CASE STUDY: SMARTBATCH SOLUTIONS To learn more about Smartbatch solutions, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368). THE SOLUTION The company approached Avient with its challenge. After developing a deep understanding of the customer’s needs, Avient’s team quickly went to work formulating a custom OnCap™ Light Diffusion additive technology, then added a custom OnColor™ color to make a single Smartbatch™ masterbatch solution.

THE SOLUTION The Avient technical team leveraged expertise in liquid formulations with the science of dispersion to develop Excelite™ IM, a CFA solution that targeted automotive injection molding applications and would help address the issues of this tier-1 molder. THE IMPACT Avient was able to offer on-site support to the molder for trials using Excelite IM. Excelite IM Chemical Foaming Additives: • The only patented liquid CFA in North America and Europe • Supported with customized dosing equipment and technical assistance • Typically contains 70% active CFA content, dispersed in proprietary liquid vehicles LIQUID CFAs PROVIDE A TOP TIER-1 MOLDER WITH A CONSISTENT SOLUTION © 2020, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 Interested in learning about how Avient can help your business?

To help address these challenges, Avient teamed up with a leading technology development company. THE SOLUTION Avient worked with the company to develop a novel reinforcement material comprised of Avient Fiber-Line™ carbon fiber tows in which the filaments were manipulated to increase strength and improve abrasion resistance. SOURCE: Repurposing gas infrastructure for hydrogen | 2020 Siemens Energy Global (siemens-energy.com) © 2023, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 https://www.fiber-line.com/en/ https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/news/magazine/2020/repurposing-natural-gas-infrastructure-for-hydrogen.html https://www.siemens-energy.com/global/en/news/magazine/2020/repurposing-natural-gas-infrastructure-for-hydrogen.html

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