https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/Corporate Governance Guidelines. March 2025 - Final and Approved version.pdf
March 2025 - Final and Approved version.pdf
Avient Corporation
Corporate Governance Guidelines
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Avient Corporation (the “Company”) has adopted the
following Corporate Governance Guidelines (the “Guidelines”).
In general, nominees are selected
on the basis of the following criteria, among others: business or professional experience;
knowledge and skill in certain specialty areas such as accounting and finance,
international markets, physical sciences and technology, or the specialty materials
industry; personal characteristics such as ethical standards, integrity, judgment,
leadership, and the ability to devote sufficient time to the affairs of the Company;
substantial accomplishment with demonstrated leadership capabilities; freedom from
outside interests that conflict with the Company’s best interests; the unique backgrounds
and experience they will bring to the Board, including differences in viewpoint,
background and skill; and the needs of the Company from time to time.
The Board administers its risk oversight function directly and through its committees.
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The Board has delegated specific risk oversight responsibility to the committees of the
Board as follows: (i) the Audit Committee oversees risks related to the Company’s
financial statements, financial reporting processes, internal controls, information
technology, and cybersecurity; (ii) the Compensation Committee oversees risks related to
the Company’s compensation programs; (iii) the Governance and Corporate
Responsibility Committee oversees risks related to the Company’s programs, policies,
and practices related to certain sustainability and governance matters, including a review
of reports on corporate responsibility and/or sustainability published by the Company;
and (iv) the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee oversees risks related to safety,
health, physical security, environmental, and product stewardship matters.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/PH - 15701960 AVIENT ASSESSE ISO 14001.pdf
AVIENT BELGIUM
2, RUE MELVILLE WILSON
5330 ASSESSE- BELGIUM
Bureau Veritas Certification France certify that the Management System of the above
organization has been audited and found to be in accordance with the requirements of the
management system standard detailed below:
Standard
ISO 14001 : 2015
Scope of certification
DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF COLOUR AND ADDITIVE
CONCENTRATES, THERMOPLASTIC RESINS AND
SPECIALITY COMPOUNDS.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/15719637-22-AVIENT ESPAÑA SL-INGLES.pdf
Certificate Number:
Certificate expiration date:
Effective date: 31-10-2022
30-10-2025
Expiry date of previous cycle: 30-10-2022
31-10-2016
ES133794
Scope of certification:
MANUFACTURING OF MASTERBATCHES, ADDITIVES
AND COMPOUNDS FOR PIGMENTING THERMOPLASTIC
MATERIALS USED IN FOOD INDUSTRY
ISO 22000:2018
POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL EZCABARTE, C/H, Nº3 - 31194 - ORICAIN -
NAVARRA - ESPAÑA
AVIENT ESPAÑA, S.L.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-01/amendment-to-articles-commercial-registration-avient-corporation.pdf
James
S T A T E OF O H I O
C E R T I F I C A T E
Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose
4463782
It is hereby certified that the Secretary of State of Ohio has custody of the business records for
and, that said business records show the filing and recording of:
AVIENT CORPORATION
United States of America
State of Ohio
Office of the Secretary of State
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio this
23rd day of April, A.D. 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, effective as of the time and date that
the applicable certificate is accepted for filing by the Ohio Secretary of State (the
“Effective Time”), the name of the Company shall be changed from “PolyOne
Corporation” to “Avient Corporation.”
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/reSound BIO TPEs Technical Bulletin.pdf
Plus, with an opaque natural color, reSound BIO
materials offer excellent colorability, making them
ideal for applications such as cosmetics packaging,
personal care products, household appliances, and
consumer electronics.
Customization options may include bio-
renewable content percentages, hardness, and color.
Avient makes no warranties or
guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/Cesa Fiber Additives Stain-resistant Product Bulletin.pdf
Color can be
added to the additive in a combination masterbatch
allowing for both color and stain resistance efficacy
to be integrated into the yarn during the spin-dyeing
(dope-dyeing) process.
KEY BENEFITS
Avient’s stain-resistant concentrates provide
the following benefits:
• Efficient, long-lasting stain release properties
with no impact on yarn spinnability
• Innovative non-fluorine formulation
• Suitable for POY (DTY; ATY) and BCF with
processing temperatures up to 300°C
• Can be combined with color into a single product
for convenience
• Compatible with bath-dyeing and piece-dyeing
• Developed for spin-dyeing—a waterless one-in-
one process to dye and enhance the performance
of synthetic fibers
• Product guidance and technical assistance
from our experts
1.844.4AVIENT
www.avient.com
Copyright © 2025, Avient Corporation.
Avient makes no warranties or
guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/GeorgeInglis.pdf
These include positions in Assistant Corporate Corporate Controller; an
ex-pat assignment in the UK supporting Avient’s Color business; Director of Finance for the
Color, Additives & Inks segment; and, most recently, as Vice President of Internal Audit.
Inglis has taken on numerous special assignments in his tenure, including supporting
Avient’s speciality transformation through M&A activity as well as establishing Avient’s
Global Business Services (GBS).
Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Maxxam BIO Difas Toothbrush Application Snapshot.pdf
DIFAS
T O O T H B R U S H H A N D L E
• Replace current polymer with a more sustainable solution
• Excellent surface finish with multiple color options
• Processed using current molding equipment and
machinery
• Used formulation expertise to develop a custom
formulation that met critical quality parameters
and enabled customer to use existing molding
equipment
• Enabled customer to work towards sustainability
goals and bring a competitive solution to the
market
• Enhanced the marketplace appeal of the end
product with colorability of the material
Maxxam BIO Bio-based Polyolefin
Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
SUSTAINABILITY + AESTHETIC
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DIFAS
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-05/norbert-merklein.pdf
NORBERT MERKLEIN
Vice President and General Manager EMEA, Color, Additives and Inks
Norbert Merklein serves as vice president and general manager for the Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) region of Color, Additive and Inks at Avient Corporation, a premier
provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services.
Merklein joined Avient in July of 2020 through the acquisition of the Clariant
Masterbatch business.
Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com
https://www.avient.com/
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/dynaflex-knee-brace-case-study-one-pager.pdf
HEALTHCARE DEVICE
MANUFACTURER
W E B K N E E B R A C E
• Good bonding to polypropylene (PP)
• Flexible and soft-touch feel
• Skin contact, general FDA compliance
• Good tensile strength and resilience
• Excellent colorability
• Offered material that passed the required
FDA regulations
• Provided high elasticity memory and ultra
soft tactile finish to meet the comfort and
pleasant surface feeling requirements
• Delivered TPE with easy and stable
processing and colorability
DynaflexTM Thermoplastics Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
COMPLIANCE + SOFT TOUCH
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