Watch this webinar to learn benefits and strategies to lower the carbon footprint of your plastic parts

Watch this webinar to learn benefits and strategies to lower the carbon footprint of your plastic parts

Explore three key opportunities for metal-to-plastic conversion

Although these process aids do not directly benefit preform manufacturers, who produce the initial plastic preforms, the advantages are realized at the bottle blower stage, where the preforms are heated and blown into their final bottle shapes.

CORE™ Vinyl Powder Coatings are dry blends of suspension PVC resins that are plasticized for flexibility.

WithStand Antimicrobial Additives provide a proven, effective, durable, uncompromised solution to limit microbe development in finished plastic devices.

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 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

No. 0962.01) 09/05/2023 Page 1 of 1 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017 AVIENT CORPORATION 80 North West Street Norwalk, OH 44857 Craig Polta Phone: 419 660 4278 MECHANICAL Valid To: September 30, 2025 Certificate Number: 0962.01 In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this laboratory to perform the following tests on plastics: Test Method(s) Test Name ASTM D256; ISO 180 Notched Izod ISO 179 (1eA) Determination of Charpy Impact ASTM D523 Gloss ASTM D618 (Method A) Conditioning of Test Specimens ASTM D792 (Method A) Specific Gravity ASTM D1238 (Method B) Melt Flow Rate ASTM D3012 Thermal Oxidative Stability ASTM D3641 Injection Molding Test Specimens FMVSS 302 Flammability ASTM E1331; SAE J1545 Spectrophotometric Color Difference SAE J1885 (Rev.

Parameters NM5600-8002 RS NM5600-8004 RS Drying Temperature 100–120°C 100–130°C Drying Time 4–6 hours 4–6 hours Barrel Temperature °C °C Rear Zone 250–270 260–270 Central Zone 260–280 270–290 Front Zone 270–295 290–305 Nozzle 290–300 290–300 Mold Temperature 80–100 80–100 Screw Speed Moderate Moderate Back Pressure 3–10bar 3–10bar Cushion stroke 5–10% of plasticizing stroke 5–10% plasticizing of stroke Injection Speed Medium Medium Injection Pressure Medium–high Medium–high Holding Pressure 30–50% of injection pressure 20–40% of injection pressure Screw Type General purpose General purpose Screw L/D 20:1 20:1 Screw Compression Ratio 2.5:1 2.5:1 Non-return Check Valve Free flow check ring Free flow check ring Nozzle Type Reverse taper Reverse taper Barrel Capacity 30–80% of barrel should be used Processing Guide 2 Start Up & Shut Down Recommendations Purge Compound 1. 2–3 melt flow PP or purging compound.

PCF COMPARISON https://www.carbon-minds.com/lca-database-for-chemicals-and-plastics/ https://www.silicones.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SIL_exec-summary_en.pdf https://www.avient.com/idea/making-plastic-parts-more-sustainable 1http://www.ptonline.com/articles/getting-into-lsr--part-iv-how-lsr-tooling-is-different Tooling Costs In nearly every case, molds needed for LSR fabrication require more precision and tooling expertise than those used to manufacture TPE parts. A 2012 article in Plastics Technology1 notes silicone rubber molds need tighter tolerances to prevent flash. On the other hand, TPEs are most commonly processed using in-line, single- screw injection equipment that has been routinely used in the plastics industry for decades.