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They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,”
“project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance
and/or sales
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
Page 3
PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation
Page 4
• Continue specialty
transformation
• Targeting $2.50
Adjusted EPS by
2015, nearly
double 2013 EPS
• Drive double digit
operating income
and adjusted EPS
growth
• 17 consecutive
quarters of double-
digit adjusted EPS
growth
• Shift to faster
growing, high
margin, less cyclical
end markets
• Key acquisitions
propel current and
future growth, as
well as margin
expansion
• Established
aggressive 2015
targets
• 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
• Volume driven,
commodity
producer
• Heavily tied to
cyclical end markets
• Performance largely
dependent on non-
controlling joint
ventures
2000-2005 2006 - 2009 2010 – 2013 2014 and beyond
-150.00%
-50.00%
50.00%
150.00%
250.00%
350.00%
PolyOne S&P 500 Russell 2000 Dow Jones Chemical
All time high of
$38.38
March 7th, 2014
• 17 consecutive quarters of
double digit EPS growth
• 49% CAGR adjusted EPS
expansion 2006-2013
• 2013 stock price increased
73% versus 30% growth in the
S&P
• More than seven fold increase in
market cap: $0.5b $3.6b
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
Page 5
Appliance
4%
Building &
Construction
13%
Wire & Cable
9%
Electrical &
Electronics
5%
Consumer
10%Packaging
16%
Industrial
12%
HealthCare
11%
Transportation
18%
Misc.
2%
United
States
66%
Europe
14%
Canada
7%
Asia
6%
Latin
America
7%
PP&S
Specialty
53%
Distribution
27%
0.12
0.27 0.21
0.13
0.68
0.82
1.00
1.31
2.50
$0.00
$0.25
$0.50
$0.75
$1.00
$1.25
$1.50
$1.75
$2.00
$2.25
$2.50
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015
Target
Ad
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st
ed
E
ar
ni
ng
s P
er
S
ha
re
2013 Revenues: $3.8 Billion
End Markets
2013 Revenues: $3.8 Billion
EPS
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PolyOne
At A Glance
Old
PolyOne Transformation
*Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items
2%
34% 43%
62%
65-
75%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2008 2010 2013 2015
%
o
f O
pe
ra
tin
g
In
co
m
e*
JV's Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty
Specialty OI $5M $46M $87M $195M Target
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
2015
Target
Page 7
2006 2013 2015
“Where we were” “Where we are” Target
1) Operating Income %
Specialty:
Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 12.2% 12 – 16%
Global Specialty Engineered
Materials 1.1% 9.3% 12 – 16%
Designed Structures & Solutions -- 5.6% 8 – 10%
Performance Products &
Solutions 5.4% 7.2% 9 – 12%
Distribution 2.6% 5.9% 6 – 7.5%
2) Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income 6.0% 62% 65 – 75%
3) ROIC* (after-tax) 5.0% 9.1% 15%
4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 31% Double Digit
Expansion
Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals
*ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period
Page 8
Bridge To $2.50 Adjusted EPS By 2015
2015 EPS: $2.50
2013 EPS: $1.31
Mid single digit
revenue CAGR
Page 9
Mergers & Acquisitions
Spartech accretion
Incremental share buybacks
Ongoing LSS Programs
(50-100 bps/yr)
Accelerated Innovation &
Mix Improvement
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
$20.3
$52.3
2006 2013
Research & Development
Spending
($ millions)
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index Progression*
*Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
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14.3%
30.7%
2006 2013
Specialty Platform
Gross Margin %
19.5%
43.0%
2006 2013
Healthcare
Consumer
Packaging and Additive Technology
Transportation
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Unique and Innovative Solutions that Help
Customers Win
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Net Debt / EBITDA* = 1.8x
$48
$317
$600
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
2015 2020 2023
Significant Debt Maturities
As of December 31, 2013
($ millions)
Page 12
Coupon Rates: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250%
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 12/31/13
*TTM 12/31/2013 ** includes US-qualified plans only
60%
100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2013
Pension Funding**
As of December 31, 2013
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet Fund Investment
•Targets that expand our:
• Specialty offerings
•End market presence
•Geographic footprint
•Operating Margin
• Synergy opportunities
•Adjacent material solutions
•Expanding our sales,
marketing, and technical
capabilities
• Investing in operational and
LSS initiatives (including
synergy capture)
•Manufacturing alignment Organic
Growth
Share
Repurchases
Dividends
Acquisitions
Page 13
$0.16
$0.20 $0.24
$0.32
$0.00
$0.10
$0.20
$0.30
$0.40
2011 2012 2013 2014
Annual Dividend
• Repurchased ~5 million
shares in 2013
• 15 million shares
are available for
repurchase under
the current
authorization
The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company
2015 Target: $2.50 Adjusted EPS
Why Invest In PolyOne?
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 2013
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 12.7
Long-term debt 976.2
Less cash and cash equivalents (365.2)
Net debt $ 623.7
Adjusted EBITDA 2013
Income before income taxes $ 151.0
Interest expense, net 63.5
Depreciation and amortization 108.8
Special items in EBITDA 31.7
Adjusted EBITDA $ 355.0
2
Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2013Y
Global Specialty Engineered Materials sales $ 345.3 $ 615.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks sales 531.8 852.3
Designed Structures and Solutions sales - 597.4
Specialty Platform sales 877.1 2,065.2
Performance Products and Solutions sales 1,166.2 773.2
PolyOne Distribution sales 732.8 1,075.2
Corporate and eliminations (153.7) (142.4)
Total sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,771.2
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 57.2
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 104.0
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 33.4
Specialty Platform OI 12.8 194.6
Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 56.0
PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 63.3
Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 -
Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (52.4)
Special items in OI 39.1 (30.0)
Operating income GAAP 233.6 231.5
Sunbelt equity income (107.0) -
Special items in OI (39.1) 30.0
Adjusted operating income $ 87.5 $ 261.5
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 9.3%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 12.2%
Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 5.6%
Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 9.4%
PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 7.2%
Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 5.9%
PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 6.9%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
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The solution delivers full oxygen scavenging
performance with up to 100% rPET content.
Contact Avient for specific clearances and use conditions.
100% rPET 3% 4020R in 100% rPET 4% 4020R in 100% rPET
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your sales representative for property ranges and min/max specifications.
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These Terms and Conditions govern the sale of Products to
another (“Buyer”) by Avient Corporation
and its affiliates (“Seller”).
Re-Sale and Re-Export; Compliance with
Laws
16.
Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite
The United Nations Convention respecting Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods dated April 11, 1980 shall not
apply to sales under these Terms.
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Rejoin™ PCR Colorants
Rejoin™ PCR Colorants use post-consumer recycled
(PCR) material as a carrier resin to effectively
enable 100% PCR packaging..
It replaces virgin
resin in the process, allowing brand owners to
achieve their most aggressive sustainability
goals—a bottle or part manufactured with 100%
PCR.
Values reported as “typical” or stated without a range do not state minimum or maximum properties; consult your sales
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All specimens were subjected to two tests of 100 and 500 cycles on the test label side.
Values reported as “typical” or stated without a range do not state minimum or maximum properties; consult your
sales representative for property ranges and min/max specifications.
Values reported as “typical” or stated without a range do not state minimum or maximum properties; consult your
sales representative for property ranges and min/max specifications.
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These include:
• Industrial – Conveyor belts (food production
and pharmaceutical industries) and controls
(joy sticks, machinery handles and knobs,
corrugated bellows, tool grips)
• Electrical and electronic devices – Seals and
gaskets, radars and sensors
• ADAS components – Camera systems,
navigation systems, vehicle control systems,
infotainment systems
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
STAT-TECH SOLUTIONS
KEY TECHNICAL PROPERTIES
Material
Description
Base
Resin Color Hardness
Range
Surface
Resistivity (Ω)
Key
Characteristics
ST0100-5003 ESD FD White
VN8904 GP0F025721 TPU White 85 ShA 108 to 109 High elongation, static conductive,
FDA compliance
ST0100-5006 ESD X2 Natural TPU Natural 85 ShA 107 to 109 High elongation, static conductive
ST0200-5001 ESD Natural X1 TPE Natural 40 ShD 107 to 109 High elongation, permanent anti-static,
static conductive
SST0200-5004 ESD Black TPE Black 40 ShA 103 to 105 Electrically conductive,
static dissipative, lower hardness
ST0200-5002 EC ES Black TPE Black 60 ShA 100 to 102 Electrically conductive, high elongation
ST0200-5009 EC Black TPE Black 60 ShA 100 to 102 Electrically conductive, high elongation
Property Unit
Standard
Test
Methods
ST0100-5003
ESD FD White
VN8904
GP0F02571
ST0100-
5006
ESD X2
Natural
5001 ESD
Natural X1
5004 ESD
Black
5002 EC
ES Black
5009 EC
Black
Base Resin TPU TPU TPE TPE TPE TPE
Physical Properties
Hardness Shore ISO 48-4 85A 85A 50D 40A 60 A 60A
Density ISO 1183 1.19 1.15 1 1.01 0.965 1.21
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength (Break) Mpa DIN 53404 10 15 15 4 5.7 2.5
Elongation, Break % DIN 53504 600 650 500 300 400 250
Electrical Properties
Surface Resistivity Ω IEC 60093 108 to 109 107 to 109 107 to 109 103 to 105 100 to 102 100 to 102
Volume Resistivity Ω.cm IEC 60093 108 to 109 107 to 109 107 to 109 103 to 105 100 to 102 100 to 102
Color White Natural Natural Black Black Black
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AVIENT SOLUTION
FIRE PERFORMANCE + PROCESSABILITY
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Re-Sale and Re-Export; Compliance with Laws.
Seller prohibits re-sale of Product unless
expressly permitted by Seller in writing.
The United Nations Convention
respecting Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods shall not apply to sales under these Terms.
21.
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Additionally, Adjusted EPS excludes the impact of special items and amortization expense
associated with intangible assets.2
AVIENT: WHO WE ARE
36
24
9
35
• U.S. and Canada
• Latin America
• Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Asia
25,000+
CUSTOMERS
Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH
(Cleveland)
100+ manufacturing plants
Key Financial Data
2023E Sales $3.45 billion
2023E EBITDA $530 million
2023E EPS $2.40
100%
ARE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
TO UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS
of
sales
Guidance as of February 15, 2023 Webcast
WHO WE ARE – VISION, STRATEGY, CULTURE
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides
specialized and sustainable material solutions that
transform customer challenges into opportunities,
bringing new products to life for a better world.
GUIDANCE
(TOTAL COMPANY PRO FORMA)
7
$100
$107
Guidance Pro Forma
$0.33
$0.42
Guidance Pro Forma
Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS
(in millions)
$200
$293
Guidance Actual
Free Cash Flow
(in millions)
FY 2022 VS.
GUIDANCE
DEBT / LEVERAGE REDUCTION
• Completed sale of Distribution
and paid down $750M of debt
in November
• Strong free cash flow in fourth
quarter reduced leverage and
enabled paydown of additional
$200M of debt
• Fixed/Floating Debt Ratio 63/37
• Proven track record of
deleveraging following
acquisitions through consistent
free cash flow generation
$725 $725 $725
$575 $500 $400
$600
$525
$425
$650
$650
$650
$600
$2.40B
$2.20B
2030 Notes
2029 Term Loan
2026 Term Loan
2025 Notes
After Distribution
Divestiture
Year-End
8
Year-End
Leverage 3.8x 3.1x 2.9x
2023 Notes
After Avient
Protective Materials
Acquisition
$3.15B
2022 TRANSFORMATIONAL PORTFOLIO
ENHANCEMENTS
9
EBITDA margins expanded
from 12% to 16%
Diversified end markets
with reduced exposure to
more cyclical industries
Dyneema®
Acquisition
$1.48B acquisition
strengthens composites
platform
Significantly improved
EBITDA margins $950M divestiture results
in 100% specialty sales
Strong exit multiple of 10x
TTM EBITDA despite
market volatility
Distribution
Divestiture
Improved
Portfolio
GROWING COMPOSITES PLATFORM
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEM SEGMENT
10
Note: 2022 is pro forma for Avient Protective Materials
2016 Sales 2022 Sales
Advanced
Composites
51%
$560M $1,300M
Advanced
Composites
COMPOSITES PORTFOLIO
D Y N E E M A ® E X P A N D S O U R E N G I N E E R E D F I B E R S A N D T A P E S T E C H N O L O G Y
LFT Tapes Laminates/Panels Shapes Pultrusion Engineered Fibers
11
ADVANCED COMPOSITES PERFORMANCE
12 (1) Pro forma for the acquisition of Avient Protective Materials
$51
$84
$212
$668
$4
$10
$41
$169
(1) (1)
PORTFOLIO EVOLUTION AND EPS EXPANSION
13
Adj.