They are available for processes including extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, rotational molding and thermoforming. 1. https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and- telecommunications/articles/global-mobile-consumer-survey-us-edition.html 2. https://cals.arizona.edu/news/why-your-cellphone-has-more-germs-toilet www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

Ideal applications include antennas, base stations, resonators, lenses, automotive radar, IoT (Internet of Things) devices, and service providers’ equipment that directly serves end-users, such as routers and modems.

At any of our five global ColorWorks centers, brand managers and designers work with our dedicated team of experts to establish high-impact color concepts at the earliest stages of product development. Maintaining color consistency across multiple resins sourced from different suppliers in countries around the world is a complex task that requires color-management knowledge and global resources.

Color concepts based on intensive research into global societal trends and their influences on consumers’ color choices Create high impact color concepts faster and more efficiently with the color collaborative design service of our global ColorWorks network.

Gary Fielding, marketing director, PolyOne ColorMatrix, explained, “These new, eye-catching formulations give our customers the freedom to push design boundaries and react to global color trends, without disrupting their existing processes. Media contacts Morag Girdwood Marketing Communications Manager PolyOne Global Color and Additives +44(0) 7890 563137 morag.girdwood@avient.com

OnColor WC Choice colorants are commercially available in North and South America, with additional global availability pending.   The company adds value to global customers and improves sustainability through formulating materials, such as:

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

Until that number is zero, we have more work to do. Avient was again named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies in 2023 by Newsweek and Statista, moving up to the 22nd spot out of the top 500 listings. As we look to the future, we expect these eight areas to gain even more importance-among our customers and their end users.

Movement and user interactions • How is it gripped? Does the user ever have to re-grip? Figure 15: USee™ validation process USee™ is a trademark of Global Vision 2020, Inc.

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