In addition to the other duties of a director under these Guidelines, the Chairman of the Board (if an independent director) or the 4 Lead Director, as applicable, is responsible for coordinating the activities of the independent directors, and in that role will: • Chair executive sessions of the non-employee directors, as described below under the caption “Executive Sessions,” and provide feedback and perspective to the Chief Executive Officer regarding discussions at these sessions; • Review information as appropriate prior to it being sent to the Board; • Approve meeting agendas for the Board; • Approve meeting schedules to assure that there is sufficient time for discussion of all agenda items; • Serve as a liaison and facilitate communications between the Chief Executive Officer and other members of the Board; • Advise the Chief Executive Officer as to the quality, quantity and timeliness of the flow of information from management to the Board and regarding the effectiveness of Board meetings; • Interview all Board candidates, and provide the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee with recommendations on each candidate; • Maintain close contact with the Chair of each standing committee and assist in ensuring communications between each committee and the Board; • Consider the retention of advisers and consultants who report directly to the Board; • Chair Board meetings; • Have the authority to call meetings of the independent directors; • If requested by major shareholders, ensure that he or she is available for consultation and direct communication; and • Perform various other duties as may from time to time be determined by the Board. The Board shall consider as candidates for nomination for election or re-election to the Board, or to fill vacancies and new directorships on the Board, only those individuals who agree to tender, promptly following their election, re-election or appointment, an irrevocable resignation that will be effective upon (a) the occurrence of a Majority Withheld Vote for that director in his or her next election and (b) acceptance of the tendered resignation by the Board. The effectiveness and contributions of individual directors are also evaluated and are considered each time a director stands for re-nomination.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • 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 laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • 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; • Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including Avient Protective Materials (APM); • An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and • Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation and any recessionary conditions Use of Non-GAAP Measures This presentation includes the use of both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations. Senior management believes the measures described above are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

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 identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; • The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings; • 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; • 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; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; • Our ability to continue to pay regular cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; 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. Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to PolyOne's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure PolyOne's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude. Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows: 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016 2017 Net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 $ 166.4 $ 173.5 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — — Special items, before tax(1) (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 23.8 32.9 Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (15.9) (24.8) Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 174.3 $ 181.6 Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 82.1 Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 $ 2.06 $ 2.21 * Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principle, discontinued operations or the related resegmentation. (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results and tax adjustments.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • 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; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • 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 the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” APPENDIX Performance Additives 15% Pigments 15% TiO2 12% Dyestuffs 4%Polyethylene 10% Nylon 5% Polypropylene 4% Other Raw Materials 29% Styrenic Block Copolymer 6% ~1/3 hydrocarbon based (Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based, includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”) Non-hydrocarbon based materials 23 • Exiting 2020, the majority of hydrocarbon based raw material markets were experiencing price inflation and tight inventory • Winter Storm Uri in the Gulf Coast caused further stress on the situation for 2021 • Raw materials most impacted include polyethylene, polypropylene and nylon • We purchase over 8,000 different raw materials to formulate our customized solutions and unique specifications Annual Purchases RAW MATERIAL UPDATE Based on 2020 pro forma purchases, excludes Distribution SEGMENT DATA U.S. & Canada 50% EMEA 26% Asia 16% Latin America 8% 2020 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY 25 GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS Consumer 23% Packaging 21%Industrial 15% Wire & Cable 6% Building & Construction 6% Electrical & Electronics 4% END MARKET REVENUE Transportation 10% Healthcare 15% All data reflects 2020 Pro forma for acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business. (1) The total company sales and EBITDA of $3,783M and $457M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs $2,043M $331M $709M $124M $1,110M $70M Sales EBITDA Distribution Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $457M$3,783M (1) Packaging 35% Consumer 23% Healthcare 8% Industrial 14% Building & Construction 8% Transportation 7% Wire & Cable 3% Electrical & Electronics 2% C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2020 PF REVENUE | $2 .0 BILLION US & Canada 31% EMEA 40% Asia 22% Latin America 7% END MARKET REGION 26 2020 figures Pro forma for acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business S P E C I A LT Y E N G I N E E R E D M AT E R I A L S Consumer 24% Healthcare 10% Packaging 6% Wire & Cable(1) 24% Electrical & Electronics 13% Transportation 11% Industrial 10% Building & Construction 2% 2020 REVENUE | $709 MILLION END MARKET US & Canada 58% EMEA 23% Asia 19% REGION 27 (1) Approximately 50% of Wire and Cable sales are associated with Fiber Optic Cabling DI S TR IBU T I ON 2020 REVENUE | $1 .1 B ILL ION Healthcare 29% Consumer 25% Packaging 2% Industrial 20% Transportation 14% Electrical & Electronics 5% Building & Construction 4% Wire & Cable 1% US & Canada 82% Asia 3% Latin America 15% END MARKET REGION K E Y S U P P L I ER S 28 TOTA L C O M PA N Y R E G I O N A L S A L E S BY END MARKET Packaging 32% Consumer 27% Healthcare 12% Industrial 6% Wire & Cable 6% Building & Construction 4% Electrical & Electronics 9% Asia (16% of sales) Transportation 4% Packaging 34% Consumer 16%Healthcare 5% Industrial 17% Wire & Cable 10% Building & Construction 8% Electrical & Electronics 3% EMEA (26% of sales) Transportation 7% 2020 figures Pro forma for acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business 29 Transportation 10% Consumer 26% Healthcare 19% Packaging 13% Industrial 16% Wire & Cable 7% Building & Construction 5% Electrical & Electronics 4% US & Canada (50% of sales) Packaging 45% Consumer 29% Healthcare 6% Industrial 8% Building & Construction 3% Electrical & Electronics 2% Wire & Cable 1% LATAM (8% of sales) Transportation 6% Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except for per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 102.6 $ 2.4 $ 105.0 Income tax expense - GAAP (22.9) — (22.9) Income tax impact of special items — (0.9) (0.9) Tax adjustments — 1.1 1.1 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — (0.4) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 79.3 $ 2.6 $ 81.9 Net income / EPS $ 0.86 0.03 $ 0.89 Weighted-average diluted shares 92.2 92.2 92.2 Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Operating income - GAAP $ 120.4 Special items in operating income 2.4 Adjusted Operating income $ 122.8 1 Business Segment Operations Three Months Ended March 31, Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2020 2019 2018 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 609.3 $ 256.5 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,046.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 216.5 185.3 708.8 745.7 645.8 Distribution 362.7 289.5 1,110.3 1,192.2 1,265.4 Corporate and eliminations (26.2) (19.8) (79.9) (79.0) (76.7) Sales $ 1,162.3 $ 711.5 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7 $ 2,881.0 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 197.5 $ 89.4 $ 484.4 $ 338.4 $ 353.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 64.7 52.6 207.6 200.2 171.7 Distribution 39.3 33.6 124.0 132.1 125.8 Corporate and eliminations 0.9 (4.1) (31.7) (13.5) (26.1) Gross margin $ 302.4 $ 171.5 $ 784.3 $ 657.2 $ 624.8 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 108.7 $ 48.9 $ 303.6 $ 191.0 $ 194.9 Specialty Engineered Materials 30.5 30.3 113.2 116.5 99.4 Distribution 15.3 14.2 54.5 56.7 54.3 Corporate and eliminations 27.5 25.3 123.7 136.2 97.6 Selling and administrative expense $ 182.0 $ 118.7 $ 595.0 $ 500.4 $ 446.2 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 88.8 $ 40.5 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 34.2 22.3 94.4 83.7 72.3 Distribution 24.0 19.4 69.5 75.4 71.5 Corporate and eliminations (26.6) (29.4) (155.4) (149.7) (123.7) Operating income $ 120.4 $ 52.8 $ 189.3 $ 156.8 $ 178.6 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 116.2 $ 51.4 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 42.0 29.8 124.4 113.2 95.5 Distribution 24.2 19.5 70.2 75.9 72.2 Corporate and eliminations (24.9) (28.0) (146.2) (144.3) (119.3) Other income, net 1.5 1.6 24.3 12.1 (12.9) EBITDA $ 159.0 $ 74.3 $ 328.6 $ 247.0 $ 238.3 EBITDA as a % of Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 19.1 % 20.0 % 17.0 % 18.9 % 19.4 % Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 16.1 % 17.6 % 15.2 % 14.8 % Distribution 6.7 % 6.7 % 6.3 % 6.4 % 5.7 % 2 Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks Three Months Ended March 31, Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2020 2019 2018 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 609.3 $ 256.5 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,046.5 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 279.4 540.4 1,118.6 1,209.8 Pro forma sales $ 609.3 $ 535.9 $ 2,043.3 $ 2,122.4 $ 2,256.3 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 88.8 $ 40.5 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 23.0 45.0 72.9 80.3 Pro forma operating income $ 88.8 $ 63.5 $ 225.8 $ 220.3 $ 238.8 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 27.4 $ 10.9 $ 75.1 $ 42.7 $ 44.3 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 15.1 30.1 60.3 61.2 Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 27.4 $ 26.0 $ 105.2 $ 103.0 $ 105.5 Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 116.2 $ 51.4 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 38.1 75.1 133.2 141.5 Pro forma EBITDA $ 116.2 $ 89.5 $ 331.0 $ 323.3 $ 344.3 Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 19.1 % 16.7 % 16.2 % 15.2 % 15.3 % Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(1) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 711.5 $ — $ 711.5 $ 279.4 $ 990.9 Operating income 52.8 9.7 62.5 23.0 85.5 Interest expense, net (9.4) — (9.4) (12.8) (22.2) Other income, net 1.6 (0.1) 1.5 — 1.5 Income taxes (11.9) (1.0) (12.9) (2.4) (15.3) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 33.1 $ 8.6 $ 41.7 $ 7.8 $ 49.5 Weighted average diluted shares 86.7 Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 6.1 Weighted average diluted shares 92.8 EPS $ 0.53 (1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition 3 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(2) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 609.1 $ — $ 609.1 $ 261.1 $ 870.2 Operating income $ 38.0 $ 9.0 $ 47.0 $ 22.0 $ 69.0 Interest expense, net (16.2) — (16.2) (5.3) (21.5) Other income, net 9.5 (0.3) 9.2 — 9.2 Income taxes (7.9) 0.7 (7.2) (3.8) (11.0) Net income attributable to non controlling interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 9.4 $ 32.4 $ 12.9 $ 45.3 Weighted average diluted shares 91.8 Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 107.1 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.42 (2) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA 2020 2019 2018 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 133.8 $ 75.7 $ 87.4 Income tax expense 5.2 33.7 14.4 Interest expense 74.6 59.5 62.8 Debt extinguishment cost — — 1.1 Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 115.0 78.1 72.6 EBITDA $ 328.6 $ 247.0 $ 238.3 Special items, before tax 66.2 61.7 59.5 Interest expense included in special items (10.1) — — Accelerated depreciation included in special items (3.2) — (3.0) Adjusted EBITDA $ 381.6 $ 308.7 $ 294.8 4 Year Ended December 31, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(3) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 3,242.1 $ — $ 3,242.1 $ 540.4 $ 3,782.5 Operating income $ 189.3 $ 73.7 $ 263.0 $ 45.0 $ 308.0 Interest expense, net (74.6) 10.1 (64.5) (18.1) (82.6) Other income, net 24.3 (17.6) 6.7 — 6.7 Income taxes (5.2) (41.4) (46.6) (6.2) (52.8) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (1.8) — (1.8) — (1.8) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 24.8 $ 156.8 $ 20.7 $ 177.5 Weighted average diluted shares 90.6 Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 1.5 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.1 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.93 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations Operating income and other income, net $ 213.6 $ — $ 56.1 $ 269.7 $ 45.0 $ — $ 314.7 Depreciation and amortization 115.0 (3.2) 111.8 30.1 141.9 EBITDA from continuing operations $ 328.6 $ 52.9 $ 381.5 $ 75.1 $ 456.6 Year Ended December 31, 2019 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(1) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 2,862.7 $ — $ 2,862.7 $ 1,118.6 $ 3,981.3 Operating income $ 156.8 $ 71.7 $ 228.5 $ 72.9 $ 301.4 Interest expense, net (59.5) — (59.5) (33.4) (92.9) Other income, net 12.1 (10.0) 2.1 — 2.1 Income taxes (33.7) (5.9) (39.6) (9.1) (48.7) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2) — (0.2) — (0.2) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.5 $ 55.8 $ 131.3 $ 30.4 $ 161.7 Weighted average diluted shares 77.7 Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.0 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.74 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations Operating income and other income, net $ 168.9 $ — $ 61.7 $ 230.6 $ 72.9 $ — $ 303.5 Depreciation and amortization 78.1 — 78.1 60.3 138.4 EBITDA from continuing operations $ 247.0 $ 61.7 $ 308.7 $ 133.2 $ 441.9 (3) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition 5 AVNT First Quarter 2021 Earnings Presentation no recs.pdf AVNT First Quarter 2021 Earnings Presentation.pdf AVNT First Quarter 2021 Earnings Presentation.pdf AVNT First Quarter 2021 Earnings Presentation.pdf 4.29 127pm Q1 21 IR Deck Version non-GAAP Recs (002).pdf

WHAT WE DO: WE ARE A FORMULATOR 6 CUSTOM FORMULATION M AY 3 , 2023 W EB CAS T Keeping Safety First o Relentless focus on best-in-class safety performance as an ACC Responsible Care® organization Exceeding Customer Expectations o Complementary technologies and customer relationships offer opportunity for future revenue synergies o Proven innovation-led commercial strategy with strong brands and participation across the full value chain Collaboration in Innovation o Leveraging Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, to accelerate growth of sustainable, ultralight and high performance applications People – Culture is Everything o Talented, passionate and collaborative associates drive an effective integration strategy o Strong Great Places to Work® scores reflect positive integration efforts in first year AVIENT PROTECTIVE MATERIALS INTEGRATION 8 AVIENT PROTECTIVE MATERIALS K E Y I N D U S T R I E S PERSONAL PROTECTION Military • Law Enforcement • First Responders • Body Armor • Helmets • Vehicle Protection 50% MARINE & SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Towing / Mooring • Aquaculture • Floating Wind • Offshore Cranes 30% CONSUMER Consumer • Outdoor High Performance • Safety Equipment 20% 9 Figures reflect approximate proportions of 2022 sales Q 1 P ER FO RM A N CE Q1 2023 PERFORMANCE VS. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations. Senior management believes the measures described above are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • 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; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • 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; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; • Any material adverse changes in the equity and assets of Koninklijke DSM N.V.’s protective materials business (“the Dyneema Business”); • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of the Dyneema Business and the possible sale of the Distribution business segment; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual and long-term employee incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations. Senior management believes the measures described above are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

In addition, the Non-Executive Chairman or Lead Director, as applicable, discusses overall Board effectiveness with each individual Director on an annual basis. For 2024, the Compensation Committee determined base salaries as follows, effective as of April 8, 2024: Dr. An abstention will have no effect on this proposal as the abstention will not be counted in determining the number of votes cast.

This means that when inhaled, the effects may be indicated from testing conducted by the manufacturer, but that under other use or exposure conditions, the effect is not associated.

Convenient & Cost Effective Products packaged with PET are popular among consumers because they are convenient, easy to take on the go and, often, affordable options. PET and rPET are also popular options for manufacturers because they are cost-effective materials compared to alternatives like glass and aluminum.

Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents FOR USE IN INJECTION MOLDING TECHNICAL GUIDE CHEMICAL FOAMING AGENTS • Reduced part weights, saving material and costs • Reduced cycle times • Smoother surface • Fine cell structure • No discoloration or odor • Suitable for standard machinery • Flexibility in production • Smaller machines, due to lower clamping forces • Higher stiffness-to-weight ratio • Elimination of warpage • Elimination of sink marks • Improved dimensional accuracy • Improved flowability • Improved thermal insulation • Decreased sound transfer • Creation of new effects Chemical foaming agents are substances, which get activated at typical thermoplastic polymer processing temperatures, liberating gases such as CO2 and/or N2. Our experience has shown that the following adjustments are effective: • The gates and runners should be designed to achieve a quick and uniform filling of the mold • The melt flow should be directed from thin- walled to thick-walled sections • It is important for the mold to have good venting at the end of the flow path, in “dead-end” recesses and at the ejection pins The tooling strength for foam injection molds need not be as high as for solid injection molds as the internal pressure is now lower, due to the reduced viscosity of the base polymer, when the dissolved gases plasticize it.