CLEVELAND – October 18, 2021 – Avient Corporation today announced new Gravi-Tech™ density-modified thermoplastics that enable advanced metal plating surface treatments to deliver both the look and feel of metal in premium packaging applications.  In addition, these materials provide the design freedom and manufacturing ease of thermoplastics for use in applications such as luxury closures, caps, and boxes.  About Avient

The design and lightweighting benefits of thermoplastics with the conductive performance of metal PREPERM™ Low Loss Dielectric Thermoplastics

Leadership, EHS&S-PS, Facility Services, Design & Development, Information Technology, Sourcing, Logistics, Legal, and Human Resources 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake OH 44012 United States Kornkamp 50 Ahrensburg Schleswig- Holstein 22926 Germany Avient Corporation - Albany Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics 4 Rothwell Ave, PO Box 300-009 Auckland 0632 New Zealand Avon Lake Color Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics 33587 Walker Road, Building 416 Avon Lake OH 44012 United States Avient Corporation Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics Pol. Mariana Langiewicza 50, 95- 050 Konstantynow, Poland Avient Corporation - Korachi, Sindh Pakistan Design and Manufacture of Colour and Additive Concentrates, 1-A/1, Sector-20 , 74900 Korachi, Pakistan Avient Corporation Design and Manufacture of colour and additive concentrates, thermoplastic resins and specialty compounds Hohenrhein 1 Lahnstein Rheinland- Pfalz 5612 Germany Avient Corporation Design & Manufacturing of Colour and Additive Concentrates. Water Street North Baltimore OH 45872 United States NEU Specialty Engineered Materials, LLC Compound, Supply, and Prototyping Services of Thermoplastics 15 Corporate Drive North Haven CT 06473 United States Avient Corporation Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics 80 North West Street Norwalk OH 44857 United States Page 3 of 5 Avient Corporation Manufacture of Masterbatches, Additives, ECCOH, and Compounds for Pigmenting Thermoplastic Pol.

With PK, you can get engineered thermoplastic performance with an added benefit of a polyolefin carbon footprint. In each case, the physical property retention of Avient’s PK-based formulations was superior to that of PA6 or PA66. However, Avient has overcome this challenge and achieved vibrant colors like any other resin.

With PK, you can get engineered thermoplastic performance with an added benefit of a polyolefin carbon footprint. In each case, the physical property retention of Avient’s PK-based formulations was superior to that of PA6 or PA66. However, Avient has overcome this challenge and achieved vibrant colors like any other resin.

Sync design with manufacturability: Learn how Avient Design Labs can help with your next project Sync design with manufacturability: Learn how Avient Design Labs can help with your next project We can recommend changes based on Moldflow® analysis and our knowledge of best practices for thermoplastic part design, flow rates and gating.

Avient ColorWorks™ Design and Technology Centers Avient Color Prediction Service Avient Design

Learn how Avient helps customers create great products. Browse and download our literature to learn more about Avient solutions and services. Custom specialty engineered thermoplastic formulations designed to meet your application requirements

Replacing metal with engineered thermoplastics, vinyl and specialty polymer sheet can help you reach these goals.         As your customers demand increasing performance, Avient continues to innovate and develop polymer technology that lets you rise to the challenge. To learn more about your best metal replacement options, contact an expert at Avient today.

CASE STUDY: GLS™ THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS WHAT RECOIL? The new material, a GLS™ thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) from Avient, met the rigorous needs of the high-end rifle manufacturer, and then some. With the help of Avient, HIVIZ delivered a top-notch product