The Challenge The company’s approach to product design is deeply rooted in the principles of the circular economy and BIC’s 4R philosophy: reducing the amount of raw materials, including as much recycled or alternative materials as possible, making more refillable products, and improving the recyclability of both products and packaging. When BIC engineers were challenged to incorporate more recycled materials in a new sustainable women’s razor, they found answers in Avient’s sustainable solutions.

The Challenge The company’s approach to product design is deeply rooted in the principles of the circular economy and BIC’s 4R philosophy: reducing the amount of raw materials, including as much recycled or alternative materials as possible, making more refillable products, and improving the recyclability of both products and packaging. When BIC engineers were challenged to incorporate more recycled materials in a new sustainable women’s razor, they found answers in Avient’s sustainable solutions.

The Challenge The company’s approach to product design is deeply rooted in the principles of the circular economy and BIC’s 4R philosophy: reducing the amount of raw materials, including as much recycled or alternative materials as possible, making more refillable products, and improving the recyclability of both products and packaging. When BIC engineers were challenged to incorporate more recycled materials in a new sustainable women’s razor, they found answers in Avient’s sustainable solutions.

The Challenge The company’s approach to product design is deeply rooted in the principles of the circular economy and BIC’s 4R philosophy: reducing the amount of raw materials, including as much recycled or alternative materials as possible, making more refillable products, and improving the recyclability of both products and packaging. When BIC engineers were challenged to incorporate more recycled materials in a new sustainable women’s razor, they found answers in Avient’s sustainable solutions.

BIODEGRADABLES Y COMPOSTABLES P E L Í C U L A S D E A B O N O • Cumplimiento de la norma europea EN17033 u OK Compost • Estándares de color blanco y negro disponibles bajo diferentes certificaciones TÜV Austria (OK Compost y más) • Soporte completo para la certificación del producto final para EN13432 y EN17033 • Formuladas con pigmentos probados y aprobados por un organismo certificado OnColor™ Bio-Colorants REQUISITOS CLAVE ¿POR QUÉ AVIENT? LA SOLUCIÓN AVIENT SOSTENIBILIDAD Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

CONTAINER OEM S T O C K T A N K • Reduce container weight • Optimize throughput and provide internal training to sustain processing optimization • Minimize scrap • Improve surface appearance • Deployed an experienced field technician who was able to reduce tank weight by 30% through processing adjustments • Provided an additional lightweighting opportunity with an optimized gas / chemical foaming agent (CFA) process • Trained customer on CFA processing and collaborated to create a new CFA offering for further optimization • Made adjustments resulting in lower scrap rates and improved part appearance Dedicated Onsite Field Technical Service KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION OPTIMIZED PROCESSING LEARN MORE Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.

Beggs is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. Beggs joined Avient in August 2020 and has more than 20 years of experience in finance and business leadership roles in both public and private organizations with an emphasis on specialty materials and diverse end markets. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com http://www.avient.com/

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