HVAC doors are typically produced by injection molding two parts that provide structural strength and air sealing performance. This global reach also allowed Avient to respond quickly to mold trials, and eliminate import and shipping challenges. Avient engineered a new customized formulation for the part, which provided both the processability required for extremely short cycle injection-compression molding, as well as including an additive to stabilize the material when in contact with copper.

VALVE-GATED TOOLS IN INJECTION MOLDING GUIDELINES CESA CLEAN ADDITIVES ™ KEY FEATURES Cesa™ Clean Additives • Cesa Clean is a concentrated purge product, not a purge compound. • It can be processed through manifolds, valve-gated tools and small sub gates. • Cesa Clean is 100% recyclable with polyolefin resins and compounds. The preferred approach is with the blender mounted above the feedthroat of the molding machine. GETTING STARTED TIMING IS THE KEY TO A RUNNING COLOR CHANGE Hand Blend • Have the purge blend ready to load • If hopper contains a mixture of resin, color and/ or regrind, it should be run dry or drained before beginning the color change, keeping the screw full so press cycle continues • Run the main resin hopper dry or shut off hopper to hand feed at the throat • Once press is clean, slide hopper in place and proceed with next color-resin blend • The next color can be added while Cesa Clean is still in the barrel • When splay is no longer visible in parts, reset shot size, parts should be ready to pack (Single) Volumetric/Gravimetric Metering Unit at the Throat • Empty and clean feeder while press continues to run • Add Cesa Clean to the feeder color hopper and calibrate to a 3.0% use rate • When press is clean, start next color • When splay is no longer visible in parts, reset shot size, parts should be ready to pack • Note: If an open/unused secondary feeder is installed, use it for the Cesa Clean concentrate Central Blending Unit • Thoroughly clean unit while continuing to mold parts, keeping a resin feed to the press • Using a clean open hopper or regrind hopper, add the Cesa Clean concentrate • Set blender for additive/color to 3.0% • Once press is clean, drain hopper and/or central blending unit while continuing to mold parts • Begin new color and continue to mold parts • When splay is no longer visible in parts, reset shot size, parts should be ready to pack Process Adjustments That Can Help • Increase back pressure • Increase screw speed • Increase injection speed (in some tools maximum injection speed can facilitate cleaning) • Reduce mold close time (faster cycle) • Always remember a stock temperature of 400°F is essential When press and tool are clean, return all settings to standard production process profile.

Long fiber reinforced thermoplastics provide structural performance that can go head-to- head with metals at a fraction of their weight while retaining the processing ease of injection molding. Pyrolysis removes the matrix polymer of injection-molded specimens to reveal the different internal fiber structure of long glass fiber and short glass fiber parts. Entanglement of longer fiber filaments allows the long fiber part to retain its molded form, which provides more structural integrity and increased toughness.

BATTERY JUNCTION BOX Stat-Tech™ Static Dissipative & Electrically Conductive Formulations Surround™ EMI/RFI Shielding Formulations • Integrated EMI/RFI shielding • Lightweight • Easier to process vs metals MODULE CONNECTOR Therma-Tech™ Thermally Conductive Formulations • Flame resistance • Easy molding • Good stiffness and mechanical strength • Thermal conductivity EV CONNECTOR Edgetek™ PKE Polyketone Formulations • Excellent chemical resistance • Low moisture uptake • Non-halogenated flame retardant performance • Colorable (RAL Orange) • Reduced carbon footprint vs PA6 and PA66 COOLING SYSTEM Therma-Tech™ Thermally Conductive Formulations • Tensile strength • Chemical resistance • Thermal conductivity BATTERY FRAME Maxxam™ FR Flame Retardant Polyolefin Formulations Edgetek™ Engineered Polymer Formulations Polystrand™ Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics • Flame resistance • Easy molding • Lightweight • Non-halogenated flame retardant HOUSING TRAY OnForce™ Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites Stat-Tech™ Static Dissipative & Electrically Conductive Formulations Polystrand™ Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics • Design integration & freedom • Structural performance • EMI shielding BATTERY MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER Stat-Tech™ Static Dissipative & Electrically Conductive Formulations Surround™ EMI/RFI Shielding Formulations • Integrated EMI/RFI shielding • Lightweight • Easier to process vs metals BATTERY HOUSING/COVER OnForce™ Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites Complēt™ Long Fiber Reinforced Structural Thermoplastics • Metal replacement • Lightweighting • Flame retardancy • Structural performance • Design integration & freedom Polystrand™ Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics • Localized biaxial reinforcement • Impact performance • Overmolding compatibility • Flame retardancy • Integrated assembly point stiffening ENGINEERED MATERIALS FOR EV BATTERIES CELL MODULE Therma-Tech™ Thermally Conductive Formulations • Flame resistance • Easy molding • Good stiffness and mechanical strength • Thermal conductivity UNDERBODY PROTECTION Polystrand™ Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics • Superior impact performance • Significantly lighter than steel • Simplified integration with housing • Corrosion resistance • Flame retardancy

Our application development, engineering and industrial design teams can help you to: • Increase stiffness • Improve impact resistance • Reduce weight through thin-walling and material reduction or replacement • Add strength in high stress areas Avient’s thermoplastic composite innovation cell in Englewood, CO features injection and compression molding equipment as well as design and testing services, all under one roof. CAPABILITIES • Prototype part sampling • Tooling validation • Process optimization • Material configuration • Application development support • Laminate analysis • Mechanical system analysis • Resin flow with laminate inserts • Finite Element Analysis EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS Injection Molding • Milacron-Fanuc Roboshot α-S15OiA with 4-axis robot • Maximum shot capability at 171 grams with a clamping for 198 tons • Trial molds include a 4"x6" flat plaque and a 3"x10" hat stiffening member Compression Molding • 450 ton down acting press • 39" x 39" platen size • Features automatic shuttle table with IR preheat oven Material Testing • Instron Model 5982 Universal Testing System with 100 kN load capacity • AVE2 non-contacting video extensometer with digital image correlation capability • Environmental chamber that enables testing from -150° to 350° C PRODUCT BULLETIN PROCESSABILITY MEETS PERFORMANCE Polystrand™ advanced thermoplastic composites combine high strength, unidirectional, continuous fibers with engineered thermoplastic resins to create continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) materials that feature exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and high impact resistance. Through injection or compression overmolding, composite tapes and multi- ply laminates are integrated into traditional thermoplastic molding processes to create locally-reinforced, molded components.

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Formulated with organic and inorganic antimicrobial additives, Cesa WithStand technologies are tested to specific log reduction requirements to eliminate or inhibit microbe growth, and protect against microbial degradation, mold and mildew. PRODUCT BULLETIN KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Additives to retard microbe growth in finished plastic parts, enhancing product performance • Reduces bacterial, mold and fungal growth on the surface as well as through the thickness of the plastic part • Helps reduce odor, staining, discoloration and loss of mechanical properties • Available for a variety of processes including extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, rotational molding and thermoforming MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS Suitable for a wide variety of applications, Cesa WithStand Antimicrobial Additives add value across these key markets: • Packaging* • Cosmetics • Wellness • Appliances • Electronics • Building & construction • Transportation • Wire & cable * Contact an Avient representative to check food contact compliance 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2022, Avient Corporation.