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NORBERT MERKLEIN
Vice President and General Manager EMEA, Color, Additives and Inks
Norbert Merklein serves as vice president and general manager for the Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) region of Color, Additive and Inks at Avient Corporation, a premier
provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services.
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FOILING
COUNTERFEITERS
WITH SPECIALIZED
COLOR & ADDITIVE
MASTERBATCHES
CASE STUDY: COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS
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As the Avient team looked into the differences, it found
that the customer was marking its genuine articles with
direct or indirect hot stamp foil and ink methods.
It also meant
the end of hassles with hot stamp foil and ink.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Colorant Chromatics Brochure_2024.pdf
Inks for: FEP, ETFE, PFA, ECTFE, PVdF, Polyimide,
PTFE, PEEK
• 10 standard colors
• All colors are heavy metal free
• Other colors available upon request
HIGH-TEMPERATURE PRINTING &
STRIPING INKS
These are aqueous inks used for printing, striping,
or top coating on high-temperature resins.
There are two families of high-
temperature inks:
1.
LOW-TEMPERATURE PRINTING
& STRIPING INKS
These are aqueous/alcoholic inks used for printing,
striping or top coating on lower-temperature
substrates.
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Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF** H1 2013***
Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7 $ 32.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6 54.7
Designed Structures & Solutions - - - - 20.9 10.5
Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2 $ 97.7
Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4 27.5
Distribution 19.5 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0 33.1
SunBelt Joint Venture 91.9 28.6 18.9 - - -
Corporate (51.5) (425.1) (27.7) (87.6) (87.9) (37.1)
Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 165.7 $ 121.2
Less: Corporate operating expense (income) 51.5 425.1 27.7 87.6 87.9 37.1
Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 254.7 $ 253.6 $ 158.3
Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 43% 45% 60% 62%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets.
*** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into
Global Color, Additives and Inks segment.
Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF**
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 514.0 $ 517.4 $ 543.6 $ 773.0
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 554.3 527.4 703.5 828.5
Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 850.6
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,068.3 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,247.1 $ 2,452.1
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,001.4 776.3 837.0 696.1
PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 796.7 911.9 1,030.3 1,030.3
Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (127.7) (111.1) (121.8) (121.6)
Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - - - 20.9
Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2
Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4
PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0
Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 28.6 18.9 - -
Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (28.9) (32.5) (33.7) (40.0)
Special items in OI 39.1 (396.2) 4.8 (53.9) (53.9)
Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 159.7
Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (32.5) (23.1) - -
Special items in OI (39.1) 396.2 (4.8) 53.9 53.9
Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 72.3 $ 146.7 $ 221.0 $ 213.6
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales
1.1%
3.4%
9.6% 8.6% 6.1%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 5.1% 7.1% 9.5% 9.8%
Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - - - - 2.5%
Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 4.3% 8.4% 9.1% 6.1%
PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 3.1% 7.0% 9.0% 5.4%
Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.5% 4.6% 6.4% 6.4%
PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.4% 5.3%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets.
*** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into
Global Color, Additives and Inks segment.
Average Debt Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average
PolyOne Debt $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 840.9
Average Equity Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average
PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 745.7
Platform sales and operating income (OI) H1 2012*** H1 2013*** H1 2013****
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 280.9 $ 352.0 $ 285.1
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 413.9 434.7 409.2
Designed Structures & Solutions Sales - 240.4 -
Specialty Platform Sales $ 694.8 $ 1,027.1 $694.3
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 336.0 336.7 317.5
PolyOne Distribution Sales 533.6 543.1 543.1
Corporate and Eliminations (62.3) (68.2) (68.2)
Total Sales $ 1,502.1 $ 1,838.7 $ 1,486.7
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 24.6 $ 32.5 $ 31.2
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 44.0 54.7 52.0
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 10.5 -
Specialty Platform OI $ 68.6 $ 97.7 $ 83.2
Performance Products and Solutions OI 19.3 27.5 25.7
PolyOne Distribution OI 33.4 33.1 33.1
Corporate and eliminations (20.3) (25.7) (20.3)
Special items in OI (20.3) (11.4) (20.3)
Operating income - GAAP $ 80.7 $ 121.2 $ 101.4
Special items in OI 20.3 11.4 20.3
Operating income adjusted $ 101.0 $ 132.6 $ 121.7
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales
8.8% 9.2% 10.9%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 10.6% 12.6% 12.7%
Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 4.4% -
Specialty platform - OI % of sales 9.9% 9.5% 12.0%
PP&S operating - OI % of sales 5.7% 8.2% 8.1%
Distribution OI - % of sales 6.3% 6.1% 6.1%
PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 6.7% 7.2% 8.2%
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets H1 2013
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7
Long-term debt 1,022.5
Less cash and cash equivalents (392.4)
Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006Y* Q2 2013****
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 143.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 207.5
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 351.0
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 $ 37.3
Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 71.8
Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 109.1
Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 31.1%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
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Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF** H1 2013***
Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7 $ 32.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6 54.7
Designed Structures & Solutions - - - - 20.9 10.5
Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2 $ 97.7
Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4 27.5
Distribution 19.5 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0 33.1
SunBelt Joint Venture 91.9 28.6 18.9 - - -
Corporate (51.5) (425.1) (27.7) (87.6) (87.9) (37.1)
Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 165.7 $ 121.2
Less: Corporate operating expense (income) 51.5 425.1 27.7 87.6 87.9 37.1
Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 254.7 $ 253.6 $ 158.3
Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 43% 45% 60% 62%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets.
*** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into
Global Color, Additives and Inks segment.
Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF**
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 514.0 $ 517.4 $ 543.6 $ 773.0
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 554.3 527.4 703.5 828.5
Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 850.6
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,068.3 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,247.1 $ 2,452.1
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,001.4 776.3 837.0 696.1
PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 796.7 911.9 1,030.3 1,030.3
Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (127.7) (111.1) (121.8) (121.6)
Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - - - 20.9
Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2
Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4
PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0
Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 28.6 18.9 - -
Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (28.9) (32.5) (33.7) (40.0)
Special items in OI 39.1 (396.2) 4.8 (53.9) (53.9)
Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 159.7
Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (32.5) (23.1) - -
Special items in OI (39.1) 396.2 (4.8) 53.9 53.9
Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 72.3 $ 146.7 $ 221.0 $ 213.6
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales
1.1%
3.4%
9.6% 8.6% 6.1%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 5.1% 7.1% 9.5% 9.8%
Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - - - - 2.5%
Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 4.3% 8.4% 9.1% 6.1%
PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 3.1% 7.0% 9.0% 5.4%
Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.5% 4.6% 6.4% 6.4%
PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.4% 5.3%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets.
*** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into
Global Color, Additives and Inks segment.
Average Debt Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average
PolyOne Debt $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 840.9
Average Equity Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average
PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 745.7
Platform sales and operating income (OI) H1 2012*** H1 2013***
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 280.9 $ 352.0
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 413.9 434.7
Designed Structures & Solutions Sales - 240.4
Specialty Platform Sales 694.8 1,027.1
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 336.0 336.7
PolyOne Distribution Sales 533.6 543.1
Corporate and Eliminations (62.3) (68.2)
Total Sales $ 1,502.1 $ 1,838.7
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 24.6 $ 32.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 44.0 54.7
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 10.5
Specialty Platform OI $ 68.6 $ 97.7
Performance Products and Solutions OI 19.3 27.5
PolyOne Distribution OI 33.4 33.1
Corporate and eliminations (20.3) (25.7)
Special items in OI (20.3) (11.4)
Operating income - GAAP $ 80.7 $ 121.2
Special items in OI 20.3 11.4
Operating income adjusted $ 101.0 $ 132.6
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales
8.8% 9.2%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 10.6% 12.6%
Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - 4.4%
Specialty platform OI % of sales 9.9% 9.5%
PP&S operating OI % of sales 5.7% 8.2%
Distribution OI % of sales 6.3% 6.1%
PolyOne OI adjusted, % of sales 6.7% 7.2%
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets H1 2013
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7
Long-term debt 1,022.5
Less cash and cash equivalents (392.4)
Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006Y* Q2 2013****
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 143.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 207.5
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 351.0
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 37.3
Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 71.8
Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 109.1
Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 31.1%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
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WOON KEAT MOH
Senior Vice President and President, Color, Additives & Inks
Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is senior vice president and president, Color, Additives & Inks, for
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and
services.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/michaelgarratt.pdf
GARRATT
Senior Vice President, President Color, Additives & Inks–EMEA
Michael A.
Garratt is senior vice president, president, Color, Additives & Inks for the Europe,
Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region at Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized
and sustainable material solutions and services.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/2024 Avient Executive Bios_Woon Keat Moh.pdf
WOON KEAT MOH
Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives & Inks
Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is Senior Vice President and President of Color, Additives & Inks at
Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while
enabling a sustainable world.
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 649.5 $ 609.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 244.7 216.5
Distribution 432.9 362.7
Corporate and eliminations (33.3) (26.2)
Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 192.1 $ 197.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 69.8 64.7
Distribution 39.3 39.3
Corporate and eliminations (7.5) 0.9
Gross margin $ 293.7 $ 302.4
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 97.6 $ 108.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.1 30.5
Distribution 15.1 15.3
Corporate and eliminations 22.3 27.5
Selling and administrative expense $ 165.1 $ 182.0
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2
Distribution 24.2 24.0
Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6)
Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0
Distribution 24.4 24.2
Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9)
Other income, net (0.6) 1.5
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
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Attachment 7
Avient Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance
and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability
levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
$111.1 $ 7.7 $ 118.8 $102.6 $ 2.4 $ 105.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (26.6) — (26.6) (22.9) — (22.9)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.0) (2.0) — (0.9) (0.9)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 1.5 1.5 — 1.1 1.1
Income tax (expense) benefit $ (26.6) $ (0.5) $ (27.1) $ (22.9) $ 0.2 $ (22.7)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 23.9 % 22.8 % 22.3 % 21.6 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2
Distribution 24.2 24.0
Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6)
Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ (0.6) $ 1.5
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 26.0 $ 27.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.8 7.8
Distribution 0.2 0.2
Corporate and eliminations 3.8 1.7
Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 37.1
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0
Distribution 24.4 24.2
Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9)
Other income, net (0.6) 1.5
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 18.6 % 19.1 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 19.4 %
Distribution 5.6 % 6.7 %
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 84.5 $ 79.7
Income tax expense 26.6 22.9
Interest expense 16.9 19.3
Depreciation and amortization 37.8 37.1
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
Special items, before tax 7.7 2.4
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (2.1) (0.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 171.4 $ 160.9
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Sales
459
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Q4 2023 Q4 2024
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Color, Additives & Inks – full year 2024 performance
Sales
2,007
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EXCL.
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E N D M A R K E T S R E G I O N S
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21%
15%
11%
9%
8%
Packaging
Telecom 1%Energy 1%
Transportation
Industrial
Consumer
34%
37%
20%
9%
US & Canada
Latin America
Asia
Europe, Middle East
and Africa
Healthcare
Building &
Construction
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