https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/cleaner-and-safer-internal-automotive-parts?pname[]=16817
These solutions helped one of our customers satisfy high Vehicle Interior Air Quality (VIAQ) standards without compromising desired surface finish, gloss level, mechanical property or density.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/bic-amplifies-sustainable-razor-design-recycled-content-material?rtype[]=1124
Formulated to achieve 62 percent recycled content, this high-performance TPE enabled BIC to create products that live up to its sustainability promises.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/cleaner-and-safer-internal-automotive-parts?pname[]=10744
These solutions helped one of our customers satisfy high Vehicle Interior Air Quality (VIAQ) standards without compromising desired surface finish, gloss level, mechanical property or density.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/cleaner-and-safer-internal-automotive-parts?sust[]=1136
These solutions helped one of our customers satisfy high Vehicle Interior Air Quality (VIAQ) standards without compromising desired surface finish, gloss level, mechanical property or density.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/tote-maker-differentiates-impact-modification?ind[]=6596
It also needed to have high clarity, which created a significant problem: existing materials provided clarity, but not the necessary stiffness.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/bic-amplifies-sustainable-razor-design-recycled-content-material?ind[]=21537
Formulated to achieve 62 percent recycled content, this high-performance TPE enabled BIC to create products that live up to its sustainability promises.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/bic-amplifies-sustainable-razor-design-recycled-content-material?pname[]=17849
Formulated to achieve 62 percent recycled content, this high-performance TPE enabled BIC to create products that live up to its sustainability promises.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/DOC 1879.pdf
Does Avient conduct an in-process inspection
during manufacturing?
Yes
Are Inspections conducted to ensure
requirements are met prior to mass production?
Yes, inspections are conducted for all
transportation modes and records are maintained
and retained.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/avient-ir-presentation-goldman-sachs-and-morgan-stanley.pdf
Investing in Innovation — Specialty companies invest to grow, so we ensure our
resources are concentrated on material science for high-growth end markets, poised for
value creation in the long term.
Being a Great Place to Work — We listen to feedback from our associates then take
action in building our high-performance culture and being a global employer of choice.
That’s Avient.
21,000+
CUSTOMERS
>75%
ARE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
TO UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS
of
sales
AVIENT’S VALUE CREATION LEVERS
7
Exposure to high growth end markets
Investment in commercial resources and innovation
Strong free cash flow generation / capital deployment
Clariant Masterbatch synergies
COVID recovery
Re-Rating: Current share price valuation
Avient is poised for near-term and long-term
shareholder value creation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/POL%2520IR%2520Presentation%2520-%2520Credit%2520Suisse%2520-%2520June%25202015.pdf
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 Corporation Page 4
PolyOne 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 5
Building &
10%
Electrical &
11%
9%
Distribution
28%
PP&S
52%
69%
13%
7% Asia
2014 Revenues: $3.8 Billion
End Markets
2014 Revenues: $3.8 Billion
PolyOne
At A Glance
$13
$31
$46 $46
$87 $96
$122
$195
$242
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Specialty Operating Income ($M)
PolyOne Corporation Page 6
Old
PolyOne
*Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items
2%
34% 43%
62%
65%
69%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2008 2010 2013 2014 Q1 2015 2020
%
o
f O
pe
ra
tin
g
In
co
m
e*
JV's Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty
80%+
Specialty OI $5M $46M $87M $195M $242M $60M
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Transformation
2020
Platinum
Vision
Platinum
Vision
PolyOne Corporation Page 7
Confirmation of Our Strategy
The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized
Polymer Materials, Services and Solutions
Specialization Globalization
Operational
Excellence
Commercial
Excellence
PolyOne Corporation Page 8
-100%
0%
200%
300%
400%
500%
600%
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.
Appendix
Q1 2015 Financial Highlights
At a Glance�Global Color, Additives and Inks
At a Glance�Global Specialty Engineered Materials
At a Glance�Designed Structures and Solutions
At a Glance�Performance Products and Solutions
At a Glance�Distribution
Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development
Commitment to Operational Excellence
Application Examples
Slide Number 28
Authentication Technology
2015 Range Rover Evoque Interior
Slide Number 31
Metal Replacement Solutions
Next Generation Solar Charger
High-Barrier Packaging Containers
Aerospace Applications
Credit Suisse - June 25 2015 r2
Credit Suisse - June 25 2015