Avient Corporation · NYSE:AVNT

Avient — Investor Day (December 2021)

139 slides from Avient's investor day presentation, Dec 9, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Shaping a Sustainable Future

    Investor Day 2021 December 9, 2021 Shaping a Sustainable Future (NYSE: AVNT)

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    Agenda 8:00 WELCOME BREAKFAST 9:00 WE ARE AVIENT: Bob Patterson 9:15 BETTER TOGETHER AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: Norbert Merklein 9:45 LONG-TERM ORGANIC GROWTH DRIVERS: Sustainable Solutions: Michael Garratt and Walter Ripple Healthcare: Cathy Dodd 10:45 BREAK 11:00 Composites: Chris Pederson and Matt

  3. Slide 3: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Forward-Looking Statements In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give current expectat

  4. Slide 4: Shaping a Sustainable Future

    Investor Day 2021 Shaping a Sustainable Future Bob Patterson Avient Corporation 4

  5. Slide 5: End Market Transformation

    End Market Transformation 2006 2021E Healthcare Telecom. 4% Telecom. Healthcare Energy 2% Packaging Energy 4% 14% 4% 8% 2% Industrial Industrial 15% Consumer 16% 10% Packaging 19% Transportation 12% Transportation 14% Building & Construction Building & 43% Construction 10% Consumer 23% Avient Corpor

  6. Slide 6: Avient: Who We Are

    Avient: Who We Are Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH Key Financial Data (Cleveland) 2021E Sales $4.75 billion 8,600+ employees 100+ manufacturing plants 2021E EBITDA $580 million 2021E EPS $3.00 87% of EBITDA from specialty applications 34 39 22 25,000+ 9 CUSTOMERS >70% of sales • U.S. and Canada • Lat

  7. Slide 7: Specialty Transformation

    Specialty Transformation 100% % of Adjusted EBITDA(1) 80% 60% 40% 87% 66% 20% 46% 7% 0% (2) 2005 2010 2015 2021E JVs Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty (1) Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding corporate costs and special items (2) 2021 includes full synergies from Clariant color

  8. Slide 8: Specialty EBITDA Margin Expansion

    Specialty EBITDA Margin Expansion 17.0% 15.2% (1) CAI • Continued portfolio transformation to high-growth end markets and 2.7% sustainable solutions (1) 2006 2019 2021E • Clariant synergy realization 17.6% 15.2% • Investments in composites and outdoor high performance applications drive SEM growth a

  9. Slide 9: We are a Formulator

    We are a Formulator CUSTOM FORMULATION Avient Corporation 9

  10. Slide 10: Sustainability for a Better Tomorrow

    Sustainability for a Better Tomorrow Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 ($ in millions) $930M $270 $790M 215 170 $550M $455M 90 $405M 90 $340M 30 45 20 2021E Sales $930M 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021E *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of

  11. Slide 11: Adjusted EPS Growth

    Adjusted EPS Growth $3.00 $2.43 $2.21 Pro Forma for $2.06 sale of PP&S $1.96 $1.93 $1.80 $1.69 $1.51 $1.31 $1.00 $0.82 $0.68 $0.13 (1) (1) (2) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* 2018 2018 20182 2019 2020 2021E Avient Corporation 11 (1): Pro Forma for sale of DSS (2): Pro Forma for full y

  12. Slide 12: Clariant Color: Transformational Acquisition

    Clariant Color: Transformational Acquisition Clariant Color EBITDA Growth ($ in millions) $205 • Acquisition of Clariant Color business significantly expanded presence in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets $133 2019PF (1) 2021E • Strength of portfolio – double-digit annual EBITDA growth

  13. Slide 13: People

    People C ULTU RE IS EVERYTH ING World-Class Safety Diversity & Inclusion 7x Safer than Industry Average Community Service Leadership Development Over $16 million raised since 2010 Avient Corporation 13

  14. Slide 14: Future Growth in Excess of GDP is Driven By

    Future Growth in Excess of GDP is Driven By: Our company is positioned to sustainably grow at a rate that exceeds GDP. We will do so through our investments and focus on sustainable solutions for high-growth markets, including healthcare, consumer, packaging and composites. These investments also co

  15. Slide 15: Clariant: Better Together

    Clariant: Better Together Norbert Merklein Avient Corporation 15

  16. Slide 16: An Excellent Fit

    An Excellent Fit • Geographic footprint – Complementary not overlapping. Truly global • Technology platform and expertise – Combining the best from two global leaders creates an unmatched portfolio of products and solutions • Global and local accounts – Combining our legacies’ business, dealing with

  17. Slide 17: What Legacy Clariant Color Brings

    What Legacy Clariant Color Brings • Dedicated global organization • Full suite of performance products • Excellent product stewardship Customer expertise orientation and dedication • High quality technical organization • Strong focus on innovation and sustainability • Strong customer relationships a

  18. Slide 18: Principles of Integration

    Principles of Integration Safety First o Both ACC Responsible Care® companies o Legacy and continued focus on safety Retain All Customers and Existing Business o Minimize integration disruptions $85M o Broadened portfolio of specialty solutions Cost Synergies o World class products and service Retai

  19. Slide 19: Clariant Revenue Synergies

    Clariant Revenue Synergies The complementary aspects of our combined businesses are unquestionable. From technology portfolios to end markets to geographies and distribution channels, this acquisition made perfect sense. It’s at the heart of why we are better together. • Barrier technology • Clarian

  20. Slide 20: Customer Experience

    Customer Experience Avient Corporation 20

  21. Slide 21: ColorWorks

    ColorWorks I N S P I R AT I O N . I N N O VAT I O N . C O - C R E AT I O N . • Fostering imagination • Enabling creative exploration • Focus on customers’ sustainability • Driving long-term revenue growth Avient Corporation 21

  22. Slide 22: InstaColr

    InstaColr CUSTOMER-FOCUSED CO LOR FORMUL ATIO N • Rapid customer response • Immediate color measurement and quotation • Fast track product development to “now” • Specialized labs for fast sample delivery • Optimized formulations leveraging cost effective raw materials Avient Corporation 22

  23. Slide 23: CycleWorks

    CycleWorks ADVANCING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY • Laboratory mimics real-world circular recycling in a research environment • Conducts chemistry testing to improve plastics recycling for customers • Screening and evaluation of additive and colorant systems during recycling • Collaboration platform for cus

  24. Slide 24: Sustainable Solutions

    Sustainable Solutions Michael Garratt and Walter Ripple Avient Corporation 24

  25. Slide 25: Our Sustainability Promise

    Our Sustainability Promise As the world’s premier provider of specialized UN Global Compact Commitment polymer materials, services and solutions, Avient is committed to meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their needs. We are committed to creating

  26. Slide 26: Sustainability Report

    Sustainability Report Continuous ESG Improvement • Updated 2030 Sustainability Goals • Further disclosure on key Environmental, Social, and Governance impacts • Joined U.N. Global Compact and identified alignment with U.N. Sustainable Development Goals • Emphasized climate change commitment o Announ

  27. Slide 27: 2030 Sustainability Targets

    2030 Sustainability Targets Enable 100% of products manufactured for Obtain 60% of electricity demand from packaging applications to be recyclable or renewable sources by 2030, and 100% by 2050. reusable. Deliver cumulative annual revenue Assess top 90% of supplier spend for alignment growth from ou

  28. Slide 28: Avient ESG Ratings

    Avient ESG Ratings ISS November 2021 ESG Scores SCORE (1 = Best, 10 = Worst) Environmental 2 Social 1 Governance 4 Sustainalytics 2021 ESG Risk Ranking RANK PERCENTILE (1st = lowest risk) (1st – lowest risk) Chemicals INDUSTRY 75/449 17th Specialty Chemicals SUBINDUSTRY 21/124 17th Avient Corporatio

  29. Slide 29: Products

    Products 8 W AY S W E H E L P C U S T O M E R S B E M O R E S U S TAI N AB L E Avient Corporation 29

  30. Slide 30: Enabling Customers' Recycling Goals

    Enabling Customers’ Recycling Goals RESOUND™ R RECYCLED-CONTENT TPE 62% recycle content Reduce waste with refillable features High performance and quality Avient Corporation 30

  31. Slide 31: Lightweighting Commercial Trucks

    Lightweighting Commercial Trucks P O LY S T R AN D ™ THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE LAMINATES 60% Weight reduction in box truck panels Improve fuel economy 100% recyclable Avient Corporation 31

  32. Slide 32: Enabling Customers to Conserve Resources, Reduce Waste

    Enabling Customers to Conserve Resources, Reduce Waste RENOL™ SPIN DYE COLORING METHOD 75% less water 30% less energy 25% lower carbon footprint Avient Corporation 32

  33. Slide 33: Sustainability for a Better Tomorrow

    Sustainability for a Better Tomorrow Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 ($ in millions) $930M $270 $790M 215 170 $550M $455M 90 $405M 90 $340M 30 45 20 2021E Sales $930M 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021E Avient Corporation 33 *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 201

  34. Slide 34: The Challenge and the Opportunity

    The Challenge and the Opportunity Avient Corporation 34

  35. Slide 35: Plastic is Part of the Solution

    Plastic is Part of the Solution PLASTIC ALTERNATIVE PACKAGING (GLASS & ALUMINUM) Requires… 6x more Water 5x more Weight 2x more Energy 2x more Greenhouse gas emissions Avient Corporation 35 Source: Franklin Associates, A Division of Eastern Research Group (ERG)

  36. Slide 36: Brand Owners Goals: Substantially Increase use of Recycled Materials

    Brand Owners Goals: Substantially Increase use of Recycled Materials Percent recycled plastic used: Current (1) Additional share needed to reach 2025 target (examples and not exhaustive) Brand Owner 1 9 41 Brand Owner 2 7 18 Brand Owner 3 7 13 Brand Owner 4 7 19 Brand Owner 5 5 9 Brand Owner 6 3 35

  37. Slide 37: Sustainable Solutions Live Here

    Sustainable Solutions Live Here. At Avient, we create specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. SAVIENT Avient Corporation 37

  38. Slide 38: Improving the Use of Recycled Content

    Improving the Use of Recycled Content T O P 5 G AP S T H AT W E AR E A D D R E S S I N G 1: COLOR MANAGEMENT 3: MAINTAINING MECHANICAL 2: DECONTAMINATION PROPERTIES 4: MONO-MATERIAL 5: CONSISTENT RECYCLED CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL QUALITY Avient Corporation 38

  39. Slide 39: 1: Color Management

    1: Color Management RECYCLE COLOR QUALITY RANGE CHALLENGES • Inconsistent base color of recycled materials Our Solutions • Lightest color recycled material in high demand for all applications ($$) • OpticaTM Toners and Super-concentrated colorants to • Even with clear/transparent materials, color de

  40. Slide 40: Recycled Material Restricts Color Options

    Recycled Material Restricts Color Options With virgin material, we The darker the recycled can design across a broad materials, the more color color spectrum design freedom is restricted This bright yellow is not achievable with high concentrations of dark recycled materials Avient can provide custo

  41. Slide 41: Case Study with Brand Owner

    Case Study with Brand Owner Virgin Resin Recycled Resin = = Clean Color Base Discolored Base Degree of base discoloration limits recycle content Avient Corporation 41

  42. Slide 42: The Plus Factor Opportunity

    The Plus Factor Opportunity I N C R E AS E D U S E O F R E C Y C L E D M AT E R I AL REQUIRES MORE COLORANT AND ADDITIVES $100M + Avient Corporation 42

  43. Slide 43: 2: Decontamination

    2: Decontamination CHALLENGES Recycled material feedstocks are contaminated • Feedstock variability supplies the recycle process • Insufficient washing at recycler • Residual labels and printing inks cause quality and NIAS issues Our Solutions • Unpleasant recycled material odor (in processing and t

  44. Slide 44: 3: Maintaining Mechanical Properties

    3: Maintaining Mechanical Properties CHALLENGES • Mechanical properties of recycled materials degrade after multiple heat cycles • Today's recycling protocols only focus on one recycle loop…in reality, there will be several • Legislation and brand owners are targeting higher recycled material ratio

  45. Slide 45: 4: Mono-Material Construction

    4: Mono-Material Construction CHALLENGES Multi-material packaging is harder to recycle Our Solutions • Contamination of polymer streams • Portfolio of compatibilizers to enable multilayer constructions • Issues in sorting • AmosorbTM to extend beverage shelf life by scavenging • Issues in separation

  46. Slide 46: 5: Consistent Recycle Material Quality

    5: Consistent Recycle Material Quality CHALLENGES Brand Owners require a consistent brand identity • Inconsistent quality streams pose a challenge to delivering homogeneous product quality and aesthetics to the consumer Our Solutions • Brands demand recycled content, but with color/property consiste

  47. Slide 47: Growth in Sustainable Solutions

    Growth in Sustainable Solutions Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* Future Revenue Growth Assumptions $930M 8-12% $340M CAGR 2016 2021E *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”) Avient Corporation 47

  48. Slide 48: Healthcare

    Healthcare Cathy Dodd Avient Corporation 48

  49. Slide 49: High-Impact, High-Growth Industry

    High-Impact, High-Growth Industry Healthcare Submarkets (2021E) Track Record of Sales Growth ($ millions) Personal Wellness Remote 3% Monitoring 5% Medical Equipment / $685 Packaging Devices 8% 33% Labware $380 14% $225 Medical Drug Supplies Delivery 18% 19% 2010 2016 2021E Avient Corporation 49

  50. Slide 50: Our Foundation

    Our Foundation WE ARE POSITIONED TO WIN Relationships Innovative Solutions Differentiated Services Avient Corporation 50

  51. Slide 51: Trends in Healthcare

    Trends in Healthcare S H AP I N G I N N O VAT I O N & S O L U T I O N S Improved Wellness & Globalization & Increasing Life Expectancy Connectedness Localization Self Management & Self Technology Driving COVID-19 Protection Diagnostic & Remote Administration Monitoring Avient Corporation 51

  52. Slide 52: COVID-19 Protection

    COVID - 19 Protection AV I E N T WA S S E T A N D R E A D Y • Deep, trusted customer relationships • Well-positioned and entrenched in the Healthcare supply chain • Broad & differentiated capabilities • Positioned to respond & execute quickly Avient Corporation 52

  53. Slide 53: Aging Population

    Aging Population T R E AT I N G C H R O N I C C O N D I T I O N S Of the U.S. population is aged 65 or older… and this number is growing Suffer from one or more chronic health conditions Avient Corporation 53

  54. Slide 54: Aging Population

    Aging Population T R E AT I N G C H R O N I C C O N D I T I O N S Cardiology • 47% of Americans having at least one of three major risk factors for heart disease Diabetes • 193 million people with Type 2 diabetes and will grow to 252 million by 2026 at a 5% CAGR Neurology • Neurological disorders ar

  55. Slide 55: Connected Health

    Connected Health EXPANSION OF MEDICAL WEAR ABLE DEVICES Application Opportunities • Flexible components to provide design aesthetics & proper functionality • Robust designs to meet regulatory requirements and perform over long product lifecycles • Patient comfort to promote ongoing use Improved Well

  56. Slide 56: Remote Patient Monitoring

    Remote Patient Monitoring TR AN S L AT I N G D E V I C E S F R O M H O S P I TAL S E TTI N G S TO H O M E Application Opportunities • Durable, chemically-resistant devices to withstand impact in a home environment and exposure to a variety of household cleaners • Miniaturization of devices to fit in

  57. Slide 57: Self Management & Self Administration

    Self Management & Self Administration E N AB L I N G PAT I E N T S T O M AN A G E H E A LT H Application Opportunities • Combination of rigid & flexible materials to realize design potential and optimize device functionality • Superior chemical resistance to cleaners, disinfectants, hand oils, UV ra

  58. Slide 58: Trends are Shaping Innovation

    Trends are Shaping Innovation Professional / Clinic Patient / Home Avient Corporation 58

  59. Slide 59: Avient Design

    Avient Design D I F F E R E N T I AT E D S E R V I C E • Global product development support from industrial design through engineering and product launch • Extensive material, manufacturing, industry and value chain knowledge • Human-centric design skill, aligning product innovations with ergonomic

  60. Slide 60: Accelerating Speed to Market with Avient design

    Accelerating Speed to Market with Avient design PROOF OF LAUNCH & IDEA DESIGN TOOLING EVALUATION CONCEPT DELIVERY Avient Corporation 60

  61. Slide 61: Avient Design: Auto Injector

    Avient Design AUTO INJECTOR Avient Corporation 61

  62. Slide 62: Avient Design: Auto-Injector Tear-Down

    Avient Design AUTO-INJECTOR TEAR-DOWN Defined haptics Stringent regulatory and soft touch requirements Strict change control Drug contact, mechanical sensitivity for dosing accuracy Lasermarking and laserwelding compatible Avient Corporation 62

  63. Slide 63: Avient Design: Auto Injector Innovation

    Avient Design A U T O I N J E C T O R I N N O VAT I O N Avient Corporation 63

  64. Slide 64: Avient Design: Auto Injector Innovation

    Avient Design A U T O I N J E C T O R I N N O VAT I O N Easy to use Safe Quality Protect Ingredients Compliant Temperature Management Avient Corporation 64

  65. Slide 65: Avient Design: Auto Injector Innovation

    Avient Design A U T O I N J E C T O R I N N O VAT I O N Easy to use Medical Grade TPE Safe Healthcare Colorants Quality High-Density Polymer Protect Ingredients Laser weldable formulation Compliant Laser marking additives Temperature Lubricated polymers Management Avient Corporation 65

  66. Slide 66: Healthcare Growth Outlook

    Healthcare Growth Outlook Market for Medical Plastics Future Revenue Growth Assumptions (LBs millions) 29,445 17,645 8-10% CAGR 2021E 2025E Source: BCC Research, Nov. 2020 Avient Corporation 66

  67. Slide 67: Break

    Investor Day 2021 S«AVIENT

  68. Slide 68: Composites

    Composites Chris Pederson Avient Corporation 68

  69. Slide 69: Spotlight: Growth in Composites

    Spotlight: Growth in Composites Composites ($ in millions) 70 • Prior investments in composites $260 60 platform and outdoor high $216 $212 performance applications continue 50 $50 to pay off driving substantial growth 40 in 2021 $41 $32 30 $74 $84 20 • Composites will also drive our ability to deli

  70. Slide 70: Composite Material Design

    Composite Material Design Materials Structure Lower weight Corrosion resistance Fatigue performance Tailor-ability Design flexibility Part Properties Mfg Process Avient Corporation 70

  71. Slide 71: Composite Material Forms

    Composite Material Forms Performance Performance Continuous Fiber Continuous Fiber Thermosets Thermosets Continuous Fiber Continuous Fiber Thermoplastics Thermoplastics Discontinuous Fiber Discontinuous Fiber Thermoplastics Thermoplastics Design Flexibility Manufacturing Costs Avient Corporation 71

  72. Slide 72: Composites Portfolio

    Composites Portfolio D I V E R S E C A PA B I L I T I E S A N D S O L U T I O N S S E R V I N G M A N U FA C T U R E R S A N D O E M S LFT Tapes Laminates/Panels Shapes Pultrusion Engineered Fibers Avient Corporation 72

  73. Slide 73: Powersports & Outdoor Gear

    Powersports & Outdoor Gear BENEFITS OF COMPOSITES STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS BODY PANELS ADVENTURE GEAR Material Replacement • Weight Reduction • Paint Replacement • Weight Fatigue Resistance • Lightweight • Temperature Resistance • Impact Resistance Reduction • Scratch Resistance Temperature Resistance

  74. Slide 74: Industrial & Energy

    Industrial & Energy BENEFITS OF COMPOSITES HIGH PRESSURE PIPE GPS TRACKABLE PALLETS POWER INFRASTUCTURE Burst Strength • Corrosion Resistance • Weight Reduction • Increased Load • Corrosion Resistance • Electrical Lighter Weight Stiffness Insulation • Weight Reduction Avient Corporation 74

  75. Slide 75: Spotlight: Growth at Fiber-Line

    Spotlight: Growth at Fiber-Line Revenue ($ millions) • Fiber-Line business acquired on $119 January 2, 2019 for $120 million • Specialty portfolio of fiber-optic cable applications primarily serving $66 telecommunications end-market $48 $31 • Deep formulation expertise, innovative culture and global

  76. Slide 76: 5G Technology

    5G Technology Matt Reinhardt Avient Corporation 76

  77. Slide 77: Evolution of 5G

    Evolution of 5G M E E TIN G S I GN IF IC AN TLY E X PAN D IN G C ON N E C TIV I TY N E E D S Avient Corporation 77

  78. Slide 78: How Fast is 5G?

    How FAST IS 5G? Time needed to download a 2 hour movie Avient Corporation 78

  79. Slide 79: Low Latency

    Low Latency R E D U C I N G T H E T I M E F O R D ATA T O T R AV E L 4G 5G 300 3 milliseconds milliseconds Avient Corporation 79

  80. Slide 80: Infrastructure

    Infrastructure 5G REQUIRES MORE EQUIPMENT Global 5G infrastructure demand will grow 50% CAGR through 2028 4G 5G Base station antennae More and larger base station antennae Radio Additional radio heads heads on base station antennae Fiber optic cable Millions of small cell antennae 16x more fiber opt

  81. Slide 81: Infrastructure

    Infrastructure 5G ANTENNAE DENSITY 3G to 4G = 4G to 5G = 25x more antennae 16x more antennae Avient Corporation 81 Source: Fiber Broadband Association

  82. Slide 82: Infrastructure

    Infrastructure 5G REQUIRES MORE CABLE • Overall broadband expansion will require 28 million km of fiber optic cable over next 5 years • U.S. Infrastructure Bill earmarks $65 billion for broadband buildout • US RDOF (Rural Digital Opportunity Fund) to support continued investment in fiber-to-the-home

  83. Slide 83: 5G Rollout: Waves

    5G Rollout: 3 Waves 5G Capacity and Demand1 7B 6B Dense Urban Capacity (GB/mo.) Telecom operators will invest up to 5B $1.5 Trillion 4B 3B to roll out 5G globally 2B 1B 0B 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Capacity below 6GHz 5G mm-wave capacity Demand (GB/mo) Rollout Stages 2018 - 2022 2

  84. Slide 84: Avient in 5G Ecosystem

    Avient in 5G Ecosystem Smart Antenna Home Phase Shifters Autonomous Cars INFRASTRUCTURE IOT DEVICES Ripcord Virtual Yarns Healthcare Reality Wearables Complete Cable Water Construction Blocking Yarns Strength Cable Jacket Members Cable Insulation Smart Phones Avient Corporation 84

  85. Slide 85: Composites Growth Outlook

    Composites Growth Outlook Megatrend Growth Rate Future Revenue Growth Assumptions 5G Capacity and Demand 7B 6B Dense Urban Capacity (GB/mo.) 10% CAGR 5B 4B 3B 2B 1B 0B 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Capacity below 6GHz 5G mm-wave capacity Demand (GB/mo) Source: Mobile Experts: 5G Milli

  86. Slide 86: Growth in Asia, Latin America

    Growth in Asia, Latin America Woon Keat Moh Avient Corporation 86

  87. Slide 87: Regional View

    Regional View AVIENT GEOGRAPHY REVENUE REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH GDP, Percent Change Latin America 7% 9% U.S. & Canada 50% 6% Asia 16% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% EMEA 25% 0% 2022 2023 2024 2025 U.S. Latin America and the Caribbean Emerging and developing Europe Emerging and developing Asia Avient Corporation 87

  88. Slide 88: Asia

    Asia China India Southeast Asia Avient Corporation 88

  89. Slide 89: China Landscape

    China Landscape GDP growth forecast of 6% (2022 – 2025) 14th 5-year plan (2021 – 2025) Infrastructure – 5G networks Sustainability – renewable energy, electric vehicles “Dual Circulation” strategy will drive domestic consumption Avient Corporation 89

  90. Slide 90: Southeast Asia Landscape

    Southeast Asia Landscape GDP growth forecast of 6% (2022 – 2025) “China plus One” strategy driving investment in manufacturing sites Growing middle class population driving the consumption and need for better quality healthcare. Avient Corporation 90

  91. Slide 91: China and Southeast Asia

    China and Southeast Asia TR ACK RE C OR D O F G R OW TH & E X PAN S IO N 2X 18 plants > 2.5X 500 commercial > 3X resources $680M revenue Chuzhou, China Regional headquarters and innovation center established in 2015 Built largest manufacturing site within Avient in 18 months and commissioned in 2021

  92. Slide 92: India Landscape

    India Landscape Most populous country in the world by 2030 One of the youngest population in the world feeding the talent pool Growing middle class driving the need for better quality goods and services “Made In India” and “Digital India” initiative driving foreign and domestic investments Avient Co

  93. Slide 93: India

    India MOMENTUM TO EXPAND > 10X 4X 100 commercial 4 plants resources > 20X Vashere Pune Vashere Pune $70M revenue Establishing an Innovation Center to support local technology needs and global R&D efforts Investment in resources, capacity, and capability to support growth and geographic expansion to

  94. Slide 94: Latin America

    Latin America Avient Corporation 94

  95. Slide 95: Latin America Landscape

    Latin America Landscape Region’s economy expected to double by 2030 Top 6 countries contribute 75% of the region’s GDP Mexico remains a manufacturing hub for North America Growing middle class population Avient Corporation 95

  96. Slide 96: Latin America

    Latin America LEVERAGE AND EXPAND 2X > 5X Santa Clara, Mexico Toluca, Mexico Suzano, Brazil 9 plants 200 commercial resources > 20X Cota, Colombia Guatemala, Guatemala Itupeva, Brazil $400M revenue Investment in capacity, and capability to support domestic growth Maipu, Chile Lima, Peru Lomas, Argen

  97. Slide 97: Asia and Latin America Growth Outlook

    Asia and Latin America Growth Outlook Future Revenue Growth 12% Organic Sales Growth Assumptions Asia (ex. India) India LATAM $680 $400 8-10% $70 CAGR $191 (5% CAGR excluding $3 $16 Sustainable Solutions) 2010 2021E 2010 2021E 2010 2021E (Sales in $ millions) Figures above include sustainable soluti

  98. Slide 98: Innovation at Avient: Where are we going next?

    Innovation at Avient: Where are we going next? Vinod Purayath Avient Corporation 98

  99. Slide 99: We have talked about

    We have talked about: …Sustainable Solutions …Healthcare …Composites / 5G …Growth in Asia and Latin America Avient Corporation 99

  100. Slide 100: Growth Through Innovation

    Growth Through Innovation NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS & PHASED OFFER LAUNCHES Frame Build Business Scale-up & Commercial Prototype Total Opportunity Case Test Market Launch Sustainable Solutions 32 7 105 6 41 191 Other 13 1 17 1 13 45 Total Projects 45 8 122 7 54 236 80% of innovation projects for Sust

  101. Slide 101: Paradigm Shift

    Paradigm Shift Almost every great advancement in technology can be attributed to a breakthrough in material science. Avient Corporation 101

  102. Slide 102: Electronics THEN…

    Electronics THEN… Avient Corporation 102

  103. Slide 103: Electronics NOW…

    Electronics NOW… Avient Corporation 103

  104. Slide 104: Meta Materials

    Meta Materials A rationally designed composite material aiming at effective material parameters that go beyond those of the ingredient materials. Avient Corporation 104

  105. Slide 105: Unprecedented Market Opportunity

    Unprecedented Market Opportunity $3 Billion Market • 5G Infrastructure • Vehicle Electrification • IoT, Wearables • Home Health & Consumer Medical Devices Source: Lux Research Inc., How can Avient “capture & create” value in this segment? Engineered Materials: Revolutionary Adaptation Avient Corpora

  106. Slide 106: Potential Disruptive Markets

    Potential Disruptive Markets Artificial Semiconductors Robotics Healthcare Intelligence Interconnected disruptive markets with massive innovation needs How do we find / create potential opportunities in these markets? Avient Corporation 106

  107. Slide 107: Potential Opportunities

    Potential Opportunities ROBOTICS HEALTHCARE Barrier Technologies  Functionalized Bio-  Sustainability Additive Manufacturing compatible resins /  Functionalized Bio- additives compatible resins / Adv. Fiber Technology  Chemical / UV Barrier Technologies additives resistance  Bio-pharma Adv. Ela

  108. Slide 108: India Innovation Center

    India Innovation Center Innovative Sustainable Holistic Accelerator (ISHA) We are breaking ground on a new innovation center adjacent to our manufacturing facility in Pune ISHA Avient Manufacturing Site, Pune, India • Focused on investments in both R&D resource additions and capital investments • Pl

  109. Slide 109: Growth Through Innovation

    Growth Through Innovation World-Class Vitality Index Total CAI and SEM % of revenue from products launched last five years Revenue from new products 35% $1.6B $1.1B 12% 2006 2021E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E Avient Corporation 109

  110. Slide 110: Summary

    Investor Day 2021 Summary Jamie Beggs Avient Corporation 110

  111. Slide 111: Full Year 2019 – 2021 Organic Growth

    Full Year 2019 – 2021 Organic Growth ( T O TA L C O M PA N Y ) Sales Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS + 19% + 31% + 72% $4,750 $580 $3.00 $3,981 $457 $3,783 $442 $1.93 $1.74 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 2019PF 2020PF 2021E 2019PF 2020PF 2021E 2019PF 2020PF 2021E (in millions) (in millions) Avient Corporation

  112. Slide 112: 2021 Sales Growth Summary

    2021 Sales Growth Summary Key Growth Drivers Segments Growth Growth Sales Sales Rate Rate (1) (1) 2020 Proforma $ 3,783 2020 Proforma $ 3,783 Sustainable Solutions 140 18% Color, Additives & Inks 330 16% Healthcare 150 31% Specialty Engineered Materials 195 28% Composites 44 33% Distribution 495 45%

  113. Slide 113: Year–to–date EBITDA Bridge

    Year–to–date EBITDA Bridge Adjusted ($ millions) EBITDA (1) 2020 September YTD $ 339 Demand 132 CAI: • Demand driven by growth in Price / Mix 96 sustainable solutions, healthcare Inflation (74)  and consumer applications SEM: Price / Mix 61 Inflation (45)  • Price increases have more than covered

  114. Slide 114: Return on Invested Capital

    Return on Invested Capital Cost of Capital ROIC (after-tax) Invested Capital ($ millions) $3,000 12% 11% 8% $1,110 5% 2006 Current 2006 2021E 2006 2021E Avient Corporation 114

  115. Slide 115: Creating Value for Shareholders

    Creating Value for Shareholders Share Performance Dividends Share Repurchases Deleveraging ~$4.3Bn ~$450MM ~$1Bn 2.1x MARKET CAP INCREASE PAID OVER LAST 11 YEARS REPURCHASED Q4 NET LEVERAGE OVER LAST 10 YEARS OVER LAST 10 YEARS 0.95 528% 0.85 0.79 0.81 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.72 0.9 3.5x 0.8 0.58 0.7 0.50 98%

  116. Slide 116: Shaping a Sustainable Future…

    Shaping a Sustainable Future… Avient Corporation 116

  117. Slide 117: What We Shared Today: Sustainable Solutions

    What We Shared Today S US TAINAB LE S OLU TI ONS Brand Owner Commitment Avient Historic Growth Future Growth Assumptions Percent of recycled 13% organic CAGR plastic used $930 10 – 50 8-12% $340 CAGR 3 2021E 2025E 2016 2021E Net Sales ($ millions) Avient Corporation 117

  118. Slide 118: What We Shared Today: Healthcare

    What We Shared Today HE A LT HCARE Megatrend Growth Rate Avient Historic Growth Future Growth Assumptions 11% CAGR 9% organic CAGR $685 29,445 17,645 8-10% $225 CAGR 2021E 2025E 2010 2021E Market for Medical Plastics (millions of LBs) Net Sales ($ millions) Source: BCC Research, Nov. 2020 Avient Cor

  119. Slide 119: What We Shared Today: Composites

    What We Shared Today C OMP OSI TE S Megatrend Growth Rate Avient Historic Growth Future Growth Assumptions 5G Capacity and Demand 11% organic CAGR 7B $260 6B Dense Urban Capacity (GB/mo.) 5B 4B 3B 10% CAGR 2B $74 1B 0B 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2017 2021E Capacity below 6GHz 5G mm

  120. Slide 120: What We Shared Today: Asia and Latin America

    What We Shared Today A SI A AN D L AT I N A ME RI CA Weighted Avg. GDP Growth Avient Historic Growth Future Growth Assumptions 12% organic CAGR Global Avient: 2.7% $1,150 8-10% CAGR Asia / LATAM: 5.0% $210 (5% CAGR excluding Sustainable Solutions) 2010 2021E Source: International Monetary Fund, Worl

  121. Slide 121: Summary: Long-term Revenue Growth Drivers

    Summary: Long-term Revenue Growth Drivers 2021 Sales Annual Growth Drivers 2021 Sales Estimate Overlap Growth ($ millions) Estimate (Drivers) Rate Sustainable Solutions 930 - 930 8–12% Healthcare 685 (45) 640 8–10% Composites 260 (80) 180 10% Asia / LATAM 1,150 (310) 840 5% Other (GDP growth) 2,160

  122. Slide 122: EBITDA Margin Expansion Goals

    EBITDA Margin Expansion Goals 1.0% 0.4% 20%+ 1.6% 17.0% CAI • Continued portfolio transformation to high- growth end markets and sustainable solutions 2021E Synergies Sustainable Healthcare Goal Solutions • Clariant Color synergy realization 1.1% 0.4% 20%+ • Investments in composites and outdoor hig

  123. Slide 123: Sustainable Path to Double Digit Earnings Growth

    Sustainable Path to Double Digit Earnings Growth Long-Term Sales Growth Drivers Growth Rate Sustainable Solutions 8–12% 10%+ Healthcare 8–10% Adjusted EBITDA growth 15%+ Composites 10% Asia / LATAM 5% Other (GDP growth) 2–3% Adjusted EPS growth Avient 6.5% Avient Corporation 123

  124. Slide 124: An Investment in Sustainable Growth

    Investor Day 2021 An Investment in Sustainable Growth Bob Patterson Avient Corporation 124

  125. Slide 125: M&A Brings Avient New Technologies

    M&A Brings Avient New Technologies Technology Acquisition Technology Acquisition Thermoplastic Silicone Colorants & Elastomers Formulations Liquid Color Concentrates Long Fiber Reinforced (LFT) & Additives Thermoplastic Composites Continuous Fiber Composites Fiber Solutions Fiber & Healthcare Expert

  126. Slide 126: Clariant Color: Transformational Acquisition

    Clariant Color: Transformational Acquisition Clariant Color EBITDA Growth ($ in millions) $205 • Acquisition of Clariant Color business significantly expanded presence in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets $133 2019PF (1) 2021E • Strength of portfolio – double-digit annual EBITDA growth

  127. Slide 127: Bolt-On Acquisition History

    Bolt-On Acquisition History Established Acquisitions (> 7 years) Commercial Operating Income Operating Margins Resources(1) ($ in millions) $122 21% 360 + 39% + 205% + 1200 bps 259 $40 9% At Acquisition 2021E At Acquisition 2021E At Acquisition 2021E (1) Commercial Resources include associate headco

  128. Slide 128: We are a specialty formulator AND a sustainable solutions company

    We are a specialty formulator AND We are a sustainable solutions company Avient Corporation 128

  129. Slide 129: Avient is Asset Light

    Avient is Asset Light Capex / Revenue As a specialty formulator, we don’t 2021E (%) 9 require significant capital investment, as compared to the base resin raw material suppliers 7 we purchase from. Even more, our 6 manufacturing capabilities are 5 5 flexible and easily adaptable to 4 4 changing cus

  130. Slide 130: Avient is High Touch

    Avient is High Touch Our world-class vitality index of Commercial Resources 35% represents sales from products introduced in the last five years. This performance is not by chance. Rather, it’s reflective of consistent, 872 strategic investments in our portfolio…and people. Commercial Excellence is

  131. Slide 131: High Free Cash Flow Conversion

    High Free Cash Flow Conversion 2021E (%) 93 86 89 85 85 82 82 81 79 79 78 77 74 77 74 72 25 RPM HXL ECL SCL BNR PPG KWR AVY FUL EMN ASH UNVR CE GCP Avient FMC HUN Avient Specialty Other Specialty / Formulators Chemical Companies Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of December 2, 2021 Avie

  132. Slide 132: EBITDA Margins

    EBITDA Margins 2021 Expansion Goals 34% 26% 25% 22% 21% 20%+ 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 15%+ 14% 14% 14% 15% 12% 12% 9% 8% ex. Distribution RPM BNR PPG AVNT KWR AVY ex. Distribution FUL EMN ECL HXL SCL ASH UNVR CE AVNT AVNT GCP FMC HUN AVNT Avient Specialty Other Specialty / Formulators Chemical Companies

  133. Slide 133: Multiple Expansion

    Multiple Expansion With the Clariant Color business Total Enterprise Value / 2021E EBITDA acquisition and divestment of the PP&S business, our exposure is now 25.7 25.5 concentrated in less-cyclical and Historic Multiple high-growth markets. 17.7 16.7 Over the last 10 years, our multiple 15.5 15.3 1

  134. Slide 134: Key Takeaways

    Key Takeaways • Culture is everything – we are a high performing company and great place to work • We are a specialty formulator of sustainable solutions • We are well positioned to consistently deliver double digit growth from key mega trends and to increase ROIC • We have and will continue to gene

  135. Slide 135: Thank You.

    Investor Day 2021 Thank You.

  136. Slide 136: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except for per share data) Year Ended Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment December 31, 2019 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 1,003.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 745.7 Distribution 1,192.2 Corporate and eliminations

  137. Slide 137: Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks

    Year Ended Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks December 31, 2019 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 1,003.8 (1) Clariant Color pro forma adjustments 1,118.6 Pro forma sales $ 2,122.4 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 147.4 (1) Clariant Color pro forma adjustmen

  138. Slide 138: Reconciliation to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA

    Nine Months Ended Year Ended September 30, December 31, Reconciliation to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA 2020 2021 2020 2019 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 59.1 $ 201.7 $ 133.8 $ 75.7 Income tax expense 22.5 51.8 5.2 33.7 Interest expense 55.3 57.8 74.6 59.5 Depreciation and amortization

  139. Slide 139: Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share

    Year Ended December 31, 2019 Clariant MB Pro Forma Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Special Adjusted Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Items Avient Adjustments(1) Avient Sales $ 2,862.7 $ — $ 2,862.7 $ 1,118.6 $ 3,981.3 Operating income $ 156.8 $ 71.7 $ 228.5 $ 72.9 $ 301.4 Interest e

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