)
Sales
6
Q3 2 024 RESULTS – ORGA NI C REVENUE
GROW TH BY REGI ON VS PY
6
US & Canada
Latin America
EMEA
Asia
+9%
+5%
+11%
+27%
Avient ex.
FX +8.5%
FX -0.4%
Total Avient +8.1%
Note: Regional Sales Percentages exclude impact of foreign exchange
COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS SEGMENT
( Q 3 2 0 2 4 P E R F O R M A N C E V S Q 3 2 0 2 3 )
$487
$522
Q3 23 Q3 24
$89
$97
Q3 23 Q3 24
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions) (in millions)
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
7
+ 7%
(+8% excluding FX)
+ 9%
(+11% excluding FX)
18.3%
+40 bps *18.7%
*
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
• Sales growth driven by winning
new product specifications in
consumer & packaging, strong
underlying demand in healthcare
and improving demand in building
& construction
• Favorable mix and raw material
deflation contributed to EBITDA
margin expansion
SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS SEGMENT
( Q 3 2 0 2 4 P E R F O R M A N C E V S Q 3 2 0 2 3 )
$268
$295
Q3 23 Q3 24
$51
$57
Q3 23 Q3 24
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions) (in millions)
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
8
• Sales growth driven by restocking
in healthcare & consumer end
markets and strong underlying
demand for composite
applications used in building &
construction, energy and defense
end markets
• Favorable mix contributed to
EBITDA margin expansion
+ 10%
(+10% excluding FX)
+ 12%
(+13% excluding FX)
19.0%
+40 bps *19.4%
*
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
2 0 2 4 G U I D A N C E
FY 20 24 GUIDA NC E
Previous (Aug 6) Current
Adjusted EPS $2.55 to $2.70 $2.63 to $2.67
Adjusted EBITDA $515 to $540 million $525 to $530 million
Interest Expense $105 million $104 million
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 23% to 25% 23% to 25%
Capital Expenditures &
Investment in S/4 Hana
~$140 million ~$140 million
10
11
• Investor Day to be held December 4, 2024 at
the NYSE, beginning at 10AM
• The focus will be to do a deep dive on the
Company’s strategy
• Registration and microsite will be available in
early November
20 24 AVI ENT INVESTOR DAY
A P P E N D I X
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Performance
Additives
15%
Pigments
13%
TiO2
9%
Dyestuffs
2%
Polyethylene
10%Nylon
5%
Polypropylene
4%
Styrenic Block
Copolymer
4%
Other Raw
Materials
38%
~40% hydrocarbon based
(Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based,
includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”)
Non-hydrocarbon
based materials
RA W MATERI AL BA SKET
SEGMENT DATA
U.S. & Canada
41%
EMEA
36%
Asia
18%
Latin America
5%
2023 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
Consumer
19%
Packaging
23%Industrial
16%
Building and
Construction
9%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
5%
Defense
7%
END MARKET REVENUE
$2,007M $358M
$1,138M $224M
Sales EBITDA
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$502M$3,143M
(1)
Transportation
10%
Healthcare
7%
20
(1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $3,143M and $502M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
2 0 2 3 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 0 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
34%
EMEA
37%
Asia
21%
Latin America
8%
END MARKET REGION
21
Packaging
34%
Consumer
21%
Healthcare
8%
Industrial
15%
Transportation
9%
Building &
Construction
10%
Telecommunications
1% Energy
2%
COLOR , AD DI TI VES & INKS
2 0 2 3 R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 1 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
52%
EMEA
35%
Asia
13%
22
Packaging
5%
Consumer
16%
Healthcare
6%Industrial
16%
Transportation
12%
Telecommunications
9%
Energy
10% Defense
18%
Building &
Construction
8%
END MARKET REGION
SPEC IA LTY ENGI NEER ED MATERI ALS
Packaging
32%
Consumer
26%
Healthcare
9%
Industrial
13%
Building &
Construction
6%
Telecommunications
2%
Energy
2% Defense
1%
Asia
(18% of sales)
Transportation
9%
2 0 2 3 AV I E N T R E G I O N A L S A L E S
Packaging
25%
Consumer
13%
Healthcare
5%
Industrial
18%
Building &
Construction
9%
Energy
5%
Defense
8%
EMEA
(36% of sales)Transportation
13%
Packaging
13%
Consumer
22%
Healthcare
10%
Industrial
16%
Building &
Construction
12%
Energy
6%
Defense
8%
US &
Canada
(41% of sales)
Transportation
9%
Packaging
59%
Consumer
22%
Healthcare
2%
Industrial
8%
Building &
Construction
4%
LATAM
(5% of sales)
Transportation
5%
Telecommunications
4%
Telecommunications
4%
23
B Y E N D M A R K E T
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders
and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special
items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results.
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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CÓDIGO E DESCRIÇÃO DAS ATIVIDADES ECONÔMICAS SECUNDÁRIAS
71.20-1-00 - Testes e análises técnicas
46.84-2-99 - Comércio atacadista de outros produtos químicos e petroquímicos não especificados anteriormente
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Aprovado pela Instrução Normativa RFB nº 1.863, de 27 de dezembro de 2018.
Emitido no dia 16/04/2021 às 12:38:32 (data e hora de Brasília).
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Simplified Drop Test
• 65g steel ball
• Dropped from 305mm
• Onto 3.175mm thickness flat
samples
Materials Tested
• Standard TPE 30 Shore A
• TPU alloy 60 Shore A
• Damping TPE 32 Shore A
VDT reduces
bounce
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SIMULATION & CALIBRATION
E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2
Image courtesy of Airobag TV
https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos
Simulation of Impact
A weight dropped onto protective element in
contact with rigid substrate
https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos
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SIMULATION & CALIBRATION
E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2
REFINING THE DESIGN
D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L C O M B I N A T I O N
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• A number of different shapes and
designs are created and simulated to
determine which one works best
• Refining to meet EN standard
• VDT TPEs can help reach compliance
with EN1621-1 level 2 and EN1621-2
level 1
• Optimum protection can be achieved
by combining industrial design and
engineering
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VALIDATION
P R O T O T Y P I N G W I T H 3 D P R I N T I N G
3D Printing Validation
-15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10%
Density
Tensile Strength //
Tear resistance //
Rebound resilience 2mm
3D Printed VDT vs Injection Molded
VDT can be 3D printed for concept evaluation early in the design process
SUMMARY
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• Enabled a new, compact design with a
customized VDT TPE formulation
• Improved user comfort and functionality
• Fulfilled EN standards
• Reduced number of prototyping tools
required
• Reduced time spent in product development
by 40 percent, enabling faster
commercialization of product
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient AUG 2024 Investor Presentation- w Non-GAAP.pdf
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advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
EBITDA
$143 million
+9%
Net Sales
$850 million
+3%
(+5% ex FX)
Net Sales
$850 million
+3%
(+5% ex FX)
Adj.
Q2 2023
( T O TA L C O M PA N Y )
$824
$850
Q2 23 Q2 24
$131
$143
Q2 23 Q2 24
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions)
$0.63
$0.76
Q2 23 Q2 24
(in millions)
Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS
8
+ 3%
(+5% excluding FX)
+ 9%
(+12% excluding FX)
+ 21%
(+25% excluding FX)
Sales
9
Q2 2 024 RESULTS – ORGA NI C SA LES BY
REGION VS PY
9
US & Canada
Latin America
EMEA
Asia
+5%
+4%
+1%
+19%
Avient ex.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient-2023-Sustainability-Report_5.pdf
Winona, Minnesota Pune, India(a) (d)
8.
Taoyuan, Taiwan 8.
North Baltimore, Ohio 38.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient 2023 Sustainability Report_6.pdf
Winona, Minnesota Pune, India(a) (d)
8.
Taoyuan, Taiwan 8.
North Baltimore, Ohio 38.