FOILING COUNTERFEITERS WITH SPECIALIZED COLOR & ADDITIVE MASTERBATCHES CASE STUDY: COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS Challe nge Accepted. THE SOLUTION The Avient team proposed multiple solutions—including a laser-marking additive, an authentication additive, and colorant—bundled into a single Smartbatch™ concentrate. The concentrate also included the required color for the manufacturer’s branding and an additive for UV protection.

Packages can be supplied on colored, embossed and/or slit tubes. Product ID Coating Base Fiber Nominal Break Strength Nominal Yield Description G675/Colors Colorcoat™  E-Glass 60 LBs (27 KGs) 1897 FT/LB (1274 M/KG) Color formula designed to be compatible with customer specific resin matrix K1420 Flamecoat™ Kevlar® 65 LBs (29 KGs) 6872 FT/LB (4616 M/KG) Flame retardant coating suppresses flame and smoke K1500 Protexcoat™ Colorcoat™ Kevlar® 69 LBs (31 KGs) 8770 FT/LB (5892 M/KG) Kevlar® coated with UV inhibitors and carbon black pigment for UV protection K14200 Repelcoat™ Kevlar® 650 LBs (294 KGs) 877 FT/LB (588 M/KG) Water repellant coating used in ballistic fabric applications V3000T N/A Vectran® 195 LBs (88 KGs) 4390 FT/LB (2950 M/KG) Twisted to improve processing POPULAR INDUSTRIAL FABRIC YARN PRODUCTS LOCATIONS Headquarters, R&D, Manufacturing FIBER-LINE® LLC 3050 Campus Drive Hatfield, PA 19440 +1 215.997.9181 fiber@fiber-line.com Manufacturing Operations FIBER-LINE® LLC 280 Performance Drive SE Hickory, NC 28602 +1 828.326.8700 fiber@fiber-line.com EMEA & Asia Pacific Operations FIBER-LINE® INTERNATIONAL B.V. They also add important characteristics, such as SWELLCOAT® water-blocking, water repellence, adhe- sion, color, and wear and UV-resistance to these and many other applications.

GEON C90UB WHITE GEON E7130 WHITE 1380 PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

WHITE ZYTEL V2 GEON 87416 WHITE PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

WHITE 130883 D020390 ACR WHITE 15:1 PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

A16W206A WHITE WHITE PE PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

GEON 87416 WHITE 1359 GEON 06935 WHITE 1528 PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

16552-03 EXPE7455B WHITE 1341 PRE-WHITE Q722-3-5 W/AM PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

WHITE NO/SLIP (PE) WHITE PEARL PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000

GEON MP620 WHITE 1360 BRIGHT WHITE ABS PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000