Aquamix products are available in 5-gallon pails; 55-gallon polyethylene-lined fiber drums; totes; tanker-trucks; or customized packaging to fit your specific requirements. Aquamix products are available in 5-gallon pails; 55-gallon polyethylene-lined fiber drums; totes; tanker-trucks; or customized packaging to fit your specific requirements.

Facility Locations & Businesses Avon Lake, OH; Engineered Materials Birmingham, AL; Glasforms Englewood, CO; Polystrand McHenry, IL; Engineered Materials North Haven, CT; NEU Montrose, CO; Gordon Composites Avient Distribution (Formerly PolyOne Dist. Phone: 216-255-3406 Fax: 216-255-3456 4199 Kinross Lakes Parkway, Suite 220 Richfield, OH 44286 SIC/NAICS Codes & Descriptions 3087 / 325991 Customer compounding of purchased resins 2821 / 325211 Plastic material and resin manufacturing 2851 / 325510 Paint & Coating manufacturing (Specialty Coatings) 424610 Plastic materials wholesalers (Avient Distribution) 326199 Composites (Glasforms) Avient Code of Conduct Policy Yes.

Engineered with short fiber reinforcements to provide precise levels of electrical conductivity

Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation

Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation

Glass or other heavier materials can be replaced with a lighter, TPE-made product so you can fit more inventory on delivery trucks.

Maintain a minimum draft angle of 1° per side. 4 Therma-Tech Incomplete Fill Melt and/or mold too cold • Increase nozzle and barrel temperatures • Increase pack and hold pressure • Increase nozzle tip diameter • Check thermocouples and heater bands 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 Shot size • Increase cushion • Decrease transfer position Brittleness Low melt temperature • Measure melt temperature with pyrometer Degraded/ overheated material • Decrease melt temperature • Decrease back pressure • Use smaller barrel/excessive residence time • Decrease screw rpm Gate location and/or size • Relocate gate to nonstress area • Increase gate size to allow higher flow rate and lower molded in stress Fibers on Surface (Splay) Melt temperature too low • Increase injection speed • Increase screw rpm Insufficient packing • Increase pack and hold pressure, and time Processing Guide 5 Sink Marks Part geometry too thick • Reduce wall thickness • Reduce rib thickness • Maintain nominal wall thickness Melt too hot • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures Insufficient material volume • Increase pack pressure/time Flash Injection pressure too high • Decrease injection pressure • Increase clamp pressure • Increase transfer position Excess material volume • Decrease pack pressure • Decrease shot size Melt and/or mold too hot • Decrease screw speed Excessive Shrink Too much orientation • Increase packing time and pressure • Increase hold pressure • Decrease melt temperature • Decrease injection speed • Decrease screw rpm • Increase venting Not Enough Shrink Too little orientation • Decrease packing pressure and time • Decrease hold pressure • Increase injection speed • Increase screw rpm • Decrease cooling time 6 Therma-Tech Burning Melt and/or mold too cold Mold design • Clean, widen and increase number of vents • Increase gate size or number of gates Moisture • Verify material is dried at proper conditions Nozzle Drool Nozzle temperature too hot • Decrease nozzle temperature • Decrease back pressure • Increase screw decompression • Verify material has been dried at proper conditions Weld Lines Melt front temperatures are too low • Increase pack and hold pressure • Increase vent width and locations Mold design • Perform short shots to determine fill pattern and verify proper vent location • Add vents and/or false ejector pin • Move gate location Warp Excessive orientation • Decrease injection pressure and injection rate Mold design • Increase number of gates Sticking in Mold Cavities are overpacked • Decrease injection rate and pressure • Decrease pack and hold pressure Mold design • Increase draft angle Part is too hot 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

Glass or other heavier materials can be replaced with a lighter, TPE-made product so you can fit more inventory on delivery trucks.

Examples include: • Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports; • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy; 6 PROXY STATEMENT 2024 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders • 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 resources conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee periodically evaluates the composition of the full Board, including its diversity mix. We annually evaluate the composition of our compensation peer group, giving specific consideration to company size, global presence, and specialty chemical focus.

Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. The composition of the Board is intended to reflect an appropriate mix of skill sets, experience and qualifications that are relevant to Avient’s business and governance over time. We annually evaluate the composition of our compensation peer group, giving specific consideration to company size, global presence, and specialty chemical focus.