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PHONE CASE
MANUFACTURER
P H O N E C A S E
• Formulated TPE with 43% bio-based
content plus favorable UV resistance and
vibration damping performance compared to
standard TPE
• Received radiocarbon (C14) international
certificate for bio-based content
• Provided excellent bonding ability with good
aesthetics
• Matched design specs with an easily
colored material using traditional TPE
colorants
reSoundTM OM TPEs
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
SUSTAINABILITY + COLORABILITY
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LEADING MEDICAL
TRAINING COMPANY
M E D I C A L M A N I K I N S
• Ability to color code various body parts for more accurate
teaching and instruction
• Maintain durability and performance through repeated use
in a variety of training scenarios
• Meet customer’s regulatory requirements
• Provided specific colors and hardness for
easier identification of body parts
• Supplied a non-phthalate plastisol
formulation that maintained strength and
flexibility over an extended time
• Offered robust technical support and
regulatory assistance to meet all compliance
directives as required by customer
Core™ Non-Phthalate Plastisols
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
COLOR + PERFORMANCE
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These grips often
feature surface designs, colors and logos tailored to
specific game platforms or brands.
Avient was able to meet the customer’s
exact requirements for color and duration.
The material was customized with
the special glow-in-the-dark colorant and laser etched
with intricate game logos.
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Due to the variation in scrap streams, they are
colored black to deliver lot-to-lot consistency, but
additional color options are also possible.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• 35–45% PCR/PIR content
• Meet automotive standards for VOC, FOG,
and odor
• Colored black, additional colors are possible
• Customizable formulations
• Overmoldable to PP
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
The reSound REC 7310 series provides a more
sustainable TPE choice for automotive interior
components and delivers comparable performance
to their traditional counterparts.
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FX +4.6%
FX -1.5%
Total Avient +3.1%
Note: Regional Sales Percentages exclude impact of foreign exchange
Q2 2024 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
(COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS)
$525
$542
$94
$108
19.9%
(in millions) (in millions)
7
17.9%
+200 bps
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
• Organic sales growth in all
regions led by Americas
• Raw material deflation combined
with cost reduction actions drove
EBITDA margin expansion
+ 3%
(+5% excluding FX)
+ 15%
(+17% excluding FX)
Q2 2024 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
(SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS)
$301
$308
$60
$64
20.6%
(in millions) (in millions)
8
19.8%
+80 bps
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
• Sales growth in consumer,
healthcare and building &
construction end markets offset
by weaker demand in
telecommunications
• EBITDA margin expansion
driven by positive end market
mix as well as raw material
deflation
+ 2%
(+4% excluding FX)
+ 7%
(+8% excluding FX)
2024 G U IDA N CE
FY 2024 GUIDANCE
Previous (May 7) Current
Adjusted EBITDA $510 to $535 million $515 to $540 million
Adjusted EPS $2.50 to $2.65 $2.55 to $2.70
Interest Expense $105 million $105 million
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 23% to 25% 23% to 25%
Capital Expenditures ~$140 million ~$140 million
10
Q3 2024: Adjusted EPS of $0.62
11
Highlights
• Provides performance updates on 2030
Sustainability Goals
• Reduced company’s Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions
by 48% since 2019
• Highlights ESG performance ratings, certifications,
and awards, including recent upgrades by
Ecovadis to Gold and CDP to A-
• Reflects Great Place to Work® culture focused on
health, safety and employee engagement
2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
11
Sustainability for a
Better Tomorrow
2023
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
12
• Investor Day to be held December 4, 2024 in
New York, NY
• The focus will be to do a deep dive on the
Company’s strategy
• Further details to be communicated
2024 AVIENT INVESTOR DAY
AP P EN D IX
15
Performance
Additives
15%
Pigments
TiO2
Dyestuffs
Polyethylene
10%Nylon
Polypropylene
Styrenic Block
Copolymer
Other Raw
Materials
38%
~40% hydrocarbon based
(Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based,
includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”)
Non-hydrocarbon
based materials
RAW MATERIAL BASKET
SEGMENT DATA
U.S. & Canada
41%
36%
2023 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
19%
23%Industrial
Building and
7%
END MARKET REVENUE
$2,007M $358M
$1,138M $224M
Sales EBITDA
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$502M$3,143M
(1)
7%
17
(1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $3,143M and $502M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
2023 REVENUE | $2 .0 B ILL ION
34%
37%
21%
END MARKET REGION
18
34%
21%
15%
Building &
1% Energy
COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS
2023 REVENUE | $1 .1 B ILL ION
52%
35%
19
6%Industrial
12%
10% Defense
Building &
END MARKET REGION
SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS
32%
26%
Building &
6%
2% Defense
1%
(18% of sales)
2023 AVIENT REGIONAL SALES
25%
Building &
(36% of sales)Transportation
22%
Building &
12%
6%
US &
Canada
(41% of sales)
59%
22%
Building &
LATAM
(5% of sales)
20
BY END MARKET
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders
and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special
items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results.
A reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the tables below.
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 33.6 $ 0.36 $ 22.1 $ 0.24
Special items, after-tax 21.8 0.24 19.6 0.21
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.8 0.16 16.2 0.18
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 70.2 $ 0.76 $ 57.9 $ 0.63
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2024 2023
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 33.8 $ 22.3
Income tax expense 11.2 10.4
Interest expense, net 26.6 29.4
Depreciation & amortization 44.9 47.6
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 116.5 $ 109.7
Special items, before tax 28.1 21.7
Interest expense included in special items (1.0) —
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.3) (0.1)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.3 $ 131.3
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 16.9 % 15.9 %
1
2024 2023
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 542.0 $ 524.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 308.1 300.8
Corporate (0.4) (0.9)
Sales $ 849.7 $ 824.4
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.1 $ 68.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 42.8 39.7
Corporate (56.4) (45.4)
Operating income $ 72.5 $ 62.3
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.8 $ 25.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 20.8 19.9
Corporate 2.3 2.0
Depreciation & amortization $ 44.9 $ 47.6
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 107.9 $ 93.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 63.6 59.6
Corporate (54.1) (43.4)
Other expense, net (0.9) (0.2)
EBITDA from continuing operations 116.5 109.7
Special items, before tax 28.1 21.7
Interest expense included in special items (1.0) —
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.3) (0.1)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.3 $ 131.3
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 19.9 % 17.9 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 20.6 % 19.8 %
2
Year Ended
December 31, 2023
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 259.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 142.5
Corporate (205.6)
Operating income $ 196.8
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 98.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 81.5
Corporate 9.0
Depreciation & amortization $ 188.8
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 358.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 224.0
Corporate (196.6)
Other income, net 5.8
EBITDA from continuing operations 391.4
Special items, before tax 114.6
Interest expense included in special items (2.3)
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (1.9)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 501.8
3
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AUTOMOTIVE OEM
W A T E R P R O O F S E A L O N
A C C E S S O R Y P A R T
• FDA food contact compliance
• Color match to OEM-specified gray
• 70 Shore A durometer for overmolding to PP
• Scratch and mar resistance
• Provided material compliant with FDA 21
CFR 177.1210
• Supplied both the base resin and at-press
colorant to meet OEM specifications
• Offered TPV alloy grade that enabled easy
processing and durable surface aesthetics
• Specified material in North America with
design engineers and supplied out of a
facility in China to meet production needs
Versalloy™ XL Thermoplastic Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
FDA COMPLIANT + COLOR MATCH
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PRODUCT BULLETIN
Stan-Tone™ Colorants
Epoxy Paste Colorants (EPX)
Stan-Tone™ EPX epoxy paste colorants are select
organic and inorganic pigments dispersed in a
Bisphenol A undiluted epoxy resin with an epoxide
equivalent of 185.
The high pigment loading of these
colorants allows for excellent economics.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Intended for use in a variety of thermoset
epoxy systems
• Based on heat stability, lightfastness,
weatherability and toxicity
• Use level is 1%–2% for thick casting and
5%–10% for a thin coating
APPLICATIONS
Stan-Tone EPX dispersions are suitable for use
in a variety of applications, including:
• Protective coatings
• Adhesives
• Epoxy flooring
• Electrical potting
• Composites
• Laminates
Stan-Tone Code Pigment Type Approx. % Pigment Specific Gravity Color Index Lightfastness
WHITE
10EPX03 Titanium Dioxide, Rutile 57 1.95 PW-6 I/O
YELLOW
12EPX01 Diarylide AAOT GS 25 1.22 PY-14 I
12EPX03 Diarylide HR RS 20 1.2 PY-83 I/O (Mass)
13EPX02 Isoindolinone RS 30 1.3 PY-110 I/O
13EPX03 Benzimidazolone GS 40 1.27 PY-151 I/O (Mass)
81EPX01 Iron Oxide 40 1.62 PY-42 I/O
ORANGE
15EPX03 Benzimidazolone 30 1.26 PO-36 I/O
RED
23EPX04 Quinacridone BS 25 1.21 PV-19 I/O
23EPX06 Specialty Naphthol BS 30 1.21 PR-170 I/O (Mass) C
25EPX01 Red 2B, Ca Salt Bs 24 1.27 PR-48:2 I/O (Mass)
28EPX01 Red 2B, Ba Salt YS 23 1.29 PR-48:1 I/O (Mass)
82EPX01 Iron Oxide, Light BS 40 1.67 PR-101 I/O
82EPX02 Iron Oxide, Dark BVS 40 1.68 PR-101 I/O
82EPX04 Iron Oxide, Light VYS 40 1.67 PR-101 I/O
BLUE
40EXP03 Phthalocyanine GS 25 1.25 PB-15:3 I/O
40EXP05 Phthalocyanine RS 25 1.25 PB-15:3 I/O
42EXP02 Ultramarine 50 1.54 PB-29 I/O
49EXP01 Cobalt 50 1.83 PB-28 I/O
GREEN
50EPX02 Phthalocyanine BS 18 1.34 PG-7 I/O
50EPX03 Phthalocyanine YS 25 1.42 PG-7 I/O
59EPX01 Chromium Oxide 40 1.64 PG-17 I/O
VIOLET/MAGENTA
24EPX03 Quinacridone Violet 15 1.2 PV-19 I/O
24EPX04 Ultramarine Violet 50 1.66 PV-15 I/O
24EPX05 Quinacridone Magenta 20 1.21 PR-122 I/O
24EPX06 Benzimidazolone 20 1.2 PV-32 I/O
24EPX07 Carbazole Violet 15 1.2 PV-23 I/O
BROWN/TAN
83EPX01 Iron Oxide, Light 39 1.64 PBr-6 I/O
83EPX02 Iron Oxide, Dark 40 1.66 PBr-6 I/O
BLACK
90EPX01 Furnace - High Jet 14 1.23 PBk-7 I/O
90EPX04 Furnace - Medium 20 1.25 PBk-7 I/O
90EPX05 Iron Oxide 50 1.77 PBk-11 I/O
EPX
RS = Red Shade
YS = Yellow Shade
VYS = Very Yellow Shade
BS = Blue Shade
VBS = Very Blue Shade
GS = Green Shade
HR = Heat-Resistant
LIGHTFASTNESS
I = Indoor Only
I/O = Indoor or Outdoor
Mass = Outdoor Masstone
Application Only
C = Some Caution Advised
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It has no negative effect on recyclability, physical
performance characteristics or color of the
recycled material.
Global formulations
Ultimate UV technology is formulated for global
use and can be used in combination with other
ColorMatrix colorant and additive solutions.
UV light can cause reactions in UV sensitive
food and beverages that result in changes in
taste, odor and texture, as well as degrading
colored dyes and pigments in plastic
packaging.
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CNSUZ3-SUH9-20240123104552
QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM\,,
CERTIFICATE
Certificate No. 00124Q30506R5S/3200
We hereby certify that
Color Matrix Plastic Colorants (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Business Registration Number: 91320505799067336K
Registered I Operation Address: 13 Plant, No.855, Zhujiang Road, Suzhou New District, Jiangsu Province, China
by reason of its
Quality Management System
has been awarded this certificate for compliance with the standard
ISO 9001:2015
The Quality Management System Applies in the following area:
Production Activities of Plastic Colorant & Additive (UV Blockers, Anti-Oxidation, Anti-Aging)
Certified since: January 8, 2009 Valid from: January 16, 2024 Valid until: January 4, 2027
the expiry date of last certification cycle: January 4, 2024 the date of recertification audit: December 21, 2023 to December 22, 2023
After a surveillance cycle, the certificate is valid only when used together with an Acceptance Notice of Surveillance Audit issued by CQC.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,_,
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Certificate No. 00124E30295R4S/3200
We hereby certify that
Color Matrix Plastic Colorants (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Business Registration Number: 91320505799067336K
Registered/ Operation Address: 13 Plant, No.855, Zhujiang Road, Suzhou New District, Jiangsu Province, China
by reason of its
Environmental Management System
has been awarded this certificate for compliance with the standard
ISO 14001:2015
The Environmental Management System Applies in the following area:
Production and Related Management Activities of Plastic Colorant & Additive (UV Blockers, Anti-Aging,Anti-Oxidation)
Certified since: June 6, 2012 Valid from: January 17, 2024 Valid until: January 7, 2027
the expiry date of last certification cycle: January 7, 2024 the date ofrecertification audit: December 21, 2023 to December 22, 2023
After a surveillance cycle, the certificate is valid only when used together with an Acceptance Notice of Surveillance Audit issued by CQC.