OUTDOOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SHOOTING SPORTS PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE ENGINEERED POLYMER FORMULATIONS THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS COLORANTS ADDITIVES ADVANCED COMPOSITES FIREARMS Stocks, Frames, Receivers, & Barrels • Structurally reinforced polymers • Long fiber reinforced polymers • Metal replacement engineered formulations • Specialty color, pre-colored materials • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Soft touch • Wood grain • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Warp reduction • Weight reduction • Process optimization • Laser marking • Anti-counterfeiting additive • Ceramic/carbon fiber composites Handguards, Forearms, Picatinny Rails, Holsters, & Magazine • Structurally reinforced polymers • Long fiber reinforced polymers • Metal replacement engineered formulations • Specialty color, pre-colored material • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Vibration damping • Soft touch • Wood grain • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Warp reduction • Weight reduction • Process optimization • Laser marking • Anti-counterfeiting additive Recoil Pads • Vibration damping • Ultra soft • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Process optimization • Laser marking Grips • Structurally reinforced polymers • Specialty color, pre-colored materials • Overmolding-compatible polymers • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Vibration damping • Soft touch • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Process optimization • Laser marking ARCHERY Limbs & Risers • Structurally reinforced polymers • Long fiber reinforced polymers • Metal replacement engineered formulations • Specialty color, pre-colored materials • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Soft touch • Camouflage • IR masking • Pre-colored materials • Laser marking • Carbon/glass composite billets, bars, & laminates Stabilizers & Accessories • Structurally reinforced polymers • Metal replacement engineered formulations • Specialty formulations for dye sublimation • Vibration damping • Ultra soft • Carbon/glass composite bars, rods, & tubes PROJECTILES Bullets • Lead replacement engineered formulations • Structurally reinforced polymers • Density-modified formulations • Thermoplastic urethanes • Ballistic tip fluorescent Shotgun Shells, Wads, & Buffers • Polyethylene • Biodegradable custom colors • Performance improving additives Arrows • Structurally reinforced polymers • Soft touch • Pre-colored materials • Glow in the dark/phosphorescent • Carbon/glass composite rods & tubes SAFETY Ballistic Panels • Composite ballistic resistant panels SHOOTING SPORTS Your customers want a product that will help them hit the mark every time. BENEFITS • Structural reinforcement • Weight reduction • Metal replacement • Vibration damping • Soft touch • Customization & performance improvement • Thermal management • Lead replacement • Biodegradable custom colors • Carbon/glass composites • Ballistic resistance 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2024, Avient Corporation.

artery tourniquet EEG WEARABLE MANUFACTURER P A R T S O F E E G H E A D S E T • Compliance with medical regulation USP Class VI • Increase production efficiency with a simple injection process • High transparency with soft touch KEY REQUIREMENTS COMPLIANCE + SOFT TOUCH LEARN MORE Copyright © 2024, Avient Corporation. All Rights Reserved. • Satisfied USP Class VI regulatory requirements for skin contact • Delivered a series of soft-touch TPEs capable of meeting the desired feel • Eased production of buckle design with injection moldable solutions Versaflex CL TPEs WHY AVIENT?

THE CHALLENGE A global business equipment manufacturer decided to develop a premium line of computer mouse products that offered improved ergonomics and soft-touch qualities. Key to the product development effort was a soft-touch mouse grip that would give users a smooth feel, easy handling, and greater physical comfort. Its design team determined the need for a soft-touch material with strong chemical resistance and color stability for the mouse grip.

SURGICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURER H A N D L E H O U S I N G F O R L A P A R O S C O P I C S E A L E R • Excellent adhesion onto PC/ABS • Good aesthetics with soft touch • RoHS, REACH and FDA compliant • Enhanced ergonomics and functionality with improved soft grip • Met performance requirements for wear resistance and colorability • Customized a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) solution and had with a faster sample response speed than competitor Versaflex™ Overmolding Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION GOOD BONDING + SOFT TOUCH LEARN MORE Copyright © 2022, Avient Corporation.

There’s a way to achieve both form and function by adding a soft-touch, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) grip. SOFT-TOUCH GRIPS FOR A COMPETITIVE EDGE Infuse quality, comfort & high-end aesthetics into your designs with GLSTM Thermoplastic Elastomers by Avient. Avient can help improve your product with a soft-touch TPE grip as well as offer best practice approaches to overmolding with a large variety of substrates.

Add homey touches to pet products, such as soft colors, natural fibers and fabric effects, to allow them to blend into home decor. AVIENT SOLUTIONS: • Bio-derived polymers • Soft touch materials • Conductive formulations *Source: Grandview Research, June 2019 PLAYFUL DELIGHT Embrace the playfulness of a puppy with bold, exciting colors and digital prints, mixed and mashed to create a playful look. AVIENT SOLUTIONS: • Playful scents • Marble effect • Soft touch materials • Glow-in-the-dark colorants HOW WE CAN HELP STAYING AHEAD OF TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES New materials, colors, textures and visual effects are always evolving.

Consider combining comfort with color and performance properties using enhanced soft touch GLS™ TPE materials for even better results. SOFT-TOUCH GRIPS HIT THE COMFORT ZONE APPLICATION BULLETIN TPE—THE TOUGH SOFTIE As consumers, we want products that are dishwasher safe, resistant to chemicals and are able to stand up to everyday wear and tear. Adding a soft-touch grip to a household product is a practical and cost-effective way for designers to create the sensory experience and perception of higher quality that consumers crave.

CASE STUDY: VERSAFLEX™ SOFT-TOUCH THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Challe nge Accepted. They presented Hoyt with a variety of options and suggested Avient’s Versaflex™ soft-touch thermoplastic elastomer as a material solution. THE IMPACT Versaflex soft-touch material offered Hoyt value— ergonomically, aesthetically, and functionally.

GLOBAL APPLIANCE BRAND P O W E R T O O L H A N D L E • Bonding to ABS • Scratch resistance • Colorable compound • Easy to grip/soft touch • Worked in synergy across business to produce a scratch resistant material suitable for ABS bonding in 19 different color options • Made new ergonomic design possible through better material properties, especially grip and soft touch • Enabled customer to market next generation of power tool, with updated look and feel OnFlex™ S KE Series KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Most soft gels and soft foam rubbers are measured using the Shore 00 scale. Both properties reflect how the product feels to the touch.