https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2017-results
per share (see Attachment 1).
See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.
See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-second-quarter-2017-results
Excluding special items (see Attachment 1), adjusted earnings per share expanded to
See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.
See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-full-year-and-fourth-quarter-2018-results
Special items for the fourth quarter of 2018 primarily included a mark-to-market pension adjustment and environmental related costs (see Attachment 3).
See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.
See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-third-quarter-2018-results
see Attachment 1).
See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.
See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/luxury-closures-gravi-tech-design-guide-2.0-application-specific.pdf
Figure 11 shows how to design a non-
structural hole.
Figure 41 shows how the stripper
plate works.
The layer of plastic
just inside of the frozen layer sees the highest
shear rates.
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-colorants/solid-color-masterbatches/oncolor-fx-special-effect-colorants
Learn how OnColor Brilliant Metallic Colorants produce a striking look for polymer parts
See how our specially formulated colorants can help differentiate your brand
How can you make the most of color, from design through processing?
https://www.avient.com/news/advanced-technologies-and-sustainable-material-innovations-avient-debut-chinaplas-2024
ColorWorks™ Design and Technology Centers: an invaluable source of ideas, inspiration, and technical guidance provided by a dedicated team of experts to establish high-impact color concepts at the earliest stages of product development in close collaboration with customers at four global centers
How Avient Can Help with Metal Replacement for Applications in the Healthcare Industry: presented by Catherine Hu, Senior Marketing Specialist from Specialty Engineered Materials Asia, April 24 at 1:50 pm
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-04/Sustainable Material Answers_ Recycled PET 2022.pdf
Introduction
http://www.petresin.org/news_introtoPET.asp
How is rPET made?
How is rPET used?
This graphic shows how the circular economy
works through PET water bottles.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/ColorWorks Design and Technology Centers Brochure.pdf
The
ColorWorks teams provide technical expertise
and solutions to aesthetic challenges using
multi-disciplinary expertise in Color, Material,
and Finish (CMF).
Brand owners,
marketers, and product designers can depend
on the team’s collaborative design approach, a
cornerstone of the services offered, to efficiently
create impactful CMF concepts ready for
commercialization.
The ColorWorks team then assesses
the expectations and guides the vision to align with
project goals and specifics.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520Global%2520Engineered%2520Materials.pdf
Nikrant
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United
States
36%
Europe
36%
Canada
2%
Asia
20%
Latin
America
2011 Revenue: $0.6 Billion2011 Revenue: $0.6 Billion SolutionsSolutions
At a Glance
Appliance
6% Building &
Construction
3%
Wire & Cable
14%
Electrical &
Electronics
14%Consumer
21%
Packaging
5%
Industrial
8%
Misc.
3%
HealthCare
5%
Transportation
21%
America
6%
2011 Revenue by Industry Segment2011 Revenue by Industry Segment
1.1% 1.3%
3.4%
5.1%
9.6%
8.0%
12-16%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015
Operating Income % of Sales
Target
Expanding ProfitsExpanding Profits
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Value Proposition
• GSEM is a global leader providing complete specialty solutions encompassing
innovative technologies and services to enable customer success
Transformation Highlights
• Dramatic turnaround of the Engineered Materials business through mix
improvement and specialty focus
Value Proposition and Transformation Highlights
improvement and specialty focus
• GLS acquisition successfully integrated, having more than
doubled earnings in 3 years
• PolyOne culture and strategy now engrained worldwide
• Expansion into healthcare with dedicated resources
> $15B Addressable Market
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• Polymer design, formulation and service expertise
• Broad, global technology base and regional centers
of excellence
• Ten innovation centers around the world
Key Differentiators
• Ten innovation centers around the world
• Specialty brand leadership with
PolyOne, GLS, NEU and ECCOH
• Ability to leverage global key
account team
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From Volume
Commodity-driven product portfolio
To Value
Specialty technology and solutions
EM North America Transformation
Volume Sales Gross Margin $
Mix Transformation – Executing the Strategy
2006 2011 2006 2011 2006 2011
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$12
$29
Operating Income
($ in millions)
• Provided access to new customers
in specialized, high-growth markets
such as healthcare and consumer
• Strategic partner to many of the
world’s best-known companies
GLS Integration Success
16.9%
8.2%
2007 2011
2007 2011
Working Capital % of Sales
• Complementary global footprint
provided additional cross-selling
opportunities
• Opportunity to expand margins
and drive working capital
improvement while remaining
customer-focused
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$1.3
$27.6
2006 2011
Healthcare Revenue
• Investment in dedicated
healthcare team to drive
penetration and growth
• Leverage product portfolio
globally & win specialty business
Areas of Focus
$10.5
$117.9
2006 2011
Consumer Revenue
2006 2011globally & win specialty business
in targeted markets
• Aggressively commercialize
specialty innovation platforms
• Utilize our innovation centers to
influence OEM design
(Revenue in $ millions)
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• Carbon Nanotube Formulations
� Applications: Semiconductor equipment, hard drives
� Customer benefits: Scrap cost reduction and
clean conductivity
• Thermally Conductive Solutions
Applications: Sockets and bulb holders for LED lighting
Key Innovations
� Applications: Sockets and bulb holders for LED lighting
� Customer benefits: Cost reduction, energy saving, and
design flexibility
• FDA-Regulated TPEs
� Applications: Food packaging seals, intravenous delivery
systems, medical stoppers, prefilled syringes
� Customer benefits: Clean and safe elastomers for highly
regulated applications
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Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal
Critical Imperatives
• Commercialize critical new technology platforms
• Manage the mix as we continue to drive
the transformation
• Global translation of commercial successes
2015 Goal
• 12 - 16% return on sales
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