CASE STUDY: GORDON™ COMPOSITES UNIDIRECTIONAL LAMINATES WILLOWWOOD MEETS PROSTHETIC PATIENT NEEDS WITH ADVANCED COMPOSITES To learn more, please contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368) or visit www.avient.com. When developing a more flexible prosthetic foot for low- activity amputees, WillowWood approached the Avient advanced composites group for help improving the experience of end-users. © 2020, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012

To learn more, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (844.428.4368). THE SOLUTION The Avient technical team leveraged its expertise in liquid colorants and chemical additives to scientifically engineer its line of ColorMatrix™ Excelite™ chemical foaming additives (CFAs) for PVC processing. When coupled with customized metering equipment from Avient, processors were able to achieve uniform distribution of active CFA content.

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They are metered into the PET stream just above the feed throat of the injection molding machine or extruder, using a Avient supplied ColorMatrix liquid metering system. Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application. AVIENT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, either with respect to the information or products reflected by the information.

Additionally, TPEs help to generate lead-time enhancements and feed into capacity utilization improvements. 3© 2020 Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 3. Medical grade TPEs have extremely low levels of leachables and extractables, and are available in several different formulations to address specific processing and end product requirements. 4© 2020 Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 CASE IN POINT: STOPPERS AND SEPTUMS Versaflex™ HC TPE from Avient offers customers an exceptional alternative to rubber for septums and stoppers. This was achieved, in part, through Avient’s customer service, which offers commercial, logistics and technical support to stopper and cap producers on a global basis.

Contact your Avient sales representative for more information. Copyright © 2021, Avient Corporation. Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.

They are metered into the PET stream just above the feed throat of the injection molding machine or extruder, using a Avient supplied ColorMatrix liquid metering system. FOOD CONTACT PRODUCT EU FDA MERCOSUR SmartHeat RHC • • • 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2025, Avient Corporation. Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.

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Microsoft Word - IATF 16949 North Baltimore[80].doc ABS Quality Evaluations Certificate Of Conformance This is to certify that the Quality Management System of: Avient Corporation Engineered Materials Division Avient Corporation 733 E. Page 1 of 2 ABS Quality Evaluations IATF 16949:2016 Certificate Of Conformance ANNEX Certificate No: IATF No: 38972 0422162 Avient Corporation Engineered Materials Division At Below Facilities: Facility: Corporate 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, OH 44012 U.S.A.