Examples include: • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint • Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility Avient employs approximately 8,700 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

Review and approve, or recommend to the Board the approval of, the structure of the Company’s retirement plans, and other benefit plans that are compensatory in nature.

Customizable binder systems offer solutions based on nitrile, EPR, EPDM, SBR, natural rubber, CPE, and EVA.

This also includes being a passionate steward of our natural resources for the long-term health and vitality of our planet. The fun nature of the competitiveness brought great results, where nearly all associates contributed.” This also includes being a passionate steward of our natural resources for the long-term health and vitality of our planet.

This also includes being a passionate steward of our natural resources for the long-term health and vitality of our planet. The fun nature of the competitiveness brought great results, where nearly all associates contributed.” This also includes being a passionate steward of our natural resources for the long-term health and vitality of our planet.

Indemnification and Liability 13.1 Supplier will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Avient, its officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, assigns, customers and other vendors, and their respective present and future directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, losses, costs, fees, expenses, penalties and injuries of any kind or nature (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees), arising out of or resulting in any way from: 1) Any breach by Supplier or a Supplier contractor/agent of any representation, warranty or obligation under the Agreement; 2) Any product liability and/or Avient Terms and Conditions of Purchase for Goods and/or Services product safety issue(s) related to the Goods; 3) Personal injury or death related to the Goods and/or Services hereunder; 3) Any loss or damage to property attributable to the Goods or Services; 4) Any negligent act, omission or willful misconduct of Supplier or a or Supplier contractor/agent; and 5) The failure of Supplier’s Goods or Services to comply with all international, state, federal and local laws, rules and regulations. This indemnification shall be in addition to the warranty obligations of Supplier. 13.2 As to all Goods supplied hereunder, Supplier will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Avient and its officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, assigns, customers and other vendors, and their respective present and future directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities, claims, losses actions, damages, costs, fees, expenses, penalties and injuries of any kind or nature (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees) arising out of any third party claim that as-shipped by Supplier, such Goods infringe any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right of another person in the country of delivery. 13.3 Supplier is fully liable for the correct and timely payment of all taxes and levies indebted in connection to the performance of the Agreement and will indemnify Avient against all claims and damages relating to its obligations concerning taxes, contributions and any claims of third parties, including the applicable government of the country at issue. 13.4 Supplier shall indemnify Avient for any costs, duties, fees, taxes, losses, and damages, including court costs and reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees, which may be incurred by Avient for any actual or alleged violation of the U.S. customs laws with respect to the Goods. 13.5 In no event shall Avient have liability or indemnity obligations to Supplier for indirect, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or moral damages. 14. Generally, the law of the State of Ohio, U.S.A., shall control the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, excepting the provisions of Ohio law respecting conflict of law, and provided that for matters relating specifically to or arising out of a specific delivery of Goods or performance of Services hereunder: 20.4.1 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in North America (including Mexico) the law of the state of Avient Terms and Conditions of Purchase for Goods and/or Services Ohio, U.S.A., shall control the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, excepting the provisions of Ohio law respecting conflict of law. 20.4.2 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in Europe (including Russia and the former Soviet client states (but not the Czech Republic)) and Africa, Swiss Law of Contracts shall control the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, excepting provisions of Swiss law respecting conflict of law. 20.4.3 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in the Czech Republic, Czech Republic law shall control the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, excepting provisions of Czech Republic law respecting conflict of law. 20.4.4 For Goods or Services delivered/performed from a China entity Supplier to a Avient-China entity, China law shall control the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, excepting the provisions of China law respecting conflict of law. 20.4.5 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in the balance of Asia, Singapore Law shall control the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, excepting the provisions of Singapore law respecting conflict of law. 20.4.6 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in Central and South America the internal law of Brazil shall control the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, excepting the provisions of Brazil law respecting conflict of law. 20.5 Any dispute or controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement relating specifically to or arising out of a specific Delivery of Goods or performance of a Service hereunder shall, if not settled amicably by the parties, be submitted for resolution as follows: 20.5.1 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in North America and Mexico, the Ohio State and United States federal courts sitting in Summit County, Ohio, and each Party consents to exclusive jurisdiction in such courts and waives all objections to forum regardless of basis. 20.5.2 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in Europe (including Russia and the former Soviet client states) and Africa} binding arbitration before the World Intellectual Property Organization sitting in Geneva, Switzerland (unless local law mandates a different forum). 20.5.3 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in China by a Chinese supplier to a Chinese Avient entity the courts of China sitting in Shanghai. 20.5.4 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in the remainder of Asia the courts of Singapore. 20.5.5 For Goods or Services delivered/performed in Central and South America binding arbitration before The Arbitration and Mediation Avient Terms and Conditions of Purchase for Goods and/or Services Center of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce sitting in Sao Paulo. 20.6 Expiry, termination or cancellation of the Agreement shall not affect any right or obligation, which expressly or by its nature survives such expiry, termination or cancellation, including but not limited to representations, warranties, confidentiality obligations, intellectual property rights and accrued rights.

À l’exception des déclarations et des garanties expresses énoncées plus haut, le vendeur ne fait aucune déclaration et ne donne aucune garantie expresses ou implicites de quelque nature que ce soit quant aux produits, notamment des garanties implicites de qualité marchande ou d’adéquation à des fins particulières, qu’ils soient utilisés seuls ou en combinaison avec tout autre matériau ou dans tout procédé, et aucune des parties ne s’est fondée sur une quelconque déclaration à l’exception des présentes modalités. Le vendeur ne fait aucune déclaration et ne donne aucune garantie de quelque nature que ce soit, expresses ou implicites, à l’égard des échantillons ou des matériaux de développement, notamment des garanties implicites de qualité marchande ou d’adéquation à des fins particulières, qu’ils soient utilisés seuls ou en combinaison avec tout autre matériau ou dans tout procédé, et aucune des parties ne s’est fondée sur une quelconque déclaration à l’exception des présentes modalités. 3. L’acheteur remboursera au vendeur l’ensemble des taxes fédérales, étatiques, provinciales, locales et autres (à l’exception des impôts sur le revenu), des taxes d’utilisation et d’accise et des frais, y compris les frais de remise en état de l’environnement, ainsi que les taxes, frais et droits de toute nature que le vendeur doit débourser en lien avec la fabrication et la fourniture des produits, mais uniquement les sommes qui ne sont pas déjà incluses dans le prix indiqué lors de l’entrée en vigueur du présent contrat.

Carbon fiber increases modulus more than glass or natural fibers and a composite with 50% fiber will be stiffer than one containing 30%. The viscoelastic nature of thermoplastic materials also aids in the absorption of energy instead of reflecting or transmitting it as vibrational or sound waves. Conductive – Modify the inherent electrical insulative nature of plastics with additive technologies to render them antistatic, static dissipative, conductive, or to provide EMI shielding characteristics.

Product designers and manufacturers are turning to thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) to replace silicone and natural rubber. As time progresses and our investments begin, we do so in a natural, collaborative manner that begins to drive growth, by investing in our customer’s growth. These solutions strive to maximize the conservation of natural resources, climate protection efforts and social responsibility.

Only naturally balanced runner systems (“H” pattern) are recommended