Overmolding can be used to enhance many features of product designs, including: Overmolding Process Types Two injection molding processes dominate the manufacture of overmolded products: insert molding and multi-shot injection molding. Overmolding can be used to enhance many features of product designs, including: Overmolding Process Types Two injection molding processes dominate the manufacture of overmolded products: insert molding and multi-shot injection molding. Flow Length (L) and Wall Thickness (T) There are two main factors that affect the maximum achievable flow length for a specific TPE: the individual TPE flow characteristics and the process conditions used in the overmolding process.

Value chain stage(s) covered Direct operations Upstream Downstream Risk management process Integrated into multi-disciplinary company-wide risk management process Frequency of assessment Annually Time horizon(s) covered Short-term Medium-term Long-term Description of process Avient’s Enterprise Risk Management process helps identify and assess climate-related risks at a company-level. This process focuses on financial, operational, and reputational risks. As part of this process, we utilize an interview process with our executive management team and ERM risk owners to assess both the likelihood and potential impact for each individual risk.

Avient’s manufacturing processes can leverage strength- to-weight ratios and anisotropy to make highly engineered composites that optimize material usage. The material is recyclable and can be incorporated back into traditional thermoplastic products and processes. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

Value chain stage(s) covered Direct operations Upstream Downstream Risk management process Integrated into multi-disciplinary company-wide risk management process Frequency of assessment Annually Time horizon(s) covered Short-term Medium-term Long-term Description of process Avient’s Enterprise Risk Management process helps identify and assess climate-related risks at a company-level. This process focuses on financial, operational, and reputational risks. As part of this process, we utilize an interview process with our executive management team and ERM risk owners to assess both the likelihood and potential impact for each individual risk.

Yes, Avient has a documented crisis management process. Does Avient have a process for handling hazardous materials? Does Avient conduct an in-process inspection during manufacturing?

MEETING FR GOALS IN DATA CABLES WITH AN ALTERNATIVE TO FEP Maxxam FR materials can provide cost savings and improved processing capabilities when used in category 5e cables and above. Not only is the material costly, it can also be challenging to process and use in thin wall cable applications. THE IMPACT When compared with FEP, Maxxam FR formulations offer significant cost savings and improve processing ease.

In addition, these material solutions provide a proven, one-step processing solution to support speed to market and manufacturing efficiencies. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information. Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.

The objective was to design a visually pleasing light source, while improving the flexibility and efficiency of its own production process. Also, the acrylic sheets required an additional process to cut them to size before thermoforming, which led to excessive waste and disposal costs. This optimized combination of additive and color technology eliminated the “hot spots,” and achieved the sought-after bright white light, and streamlined the entire manufacturing process by enabling in-house production.

SIDING & CLADDING MANUFACTURER P R O F I L E E X T R U S I O N • Achieve consistent distribution and uniform cell structure • Avoid adverse chemical reactions caused by material incompatibility with PVC formulations • Maintain impact resistance and durability • Attain thermally-stable chemical foaming agent (CFA) and gas decomposition temperatures to avoid manufacturing downtime • Ensure the integrity of color, finish, and aesthetics • Validated performance and compatibility during formulation and testing to confirm material compatibility and consistency • Established processing parameters for real- time precision in temperature, pressure, and extrusion speed • Optimized CFA and process to balance weight reduction and retain mechanical properties and aesthetics Hydrocerol Chemical Foaming Agents KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

L’ORÉAL R E D K E N S H A M P O O B O T T L E S • Ensure global color consistency across all Redken PCR packaging in order to launch in North America and Europe at the same time • Shorten time to launch by simplifying decision making process and avoiding lengthy lab trials • Ability to transition to high levels of PCR, and to facilitate transfer from one PCR to another • Solution that works with mixed grades of PCR, both rPET and polyolefins • Created a process with L’Oréal to overcome PCR coloring challenges and simplify recycled resin coloration for global consistency • Helped L’Oréal towards its objective to have 100% of packaging plastics to be either from recycled or bio-based sources • Achieved a perfect color match on the first try in 8 out of 10 cases PCR Color Prediction Service KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?