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SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017
AVIENT CORPORATION
733 East Water Street
North Baltimore, OH 45872
Claire Holman Phone: (419) 257-1327
MECHANICAL
Valid To: October 31, 2025 Certificate Number: 0562.01
In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this
laboratory to perform the following automotive plastics tests:
Test Method: Test Name:
ASTM D412 Tensile
ASTM D523 Specular Gloss
ASTM D618 (A) Conditioning of Plastics
ASTM D624 (Die C) Tear Strength
ASTM D638 Tensile Properties
ASTM D792 (A) Density and Specific Gravity by Displacement
ASTM D1004 Initial Tear Resistance
ASTM D1203 (A) Volatile Loss
ASTM D1895 (A) Apparent Density, Bulk Factor, Pourability
ASTM D1921 Particle Size (Sieve Analysis)
ASTM D2240 Durometer Hardness (Shore A and D)
ASTM E1331 Color by Spectrophotometry Using Hemispherical Geometry
FMVSS 571.302 Flammability
FORD BN-102-01 (A) Low Temperature Flexibility
FORD BO-131-03 Interior Odor
ISO 3795 Determination of Burning Behavior of Interior Materials
SAE J323 (A) Cold Cracking (Mandrel Bend)
SAE J1351 Hot Odor for Insulation Materials
SAE J1545 Instrumental Color Difference Measurement
DOC-058151 Angle of Repose
1 Laboratory Developed Method
For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Mechanical Scope of Accreditation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-08/ColorMatrix Excelite Product Bulletin.pdf
PRODUCTS APPLICATIONS DESCRIPTION/BENEFITS
EXCELITE PF-1 PVC sheet for digital print or trimboard;
Fine cell structure able to target low density:
improves consistency and control over
foaming process
FOAM ADDITIVE-54 PVC sheet for digital print or trimboard;
Finer cell structure than PF-1 promotes ultra
smooth surface finish; improves consistency
and control over foaming process
PF-1E & FA-54E
ADDITIVES
PVC sheet for digital print or trimboard;
Enhanced run time formulation reduces
die lip build-up in PVC processes, leading
to longer production run times
FOAM ADDITIVE-33 CaZN formulations for PVC sheet,
profile, or trimboard
Promotes finer cell structure,
higher cell density, and surface
quality in CaZN PVC dryblends
FOAM ADDITIVE-77 HDPE sheet & plastic lumber
Industry-leading cell structure and cell
density; achieves lower density without
sacrificing quality; self-nucleating and able
to increase extruder output rates up to 15%
FOAM ADDITIVE-85
Endothermic foam or
nucleating additive for olefin and
styrene polymers; plastic lumber,
sheet applications and
food packaging products
Can be used as a CFA or nucleating additive;
nucleating capabilities promote fine cell
structure and high cell density; achieves
greater density reductions with more
consistency and control
FOAM ADDITIVE-37 HDPE sheet & plastic lumber
Good cell structure and cell density
in HDPE lumber; greater consistency
and control over foaming process
EXCELITE CAN IMPROVE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
• The process operator has full control of density
• Minimizes product rejection due to unnecessarily high/low density
• Production should consistently target the bottom of the density specification
• Enables control over the reintroduction of regrind or reprocessed materials as a feedstock
• Enables the consistent foaming of products using higher percentages of regrind
• Carrier selection can promote longer run times, enabling increased line productivity through
less plate-out or material build-up on die lips
EXCELITE CAN IMPROVE SURFACE FINISH
Excelite additives creates a fine, consistent cell structure within the extruded polymer, which determine
the surface roughness.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/65799-Certificate-26SEP2023%5B1%5D.pdf
ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. 1701 City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX 77389, U.S.A.
Langiewicza 50
Konstantynów Łódzki, Lodzki 95-050
Poland
Facility: Clariant Masterbatches (Saudi Arabia) Ltd
2nd Industrial City, Al-Kharj Road
P.O.
No. 2 Nan Yun San Rd., Science City
Guangzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510663
People's Republic of China
Facility: Avient Colorants (Shanghai) Ltd.
https://www.avient.com/products/long-fiber-technology/long-vs-short-fiber
Our long fiber products are produced using a pultrusion process in which continuous tows of fiber are pulled through an impregnation die (to introduce polymer and additive solutions) and then chopped to length (typically 12mm) in a pelletizer.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/rethinking-materials-automotive-aftermarket-parts
Met strength and corrosion requirements while achieving cost savings and reduced processing steps versus a die-cast aluminum part
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-collaborates-waterstep-increase-access-clean-water
Roughly 875 million people live without access to clean water today, and 2.2 million children die each year from dehydration, diarrhea and other complications caused by waterborne illnesses.
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Roman, Secretary of State of the Government of Puerto Rico,
CERTIFY: That on July 13, 2020, at 08:50 AM, "POLYONE PUERTO RICO,
LLC", registry number 365432, performed the following transaction:
Name Change
Previous Actual
POLYONE PUERTO RICO, LLC AVIENT PUERTO RICO, LLC
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
Government of Puerto Rico
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned by virtue
of the authority vested by law, hereby issues this
certificate and affixes the Great Seal of the
Government of Puerto Rico, in the City of San Juan,
Puerto Rico, today, July 13, 2020.
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AFTERMARKET PARTS
MANUFACTURER
M O T O R M O U N T
• Reduced part weight with retained performance
• High strength
• Corrosion resistance
• Fatigue resistance
• Facilitated lightweighting with a long glass fiber
PA66 composite that matched the performance of
the incumbent metal part
• Met strength and corrosion requirements while
achieving cost savings and reduced processing
steps versus a die cast aluminum part
• Relieved performance fears with mold flow
analysis and hands-on technology support
• Sampled quickly to accelerate speed to market
KEY REQUIREMENTS
METAL REPLACEMENT
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WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Cesa Non-PFAS Blown Film Snapshot.pdf
FILM
MANUFACTURER
B L O W N F I L M
• Maintain comparable performance to PFAS additives
• Meet regulatory compliance
• Eliminate melt fracture and reduce die buildup
• Increase productivity by reducing product changeover time
• Provided a non-PFAS formulation that met
all performance and regulatory requirements
and did not interact with other additives
• Helped eliminate melt fracture with a quick
time to clear of under forty minutes
• Delivered technical support, including
comprehensive testing on various
chemistries and polymers
• Attained high throughput with a minimal
amount of additive
Cesa™ Non-PFAS Process Aid for Extrusion
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/advanced-composites-explained
Three common ways this can be done are 1) in a way that creates a woven structure, 2) by placing the fiber fabric into a mold that is injected with resin, or 3) by pultrusion, where the fibers are pulled through resin and then shaped and cured in a heated die.
It is a continuous molding process where fibers are saturated with a liquid polymer, then carefully pulled through a heated die to form the parts.