Industry A circular economy would reduce the cost of materials and production, which in turn creates savings for industries. Industry Infrastructure & Technology Investment is needed to create the systems and industries that allow for goods and materials to re-enter the production cycle. Industries often choose a material because they are economically advantageous, but this also means the material can have low residual value.

Main activity 31/08/201820084675101 Activities NSSO Wholesale trade of industrial chemical products Main activity 01/11/2018200846751 (*) Classification of Activities (NACEBEL) has been amended on 1/1/2008. Registered entity Name Company Number Avient S.à r.l., Belgium Branch 0700.822.426 09/08/2018 Legal Situation Start date entity End date entity Normal situation Vesaliusstraat 31 - 1000 Brussels E: ol.brussel@xerius.be T: 02 609 62 30 Inne Tuyteleers Officer Xerius Enterprise Counter 26/11/2021 2Extract from Page 2from Activities Type Start Date End DateVersionNACEBEL Activities Wholesale trade of industrial chemical products Main activity 31/08/2018200846751 Wholesale trade of industrial chemicals: aniline, printing ink, essential oils, industrial gases, chemical glues, dyes, synthetic resin, methanol, paraffin, etc. Main activity 31/08/201820084675101 Activities NSSO Wholesale trade of industrial chemical products Main activity 01/11/2018200846751 (*) Classification of Activities (NACEBEL) has been amended on 1/1/2008.

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Dynaflex™ thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are designed for injection molding and extrusion applications across a wide variety of industries. Specialty TPE formulation offering excellent compression set at high temperatures for use in a wide range of consumer and industrial applications

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations, such as Rutland, Comptek, SilCoTec, Gordon Composites and Polystrand, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisitions, including, without limitation, the acquisitions being accretive; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration, working capital reductions, costs reductions and employee productivity goals; information systems failures and cyberattacks; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisitions, including, without limitation, the acquisitions being accretive; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration, working capital reductions, costs reductions and employee productivity goals; information systems failures and cyberattacks; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

Hager Group is a leading provider of solutions and services for electrical installations in residential, commercial and industrial buildings with 13,000 employees generating 3.1 billion Euros in sales.   One of the industry’s innovation leaders, Hager Group aims at sustainably shaping the electrical world of tomorrow and play a leading role in the field of energy management and distribution.

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In 2021, we maintained world-class performance for our industry, with a recordable incident rate of 0.55 per 100 full-time workers per year, as compared to the industry average of 3.50 in 2020. Abernathyʼs unique perspective gained while working in the healthcare and consumer products industries can add value when evaluating our commercial relationships in those industries. Nicolas began his career at General Motors Company.