Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Expands Specialty Portfolio with High-Performance Elastomer Technology License This technology consists of a cross-linked, olefinic-based elastomer with lighter weight, improved heat resistance, and easier processing versus that of certain conventional TPVs, silicones, and thermoset rubbers. Through this license agreement, Fortrex will serve as a boost to PolyOne’s specialty engineered materials elastomer portfolio.

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Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics Page 6 of 10 833 Ridgeview Drive 921 Ridgeview Drive Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Facility: Avient Corporation - Merate, Italy Via Bergamo 51 23807, Merate, Lecco Facility: Avient Corporation - North Baltimore, OH 733 E. Box 9053 Malmö, Skåne SE-200 39 Sweden 831 Ridgeview Drive Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colour and Additive Concentrates, Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Page 7 of 10 Facility: Avient Corporation - Oricain (Pamplona), Spain Pol. Jorge Bei Maluf, 2.165, Vila Theodoro Suzano, SP 08686-000 Brasil Facility: Avient Corporation - Suzhou, China 77 Shenggang Street Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215024 Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives Concentrates Activity: Design and Manufacture of Plastics Compounding Material and Thermoplastic Elastomers Page 10 of 10 Facility: Avient Corporation - Vonore, TN 245 Avecor Drive Vonore, TN 37885 Facility: Avient Corporation - Vonore Warehouse 225 Industrial Drive Vonore, TN 37885 Activity: Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics Activity: Warehouse

Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics Page 6 of 10 833 Ridgeview Drive 921 Ridgeview Drive Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Facility: Avient Corporation - Merate, Italy Via Bergamo 51 23807, Merate, Lecco Facility: Avient Corporation - North Baltimore, OH 733 E. Box 9053 Malmö, Skåne SE-200 39 Sweden 831 Ridgeview Drive Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colour and Additive Concentrates, Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Page 7 of 10 Facility: Avient Corporation - Oricain (Pamplona), Spain Pol. Jorge Bei Maluf, 2.165, Vila Theodoro Suzano, SP 08686-000 Brasil Facility: Avient Corporation - Suzhou, China 77 Shenggang Street Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215024 Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives Concentrates Activity: Design and Manufacture of Plastics Compounding Material and Thermoplastic Elastomers Page 10 of 10 Facility: Avient Corporation - Vonore, TN 245 Avecor Drive Vonore, TN 37885 Facility: 225 Industrial Drive Vonore, TN 37885 Activity: Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics Activity: Warehouse

Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics Page 6 of 10 833 Ridgeview Drive 921 Ridgeview Drive Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Facility: Avient Corporation - Merate, Italy Via Bergamo 51 23807, Merate, Lecco Facility: Avient Corporation - North Baltimore, OH 733 E. Box 9053 Malmö, Skåne SE-200 39 Sweden 831 Ridgeview Drive Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colour and Additive Concentrates, Activity: Design, Manufacture and Distribution of Thermoplastic Elastomer Page 7 of 10 Facility: Avient Corporation - Oricain (Pamplona), Spain Pol. Jorge Bei Maluf, 2.165, Vila Theodoro Suzano, SP 08686-000 Brasil Facility: Avient Corporation - Suzhou, China 77 Shenggang Street Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215024 Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives Concentrates Activity: Design and Manufacture of Plastics Compounding Material and Thermoplastic Elastomers Page 10 of 10 Facility: No.188 Quanzhou Road Suchu Industrial Park Chuzhou, Anhui Province 239000 Facility: Avient Corporation - Vonore, TN 245 Avecor Drive Vonore, TN 37885 Facility: Avient Corporation - Vonore Warehouse 225 Industrial Drive Vonore, TN 37885 Activity: Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics Activity: Warehouse

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TPE Knowledge Base Home // Products // Thermoplastic Elastomers // TPE Knowledge Center // Injection Molding Guide // Injection Molding: Troubleshooting // Injection Molding: Troubleshooting Use a harder TPE.

TPE Knowledge Base An advancing core should be used when the mold opens and the elastomer should be allowed to deflect as it is ejected. Use a lower hardness for the TPE