The CORE™ VBX Series of these vinyl powder formulations are designed specifically for use in automotive interiors, providing OEMs with superior haptics for items such as door and instrument panels. With multiple OEM approvals, the VBX Series provides ease of product acceptance and qualification with considerable design flexibility. KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Vinyl powders in high performing, versatile formulations • A balance of fusion characteristics and physical properties • Customizable with additives such as heat or light stabilizers, flame retardants or blowing agents • Matched to any color and to varied processing and performance requirements • VBX Series vinyl powders formulated to automotive OEM needs MARKET AND APPLICATIONS CORE™ Vinyl Powder formulations offer endless utility for nearly every consumer market.

CASE STUDY: CORE™ VBX SERIES VINYL POWDERS Challe nge Accepted. By switching to CORE™ VBX Series Vinyl Powders, from Avient, the supplier was able to produce the interior door panels with an estimated savings of $20 per door, or $80 per vehicle, translating to roughly $800,000 per year assuming niche vehicle production levels. CORE™ VBX Series Vinyl Powder formulations provide superior haptics and aesthetics for a variety of automotive interior parts.

The portfolio includes the HC8910 and HC8920 series for improved resistance to harsh chemicals and hospital-grade disinfectants over other flame-resistant (FR) polymers such as PC/ABS, PC/PET, and copolyester. This family of TPEs includes the HC3810 series formulated without animal derivatives for use in a wide range of applications.

Newly Expanded Manufacturing of NEU™ Custom Capabilities and NEUSoft™ Thermoplastics Polyurethanes for catheter applications: now produced in Suzhou, China, offering customized services and rapid response times to customers from Asia Pacific, a series of ultra-soft TPUs for short-term in-vivo applications that are available in custom colors with excellent ultraviolet (UV) stability and barrier properties, offer good elasticity, resistance to abrasions and tears, barrier properties, and melt strength for use in a host of catheter applications, including cardiovascular, intravenous, and other specialty segments . Versaflex™ HC & Versaflex™ HC BIO BT Series TPEs: grades formulated specifically to handle the complexities of healthcare and biopharmaceutical tubing, including excellent weldability, kink resistance, and low extractables, delivering comparable performance to competing materials such as silicone and PVC tubing, while providing lower Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) values than other materials* The Versaflex HC BIO BT218 grade is formulated with 40% bio-derived content and provides a sustainable substitute for traditional materials.

LubriOne™ PKE Series Product Bulletin A series of high performing and eco-conscious alternatives to nylon and acetal

Edgetek™ PKE Glass-Filled Formulations The Edgetek PKE Glass-Filled (GF) series consists of specialty engineered, glass-reinforced polyketone (PK) thermoplastics. Available in natural and black grades, this Edgetek PKE GF series can be colored at the press.

Edgetek™ PKE High Impact Formulations The Edgetek™ PKE High Impact (HI) series consists of specialty engineered, impact modified polyketone (PK) thermoplastics. Available in natural, white and black grades, the Edgetek HI PKE series is also colorable with support from Avient.

EXTRUSOR Tornillo 3/4" a 6" para polietileno, de filete sencillo y sin sección de mezcla, Relación de compresión 1.5–2:1 Cabezal De presión media: ángulo de 30° a 40° Dado Del tamaño adecuado para una hilera de 1/8" o menos L/D 24:1 recomendado Paquete de mallas Sin paquete de mallas (opcional según la presión) Canal de enfriamiento 50–65°C recomendado Alimentador Preferentemente gravimétrico—3 compartimentos para cross-linked Secador Desecante, 4 horas a 70°C, para el compuesto ECCOH™ solamente; nunca se debe colocar silano seco en los secadores PROCESAMIENTO Temperatura ECCOH Serie 5000 ECCOH Serie 6000 Precalentamiento del alambre 80–120°C 80–120°C Zonas de alimentación 93°C 135°C Transición 135 °C 163°C Dosificación 150°C 190°C Cabezal/dado 165°C 215°C Material fundido 165–170°C 215–225°C Llama a la salida del dado Sí, según sea necesario Velocidad de la línea Sensible a la cizalla: Observar temperatura de fusión, amperaje del motor y presión Compuesto de purga HDPE +1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

RS7900-0001 30N RS7900-0001 45N RS7900-0001 60N RS7900-0001 70N Gen 1 Biomass Content (%) 35% 35% 35% 35% Hardness, Shore A 30A 45A 60A 70A Specific Gravity 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 50% Modulus, PSI 103 163 212 313 100% Modulus, PSI 127 192 247 355 Tensile Strength, PSI 564 759 920 1115 Elongation, % 699 692 712 727 Tear Strength, PLI 61 86 114 138 OM Substrate PP PP PP PP reSound™ BIO 7900 Series Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation. This literature shall NOT operate as permission, recommendation, or inducement to practice any patented invention without permission of the patent owner. 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com RS2800-0001 30N RS2800-0001 45N RS2800-0001 60N RS2800-0001 70N Gen 1 Biomass Content (%) 50–60% 50–60% 50–60% 50–60% Hardness, Shore A 30A 45A 60A 70A Specific Gravity 0.85 0.85 0.87 0.86 50% Modulus, PSI 111 167 256 378 100% Modulus, PSI 137 203 301 430 Tensile Strength, PSI 514 807 1089 1118 Elongation, % 672 735 709 644 Tear Strength, PLI 68 102 144 166 OM Substrate PP PP PP PP reSound™ BIO 2800 Series

Our VBX Series of vinyl powders for superior haptics on interior parts.