https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/light-diffusion-case-study.pdf
The OEM was able to purchase
virgin resin and add only the necessary amounts of
color and diffusion additives required to achieve peak
performance.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/ColorMatrix LQ-Extrusion Pipe-Case study snapshot.pdf
U-PVC PIPE &
FITTING
PRODUCER
P I P E & F I T T I N G
• Meet the diverse coefficient of friction (CoF) requirements across
various film structures and compositions for a wide range of
applications
• Improve the speed of slip blooming and ensure consistent slip
performance post-film production
• Preserve excellent optical and mechanical properties
• Compliance with food regulations for end packaging in food
sealant applications
• Improved the customer’s workplace
environment by installing a new tote liquid
supply system
• Enhanced color consistency and reduced
production wastage from pigment speck and
streak issues
• Complied with strict regulatory controls for
potable pipe requirements
ColorMatrix Liquid Color Concentrates
KEY REQUIREMENT
WHY AVIENT
AVIENT SOLUTION
PRODUCTIVITY + COMPLIANCE
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• Meet the diverse coefficient of friction (CoF) requirements across
various film structures and compositions for a wide range of
applications
• Improve the speed of slip blooming and ensure consistent slip
performance post-film production
• Preserve excellent optical and mechanical properties
• Compliance with food regulations for end packaging in food
sealant applications
KEY REQUIREMENT
• Standard colorant to apply for internal color matching in PVC
sheet applications
• Phthalate free plasticizer class as hazardous healthy control
requirement
• Good thermal stability and compatibility in PVC resin of color
index choices
• Compliance with Heavy metal free and RoHS regulation
KEY REQUIREMENT• Support the mass production capacity of white pipe
extrusion
• Reduces particulates from TiO2 bulk pigment use in the
workplace
• Ensure excellent pigment dispersion to meet mechanical
pipe properties over an extensive useful life
• Compliance with NSF and UL regulations for end
application requirements in the building and construction
industry
LIQUID COLOR CONCENTRATES AND
DOSING | AVIENTLEARN MORE
KEY REQUIREMENTS
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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.
Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y* 2010Y 2011Y 2012Y 2013Y
Net income attributable to PolyOne
common shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0
SunBelt equity earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) - -
Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7 30.4
Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5 2.2
Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6
Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.1
Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31
* 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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/2020-gravi-tech-processing-guide.pdf
These materials have been formulated using select metallic
fillers and engineered thermoplastic resins to have densities similar to actual metals, while also providing the
design flexibility and processing ease of conventional thermoplastics.
Base Resin ABS PA PBT PC PE PEEK PP PPS
Barrel Temperatures °F (°C)
Rear Zone 400–475(200–250)
480–540
(248–282)
480–520
(250–270)
480–570
(250–300)
400–445
(200–230)
660–700
(350–475)
400–440
(200–225)
520–600
(270–300)
Center Zone 410–480(205–253)
490–550
(254–287)
485–525
(251–273)
500–580
(260–305)
410–455
(207–237)
670–710
(357–385)
410–450
(205–230)
550–610
(285–310)
Front Zone 420–490(210–257)
500–560
(260–293)
490–530
(254–276)
515–590
(267–310)
420–465
(213–243)
680–720
(363–400)
420–455
(215–235)
570–620
(300–320)
Nozzle 425–500(215–260)
510–570
(265–298)
490–540
(254–282)
530–600
(275–315)
430–475
(220–250)
700–730
(370–395)
430–460
(220–240)
610–620
(320–325)
Melt Temperature 425–515(215–270)
510–570
(265–298)
490–540
(254–282)
530–615
(275–325)
430–495
(220–260)
700–725
(370–385)
430–475
(220–250)
610–635
(320–335)
Mold Temperature 140–200(60–90)
150–300
(65–148)
140–280
(60–137)
160–240
(70–115)
80–140
(25–60)
300–400
(150–200)
80–140
(25–60)
190–300
(90–150)
Drying Parameters
190 (90)
2–4 Hours
0.01%–0.15%
180 (82)
4–5 Hours
0.10%–0.20%
275 (135)
3–4 Hours
0.02%–0.04%
250 (125)
3–4 Hours
0.02%
160 (70)
2 Hours
300 (150)
3–4 Hours
0.10%
160 (70)
2 Hours
280 (135)
2–3 Hours
0.01%–0.20%
Nozzle Type General Purpose Nylon or Reverse Taper General Purpose General Purpose General Purpose General Purpose General Purpose General Purpose
Injection Velocity1 2–5 in/sec; 50–127 mm/sec
Injection Pressure Medium to high (may range from 1,000–4,000 psi; 7-28 Mpa)
Back Pressure 50–100 psi; 0.3–0.7 Mpa
Screw Speed 25–75 RPM
Cushion 0.125–0.250 in; 3–6 mm
Screw Compression Ratio2 2.0:1–2.5:1
Processing Guide 3
Base Resin ABS PA PBT PC PE PEEK PP PPS
Barrel Temperatures °F (°C)
Rear Zone 400–475(200–250)
480–540
(248–282)
480–520
(250–270)
480–570
(250–300)
400–445
(200–230)
660–700
(350–475)
400–440
(200–225)
520–600
(270–300)
Center Zone 410–480(205–253)
490–550
(254–287)
485–525
(251–273)
500–580
(260–305)
410–455
(207–237)
670–710
(357–385)
410–450
(205–230)
550–610
(285–310)
Front Zone 420–490(210–257)
500–560
(260–293)
490–530
(254–276)
515–590
(267–310)
420–465
(213–243)
680–720
(363–400)
420–455
(215–235)
570–620
(300–320)
Nozzle 425–500(215–260)
510–570
(265–298)
490–540
(254–282)
530–600
(275–315)
430–475
(220–250)
700–730
(370–395)
430–460
(220–240)
610–620
(320–325)
Melt Temperature 425–515(215–270)
510–570
(265–298)
490–540
(254–282)
530–615
(275–325)
430–495
(220–260)
700–725
(370–385)
430–475
(220–250)
610–635
(320–335)
Mold Temperature 140–200(60–90)
150–300
(65–148)
140–280
(60–137)
160–240
(70–115)
80–140
(25–60)
300–400
(150–200)
80–140
(25–60)
190–300
(90–150)
Drying Parameters
190 (90)
2–4 Hours
0.01%–0.15%
180 (82)
4–5 Hours
0.10%–0.20%
275 (135)
3–4 Hours
0.02%–0.04%
250 (125)
3–4 Hours
0.02%
160 (70)
2 Hours
300 (150)
3–4 Hours
0.10%
160 (70)
2 Hours
280 (135)
2–3 Hours
0.01%–0.20%
Nozzle Type General Purpose Nylon or Reverse Taper General Purpose General Purpose General Purpose General Purpose General Purpose General Purpose
Injection Velocity1 2–5 in/sec; 50–127 mm/sec
Injection Pressure Medium to high (may range from 1,000–4,000 psi; 7-28 Mpa)
Back Pressure 50–100 psi; 0.3–0.7 Mpa
Screw Speed 25–75 RPM
Cushion 0.125–0.250 in; 3–6 mm
Screw Compression Ratio2 2.0:1–2.5:1
Comments
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/CAI W_C - Product Selection Guide EMEA_0.pdf
Brominated Flame Retardants
Cesa™ Flame Retardant
Additives
Provide efficient flame retardancy across a variety of resins.
Reduces material inventory and allows the use of general purpose resins.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/colormatrix-joule-fast-reheat-dispersions-tech-bulletin-a4.pdf
Re-establishment of the toner package will be
required to achieve proper resin color.
At the
recommended use levels in CSD (carbonated
soft drinks) applications (around 5ppm), the
blue toner is not required and a reduced
amount of the red toner may be desirable (in
some cases red toner can also be eliminated;
this depends on the inherent color of the resin
and so cannot be specified here)
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/infographic-advanced-composites-ebook.pdf
WEIGHT REDUCTION
• Up to 75% lighter than steel;
up to 25% lighter than aluminum
• Better fuel economy for
transportation
• Simplified installation
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
• Complex shapes less costly
to produce than metal
• Ability to tailor strength
and stiffness in
specific areas
• Versatile aesthetic
options for
surface finish
PART
CONSOLIDATION
• Easier installation
and assembly with
fewer parts
• Simplified transport
of finished goods
• Fewer parts = reduced
chance of failure
Value that the U.S. composite
materials market is expected to
reach by 2022
$10.6B
50% Amount of weight reduction that advanced composites could bring to passenger cars, leading to 35% better fuel efficiency
7% CAGR that analyst firm Technavio forecasts the global medical composite materials market will experience from 2016–2020
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites combine thermoset
or thermoplastic resins with fiber reinforcement, the resulting
product having substantially different properties than the
individual components.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/2020-advanced-composites-infographic.pdf
Thermoset composite springs from Avient are engineered with proprietary vinyl ester or epoxy
resins and unidirectional fiber reinforcement technologies.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/45324-Certificate-13JAN2023.pdf
ISO 13485:2016
The Quality Management System is applicable to:
Certificate No: 45324
Certification Date: 24 February 2014
Effective Date: 13 January 2023
Expiration Date: 23 January 2026
Revision Date: 13 January 2023 Dominic Townsend, President
DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER RESINS & PELLETS FOR THE
MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY
This certificate may be found on the ABS QE Website (www.abs-qe.com).
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-01/ISO 16949 Tossiat%2C France.pdf
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AWARDED TO
PolyOne France Tossiat
Route de la vavrette, 01250, Tossiat - France
IATF USI: LWZS4P
Bureau Veritas Certification certify that the Quality Management System of the above
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IATF 16949 - FIRST EDITION
and the applicable customer specific requirements
SCOPE
Design and manufacturing
PERMITTED EXCLUSION(S)
None
PRODUCT(S) DELIVERED
colour with additive concentrates for thermoplastic resins and speciality compounds
obtained by mixing and extrusion
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Date Of Expiration: 10 December 2027
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