Article Boosting rPET Quality and Safety in Packaging Tackling degradation and additive buildup in the rPET recycling process.

We help our customers increase post-consumer recycled content, formulate with bio-based materials, use less material during production, reduce energy required for production, and build alternative energy applications. Sustainability Goals By 2030, Avient will enable 100% of our products manufactured for packaging applications to be recyclable or reusable to advance the circular economy. As the world continues to shift from operating in a CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROXY STATEMENT 2022 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders 31 linear economy to a circular economy, and with guidance from our Board and the commitment of our associates, investments in R&D and innovation will continue to help our customers create recyclable packaging, increase post-consumer recycled content, formulate with bio-based materials, use less material during production and reduce energy required for production.

Limited Share Recycling Provisiii ons. Garratt, who had previously served as Senior Vice President, PPS, was named as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officff er on April 18, 2016. Garratt, whose 2016 results were partially based on the PPS Plan, total attainment was 121.1%, with 2016 PPS Plan (Garratt) Adjusted Operating Income (Business Unit) 40% $65.4 $74.4 200% Revenue (Business Unit) 25% $720.7 $668.3 0% Working Capital as a % of Sales (Business Segment) 15% 6.2% 5.8% 200% Total Attainment 121.1% r Mr.

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Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses

Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses