These methods include: PULTRUSION • Fibers are impregnated with liquid thermoset resins, then pulled through a heated die to cure the resin and form the product • This continuous, automated manufacturing process creates constant cross section profiles of any pre-determined length with consistent, uniform quality and exceptional mechanical performance • Applications include rods and profiles of various lengths and complexities, such as utility poles, insulator core rods and structural beams CONTINUOUS FILAMENT WINDING • Combines the principles of filament winding with pultrusion to create constant or tapered cross- sectional tubing in precision sizes • The unique axial and biaxial fiber orientation provides flexural and tensile strength, as well as crush and burst resistance • Applications include lightweight shelter frames and sporting goods components CONTINUOUS RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (CRTM™) • Engineered core materials are sandwiched between structural composite laminate face sheets • Continuous composite sandwich panels feature high specific strength and stiffness-to-weight ratio • Applications include ballistic resistant panels, truck floors and rail car doors CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS • Fully recyclable tape, X-Ply™ (0°/90°), and other multi-ply configurations with widths up to 10' wide • Sandwich panels in unlimited lengths, up to 6" thick and 10' wide • High volume production capacity • Applications include structural and aerodynamic components in transportation, and reinforcement of materials such as wood and metal THERMOSET COMPOSITE LAMINATES & BARSTOCK • Unidirectionally reinforced barstock, laminates and hybrid composites engineered to maximize deflection and fatigue resistance • Customizable shapes and sizes • Applications include archery bow limbs, flat springs, prosthetics, sporting equipment THERMOSET FINISHING OPERATIONS • Customized finishing capabilities for barstock and laminates including machining, water-jet cutting, profiling/shaping, sanding, slitting, laminating, molding and coatings TESTING CAPABILITIES • Mechanical – Flexural, tensile, compression, shear, fatigue, impact resistance • Physical – Specific gravity/density, Barcol hardness, water absorption, void content, resin/fiber content, dye penetrant, viscosity • Thermomechanical – Coefficient of linear thermal expansion, glass transition temperature, deflection temperature, degree of cure, curing properties • Electrical – High-voltage, low current dry arc resistance of solid electrical insulation, dielectric strength, water diffusion ABOUT AVIENT ADVANCED COMPOSITES The Avient advanced composites portfolio consists of Glasforms™, Gordon Composites™ and Polystrand™ branded materials.

SPORTING GOODS Boots, bindings, protective equipment MARINE Hull reinforcement, seats, paddles 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90°/90°/0° CFRTP 17K 28K 29K 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90°/0° CFRTP 29K 31K +60.7% FLEXURAL STRENGTH (ASTM D7264) IMPACT RESISTANCE (ASTM D3763) 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90°/0° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90°/90°/0° CFRTP E ne rg y at T ot al ( J) Fo rc e at P ea k (k N ) 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 11.2 15.1 14.6 12.7 16.4 1.2 1.9 2.8 4.0 5.0 +58.3% +34.8% 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90°/90°/0° CFRTP 17K 28K 29K 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90°/0° CFRTP 29K 31K +60.7% FLEXURAL STRENGTH (ASTM D7264) IMPACT RESISTANCE (ASTM D3763) 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90°/0° CFRTP 50% Long Glass Fiber Reinforced PP + 0°/90°/90°/0° CFRTP E ne rg y at T ot al ( J) Fo rc e at P ea k (k N ) 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 11.2 15.1 14.6 12.7 16.4 1.2 1.9 2.8 4.0 5.0 +58.3% +34.8% Application design Modeling & simulation Prototyping & validation Material selection Composite/ resin compatibility Custom formulations Mold filling analysis Technical support Process optimization PROCESSING MATERIALS Material selection is crucial to an application’s success.

Elect 10 nominees to our Board; 2. ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 10 William H. In addition, the modified RSUs represent the full value of the 2,541 RSUs originally granted on July 10, 2013.

Buyer must notify Seller of such acquisition within 10 (ten) days thereof. Within 10 (ten) days after receipt of such notice, Seller may exercise its right to terminate the order confirmation by giving Buyer written notice. 18. Failing appointment of the arbitrators by the parties within 10 (ten) business days from the date the matter was first referred to arbitration, the secretariate of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa will appoint the arbitrator.

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Buyer will indemnify, defend and save Seller harmless against and from any and all liability arising out of or in any way connected with Buyer’s failure to disseminate such information, including without limitation, liability for injury, sickness, death and property damage, and costs of investigation, litigation and reasonable attorney’s fees. 10. Except in the case of a force majeure, if not satisfied with Seller’s determination, Buyer as its sole remedy shall have a right to terminate this contract without further obligation upon: (i) 10 days written notice; and (ii) payment for all Product received to date. 11. สินคา้ขาดตลาด ในระหวา่งที(มีความตอ้งการสินคา้เกินกวา่ปริมาณสินค้ าที(ผูข้ายมอียู ่ไม่วา่เนื(องดว้ยเหตุสุดวสิยั หรือโดยเหตอืุ(นใดก็ตาม ผูข้ายอาจจดัส่งสินคา้ภายในเครือของตนเพื(อใชใ้นการผลิตของตนเอง ลกูคา้ของตน และผูซื้7 อ ตามที(ผูข้ายเห็นวา่เป็นธรรมและพึงกระทาํได ้ ผูซื้7 อจะยอมรบัสินคา้ที(ส่งมอบต ามดุลพินิจเช่นนั7นของผูข้ายวา่เป็นการปฏิบติัหน้าที(โดยครบถว้นสมบูรณแ์ลว้ เวน้แต่ในกรณีที(เกิดเหตุสุดวสิยั หากผูซื้7 อไม่พอใจกบัดุลพินิจของผูข้าย ผูซื้7 อมีสิทธิบอกเลิกสญัญานี7 ไดโ้ดยไม่มีพนัธะหน้าที(อื(นอกี ทั7งนี7 ใหถื้อวา่การบอกเลิกสญัญาเป็นการแกไ้ขเยยีวยาเพียงอย่างเดียวเท่านั7นที(ผูซื้7 อ พึงกระทาํได ้เมื(อ (i) บอกเลิกสญัญาเป็นหนังสือล่วงหน้า 10 วนั และ (ii) ชาํระค่าสินคา้ทั7งหมดที(ไดร้บัแลว้จนถงึขณะนั7น 12.

This location is typically 10% of the pole length plus 2 feet from the butt of the pole but can be customized. The standard embedment depth of a GridCore pole is the same as that for a wood pole, which is 10% of the length of the pole plus 2 feet in normal soil conditions. NOTE: Customer to specify the location of enter/exit holes required to run wires internally to pole. 6 GridCore FIG 9.1 Rubber belt grip sling 10.

MARINE PLYWOOD Hammerhead™ panels are three times lighter than marine plywood MOISTURE ABSORPTION % weight change due to water absorption for selected composites and marine plywood 10000 60000 110000 160000 210000 260000 310000 360000 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 F le x u ra l R ig id it y - lb / in 2 Panel Thickness - in Hammerhead™ 5.3lb/in^3 Core Density Hammerhead™ 8.4lb/in^3 Core Density Plywood — Hammerhead™ 5.3 lb/ft3 Core Density — Hammerhead™ 8.4 lb/ft3 Core Density — Marine Plywood 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % W e ig h t C h a n g e Immersion Time - Days .50" Hammerhead™ .75" Hammerhead™ 1" Hammerhead™ 1.50" Hammerhead™ .50" marine plywood .75" marine plywood 1" marine plywood Fl ex ur al R ig id ity - lb -in 2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CUTTING & DRILLING Recommended blade: Industrial fine cut-off saw blade, 10" x 80 teeth 38° ATB grind with 5/8" bore, PTFE coating Recommended router bits: 3/8" diameter, 4 flute TiAlN (titanium aluminum nitride) coated carbide bit FORMING Apply localized 400˚F heat at a length proportional to the panel thickness (see equation below) and bend to shape. BOTTOM PANEL LEG LENGTH BREAK STRENGTH (LBS) Hammerhead™ with 5.3 lb/ft3 Core Density 2 in 420 Hammerhead™ with 8.4 lb/ft3 Core Density 2 in 332 Marine Plywood 2 in 984 Glass/Polyester with Balsa Core 2 in 1298 Hammerhead™ with 5.3 lb/ft3 Core Density - ITW Plexus MA420 Adhesive NA 501 Hammerhead™ with 8.4 lb/ft3 Core Density - ITW Plexus MA420 Adhesive NA 1156 Hammerhead™ with 8.4 lb/ft3 Core Density - Crestomer 1152PA Adhesive NA 1530 Hammerhead™ with 8.4 lb/in3 Core Density - Crestomer M1-30 Adhesive NA 1471 ADHESIVE DESCRIPTION ADHESIVE GRADE MANUFACTURER AVERAGE BOND STRENGTH (PSI) STANDARD DEVIATION FAILURE MODE BEST ADHESION 2k Urethane 75421 Lord 2281 184 Substrate Cohesive 2k Acrylic SA1-705 GRY1 AccraLock 2211 78 Substrate 2k Acrylic Plexus MA420 ITW 2171 262 Substrate 2k Acrylic SA10-05 Blk1 AccraLock 2102 138 Substrate 2k Urethane 75451 Lord 2047 68 Cohesive 2k Acrylic SA1-705 GRY 1:2 AccraLock 1966 68 Substrate 2k Acrylic Scotchweld 8010 3M 1907 61 Adhesive Cyanoacrylate Gorilla Glue Gorilla Glue 1885 432 Cohesive 2k Acrylic Crestabond PP-04 Scott Bader 1873 281 Substrate 2k Acrylic SA10-05 Blk 10:2 AccraLock 1779 127 Cohesive 2k Urethane 75422 Lord 1716 190 Cohesive Adhesive 2k Urethane 75452 Lord 1535 98 Adhesive 2k Methacrylate Polyfuse Icon Containment 1610 98 Adhesive INTERMEDIATE ADHESION 2k Acrylic FA10-05 Blk C010817 AccraLock 724 58 Cohesive 2k Acrylic FA10-05 Blk1 AccraLock 722 44 Cohesive 2k Epoxy Loctite Epoxy Instant Mix Loctite 508 81 Adhesive 2k Epoxy Gorilla Glue Epoxy Gorilla Glue 341 198 Adhesive NOT RECOMMENDED 2k Epoxy Loctite Epoxy Marine Loctite 0 0 No bond ADHESIVE SELECTION Brands identified are owned by the manufacturers of the adhesive products. 1 surface sanded with 220 grit scuff prep 2 surface primed with 459T FASTENER TYPE BENEFITS CONSIDERATIONS Through-Bolting Best mechanical locking system Need back side access to panel Screw-In Anchor Highest pullout strength Requires pilot hole Cup Washer Spreads compressive load Requires relief hole; For substructure and hard point attachment Wide Grip (Bulb-Style) Rivet Ease of use—no installation torque limitations For lower load attachments Sheet Metal or Wood Screw Readily available, low cost Penetrate both skins for improved pullout Shoulder Washer Limits compressive load Requires relief hole; For substructure and hard point attachment For more information on installation, adhesives, and fasteners for specific applications, please contact Avient.

In any such event as described above, all outstanding claims of Seller shall become due and payable immediately with respect to the Products delivered to Buyer and not repossessed by Seller. 10. Buyer must notify Seller of such acquisition within 10 (ten) days thereof. Within 10 (ten) days after receipt of such notice, Seller may exercise its right to terminate the order confirmation by giving Buyer written notice. 19.

In any such event as described above, all outstanding claims of Seller shall become due and payable immediately with respect to the Products delivered to Buyer and not repossessed by Seller. 10. Buyer must notify Seller of such acquisition within 10 (ten) days thereof. Within 10 (ten) days after receipt of such notice, Seller may exercise its right to terminate the order confirmation by giving Buyer written notice. 19.