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PolyOne Design and Innovation Solutions Take Center Stage at CHINAPLAS 2019 GUANGZHOU, China – May 21, 2019 – At CHINAPLAS 2019 this week, PolyOne is sponsoring Design X Innovation, three events co-located at the fairgroun

Injection moldable and colorable, they offer design flexibility and easy processing for faster prototyping and shorter lead times, helping you get to market faster. KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Stable and controlled dielectric performance up to a frequency range of 220 GHz • Dk range spanning 2.55 to 23 • Ultra-low transmission loss at mmWave • Allow high design flexibility, part miniaturization and weight reduction • Easy processability MARKETS & APPLICATIONS These high frequency, conductive materials support the rapid deployment of 5G in industries ranging from telecommunications and consumer electronics to automotive and healthcare.

More innovative product designs, through continual improvement and global customer pull, provide Avient a unique opportunity to help. From healthcare to transportation to packaging, and everything in between, we help our customers meet their product design and sustainability goals.

Gravi-Tech™ solution replaces metal, providing greater design freedom for portable speaker component Consider design trends, materials and processing options when designing your new phone case models.  Versaflex™ OM provides greater design and good sealing sealing properties for vacuum cleaner gasket 

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reSound™ OM Thermoplastic Elastomers Bio-based TPEs Deliver on Performance Designed to support sustainability goals, the reSound OM TPE formulations utilize between 40 and 50 percent bio-renewable content derived from sugarcane and offer hardness levels and property retention comparable to traditional petroleum-based TPEs. Peel, PLI 12 19 23 20 19 reSound OM 5510 for PP reSound OM 5510-60N Room Temperature 70C 1 day 1 week 2 weeks 6 months 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks Bio-derived Content (%) 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% Hardness, Shore A 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 Specific Gravity 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.90 50% Modulus, PSI 247 241 244 251 234 244 240 100% Modulus, PSI 343 333 338 339 321 331 326 Tensile Strength, PSI 625 621 647 610 633 662 642 Elongation, % 306 314 309 313 312 315 315 Tear Strength, PLI 109 108 113 113 111 117 115 reSound OM 5520-55N Room Temperature 70C 1 day 1 week 2 weeks 6 months 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks Bio-derived Content (%) 49% 49% 49% 49% 49% 49% 49% Hardness, Shore A 54 54 55 55 54 55 56 Specific Gravity 0.95 0.95 0.96 0.96 0.95 0.96 0.96 50% Modulus, PSI 258 256 256 265 266 271 257 100% Modulus, PSI 353 355 357 362 373 379 367 Tensile strength, PSI 637 615 637 669 651 674 642 Elongation, % 319 315 319 333 313 319 315 Tear Strength, PLI 146 136 133 142 137 138 141 reSound OM 5510-45N Room Temperature 70C 1 day 1 week 2 weeks 6 months 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks Bio-derived Content (%) 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% Hardness, Shore A 45 46 47 46 46 45 45 Specific Gravity 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.90 50% Modulus, PSI 153 158 154 162 137 136 133 100% Modulus, PSI 251 259 259 261 226 222 218 Tensile Strength, PSI 438 481 451 495 417 470 486 Elongation, % 215 240 211 243 204 227 238 Tear Strength, PLI 84 81 87 82 83 85 84 AGING – PROPERTY RETENTION • Tested at room temperature and 70° C for comparison • Hardness, tensile strength elongation and modulus showed great retention Overmolding onto PP Overmolding onto ABS RHEOLOGY Suitable for injection molding and overmolding 1.0 10 100 1000 10000 100000 10.0 100.0 1000.0 reSound OM 5510-30N reSound OM 5510-45N reSound OM 5510-60N reSound OM 5510-70N Shear Rate, 1/s C ap ill ar y Vi sc os it y, P a* s 1.0 10 100 1000 10000 100000 10.0 100.0 1000.0 reSound OM 5520-55N Shear Rate, 1/s C ap ill ar y Vi sc os it y, P a* s Capillary viscosity at 200°C Capillary viscosity at 200°C reSound OM 5510 for PP reSound OM 5520 for ABS www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

CASE STUDY: EXCELITE™ IM CHEMICAL FOAMING ADDITIVES THE CHALLENGE With more major OEMs introducing lightweighting initiatives, the use of chemical foaming additives (CFAs) is becoming more common among automotive injection molders. THE SOLUTION The Avient technical team leveraged expertise in liquid formulations with the science of dispersion to develop Excelite™ IM, a CFA solution that targeted automotive injection molding applications and would help address the issues of this tier-1 molder.