https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%2520Standard%2520Quality%2520Response_2016_6_9.pdf
PolyOne Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates--designs, sources, manufactures and
distributes chemicals and plastic products globally.
Sincerely,
Brett Warland
Director of Process Improvement
PolyOne Corporate
PolyOne Quality Survey Standard
Response
2015 12 09
Source: Corporate Quality
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Table of Contents
1.0 POLYONE CORPORATE: OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 3
2.0 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REGISTRATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 3
3.0 AUDIT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
4.0 MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................................................................................................ 4
5.0 QUALITY OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
5.1 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................. 7
5.2 SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
5.3 DELIVERY ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
5.4 SYSTEMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES .............................................................................................................................................. 9
5.5 RESPONSIVENESS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
5.6 TECHNOLOGY.......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
6.0 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DISASTER RECOVERY PRACTICES....................................................................................... 11
7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM / ISO 14001 .................................................................................................. 14
8.0 CREDIT REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
9.0 SUSTAINABILITY AND NO SURPRISES PLEDGE .................................................................................................................. 14
PolyOne Quality Survey Standard
Response
2015 12 09
Source: Corporate Quality
Page: 3 of 14
1.0 PolyOne Corporate: Overview
• To view the PolyOne Executive Leadership Team and the PolyOne Business Leadership, please visit the
following URL: http://www.avient.com/company/about-us/company-officers
Corporate Department of Continuous Improvement (Quality Department)
Brett Warland Director of Process Improvement 440-930-3318
Jake Kucbel Corporate Quality Engineer 440-930-1557
SIC / NAICS Codes and Descriptions for PolyOne Businesses
3087 325991 Customer compounding of purchased resins
2821 325211 Plastic material and resin manufacturing
2851 325510 Paint and coating manufacturing (Specialty Coatings)
5162 422610 Plastic materials wholesalers (POD)
326199 Composites (Glasforms)
DUNS# 84-508-2861 PolyOne Corporate at PolyOne Center
Federal ID# 34-1730488
• Company Longevity: As PolyOne, since 9/1/2000.
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• Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and
protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and
sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content
to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and
wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon
footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy,
natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic
Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.
Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to: 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 effect on foreign operations of currency
fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in laws and
regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; 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; our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate
acquisitions, including Avient Protective Materials; an inability to raise or sustain prices for
products or services; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and
timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; amounts for cash
and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates,
including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and other factors
affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general
economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation and any recessionary
conditions.
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
• 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
• The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including, without limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues;
• Changes in laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business;
• 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;
• Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including Avient Protective Materials (APM);
• An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
• Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;
• Information systems failures and cyberattacks;
• Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and
• Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation and any recessionary conditions
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
This presentation includes the use of both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures.
Examples include:
• Unique technologies that improve the
recyclability of products and enable recycled
content to be incorporated, thus advancing a
more circular economy
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier
traditional materials like metal, glass and wood,
which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of
transportation and reduce carbon footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase
energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural
resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G
network accessibility
Avient is a certified ACC Responsible Care® and a
founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/2024 Proxy Statement_March.pdf
Plastic waste is an issue impacting our communities and our world, and we are proud to be a founding
member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
The mission of the Alliance is clear: develop, accelerate and
deploy solutions, catalyze public and private investment, and engage communities to help end plastic
waste in the environment.
Additionally, Avient is a member of the American Chemistry Council and Plastic Industry Association’s
Operation Clean Sweep, a set of guidelines for process, training and audit of our operations to prevent
plastic pellet loss into the environment.
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This greatly improves solution resolution and provides
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