WALTER RIPPLE Vice President, Sustainability Walter Ripple is Vice President of Sustainability at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Ripple began his current role in January 2019, leading corporate initiatives that help the company achieve critical sustainability and performance goals. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

PEDERSON Senior Vice President, President of Specialty Engineered Materials Chris Pederson is Senior Vice President and President of Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Just prior to joining Avient in 2018, he was Vice President of Strategy at Hexcel Corporation, responsible for the company’s M&A strategy and execution. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

AVERY JOHNSON Vice President, Tax Avery Johnson is Vice President, Tax at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Johnson is responsible for Avient’s global tax strategy, processes and administration to support the operational and legal requirements of the company, while working collaboratively with Avient’s Corporate Finance and Treasury departments to ensure consistent communication on transactional and tax planning matters. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

WALTER RIPPLE Vice President, Sustainability Walter Ripple is Vice President of Sustainability at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Ripple began his current role in January 2019, leading corporate initiatives that help the company achieve critical sustainability and performance goals. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

IMPACT PROTECTION D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L S O L U T I O N S Avient Corporation 1 PROJECT KICK OFF B R I E F Application: Protective sports equipment Challenge: Provide functional material to protect against impact for chest protector Requirements: • Compact - reduce thickness and weight for improved comfort and functionality • Meet EN standards • EN1621-1 level 2 & EN1621-2 level 1 • Eliminate the use of foam and glue • Be waterproof and easy to clean • Sustainable • Easy to prototype & considers manufacturing efficiency Avient Corporation 2 VIBRATION DAMPING TECHNOLOGY (VDT) H O W D O E S I T W O R K ? Avient Corporation 3 Simplified Drop Test • 65g steel ball • Dropped from 305mm • Onto 3.175mm thickness flat samples Materials Tested • Standard TPE 30 Shore A • TPU alloy 60 Shore A • Damping TPE 32 Shore A VDT reduces bounce Avient Corporation 4 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 Image courtesy of Airobag TV https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Simulation of Impact A weight dropped onto protective element in contact with rigid substrate https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Avient Corporation 5 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 REFINING THE DESIGN D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L C O M B I N A T I O N Avient Corporation 6 • A number of different shapes and designs are created and simulated to determine which one works best • Refining to meet EN standard • VDT TPEs can help reach compliance with EN1621-1 level 2 and EN1621-2 level 1 • Optimum protection can be achieved by combining industrial design and engineering Avient Corporation 7 VALIDATION P R O T O T Y P I N G W I T H 3 D P R I N T I N G 3D Printing Validation -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% Density Tensile Strength // Tear resistance // Rebound resilience 2mm 3D Printed VDT vs Injection Molded VDT can be 3D printed for concept evaluation early in the design process SUMMARY Avient Corporation 8 • Enabled a new, compact design with a customized VDT TPE formulation • Improved user comfort and functionality • Fulfilled EN standards • Reduced number of prototyping tools required • Reduced time spent in product development by 40 percent, enabling faster commercialization of product

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Before joining Avient in 2007, she was a partner with Jones Day, where she specialized in the areas of corporate and securities law and advised on various compensation and governance matters. Kunkle is experienced in merger and acquisition transactions and has provided counsel on executive and director compensation programs, takeover preparedness, corporate governance, corporate compliance issues and more. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

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