Storage and Handling of Vinyl Plastisols A vinyl plastisol is a liquid dispersion of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, plasticizers, and miscellaneous additives. When baked, this liquid plastic becomes a fused solid plastic. You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.

In plastics, paints, and inks carbon black is used as a color pigment. USES AND APPLICATIONS Colored printing inks, non-impact printing, coatings, paints and lacquers, plastics, spinning fibers, specials applications; pigment, conductivity, reaction media, UV-filters. Carbon Black is by far the most important black pigment, and is the second most used in terms of volume of all pigments employed by the plastic industry, ranking behind only TiO2.

Kedrowski Page 38 Operational Excellence • Operational Excellence is a never-ending quest for improvement in response to the voice of our customers and shareholders • It is all about strengthening our capabilities to deliver value flawlessly to our customers deliver value flawlessly to our customers • It challenges us to enhance our productivity, profitability, and efficiency in all phases of our business, from safety to quality to waste elimination to environmental stewardship Page 39 Lean Six Sigma Initiative • In 2009, Lean Six Sigma was launched to improve execution skills across all businesses, functions, and global regions • A company-wide diagnostic was conducted, resulting in identification of six conducted, resulting in identification of six strategic improvement platforms • Financial targets were estimated, resources identified and trained results delivered , Page 40 PolyOne OSHA Recordable Incidence Rate 4 5 6 5.1 Safety Performance *Rubber And Plastics Manufacturing Industry (2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics). 0 1 2 3 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Industry Average 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65 0.57 Page 41 • Exemplary on-time delivery • Best-in-class working capital % of sales 81% 87% 88% 95% 93% 92% 94% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 On-Time Delivery* Lean Six Sigma Delivering Results • Approximately $200M in cash driven by working capital improvements 16.2% 14.4% 18.9% 11.7% 9.6% 9.6% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 WC % of Sales 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 *As measured to customer request date Page 42 40.0% Percent of Associates Trained in LSS World’s Best Start-up Program in 2009* World’s Best Business Process Excellence Program in 2012* Award-Winning Lean Six Sigma Program *Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center 16.5% 40.0% 2009 2011 Page 43 • Globally leverage strategic supplier management best practices • Implement world class demand management processes Critical Imperatives • Improve operational reliability and efficiencies • Optimize global freight management Drive 50 – 100 basis points of gross margin expansion per year Page 44 Page 45

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Colorants and Additives from Avient for Sustainable Luxury Plastic Packaging to be Featured at LUXE PACK New York Avient will exhibit at the 20th annual LUXE PACK New York in booth E08, showcasing its range of solutions and services for sustainable luxury plastic Avient Corporation’s PCR Color Prediction Service earns 2023 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation in Design Award by The Plastics Industry Association

MANNHEIM, Germany – At the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference today, PolyOne announced new advanced polymer solutions and s MANNHEIM, Germany – PolyOne unveiled new OnFlex™ LO thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) today at the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineer MEXICO CITY – PolyOne will announce at Plastimagen, one of Mexico’s most prominent plastics trade shows, that it has recently opened a new distrib

This means fewer color iterations, fewer color trials, and fewer plastic bottles traveling from one zone to the other. The K show is the world’s largest plastics industry event. Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.  

Rubber and Plastics Manufacturers industry average. That is why Avient joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Our Code of Conduct establishes a clear set of ethical and behavioral standards for our business conduct.

Rubber and Plastics Manufacturers industry average. That is why Avient joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Our Code of Conduct establishes a clear set of ethical and behavioral standards for our business conduct.

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