EUROPEAN CABLE MANUFACTURER S E M I - T I G H T B U F F E R F O R I N D O O R D U P L E X C A B L E S • Low shrinkage for connectorization • Easy to strip for efficient installation • Good kink resistance • Resistance to chemicals and filling compounds • Provided an alternative solution, with improved performance, compared to PA12 and PBT materials on the market • Reduced shrinkage and improved strippability for easier installation • Reduced smoke production, improving overall fire performance • Increased processing speeds, reducing overall manufacturing cost ECCOH™ 6151 Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Name of topic CABLE PRODUCER P H O T O V O L T A I C C A B L E • Simplified supply chain and inventory by providing one solution for both insulation and jacket coating • Provided a material that gave cable a good surface finish and improved cable life time value (passed Arrhenius life time prediction as per IEC 60216-1 in internal lab test) • Reduced catalyst dosage resulting in lower material cost • Improved customer processing speeds • Enabled flame retardant performance to EN 50618 and IEC 60332-1 standards on complete cable ECCOH™ XL 8148 + ECCOH XL CAT 005 Formulations KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Cosmetic brands COSMETIC BRANDS C O V E R O F A I R C U S H I O N P O W D E R C O M P A C T • Low coefficient of friction (COF) to balance the opening pressure and sealing performance • General FDA compliance • Good chemical resistance and barrier protection to water and oxygen • Overmold to PP with good compression set • Delivered chemically resistant material with excellent sealing properties and good resilience to achieve requested performance • Provided onsite technical support to improved injection speed and achieve good bonding performance • Offered a material solution that could be leveraged across the customer’s global cosmetic brands Custom Versaflex™ TPE KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

PIRANHA M A R I N E P R O P E L L E R • Similar mechanical properties to aluminum and stainless steel • Improved impact resistance, durability, and vibration damping properties • Injection moldable • Enabled up to 20% more impact resistance compared to standard long fiber reinforced materials, including the incumbent material • Improved durability and vibration damping allowing the blades to flex and absorb energy from minor impacts • Facilitated an interchangeable blade system providing a cost- effective solution for repairs and tuning of propulsion thrust to meet a boat’s intended use, for either speed or transporting loads • Enhanced design flexibility allowing for the innovative blade design to provide 400% more reverse thrust than standard propellers and twice as much as competing metal propellers Complēt™ MT Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Nylon 6 KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Laser marking also achieves fast writing speeds at low operating costs. Additives can also be used to increase laser marking speed and reduce the needed laser energy.

Avient can provide materials compatible with the LDS (Laser Direct Structuring) process to achieve design flexibility and increased speed to market for base station antennas. In addition, our LDS materials can shorten lead times by supplying materials in just a few weeks to help increase speed to market.

Data Insulation 6200 D 11.0 14 350 30 Low thickness and high speed processing. Optical Fiber Insulation 6151 6.0 17 160 33 Low thickness, gel resistant material for micro-modules or tight buffer running at ultra-high speed. LV Insulation XLS 8001 7.5 14 160 33 Ambient curing Sioplas solutions with excellent cross- linking, surface finish and processing speed.

Data Insulation 6200 D 11.0 14 350 30 Low thickness and high speed processing. Optical Fiber Insulation 6151 6.0 17 160 33 Low thickness, gel resistant material for micro-modules or tight buffer running at ultra-high speed. LV Insulation XLS 8001 7.5 14 160 33 Ambient curing Sioplas solutions with excellent cross- linking, surface finish and processing speed.

Broad processing speeds from 25 mm/sec to 75 mm/sec result in outstanding adhesion as shown in Figure 6. F H H O m C H H O *C H H n C* H H O *m C H H C H C H C H H C H H C H *z C C C N HH H * x y C H 3 O C H 3 O* O C *n 285-056 Peel adhesion 3.23 2.55 3.06 3.063.063.062.89 2.55 2.89 2.89 2.72 2.72 3.06 2.38 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 Lexan 141 Cycolac MG38 Cycoloy C2950 Xenoy 5220 Xenoy 1339 Injection speed: 25 mm/sec A vg . p ee l, N /m m Melt temp: 190°C Melt temp: 200°C Melt temp: 220°C Figure 5: GLS 285-056 adhesion values overmolded onto PC, ABS, PC/ABS and PC/PBT over a wide range of melt emperatures of the TPE. t 285-056 peel adhesion 2.893.06 2.89 2.38 2.55 2.55 2.89 2.55 2.89 3.063.06 2.89 2 3 25 50 75 Injection velocity, mm/sec A vg . p ee l, N /m m Lexan 141 Cycolac MG38 Cycoloy C2950 Xenoy 5220 Figure 6: GLS 285-056 adhesion values overmolded onto PC, ABS, PC/ABS and PC/PBT over a wide range of injection peeds. s 285-056 tensile properties: initial & aged after 1 week at 70°C. 2.35 1.60 2.77 2.30 1.66 2.77 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 Tensile Strength 100% Modulus 300% Modulus Pa sc al s Initial Final Figure 7: Physical property retention of GLS 285-056 after 1week at 70°C. OM6240 adhesion to Ultramid B3ZG6 1.7 1.91.9 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 250°C 260°C 270°C Melt temperature A vg . p ee l, N /m m Injection speed: 64 mm/sec Figure 10: Versfalex OM 6240 adhesion values to polyamide Ultrmid B3ZG6 OM6240 adhesion to Ultramid B3ZG6 1.7 1.91.9 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 250°C 260°C 270°C Melt temperature A vg . p ee l, N /m m Injection speed: 64 mm/sec Figure 11: Versaflex OM 6258 adhesion values to polyamide Ultrmid B3ZG6 GLS Corporation, 833 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, IL 60050

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