Engineered Polymer Formulations for Firearm Components At Avient, we focus on solving your material science challenges. The featured technologies that follow are complemented by additional solutions at Avient, including internally lubricated polymers, reinforced composites, and pre-colored formulations and/or colorants in custom or standard firearms colors. Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.

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WALTER RIPPLE Vice President, Sustainability, Avient Corporation Walter Ripple is the Vice President of Sustainability at Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. Ripple joined Avient in 1998. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application. AVIENT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, either with respect to the information or products reflected by the information. To learn more about Avient carbon fiber reinforced polymer solutions, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368) • Maximum thickness of 0.625 in/1.59 cm • Full machining capabilities available

CHEMISTRY Avient offers different types of light stabilizers for fiber applications: absorbers, quenchers and HALS (Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers). Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application. AVIENT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, either with respect to the information or products reflected by the information.

POWER TOOL MANUFACTURER P I S T O N R I N G A N D C O N N E C T I N G R O D F O R P O W E R T O O L • Exceptional mechanical properties • Good wear and abrasion resistance • High purity and light weight • Worked directly with the manufacturer from design to molding to better understand and satisfy key requirements • Improved strength, stiffness and stability with one-stop technology service to best meet customer’s needs • Provided lightweighting solution to help customer achieve its sustainability goal Edgetek™ PK PEEK Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE & STRENGTH LEARN MORECopyright © 2021, Avient Corporation.

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE MANUFACTURER E N G I N E B R A C K E T • Exceptional structural properties with extremely high stiffness and strength across a broad temperature range (-40 to 160°F) • Excellent creep resistance and fatigue endurance • Lower weight with no reduction in performance • Reduced weight by 40% with zero fatigue failures during extensive field testing • Provided technical support to optimize design for metal-to-composite conversion • Delivered composite solution with similar system cost and more robust performance than failure prone aluminum version Complēt™ Long Carbon Fiber PA66 Composite KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION LIGHTWEIGHTING + DURABILITY LEARN MORE Copyright © 2021, Avient Corporation.

PRODUCTOR LÍDER DE TAPONES PARA BEBIDAS ALCOHÓLICAS T A P O N E S D E L U J O • Se sustituye el metal al mismo tiempo que se ofrece aspecto y sensación metálicos • Personalización de densidad y color • Procesamiento sencillo • Cumplimiento con las normas de la FDA • El metal se sustituye con un compuesto plástico de densidad modificada para mantener una percepción de alta calidad • Se redujo al mínimo la aparición de desportilladuras por el desgaste cotidiano, que supera al metal porque permite hacer coincidir el interior de la tapa con los colores de revestimiento metalizado • Permitió al cliente introducir sus tapones de lujo en un nuevo segmento del mercado Formulación de densidad modificada Gravi- Tech™ REQUERIMIENTOS CLAVE ¿POR QUÉ AVIENT? SOLUCIÓN AVIENT ESTÉTICA + SENSACIÓN TÁCTIL MÁS INFORMACIÓNCopyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

ELECTRONICS BRAND P O R T A B L E S P E A K E R W E I G H T E D C O M P O N E N T • Ensures quality sound performance • Injection molding capabilities for design flexibility • Impact protection within a set temperature range • Meets target density 3.0g/cm3 and product weight 400g • Reduced scrap and improved product manufacturability, compared to metal, with an injection molded formulation • Met strict testing requirements, including achieving desired impact protection performance at the specific temperature range and target weight • Maintained depth of base sound Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION PERFORMANCE + EFFICIENCY LEARN MORE Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.

DENSO M E C H A N I C A L H V A C D O O R F L A P • Processability was key as the part had to be injection compression molded due to its extremely thin nature • Copper resistance • Light weight • Anti-static • Low VOC • Worked in close collaboration with the customer to understand key design challenges and needs • Streamlined the development process through global presence, working locally in Europe while also running trials in Asia • Re-designed the part to provide a 90% weight reduction • Utilized material science expertise to create a custom formulation that improved resistance to copper deposits and enabled injection compression molding Customized Maxxam™ Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION COPPER RESISTANCE + PROCESSABLITY LEARN MORE Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.