Homepage // News Center // Avient Expands reSound™ TPE Portfolio With New Grade Formulated With FDA-Reviewed, Post-Consumer Recycled Material This new reSound REC TPE is a 65 Shore A hardness and contains 25 percent PCR content from recycled polypropylene (PP). Media contact Scott Collins scollins@collins-marcom.com +1 216.382.8840

Homepage // News Center // Independent Testing Proves PolyOne Shock-Absorbing TPEs Protect Phone Cases from Impact Better Than TPUs Shock absorbing TPEs are the latest technology developed by PolyOne specifically for phone cases. +1 440-930-1988

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The ultra-low PCF of these reSound TPEs measures the cradle-to-gate stage of the product life cycle. The PCF value of these TPEs may be used as an input to determine the total GHG emissions generated by a product over its entire life cycle. reSound ultra-low carbon footprint TPEs are available globally, and each PCF is location specific to more accurately support carbon neutrality efforts.

June 1, 2022 Avient Expands Fatty-Food-Contact Materials Portfolio with Versaflex™ FFC TPEs. SHANGHAI – June 1, 2022 – Avient today launched a new family of Versaflex™ thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials developed for fatty-food-contact (FFC) applications that must comply with migration limit standards in Europe and North America.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Provides New Twist for Aluminum Cap Liners with Low-Migration TPE Technology at Pack Expo 2015 This Versaflex™ PKG TPE is formulated for aluminum caps used for sealing glass, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or aluminum containers. +1 815-385-8500

Further, according to international standard IEC 60670-1, the materials used in the wall boxes have to pass a Glow Wire Flammability Index (GWFI) 850°C testing (IEC 60695-2-12) at the application thickness, and 960°C at 2mm. Avient GLS thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material specialists identified a current TPE within the OnFlex™ S HF, non-halogenated, flame retardant portfolio that could be slightly modified to meet the application’s requirements. Avient determined the TPE would perform satisfactorily at an 85 Shore A hardness level.

Homepage // News Center // Comfort Meets Design Freedom in New Overmolding Solution from Versaflex™ VDT Vibration Damping TPE Portfolio Versaflex VDT TPE for overmolding is available in 40 - 60 Shore A hardness levels, and is opaque and colorable. Media contact Sandy Wagner Marketing Communications Manager PolyOne Corporation +1 815-385-8500 sandy.wagner@avient.com

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Launches First-Ever TPE with Blue Jean Stain Resistance for Phone Cases CLEVELAND – June 11, 2018 – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) today unveiled the first-ever thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material able to resist blue jean staining for white and light-colored phone cases. +1 440-930-1988

VERSAFLEX™ CE NON-BLOOMING SOLUTIONS TPEs For Optimal Aesthetics On Consumer Electronics Consumer electronics need to dazzle customers with both appearance and function. Avient’s Versaflex™ CE non-blooming TPEs are specifically formulated to overcome the challenge of surface blooms when overmolding consumer electronics. TEST METHODS Stain Test - Condition 1: Tea, coffee, ketchup, mustard stand on the surface for 2 minutes at room temperature, then removed to observe the surface performance.