Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.  

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Examples include: • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint • Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility Avient employs approximately 8,700 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the time required to consummate the acquisition of the Dyneema business; the satisfaction or waiver of conditions in the purchase agreement; completion of the consultation process with the relevant Dutch works council; the ability to obtain required regulatory or other third-party approvals and consents and otherwise consummate the proposed acquisition of the Dyneema business; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the proposed acquisition of the Dyneema business and possible sale of the distribution business; 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; 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 raise or sustain prices for products or services; information systems failures and cyberattacks; 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.

Novel TPE materials that can overmold onto various engineering plastics also were reported elsewhere (2-4). Figure 1 Surface energy of various thermoplastic elastomers with rigid thermoplastics Engineering Plastics Polyamide 6,6 ABS Polycarbonate Acrylic Polystyrene Polypropylene Polyethylene Elastomers COPA TPU COPE S-TPE TPV mPE Surface Energy (mN/m) 46 43 40 37 34 31 28 Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the peel test Table I Physical property of TPE-1 Shore A Hardness (10 second delay) 44 Specific Gravity (g/cm3) 0.90 Color Natural 300 % Modulus (PSI) 348 Tensile Strength (PSI) 603 Elongation at Break (%) 598 Tear Strength (lbf/in) 110 Table II Adhesion value of TPE-1 on different substrates Substrate Average Peel Strength (lbf) Failure Type PP 17 Cohesive Copolyester 13 Adhesive PET 13 Adhesive PPE/HIPS 18 Adhesive PMMA 15 Adhesive PS 18 Adhesive PC 17 Adhesive PC/ABS 14 Adhesive HIPS 13 Adhesive ABS 13 Adhesive Table III Properties and peel strength of TPE-2 materials 15.37Nylon 11.16.5POM 227Polyester 22.619PC/ABS 24.5-ABS 20.828PP Peel Strength (PIL) 713721Tensile Elongation (%): 10811010Tensile Strength (psi): 5651Hardness: BA 15.37Nylon 11.16.5POM 227Polyester 22.619PC/ABS 24.5-ABS 20.828PP Peel Strength (PIL) 713721Tensile Elongation (%): 10811010Tensile Strength (psi): 5651Hardness: BA Figure 3 Capillary viscosity of TPE-1 and -2 at 200°C 1.00E+00 1.00E+01 1.00E+02 1.00E+03 1.00E+01 1.00E+02 1.00E+03 1.00E+04 1.00E+05 Shear rate (1/sec) Vi sc os ity (P a* se c) TPE-1 TPE-2A TPE-2B GLS Corporation Abstract Introduction Experimental Material Two classes of “universal overmolding TPEs” have been developed and used in this study.

As an American Chemistry Council Responsible Care® Company and a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, we are further committed through our landmark No Surprises PledgeSM and our Sustainability Promise. Gift Reporting To provide transparency regarding gifts, gifts to 3rd parties should be coded as “gifts to 3rd parties” within Concur. As an American Chemistry Council Responsible Care® Company and a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, we are further committed through our landmark No Surprises PledgeSM and our Sustainability Promise, and we uphold these principles by living the personal values of Integrity, Honesty and Respect.

Avient Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates design, source, manufacture and distribute chemicals and plastic products globally. Products are sold to more than 6,000 custom injection molders and extruders who, in turn, convert them into plastic parts that are sold to end-users in a wide range of industries. Phone: 216-255-3406 Fax: 216-255-3456 4199 Kinross Lakes Parkway, Suite 220 Richfield, OH 44286 SIC/NAICS Codes & Descriptions 3087 / 325991 Customer compounding of purchased resins 2821 / 325211 Plastic material and resin manufacturing 2851 / 325510 Paint & Coating manufacturing (Specialty Coatings) 424610 Plastic materials wholesalers (Avient Distribution) 326199 Composites (Glasforms) Avient Code of Conduct Policy Yes.