With PK, you can get engineered thermoplastic performance with an added benefit of a polyolefin carbon footprint. In each comparison, polyketone thermoplastics offer product engineers and designers a new tool in the product development toolbox for engineering plastics. The charts above compare 30% short glass-fiber filled samples and show a noticeable difference in the moisture uptake behavior of PK versus to PA6 & PA66.

SHANGHAI – June 1, 2022 – Avient today launched a new family of Versaflex™ thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials developed for fatty-food-contact (FFC) applications that must comply with migration limit standards in Europe and North America. Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

CLEVELAND – March 28, 2022 – Avient today announced a new reSound™ REC thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) formulation for use in certain food-contact applications. Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

Examples include: • Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high- performance materials that require less plastic • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation • Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater, improve the recyclability of materials and advance a circular economy • Composite solutions to support accelerated growth of 5G / fiber-optic infrastructure investment as the world demands greater and faster connectivity Avient employs approximately 9,100 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care® and a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Operational Excellence Empowers us to respond to the voice of the customer with relentless continuous improvement. We will do so though our investments and focus on sustainable solutions for high-growth markets, including healthcare, consumer, packaging and composites/5G.

Examples include: • Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high- performance materials that require less plastic • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation • Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater, improve the recyclability of materials and advance a circular economy • Composite solutions to support accelerated growth of 5G / fiber-optic infrastructure investment as the world demands greater and faster connectivity Avient employs approximately 9,100 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care® and a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Operational Excellence Empowers us to respond to the voice of the customer with relentless continuous improvement. We will do so though our investments and focus on sustainable solutions for high-growth markets, including healthcare, consumer, packaging and composites/5G.

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Engineered Materials also had a very good quarter, driven by growth in composites, which led to an expansion of profitability for the segment as a whole." Continuing operations Continuing operations

Digimat for long fibre reinforced materials Advanced simulation captures part performance for fibre reinforced thermoplastics Comparing the results of isotropic material data to anisotropic material data Case study https://hexagon.com/ Figure 2: Digimat material model workflow when coupled with an FEA solver Manufacturing Intelligence hexagonmi.com2 Solution Avient leveraged Digimat to reverse-engineer material data based on the microstructure, tensile test data, and micro-mechanical modelling. Long fibre reinforced materials have an added degree of modelling complexity due to the need to capture the effects of bundling, fibre entanglement and weld lines.

ARTISAN™ PRE-COLORED THERMOPLASTICS NYLON (PA6) FORMULATIONS PROCESSING GUIDE 2 Artisan Pre-Colored Thermoplastics Artisan™ Pre-Colored Thermoplastics Artisan™ thermoplastics are vibrant, pre-colored high-gloss, scratch resistant engineered polymers formulated to replace paint for superior results. Cut vent depths to 0.0007″–0.0015″ Draft Angle Maintain a minimum draft angle of 1° per side 4 Artisan Pre-Colored Thermoplastics Incomplete Fill Melt and/or mold too cold • Increase nozzle and barrel temperatures • Check thermocouples and heater bands Shot size • Increase shot size • Adjust transfer position to 98% full • Increase cushion Mold design • Enlarge or widen vents and increase number of vents • Check that vents are unplugged • Check that gates are unplugged • Enlarge gates and/or runners • Perform short shots to determine fill pattern and verify proper vent location • Increase wall thickness to move gas trap to parting line Brittleness Degraded/overheated material • Decrease melt temperature • Decrease back pressure • Use smaller barrel Gate location and/or size • Relocate gate to non-stress area • Increase gate size to allow higher flow rate and lower molded-in stress Wet material • Check moisture. Sink Marks Melt too hot • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures Insufficient material volume • Increase shot size • Increase packing pressure Part geometry too thick • Reduce wall thickness • Reduce rib thickness Processing Guide 5 Flash Injection pressure too high • Decrease injection pressure • Increase clamp pressure • Increase transfer position Excess material volume • Adjust transfer position • Decrease pack pressure • Decrease shot size Melt or mold too hot • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature Loose clamp • Reset mold height • Increase clamp tonnage Shrink Too much shrink • Increase cooling time Too little shrink • Decrease cooling time Burning • Reduce decompression Mold design • Clean, widen and increase number of vents • Increase gate size to reduce shear Wet material • Verify material is dried at proper condition Nozzle Drool Nozzle temperature too hot • Decrease nozzle temperature • Decrease back pressure • Increase screw decompression • Verify material has been dried at proper conditions Incorrect nozzle • Use reverse taper tip Weld Lines Melt front temperatures are too low • Increase pack and hold pressure Mold design • Increase gate size • Identify end of fill pattern and verify proper vent location • Add vents or increase vent width • Move gate location 6 Artisan Pre-Colored Thermoplastics Warp • Increase melt temp • Reduce injection speed • Increase pack pressure • Increase pack time • Decrease mold temperature • Increase cool time Mold design • Non-uniform mold cooling Part design • Non-uniform wall thickness Thermolator incorrect temperature • Check settings • Inspect thermocouple Sticking in Mold Overfilled cavity • Decrease injection rate and pressure • Decrease hold pressure • Decrease cooling time Part too hot • Decrease barrel temperature • Decrease mold temperature • Increase cooling time Mold design • Increase draft angle • Polish cores in direction of ejection Black Specks Contamination • Purge machine Degradation • Reduce melt temperature • Reduce screw speed • Reduce back pressure Machine related • Check for wear on screw, barrel or check ring Delamination • Increase melt temperature • Decrease injection speed • Purge barrel to eliminate material contamination Mold design • Reduce sharp corners in material flow path • Increase venting Processing Guide 7 Discoloration Oversheared material • Decrease melt temperature • Decrease injection speed • Reduce residence time Mold design • Increase gate sizing Dry material • Check moisture of material to ensure it is within the recommended moisture percentage for molding 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

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