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MUSIC
ACCESSORIES OEM
G U I T A R P I C K S
• Achieve colors that provide enhanced visibility in low-light
environments
• Shorten the product development time to accelerate speed
to market
• Create a framework of accessibility-focused picks that
meet quality and performance standards
• Provided onsite exploration using color
theory and trend research to develop three
color options for use in dimly lit
environments or by people with low vision
• Expedited the process with rapid color
matching, iterations, and approvals, allowing
time for additional matches to be explored
• Developed specific colors that met all quality
standards and offered unique, vibrant, and
fun options
ColorWorks™ Design Center, Phoenix, AZ
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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CABLE
MANUFACTURER
C A B L E J A C K E T
• Operating temperature from -40°C to 70°C
• High gel resistance
• Low shrinkage
• Strippable for easy installation
• Good flame retardancy
• Developed a formulation with oil resistance as per
the NEK 606 technical specification
• Allowed our customer to use the same cable
design in various climates due to its wide
operating temperature range
• Provided expertise to improve manufacturing
efficiencies, helping the customer achieve higher
processing speeds
ECCOH LSFOH 5806 Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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FABRIC MASK
MANUFACTURER
P P N O N W O V E N M U L T I L A Y E R S
• Meet regulatory requirements for the application
• Provide technical support including specific color,
processing and molding recommendations
• Deliver a highly hydrophilic performance
• Developed a compliant additives solution to
meet necessary regulatory specifications
• Provided technical expertise throughout the
design and manufacturing process
• Offered an effective solution to make it soft
touch while hydrophilic
Cesa Fiber Additives
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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DAIRY PRODUCTS
PRODUCER
U H T M I L K B O T T L E S
• >99% light blocking to protect riboflavin and vitamins
• Monolayer bottle design
• Product integrity
• Premium package aesthetic
• Delivered a superior white light blocking
additive offering 99.99% light blocking for
dairy products
• Provided effective visible light blocking for
extended shelf life of UHT milk in a
monolayer bottle
• Achieved bright white, premium bottle
aesthetics for enhanced shelf appeal
ColorMatrix Lactra LX Light Blocking
Additive for PET
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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Baby diaper manufactureR
BABY DIAPER
MANUFACTURER
P P N O N W O V E N M U L T I L A Y E R S
• Provide slip additives with high concentrated content
• Offer products meeting customer FDA requirements
• Shorten supply lead time and reduce cost compared with
importing from EU
• Offered additives with high concentrated
content, which is unachievable for
competitors
• Provided regulatory support, significant cost
and time savings
• Compressed the timeline through on-site
color visualization, exploration, and
formulation of new colors by the expert
designer
Cesa Slip Additives
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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Use of Non-GAAP Measures
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bridge To $2.50 Adjusted EPS By 2015
2015 EPS: $2.50
2013 EPS: $1.31
Mid single digit
revenue CAGR
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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)
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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
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$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?
Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2006* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2013Y
Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 57.2
Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 8.9 28.1 37.7 104.0
Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 33.4
Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 194.6
Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 64.2 31.3 54.0 56.0
Distribution 19.5 19.2 28.1 42.0 63.3
SunBelt Joint venture 91.9 102.9 28.6 18.9 -
Corporate (51.5) 34.5 (425.1) (27.7) (82.4)
Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 231.5
Less: Corporate operating expense 51.5 (34.5) 425.1 27.7 82.4
Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 199.1 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 313.9
Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 6% 34% 43% 62%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
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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GAAP EPS loss of $2.20 due to the loss from discontinued operations resulting from the sale of Designed Structures and Solutions
due to the loss from the sale of Designed Structures and Solutions (DSS), which is now presented as discontinued operations.
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The supplier shall ensure the products are
designed, produced, and tested in conformity with the requirements prescribed by industry
standards or within the supplier’s own QMS.
FDA-designed raw materials shall be produced
according to the requirements specified by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
If a supplier is designated as medium or high risk,
improvement actions may involve – but will not be limited to – QF-05 completion, an on-site
audit request, and/or QMS development.
3.3 Supplier On-Site Audit
When deemed necessary, Avient will perform on-site supplier audits to verify suppliers’
compliance with this SQM.
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We know designing sustainable
solutions often comes with challenges and questions.
It is designed to be repeatedly recycled because it
can be heated and reshaped over and over again.
Bottles and packaging made from plastic are recycled by consumers – either in their
community curbside collections or by depositing recyclables in designated bins.
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Situation
Designers at AxioMed Spine Corp. seized an opportunity to create a revolutionary
replacement disc for the spine, which they call the Freedom® Lumbar Disc.
Simulated, in-vitro testing of the compressive creep and shear viscoelastic properties of the device assured
designers that the Freedom Lumbar Disc™ would replicate the natural motion of the spine.