This can help to develop recycling- friendly polymer solutions to increase the recyclability of plastic products.

This low smoke and fume non-halogen (LSFOH) grade was developed to provide comparable performance to market-leading jacket materials, including PVC, while offering additional benefits to cable manufacturers needing to meet CSA Teck 90 certification.

Soft touch concentrates based on natural additives and colors can also be developed on request.

Custom solutions can be developed to match specific requirements and part design, and can include other colors or functional additives.

Kahler (16) Page 16 • Shifted sales compensation practices to drive value and margin expansion • Significantly upgraded and added sales, marketing, and From Volume to Value $2,622 $3,060 Sales ($ millions) 2006 2011PFadded sales, marketing, and technical resources • Expanded global cross-selling • Invested in training and tools 2006 2011PF 3.3% 6.8% 2006 2011PF Adjusted OI% ($ millions) 2006 2011PF 2006 2011PF Page 17 • Value pricing practices enabled by use of EVE tools • Shifting the basis of competition to specialization 1.5% 8.9% 2006 2011PF Specialty OI% Specialization Drives Margin Expansion 2006 2011PF 7.2% PPS OI% competition to specialization differentiates PolyOne as a value-added solutions provider • Redirecting our technology and marketing focus to the most attractive segments 2.6% 5.6% 2006 2011 POD OI% 5.5% 7.2% 2006 2011 2006 2011 2006 2011 Page 18 • Global key account management team focused on key markets and strategic OEMs • Drive growth in target markets through application development750 1,120 Total Commercial Employees 2007 – 2011 49% Increase Commercial Excellence – Recent Investments *Includes ColorMatrix through application development • Leverage breadth of solutions across all PolyOne platforms to identify innovative solutions for strategic OEMs and Tier 1 partners * 750 2007 2011 Sales Marketing R&D/Tech Page 19 5% 1% 0% 27% 2% 12% 4% Performance Dashboards Drive Execution 45% 26% 18% 5% 55% Page 20 53% Drivers of Customer Loyalty Customer Experience is Key to Customer Loyalty 53% Building Customer Loyalty n = 4,960 B2B customers of 24 companies Source: Corporate Executive Board Company and Brand Impact Product and Service Delivery Value-to- Price Ratio Customer Experience 19% 9% 9% 19% 19% 9% Page 21 • Continue to redirect our focus to more attractive segments and increase customer loyalty and retention • Leverage new commercial tools and investments to enable disciplined execution and accountability Critical Imperatives to enable disciplined execution and accountability • Position PolyOne as the differentiated value-added specialty solutions provider Drive improved mix in all segments and achieve margin and profitability growth Page 22 Page 23

Fan Gate This is basically a wide edge gate, and is used when it is difficult to develop a flow front when entering the part. Acknowledgments Avient would like to acknowledge the gracious input provided by the faculty of the Behrend Plastics Engineering Technology program at Penn State University. Their help has been invaluable in the development of this guide. www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

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You may recognize the two healthcare megatrends that are driving global demand for pharmaceutical packaging, medical devices and drug delivery devices: economic gains in developing nations and an aging global population that requires treatment for chronic conditions. The necessary increase in efficiencies has pushed optimization efforts into every facet of product development and distribution—from supply chain through production.

https://www.circularity-gap.world/2021 Latin America Elsewhere, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed that promoting greater incorporation of the circular economy will enable the region to move towards a more sustainable, inclusive and low-carbon development pattern. Industries should also develop action plans for transitioning to sustainable energies and materials that can retain a high value in the post-consumer market.

The portfolio consists of formulations which have specifically been developed for a broad range of applications. Properties of foamed injection molded parts SPECIAL FOAMING PROCESSES A number of specific processes have been developed to achieve special properties of the foamed parts.