AEPW’s mission is to develop, deploy and bring to scale solutions that help end plastic waste and promote solutions for used plastics, including reuse, recovery and recycling plastic to keep it out of the environment. It is a remarkable achievement that we are proud of, yet we are still enthusiastic about building upon. (1) Adjusted EPS reported in this proxy statement differs from what is reported under United States GAAP. COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Factor Median Peer Group Comparator 2019 Financials 2019 PolyOne Results PolyOne Peer Group for 2019 Compensation Decisions* Review of 2019 Named Executive Officer Compensation COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation 2019 Base Salary Weighting Base Salary Weighting Annual Incentive Weighting Long- Term Incentive COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 2019 Annual Incentive.

The Board believes that risk management is not only understanding the risks we face and what steps management is taking to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is appropriate for Avient overall. COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 64 PROXY STATEMENT 2023 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders WHAT WE PAY AND WHY: ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION Introduction. To what extent a Named Executive Officer realizes value will depend on our stock price and continued employment.

This is what sustainability is truly all about. The Base Rate is a fluctuating rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half percent, (ii) the prevailing LIBOR Rate plus one percent, and (iii) the prevailing Prime Rate. The Base Rate is a fluctuating rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half percent, (ii) the prevailing LIBOR Rate plus one percent, and (iii) the prevailing Prime Rate.

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Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales $ 824.4 $ 891.0 $ 1,670.1 $ 1,783.2 Gross margin - GAAP 240.7 260.9 488.3 515.3 Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) 14.2 (2.0) 22.2 3.8 Adjusted gross margin $ 254.9 $ 258.9 $ 510.5 $ 519.1 Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 30.9 % 29.1 % 30.6 % 29.1 % Operating income - GAAP 62.3 100.1 119.4 202.3 Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 21.8 1.8 48.9 8.6 Adjusted operating income $ 84.1 $ 101.9 $ 168.3 $ 210.9 Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 10.2 % 11.4 % 10.1 % 11.8 % Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2023 2022 2023 2022 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 22.3 $ 62.8 $ 43.6 $ 127.5 Income tax expense 10.4 22.7 18.1 42.7 Interest expense, net 29.4 16.2 58.2 33.1 Depreciation and amortization 47.6 36.5 98.1 74.3 EBITDA from continuing operations $ 109.7 $ 138.2 $ 218.0 $ 277.6 Special items, before tax 21.7 0.9 49.0 7.6 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.1) (1.1) (1.9) (3.2) Adjusted EBITDA $ 131.3 $ 138.0 $ 265.1 $ 282.0 Adjusted EBITDA as a % of sales 15.9 % 15.5 % 15.9 % 15.8 % NEWS RELEASE Attachment 1