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& European climates for an extended period • Maintain color stability and resist brittleness for a minimum of 3 years • Reliable supplier with good product quality and stable supply • Offered a UV stabilizer for PP multi-filament yarn • Delivered good light fastness • Provided cost effectiveness by combining colorant and UV additive solutions • Had in-house Q-Lab UV (QUV) tester to meet strict customer standards Smartbatch Combination Colorants & Additives KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-colorants/color-additive-combination-masterbatches/smartbatch-combination-colorants-additives Slide 1: Pp Multi-filament manufacturer

Last year we were excited to launch two additional resource groups. See Note 12, Income Taxes, for additional detail. Our additive concentrates encompass a wide variety of performance and process enhancing characteristics and are commonly categorized by the function that they perform, including UV light stabilization and blocking, antimicrobial, anti-static, blowing or foaming, antioxidant, lubricant, oxygen and visible light blocking and productivity enhancement.

These antibacterial and antifungal additives reduce growth of bacteria, mold and fungus on the surface and through the thickness of the plastic part. WithStand antimicrobial additives can be combined with colorants or other functional additives in a single masterbatch or liquid solution to get the exact performance needed. ANTIMICROBIALS FOR PLASTICS Effective in reducing bacterial growth across a range of polymer resins Bacteria does not attach to surface of part molded with WithStand Bacteria attaches to surface of part molded without WithStand Side View Molded with antimicrobial additives Molded without antimicrobial additives

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT OEM P A I N T S P R A Y E R • Meet or exceed UL94 V-2 flame rating • Able to interact with existing bulk chemistry without compromising functionality or brand color and aesthetics • Deliver cost targets while providing operational efficiency and a working capital strategy • Accelerate product development timeline, and provide UL94 testing verification prior to production trials • Achieved all flame rating requirements and assisted with regulatory approvals • Developed a proprietary Smartbatch solution that minimized potential effects from interaction with current bulk chemistries • Provided needed support with qualification process and testing requirements, saving time and cost • Afforded on-going support with A2LA test labs, sampling, and lot-to-lot consistency with exacting performance Smartbatch™ Formulation: Cesa™ Flame Retardant Additives and OnColor™ Colorants KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/performance-enhancement-additives/cesa-flame-retardant-additives

GENOMIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE MANUFACTURER I N - V I T R O D I AG N O S T I C ( I V D ) D E V I C E MEVOPURTM Laser-Transmitting and Laser-Absorbing Pre-color Solution AVIENT SOLUTION • Customized solutions - Quality-by-Design (QdB) approach • Optimized pigment / additive selection – good distribution in final part minimizes welding failure • Mitigated contamination and extractable risk on incoming raw material with control based on fingerprinting • Ensured uninterrupted supply from multiple ISO13485-2016 certified sites • Minimized risk of change with change control agreements WHY AVIENT KEY REQUIREM ENTS P R O D U C T I V I T Y & Q UA L I T Y • Good weldability, low rejection rate • Solutions in wide range of polymers, colors and transparency • Pre-tested ingredients to biocompatibility and extractable metals LEARN MORE https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/performance-enhancement-additives/mevopur-functional-additives

VALVE-GATED TOOLS IN INJECTION MOLDING GUIDELINES CESA CLEAN ADDITIVES ™ KEY FEATURES Cesa™ Clean Additives • Cesa Clean is a concentrated purge product, not a purge compound. • It can be processed through manifolds, valve-gated tools and small sub gates. • Cesa Clean is 100% recyclable with polyolefin resins and compounds. GUIDELINES FOR USING CESA CLEAN ADDITIVES • Cesa Clean works best when molded maintaining normal (injection) pressure/shear • For best results, Avient recommends a “Running Color Change” which eliminates breaks in the molding cycle • Since the Cesa Clean concentrate will expand, it is recommended to reduce the shot size by 20% • It is designed for use at a let-down ratio (LDR) of 3.0% or (33:1); however, use rate can vary depending on the severity of the contamination but typically is 2.0–4.0% (a use rate higher than 6.0% may not have any positive affect on the cleaning performance) • Using Cesa Clean as a routine part of your color change rotation will allow faster changes and consume a minimal amount of raw material - Note: If the manifold is not cleaned routinely, this process may be more time consuming and additional material will be required • It is best to process at your normal polymer processing temperatures - For best performance, stock temperature should be at least 400°F - If 400°F is achieved during the purging process, no additional activation will occur during the reprocessing of regrind - All parts produced during the “Running Purge Cycle” should be captured as regrind, resulting in a scrap-free color change - If using sequential gates, open and close all gates at the same time while purging the tool - If contamination appears to be coming from one gate, open and close first, and for an extended period of time, to force more material through this location - When cleaning in this manner, pay close attention to shot size - Parts containing the previous or new color plus any Cesa Clean can be used as regrind INTRODUCING CESA CLEAN TO YOUR PROCESS Hand Blend • Hand weigh enough of the Cesa Clean and natural resin mix to equate to 3–5 times the barrel capacity • Use rate should be 3.0% or 33:1 for routine cleaning • For difficult-to-clean tooling, or tooling which is not routinely cleaned, start at 4.0% or 25:1 • Note: Do not attempt to vacuum load more than 15 feet from source as stratification/separation may occur Volumetric Feeder • Calibrate feeder to dispense 3.0% or 33:1 for routine cleaning • For difficult-to-clean tooling, or tooling which is not routinely cleaned, start at 4.0% or 25:1 • This style of feeder is highly recommended for at-the-throat metering of Cesa Clean Blending Units Most blenders have an extra bin for an additive • Fill the additive bin with Cesa Clean • Set blender to introduce the Cesa Clean at 2.0 to 4.0% • Note: Do not air convey any further than 15 feet as Cesa Clean has a high density and may separate from the mix. Contact your Avient representative with questions or for additional support. 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.

Typically additional products such as surfactants are also added to help stabilize the color formulation. Importantly these advances also now allow color to be combined with additional functional additives without impacting process stability. Some key questions to consider when implementing liquid color: • Is your colorant addition negatively impacting or enhancing your process efficiency?