Approach of the Avient Group to governance and risk management of UK tax matters The Avient Group establishes internal financial policies requiring UK businesses to comply with all applicable UK tax laws and deploys an internal review process to ensure this policy is followed timely and accurately. Approach with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) The Avient Group is committed to: • promoting a professional, collaborative, open, and transparent relationship with HMRC • discussing business activities and transactions with significant tax implications with HMRC in a timely fashion • engaging in timely dialogue with HMRC to respond to queries and information requests to ensure that HMRC is aware of how issues are progressing • working proactively with HMRC to resolve all tax disputes, and • making appropriate disclosures in tax returns, reports, and correspondence submitted to HMRC.

Kronimus joined Avient in March 1999, and in addition to leading the company’s engineered materials business in Europe and India, also serves as Avient’s legal representative in the region, responsible for building and maintaining relationships with local governments and associations. Kronimus served as international controller and finance director as well as other positions of financial, commercial and plant management in Avient’s Color, Additives & Ink business unit. Kronimus earned a bachelors’s degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from University of Cologne in Cologne and a master’s degree in Global Management from Europäische Wirtschaftsakademie in Berlin.

She has over 25 years of legal expertise and business partnership having served in both in-house leadership roles and at leading law firms. Sanders spent over 20 years at 3M Company with various roles of increasing responsibility, culminating as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel supporting global business operations for all segments and manufacturing operations. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with Honors in Finance, also from the University of Texas at Austin.

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History Originally called HT-1, Nomex® was first developed in the 1960’s and made commercially available in 1967 by DuPont™.

History PBO was first developed in the 1980’s and is extremely strong and flame resistant.

For example, several resources explain how to streamline production, accelerate development time and reduce waste.

We developed this technology in response to the growth in demand for black textiles,” said Say-Eng Lee, general manager Color Asia, at PolyOne.

Customization is possible for modified performance enhancements as needed, and custom colors can be developed as well. 

By also providing our customers with prompt technical service and customized flexible formulation development, we can help them better meet shifting market demands with this new technology.”