BUILDING MATERIALS COMPANY Q U A R T Z C O U N T E R T O P S • Offer custom color design for new product development • Provide regulatory support to help achieve compliance with new formulations • Deliver reliable color consistency • Meet high-volume, global production needs • Developed custom colorant technology to support end applications for new products • Provided effective global EH&S and regulatory support to help mitigate risk • Enabled lot-to-lot color consistency with exceptional dispersion uniformity • Met the need for a high degree of material consumption leveraging our global footprint Stan-Tone HCC Vinyl Paste Dispersions KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? All Rights Reserved. https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-colorants/colorant-dispersions/stan-tone-hcc-vinyl-paste-dispersions Slide 1: Building materials company

STAN-TONE D-8201 DARK RED STAN-TONE D-9003 BLACK STAN-TONE D-1502 ORANGE

Homepage // News Center // ColorForward™ Forecasts a Focus on Mid-Tone Colors for 2025 While the 2024 palette was mostly balanced with colors evenly distributed across the color spectrum, the 2025 palette predominantly features mid-tone blues, greens, oranges, neutrals, and no yellow,” said Roberto Romanin, Designer at ColorWorks Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at Avient.

APPLIANCE MAKER F O O D H A N D L I N G & C O O K I N G C O M P O N E N T S • Minimize yellow / amber color tone of PEI and PES that detracts from the perception of quality for cooking and food service appliances • Maintain inherent heat and steam resistance of PEI and PES • Food contact compatibility • Colorants counteracted yellow tones without sacrificing heat and steam resistance • Achieved a more intense blue-gray shade that reinforces appliance quality and cleanliness and improves perception of the food Colorant Chromaticsä Precolor and Masterbatch Formulations KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

The Transcend line of high-performance colorants features solid opaque colors and transparent colors that consist of bright, vibrant tones. NAME COLOR FAMILY COLOR CODE TRANSPARENTS Transparent Blue Violet Violet PPT6730-4005 Transparent Aquamarine Blue PPT6730-5018 Transparent Teal Green Green PPT6730-564C Transparent Optimal Yellow Yellow PPT6730-458C Transparent Energy Orange Orange PPT6730-150C Transparent Crimson Red PPT6730-2009 Transparent True Gray Gray PPT6730-7001 OPAQUES Linen White White PPO6730-9010 Hygienic White White PPO6730-9001 Ice Gray Gray PPO6730-5C True Gray Gray PPO6730-424C Shadow Gray PPO6730-446C Gunmetal Gray PPO6730-426C Black Black PPO6730-6C Powder Blue Blue PPO6730-2127C Smoky Blue Blue PPO6730-7682C Bright Azure Blue PPO6730-653C Cobalt Blue PPO6730-5002 Navy Blue PPO6730-5004 Aquamarine Blue PPO6730-7699C Blue Violet Violet PPO6730-7456C Emerald Green PPO6730-6016 Clover Green PPO6730-7723C Optimal Yellow Yellow PPO6730-459C Energy Orange Orange PPO6730-2000 Crimson Red PPO6730-3000 Colors may vary from actual color shown.

STAN-TONE D-1100 YELLOW STAN-TONE HCC-11950 BROWN STAN-TONE HCC-19543 BLACK

STAN-TONE VC-24724 GOLD METALLIC STAN-TONE D-1503 ORANGE STAN-TONE HCC-5986 CARAVAN GOLD

STAN-TONE D-3003 YELLOW STAN-TONE HCC-33205 DARK BLUE STAN-TONE HCC-33204 BLACK

STAN-TONE D-2800 RED STAN-TONE MB-15786 RED Stan-Tone MB-17116 Red

A visual inspection of the bottles shows that bottle B still has a very recognizable amber tone. The L*, a*, and b* values recorded in the table below are also well in accordance with what can be visualized in Figure 2, where there is a shift in the b* value indicating a decrease in yellow tone. This explains the visual appearance of the plaques having a redder tone.