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Review the continued appropriateness of Board membership of non-employee directors
who significantly change their principal business or professional responsibility outside of
the Company and submit a conditional letter of resignation to the Board and determine
whether the resignation will be accepted.
Evaluate and recommend the processes and practices that the Board shall use to conduct
its business, including (a) the structure, charter and membership of committees of the
Board and (b) committee membership qualifications, appointment and removal.
Committee Meetings and Action
A majority of the Committee members will be a quorum for the transaction of business.
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
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’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor
and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment
and to allocate resources.
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
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
PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor
and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment
and to allocate resources.
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
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
PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor
and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment
and to allocate resources.
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
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
PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor
and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment
and to allocate resources.
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor
and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment
and to allocate resources.
Appendix
Q3 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
Outdoor Applications
Slide Number 27
Authentication Technology
2015 Range Rover Evoque Interior
Slide Number 30
Metal Replacement Solutions
High-Barrier Packaging Containers
Aerospace Applications
Baird Non GAAP Rec.pdf
Baird - November 10, 2015
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
PolyOne’s chief operating decision makers use these financial measures to
monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each
business segment and to allocate resources.
Three Months Ended
‘’’’’September 30,
Platform operating income “””””””2013 2012 (a)
Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 15.7 $ 13.1
Global Color, Additives and Inks 28.7 18.6
Designed Structures and Solutions 10.9 –
Specialty Platform 55.3 31.7
Performance Products and Solutions 14.3 12.3
PolyOne Distribution 16.6 16.4
Corporate and eliminations (24.6) (16.9)
Operating income $ 61.6 $ 43.5
(a) Adjusted to reflect the resins business as a discontinued operation.
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Pro Forma Financial Information
Avient acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”).
We also reference “pro forma” financial metrics, which include the results of the proposed Dyneema Business acquisition and the potential sale of the Distribution business.
Management believes
this provides comparability of the performance of the combined businesses.
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor
and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment
and to allocate resources.
Appendix
Recent Acquisitions
2015 Full Year Financial Highlights
At a Glance�Color, Additives and Inks
At a Glance�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
Application Examples
Outdoor Applications
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Authentication Technology
Metal Replacement Solutions
Range Rover Evoque Interior
Slide Number 36
High-Barrier Packaging Containers
Aerospace Applications
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Investor Presentation - March 1, 2016
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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.
PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor
and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment
and to allocate resources.
Appendix
Q3 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
Outdoor Applications
Slide Number 28
Authentication Technology
2015 Range Rover Evoque Interior
Slide Number 31
Metal Replacement Solutions
High-Barrier Packaging Containers
Aerospace Applications
Baird Non GAAP Rec.pdf
Baird - November 10, 2015