These activities have a cumulative effect on reducing our operational energy needs and thus our impacts on the environment. The Scorecard operates as a benchmark for sustainability, assessing the viability and effectiveness of sustainable opportunities. For this reason, our Energy Management Committee evaluates risks and opportunities and defines accordingly the most effective strategy.

Seller shall have the right to terminate an order confirmation with immediate effect if at any time prior to delivery, a person or group of persons who are unrelated to the persons controlling Buyer as of the date of the order confirmation, acquires control, through ownership of voting securities or otherwise, over Buyer. In the event of invalidity of a provision of these Terms, the parties shall deem that provision stricken in its entirety and the balance of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

Seller shall have the right to terminate an order confir- mation with immediate effect if at any time prior to delivery, a person or group of persons who are unrelated to the persons controlling Buyer as of the date of the order confirmation, ac- quires control, through ownership of voting securities or other- wise, over Buyer. In the event of invalidity of a provision of these Terms, the parties shall deem that provision stricken in its en- tirety and the balance of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

Seller shall have the right to terminate an order confirmation with immediate effect if at any time prior to delivery, a person or group of persons who are unrelated to the persons controlling Buyer as of the date of the order confirmation, acquires control, through ownership of voting securities or otherwise, over Buyer. In the event of invalidity of a provision of these Terms, the parties shall deem that provision stricken in its entirety and the balance of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

Seller shall have the right to terminate an order confirmation with immediate effect if at any time prior to delivery, a person or group of persons who are unrelated to the persons controlling Buyer as of the date of the order confirmation, acquires control, through ownership of voting securities or otherwise, over Buyer. Scindibilità In the event of invalidity of a provision of these Terms, the parties shall deem that provision stricken in its entirety and the balance of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

Seller shall have the right to terminate an order confirmation with immediate effect if at any time prior to delivery, a person or group of persons who are NAI-1524021340v5 efeito imediato se, a qualquer momento antes da entrega, uma pessoa ou grupo de pessoas não relacionadas às pessoas que controlam o Comprador na data da confirmação do pedido adquirir o controle, por meio da propriedade de títulos com direito a voto ou de outra forma, sobre o Comprador. In the event of invalidity of a provision of these Terms, the parties shall deem that provision stricken in its entirety and the balance of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect. 26.

Seller shall have the right to terminate an order confirmation with immediate effect if at any time prior to delivery, a person or group of persons who are unrelated to the persons controlling Buyer as of the date of the order confirmation, acquires control, through ownership of voting securities or otherwise, over Buyer. In the event of invalidity of a provision of these Terms, the parties shall deem that provision stricken in its entirety and the balance of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

Seller may assign rights or delegate duties and/or subcontract the performance of Seller’s obligations hereunder without the consent of Buyer Seller shall have the right to terminate an order confirmation with immediate effect if at any time prior to delivery, a person or group of persons who are unrelated to the persons controlling Buyer as of the date of the order confirmation, acquires control, through ownership of voting securities or otherwise, over Buyer. In the event of invalidity of a provision of these Terms, the parties shall deem that provision stricken in its entirety and the balance of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

 Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:  The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;  Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;  Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive;  Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future;  The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;  The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;  Our ability to achieve new business gains;  The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;  Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;  Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;  Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;  Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;  Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;  An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;  The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;  Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;  The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and  Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation

Severability In the event of illegality or invalidity of a provision of this contract under the law of a particular jurisdiction, the parties shall deem that provision stricken in its entirety; the balance of this contract shall remain in full force and effect. 15.