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Fortunately, there are solutions that look great and meet multiple requirements. But as carmakers juggle new materials to find the right balance of comfort and cost, it becomes more difficult to maintain color consistency. But beware: Matching colors on disparate materials, such as textiles and molded polymers, is not an easy task.

ABS Quality Evaluations This is to certify that the Environmental Management System of: Avient Corporation Avient Corporation HQ 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, OH 44012 U.S.A. Ezcabarte calle H Nº3 Oricain, Navarra 31194 Spain Facility: Avient Corporation - Phan Thong 700/848 Moo 1,Tambol Phan Thong Amata City Chonburi Industrial Estate Phan Thong, Chonburi 20160 Thailand Activity: Manufacture of Masterbatches, Additives, ECCOH, and Compounds for Pigmenting Thermoplastic Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics Facility: Avient Corporation - Pogliano, Italy Via Lainate 26 20005, Pogliano Milanese, Milano Italy Facility: Avient Corporation - Randburg, South Africa 329 Tungsten Rd, Strydompark Randburg, Gauteng 2194 South Africa Activity: Manufacture of Colour and Additive Concentrates, Thermoplastic Resins and Specialty Compounds Activity: Manufacture of Masterbatches Facility: NEU Specialty Engineered Materials, LLC 15 Corporate Drive North Haven, CT 06473 U.S.A. Activity: Design and Manufacture of Plastics Compounding Material and Thermoplastic Elastomers Page 10 of 10 ABS Quality Evaluations Avient Corporation ISO 14001:2015 Certificate Of Conformance ANNEX At Below Facilities: Validity of this certificate may be confirmed at www.abs-qe.com/cert_validation.

IMPACT PROTECTION D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L S O L U T I O N S Avient Corporation 1 PROJECT KICK OFF B R I E F Application: Protective sports equipment Challenge: Provide functional material to protect against impact for chest protector Requirements: • Compact - reduce thickness and weight for improved comfort and functionality • Meet EN standards • EN1621-1 level 2 & EN1621-2 level 1 • Eliminate the use of foam and glue • Be waterproof and easy to clean • Sustainable • Easy to prototype & considers manufacturing efficiency Avient Corporation 2 VIBRATION DAMPING TECHNOLOGY (VDT) H O W D O E S I T W O R K ? Avient Corporation 3 Simplified Drop Test • 65g steel ball • Dropped from 305mm • Onto 3.175mm thickness flat samples Materials Tested • Standard TPE 30 Shore A • TPU alloy 60 Shore A • Damping TPE 32 Shore A VDT reduces bounce Avient Corporation 4 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 Image courtesy of Airobag TV https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Simulation of Impact A weight dropped onto protective element in contact with rigid substrate https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Avient Corporation 5 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 REFINING THE DESIGN D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L C O M B I N A T I O N Avient Corporation 6 • A number of different shapes and designs are created and simulated to determine which one works best • Refining to meet EN standard • VDT TPEs can help reach compliance with EN1621-1 level 2 and EN1621-2 level 1 • Optimum protection can be achieved by combining industrial design and engineering Avient Corporation 7 VALIDATION P R O T O T Y P I N G W I T H 3 D P R I N T I N G 3D Printing Validation -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% Density Tensile Strength // Tear resistance // Rebound resilience 2mm 3D Printed VDT vs Injection Molded VDT can be 3D printed for concept evaluation early in the design process SUMMARY Avient Corporation 8 • Enabled a new, compact design with a customized VDT TPE formulation • Improved user comfort and functionality • Fulfilled EN standards • Reduced number of prototyping tools required • Reduced time spent in product development by 40 percent, enabling faster commercialization of product

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