CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced two executive appointments where Mark Crist will become senior vice president, president of Distribution, and Kurt Schuering will serve as vice president, global key account management. Crist will be responsible for driving profitable growth and customer service for PolyOne’s $1.1 billion distribution business. Crist joined PolyOne in 2008 as a global commercial director.

Avient is an essential supplier to many of the world’s crucial products and services. Community Service In addition, we launched a new, global benefit of Community Service hours, where each associate is encouraged to take 16 hours of paid time off each year to participate in activities to support and help create more sustainable communities. D O LL A R S Community Service Our community service work extends well beyond our important clean-up efforts.

Avient is an essential supplier to many of the world’s crucial products and services. Community Service In addition, we launched a new, global benefit of Community Service hours, where each associate is encouraged to take 16 hours of paid time off each year to participate in activities to support and help create more sustainable communities. D O LL A R S Community Service Our community service work extends well beyond our important clean-up efforts.

Homepage // News Center // Avient Attains ACC Responsible Care® 14001 Global Certification for Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security Excellence CLEVELAND – December 4, 2023 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, proudly announces the successful completion of the Responsible Care® 14001 (RC14001®) certification process, achieving compliance globally across 48 Avient sites. This third-party verification goes beyond compliance; it reflects Avient's dedication to providing improved service, quality standards, and overall confidence and trust that customers place in our company.”  

We are enabling customers to reach their goals with our expansive line of inspired, application-specific polymer colorant and additive formulations,” said Gary Fielding, global marketing director, PolyOne Color, Additives and Inks. As we increase our product and service offerings into South America, we look forward to engaging with current and potential customers at the Feiplastic show to demonstrate our commitment to offer globally meaningful solutions with local technical service in the country.” A Focus on Local Service

CONTAINER OEM S T O C K T A N K • Reduce container weight • Optimize throughput and provide internal training to sustain processing optimization • Minimize scrap • Improve surface appearance • Deployed an experienced field technician who was able to reduce tank weight by 30% through processing adjustments • Provided an additional lightweighting opportunity with an optimized gas / chemical foaming agent (CFA) process • Trained customer on CFA processing and collaborated to create a new CFA offering for further optimization • Made adjustments resulting in lower scrap rates and improved part appearance Dedicated Onsite Field Technical Service KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? All Rights Reserved. https://www.avient.com/resource-center/services

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE BRAND H O U S E H O L D P R O D U C T S I N R E C Y C L E D A B S A N D P S • Support to qualify a new raw material sourcing process • Color prediction feasibility for new material grades • Color design guidance to maintain brand identity and differentiation • Color solutions that work with mixed grades of rABS and recycled polystyrene • Worked with the brand owner to test multiple styrenic grades and understand the best fit across colors and recycled resins • Supported integration of multiple resin solutions for the best rendering and aesthetics in rABS and rPS • Helped approve 7 colors to be launched within the forthcoming 18 months PCR Color Prediction Service KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? All Rights Reserved. https://www.avient.com/resource-center/services/avient-color-prediction-tool

Avient is able to service customers globally with a full range of solid masterbatch and liquid colorant solutions to meet your product requirements. Regulatory advice and support services A team of experts in global regulatory compliance can advise and provide required supporting documentation. Technical Support Services A team of technical service engineers are located globally to provide full training and manufacturing support.

Avient is able to service customers globally with a full range of solid masterbatch and liquid colorant solutions to meet your product requirements. Regulatory advice and support services A team of experts in global regulatory compliance can advise and provide required supporting documentation. Technical Support Services A team of technical service engineers are located globally to provide full training and manufacturing support.

Homepage // News Center // New Details on Specialty, Sustainable Technologies and Services from Avient Featured at K 2022 Customer success collaboration with L’Oréal and joint study with Borealis using Avient’s Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Color Prediction Service: A digital service using sophisticated technology to illustrate the color possibilities or limitations of certain types of PCR. Since then, Avient has become better together by further expanding our growing composites portfolio with the addition of the globally admired brand of Dyneema®, the World's Strongest Fiber™.