COSMETIC PACKAGING OEM L I P G L O S S T I P B R U S H • Good chemical resistance • Shore 40A hardness at a 60-degree angle • Natural/transparent color • Can be flocked • Delivered a formulation with good chemical resistance to oil in long-term environments • Provided an easy-to-mold TPE and replaced TPU/TPEE with a better soft touch feel • Offered good adhesion with an epoxy resin glue with no impact on the flocking process Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

TOP SPEAKER MANUFACTURER W A T E R P R O O F S P E A K E R G A S K E T • Provide good sealing properties • Protect from water and dust • Reduce production time and costs • Increase design freedom • Provided a low compression set TPE with IP67 ingress protection • Easily prevented ingress of dust and water • Decreased cycle times and reduced overall manufacturing costs • Increased design freedom with overmolding Versaflex™ CE 3120-40 Thermoplastic Elastomer KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

PALLET MANUFACTURER N O N - S L I P S T R I P S • Improve top deck coefficient of friction • Chemically bond to HDPE and extrude at lower temperatures • Durability to withstand 7-10 year product lifespan • Provided onsite technical support to incorporate a secondary material in the existing manufacturing process • Shortened the product development life cycle by quickly providing a durable material within our existing product portfolio that improved grip • Ensured supply continuity to ease concerns • Trusted provider of sustainable rigid, elastomer, and color polymer solutions to enable product innovation Versaflex™ TPE Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

GLS TPE - Closurelogic Cap Liner - Spanish CLOSURELOGIC GMBH L I N E R P A R A T A P A D E A L U M I N I O • Compliance with food contact regulations • Seals to glass, PET and aluminum bottles • Excellent pressure retention for carbonated beverages • Ofrece un TPE de baja migración con excelentes propiedades organolépticas • Permitió el procesamiento a temperaturas 20 °C más bajas que los materiales comparativos Elastómero termoplástico GLS™ REQUERIMIENTOS CLAVE ¿POR QUÉ AVIENT?

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MANUFACTURER F L E X I B L E P O U L T R Y P A C K A G I N G • Provide low friction resistance for multilayer film structures with external polyamides • Prevent self-adhesion of plastic films • Enhance the end-use appearance • Provided additives that result in a lower coefficient of friction for packaging end products • Enhanced the appearance of packaging surfaces by creating a smoother finish • Offered expertise in additives for polyamides in flexible packaging and assistance in achieving regulatory approval Cesa Anti-Block Additives and Cesa Slip Additives KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Baby diaper manufactureR BABY DIAPER MANUFACTURER P P N O N W O V E N M U L T I L A Y E R S • Provide slip additives with high concentrated content • Offer products meeting customer FDA requirements • Shorten supply lead time and reduce cost compared with importing from EU • Offered additives with high concentrated content, which is unachievable for competitors • Provided regulatory support, significant cost and time savings • Compressed the timeline through on-site color visualization, exploration, and formulation of new colors by the expert designer Cesa Slip Additives KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Medical gown manufacturer MEDICAL GOWN MANUFACTURER P P N O N W O V E N M U L T I L A Y E R S • Excellent anti-microbial and anti-virus performance • Pass JIS Test • Provide technical support including specific specs, processing and molding recommendations • Customized anti-virus solutions designed to support performance standards for materials used in the surgical environment • Provided technical support for material selection, part & tool design, and process development to accelerate commercialization • Supported customer’s products pass the JIS test Cesa WithStand Antimicrobial Additives KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

FABRIC MASK MANUFACTURER P P N O N W O V E N M U L T I L A Y E R S • Meet regulatory requirements for the application • Provide technical support including specific color, processing and molding recommendations • Deliver a highly hydrophilic performance • Developed a compliant additives solution to meet necessary regulatory specifications • Provided technical expertise throughout the design and manufacturing process • Offered an effective solution to make it soft touch while hydrophilic Cesa Fiber Additives KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Fearon, Gregory J. Powell, Kerry J. Powell, Chairperson Kerry J.

Avient Corporation 3 Simplified Drop Test • 65g steel ball • Dropped from 305mm • Onto 3.175mm thickness flat samples Materials Tested • Standard TPE 30 Shore A • TPU alloy 60 Shore A • Damping TPE 32 Shore A VDT reduces bounce Avient Corporation 4 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 Image courtesy of Airobag TV https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Simulation of Impact A weight dropped onto protective element in contact with rigid substrate https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Avient Corporation 5 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 REFINING THE DESIGN D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L C O M B I N A T I O N Avient Corporation 6 • A number of different shapes and designs are created and simulated to determine which one works best • Refining to meet EN standard • VDT TPEs can help reach compliance with EN1621-1 level 2 and EN1621-2 level 1 • Optimum protection can be achieved by combining industrial design and engineering Avient Corporation 7 VALIDATION P R O T O T Y P I N G W I T H 3 D P R I N T I N G 3D Printing Validation -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% Density Tensile Strength // Tear resistance // Rebound resilience 2mm 3D Printed VDT vs Injection Molded VDT can be 3D printed for concept evaluation early in the design process SUMMARY Avient Corporation 8 • Enabled a new, compact design with a customized VDT TPE formulation • Improved user comfort and functionality • Fulfilled EN standards • Reduced number of prototyping tools required • Reduced time spent in product development by 40 percent, enabling faster commercialization of product