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Verifique validez en http://fojas.cl/d.php? cod=not71ediezm&ndoc=123456880196.- .- CUR Nro: F082-123456880196.- www.fojas.cl Pag: 1/1 Pag: 1/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 2/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 3/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 4/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 5/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 6/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 7/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 8/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 9/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 10/11 Certificado Nº 123456880196 Verifique validez en http://www.fojas.cl Pag: 11/11 2021-05-31T12:52:48-0400 Santiago - Chile EDUARDO JAVIER DIEZ MORELLO Notario Publico Eduardo_Diez_Morello
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/avient-human-rights-position-statement-updated-july-2021 %286%29.pdf
https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/code-conduct https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/49178/index.html Avient Corporation 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, OH 44012 3 Our Supply Chain At Avient, we commit to comply with laws and regulations supporting human rights such as the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, the UK Modern Slavery Act, the Dodd-Frank Act requiring disclosures on conflict minerals, and the EU’s - Conflict Minerals Regulation. Our disclosures are located at: https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/ca-transparency-act-disclosure https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/europe-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking- statement We reinforce Our Commitment to human rights, as set forth above, throughout our organization by incorporating and reflecting these principles in organizational policies, training programs, and our governance management framework. https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/ca-transparency-act-disclosure https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/europe-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-statement https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/europe-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-statement https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/supplier-code-of-conduct.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/Avient_CodeConduct_2023_Turkey.pdf
Soru ve Cevap S: Şirkette, Kuralları ihlal eden bir şeyler gördüm. Soru ve Cevap S: Birkaç iş seyahati yapmam gerekiyor. http://Avient.com/sustainability 25 İçindekiler Soru ve Cevap S: Amirim benden yeni bir atıkların bertarafı prosedürüne uymamı istedi, ancak bunun güvenli ve hatta yasal olduğundan emin değilim.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/AVNT February IR Presentation_w_Non-GAAP Recs_v2.pdf
Avient corporation first quarter 2023 results AVIENT CORPORATION I N V E S T O R P R E S E N T A T I O N (NYSE: AVNT) F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 4 D I S C L A I M E R Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Continue fostering our Great Place to Work® culture Strategic Objectives Long Term Growth Rates Growth Drivers $340 $455 $790 $1,135 2016 2018 2020 2023 $51 $84 $212 $645 2016 2018 2020 2023 $108 $113 $231 $230 2016 2018 2020 2023 $265 $358 $726 $725 2016 2018 2020 2023 8-12% 8-10% 8-10% 5% Sustainable Solutions Composites Healthcare Asia/Emerging Regions Profitable Growth Great Place to Work 5.4% 10.9% 16.0% 2006 2014 2023 EBITDA Margins $0.14 $1.93 $2.36 2006 2014 2023 Adjusted EPS TOP -T IE R S US TAINABIL IT Y P E RF ORM ANCE AND RE COGNIT ION Industry Sustainability Standards ESG Ratings Performance 1 2 4 87th 94th percentile 5 Avient CDP Score: A- F E B R U A R Y 1 4 , 2 0 2 4 W E B C A S T P R E S E N T AT I O N DR. AS HIS H KHANDP UR P R E S I D E N T & C E O 7 8 PORTFOLIO TRANSFORMATION 8 7% 46% 66% 87% 100% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2005 2010 2015 2020 2023 % o f A dj us te d E B IT D A Commodity JVs Distribution Performance Products & Solutions Specialty Businesses Adjusted EBITDA from Specialty Applications SUSTAINABILITY AS A GROWTH DRIVER 9 LONG-TERM REVENUE GROWTH DRIVERS Sustainable Solutions Composites, Healthcare, Asia / LATAM Overlap Other 60%+ Key Growth Drivers Total Company Revenue Growth Drivers Long-Term Growth Rate Sustainable Solutions 8–12% Composites 8–10% Healthcare 8–10% Asia / LATAM 5% Other 0–2% Avient 6% END MARKET OBSERVATIONS ( % O F C O M PA N Y S A L E S ) ENERGY 5% DEFENSE 7% TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4% HEALTHCARE 7% 10 TRANSPORTATION 10% INDUSTRIAL 16% BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 9% CONSUMER 19% PACKAGING 23% 11 REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS ( % O F C O M PA N Y S A L E S ) 11 US & Canada Latin America EMEA Asia 41% 36% 18% 5% Q 4 2 0 2 3 R E S U L T S Q4 2023 PERFORMANCE VS.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/AVNT Q2 2022 Earnings Presentation - Website Version.pdf
Microsoft PowerPoint - AVNT Q2 2022 Earnings Presentation AVIENT CORPORATION S E C O N D Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 2 R E S U L T S (NYSE: AVNT) J U L Y 2 6 , 2 0 2 2 D I S C L A I M E R 2 Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. S E C O N D Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 2 R E S U L T S $122 $134 2021 2022 $0.87 $0.98 2021 2022 Q2 2022 PERFORMANCE ( T O TA L C O M PA N Y ) 4 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $1,235 $1,302 2021 2022 + 5% Adjusted EPS + 10% + 13% (in millions) (in millions) (+ 10% excluding FX) (+ 16% excluding FX) (+ 20% excluding FX) Q2 2022 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE 5 CAI $624 $649 Sales ($ in millions) SEM Distribution $86 $94 Operating Income + 4% + 9% $404 $443 Sales $24 $27 Operating Income + 10% + 13% (1) $241 $244 Sales $37 $37 Operating Income + 1% Flat (+ 10% excluding FX) (+ 16% excluding FX) (+ 6% excluding FX) (+ 3% excluding FX) Q2 2021 $1,235 $122 Sustainable Solutions 17 7% 7 Healthcare 23 14% 5 Composites (ex Outdoor High Performance) 10 20% 4 Growth in Asia / LATAM 5 3% 1 Other 69 11% 5 Sub-total $1,359 10% $144 Outdoor High Performance Impact (9) (5) Wage Inflation and Overtime (7) Other Supply Chain Costs (2) Clariant Color Integration Synergies 7 Incentives, Other Employee Costs 4 FX (48) (7) Q2 2022 $1,302 5% $134 Q2 2022 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME ( T O TA L C O M PA N Y ) 6 Sales Growth Rate Adjusted Operating Income$ millions Adjusted EBITDA Q2 EBITDA BRIDGE 7 Price increases more than offsets raw material and supply chain impacts Q2 2021 $ 159 Demand (29) $ millions CAI: Price / Mix 87 Inflation (58) SEM: Price / Mix 36 Inflation (24) Distribution: Price / Mix 45 Inflation (41) Net Price Benefit 45 Wage Inflation and Overtime (7) Other Supply Chain Costs (2) Clariant Color Integration Synergies 7 Incentives, Other Employee Costs 4 FX (7) Q2 2022 $ 170 China Lockdowns / Russia Impact $ (14) Outdoor High Performance (5) Transportation (5) 8 Q2 '21 Adjusted EPS 0.87$ Color, Additives and Inks 0.11 Specialty Engineered Materials 0.01 Distribution 0.03 Corporate Costs 0.01 F/X (0.05) Segment OI 0.11$ Interest Expense 0.03 Tax Rate (0.03) Q2 '22 Adjusted EPS 0.98$ Q2 EPS BRIDGE Key Updates • Provided progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals • Emphasized commitment to U.N. Annual Purchases RAW MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN UPDATE Based on 2021 purchases, excludes Distribution business SEGMENT DATA U.S. & Canada 50% EMEA 25% Asia 16% Latin America 9% 2021 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS Consumer 23% Packaging 19% Industrial 16% Building and Construction 10% Telecommunications 4% Energy 2% END MARKET REVENUE (1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $4,819M and $581M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs $2,402M $409M $919M $164M $1,631M $94M Sales EBITDA Distribution Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $581M$4,819M (1) Transportation 11% Healthcare 15% 24 Packaging 34% Consumer 21% Healthcare 8% Industrial 16% Building & Construction 10% Transportation 9% Energy 1% Telecommunications 1% C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2 0 2 1 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 4 B I L L I O N US & Canada 32% EMEA 40% Asia 21% Latin America 7% END MARKET REGION 25 All charts reflect 2021 financials S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S Consumer 27% Healthcare 10% Packaging 7% Telecommunications 16% Transportation 11% Industrial 11% Building & Construction 11% Energy 7% 2 0 2 1 R E V E N U E | $ 9 1 9 M I L L I O N END MARKET US & Canada 55% EMEA 25% Asia 20% REGION 26 All charts reflect 2021 financials D I S T R I B U T I O N Healthcare 26% Consumer 23% Packaging 5% Industrial 20% Transportation 16% Building and Construction 8% Energy 1% Telecommunications 1% US & Canada 80% Asia 3% Latin America 17% END MARKET REGION K E Y S U P P L I E R S 2 0 2 1 R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 6 B I L L I O N 27 All charts reflect 2021 financials T O T A L C O M P A N Y R E G I O N A L S A L E S B Y E N D M A R K E T Packaging 30% Consumer 26%Healthcare 13% Industrial 14% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 2% Energy 2% Asia (16% of sales) Transportation 8% Packaging 32% Consumer 13% Healthcare 5% Industrial 17% Building & Construction 12% Telecommunications 5% Energy 4% EMEA (25% of sales) Transportation 12% 28 Consumer 25% Healthcare 19% Packaging 10% Industrial 17% Building & Construction 10% Telecommunications 4% Energy 2% US & Canada (50% of sales) Transportation 13% Packaging 38% Consumer 33% Healthcare 8% Industrial 10% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 1% LATAM (9% of sales) Transportation 5% All charts reflect 2021 financials 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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/Avient_CodeConduct_2024_final2.pdf
subject= https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/49178/index.html http://Avient.com https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/49178/index.html Non Retaliation Avient will not tolerate retaliation against any individual who, in good faith, seeks advice, raises a concern, reports misconduct or provides information in an investigation related to a suspected Code of Conduct violation. International Trade As a global company, we must comply with import/export controls and restrictions of the applicable jurisdiction(s) and the U.S. laws that apply to all our locations and transactions worldwide for the exchange of our products, services and technical information. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION OUR CODE OF CONDUCT RESPECT FOR ALL HONESTY AT WORK INTEGRITY IN OUR BUSINESS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY RESOURCES CODE OF CONDUCT | 27 https://Avient.com/sustainability http://Avient.com/sustainability http://Avient.com/sustainability https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/products/no-surprises-pledge-0 Q & A Q: My supervisor asked me to follow a new waste disposal procedure, but I am not sure it is safe or even legal.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-10/PREPERM_for_5G_Application_Bulletin_CN10.8-2.pdf
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Voor meer informatie over hoe Avient uw persoonlijke gegevens voor deze diensten en websites van derden verwerkt, kunt u de privacyverklaring van Avient Corporation raadplegen die beschikbaar is op https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/avient-corporation-privacy-statement). Houd er rekening mee dat eventuele wijzigingen met betrekking tot uw profiel invloed op uw huidige sollicitatie(s) kan/kunnen hebben. Datum van inwerkingtreding: 1 augustus 2020 mailto:PRIVACY.OFFICER@AVIENT.COM https://privacyportal.onetrust.com/webform/b25cf7b1-a93a-4d26-8c84-ceda4d0ae91b/e180cbe4-d1b9-49bd-b621-cb5f6a0f42cb mailto:PRIVACY.OFFICER@AVIENT.COM
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results_0.pdf
The company noted that first quarter 2025 GAAP EPS includes special items of $0.82 primarily related to an impairment associated with ceasing the development of S/4HANA, a cloud-based ERP system (see attachment 3), and $0.16 of intangible amortization expense (see attachment 1). https://www.avient.com/investors https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/tay7mbuw/ https://www.avient.com/investors https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI648915d05d0c44c4bdef681472840ace https://www.avient.com/investors/events-presentations 3 Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Company uses both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/2024 AVNT Q3 Webcast Slides w appendix and non-GAAP.pdf
Microsoft PowerPoint - AVNT Q3 2024 Earnings Presentation_10.29_12PM AVIENT CORPORATION T H I R D Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S A N D 2 0 2 4 F I N A N C I A L G U I D A N C E (NYSE: AVNT) O C T O B E R 3 1 , 2 0 2 4 D I S C L A I M E R Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. EBITDA $130 million +6% (+7% ex FX)Net Sales $815 million +8% (+8.5% ex FX) Net Sales $815 million +8% (+8.5% ex FX) Q 3 2 0 2 4 R E S U L T S TOTAL COMPANY ( Q 3 2 0 2 4 P E R F O R M A N C E V S Q 3 2 0 2 3 ) $754 $815 Q3 23 Q3 24 $123 $130 Q3 23 Q3 24 Sales Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) $0.57 $0.65 Q3 23 Q3 24 (in millions) Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS 5 + 8% (+8.5% excluding FX) + 6% (+7% excluding FX) + 14% (+16% excluding FX) Sales 6 Q3 2 024 RESULTS – ORGA NI C REVENUE GROW TH BY REGI ON VS PY 6 US & Canada Latin America EMEA Asia +9% +5% +11% +27% Avient ex. FX +8.5% FX -0.4% Total Avient +8.1% Note: Regional Sales Percentages exclude impact of foreign exchange COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS SEGMENT ( Q 3 2 0 2 4 P E R F O R M A N C E V S Q 3 2 0 2 3 ) $487 $522 Q3 23 Q3 24 $89 $97 Q3 23 Q3 24 Sales Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) (in millions) Sales Adjusted EBITDA 7 + 7% (+8% excluding FX) + 9% (+11% excluding FX) 18.3% +40 bps *18.7% * * Adjusted EBITDA Margin % • Sales growth driven by winning new product specifications in consumer & packaging, strong underlying demand in healthcare and improving demand in building & construction • Favorable mix and raw material deflation contributed to EBITDA margin expansion SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS SEGMENT ( Q 3 2 0 2 4 P E R F O R M A N C E V S Q 3 2 0 2 3 ) $268 $295 Q3 23 Q3 24 $51 $57 Q3 23 Q3 24 Sales Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) (in millions) Sales Adjusted EBITDA 8 • Sales growth driven by restocking in healthcare & consumer end markets and strong underlying demand for composite applications used in building & construction, energy and defense end markets • Favorable mix contributed to EBITDA margin expansion + 10% (+10% excluding FX) + 12% (+13% excluding FX) 19.0% +40 bps *19.4% * * Adjusted EBITDA Margin % 2 0 2 4 G U I D A N C E FY 20 24 GUIDA NC E Previous (Aug 6) Current Adjusted EPS $2.55 to $2.70 $2.63 to $2.67 Adjusted EBITDA $515 to $540 million $525 to $530 million Interest Expense $105 million $104 million Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 23% to 25% 23% to 25% Capital Expenditures & Investment in S/4 Hana ~$140 million ~$140 million 10 11 • Investor Day to be held 2024年12月4日 at the NYSE, beginning at 10AM • The focus will be to do a deep dive on the Company’s strategy • Registration and microsite will be available in early November 20 24 AVI ENT INVESTOR DAY A P P E N D I X 18 Performance Additives 15% Pigments 13% TiO2 9% Dyestuffs 2% Polyethylene 10%Nylon 5% Polypropylene 4% Styrenic Block Copolymer 4% Other Raw Materials 38% ~40% hydrocarbon based (Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based, includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”) Non-hydrocarbon based materials RA W MATERI AL BA SKET SEGMENT DATA U.S. & Canada 41% EMEA 36% Asia 18% Latin America 5% 2023 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS Consumer 19% Packaging 23%Industrial 16% Building and Construction 9% Telecommunications 4% Energy 5% Defense 7% END MARKET REVENUE $2,007M $358M $1,138M $224M Sales EBITDA Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $502M$3,143M (1) Transportation 10% Healthcare 7% 20 (1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $3,143M and $502M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs 2 0 2 3 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 0 B I L L I O N US & Canada 34% EMEA 37% Asia 21% Latin America 8% END MARKET REGION 21 Packaging 34% Consumer 21% Healthcare 8% Industrial 15% Transportation 9% Building & Construction 10% Telecommunications 1% Energy 2% COLOR , AD DI TI VES & INKS 2 0 2 3 R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 1 B I L L I O N US & Canada 52% EMEA 35% Asia 13% 22 Packaging 5% Consumer 16% Healthcare 6%Industrial 16% Transportation 12% Telecommunications 9% Energy 10% Defense 18% Building & Construction 8% END MARKET REGION SPEC IA LTY ENGI NEER ED MATERI ALS Packaging 32% Consumer 26% Healthcare 9% Industrial 13% Building & Construction 6% Telecommunications 2% Energy 2% Defense 1% Asia (18% of sales) Transportation 9% 2 0 2 3 AV I E N T R E G I O N A L S A L E S Packaging 25% Consumer 13% Healthcare 5% Industrial 18% Building & Construction 9% Energy 5% Defense 8% EMEA (36% of sales)Transportation 13% Packaging 13% Consumer 22% Healthcare 10% Industrial 16% Building & Construction 12% Energy 6% Defense 8% US & Canada (41% of sales) Transportation 9% Packaging 59% Consumer 22% Healthcare 2% Industrial 8% Building & Construction 4% LATAM (5% of sales) Transportation 5% Telecommunications 4% Telecommunications 4% 23 B Y E N D M A R K E T 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.