PolyOne Protects Polymer Textiles from the Sun, Letting Colors and Performance Shine Through SHANGHAI – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has announced the la FISCHBACH, Luxembourg – Collaborating with customers to replace metal in LED lights earned PolyOne recognition at the inaugural Polymers a

LubriOne™ Internally Lubricated Formulations Internally Lubricated Formulations: LubriOne™ Reduce friction, noise, vibration and heat buildup with these wear-resistant formulations

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The non-GAAP financial measures include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating income, Specialty platform gross margin percentage, adjusted operating income, return on invested capital, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of corporate charges in certain calculations. Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2006* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2013Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 57.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 8.9 28.1 37.7 104.0 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 33.4 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 194.6 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 64.2 31.3 54.0 56.0 Distribution 19.5 19.2 28.1 42.0 63.3 SunBelt Joint venture 91.9 102.9 28.6 18.9 - Corporate (51.5) 34.5 (425.1) (27.7) (82.4) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 231.5 Less: Corporate operating expense 51.5 (34.5) 425.1 27.7 82.4 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 199.1 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 313.9 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 6% 34% 43% 62% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 12.7 Long-term debt 976.2 Less cash and cash equivalents (365.2) Net debt $ 623.7 Adjusted EBITDA 2013 Income before income taxes $ 151.0 Interest expense, net 63.5 Depreciation and amortization 108.8 Special items in EBITDA 31.7 Adjusted EBITDA $ 355.0 2 Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2013Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials sales $ 345.3 $ 615.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks sales 531.8 852.3 Designed Structures and Solutions sales - 597.4 Specialty Platform sales 877.1 2,065.2 Performance Products and Solutions sales 1,166.2 773.2 PolyOne Distribution sales 732.8 1,075.2 Corporate and eliminations (153.7) (142.4) Total sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,771.2 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 57.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 104.0 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 33.4 Specialty Platform OI 12.8 194.6 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 56.0 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 63.3 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (52.4) Special items in OI 39.1 (30.0) Operating income GAAP 233.6 231.5 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) - Special items in OI (39.1) 30.0 Adjusted operating income $ 87.5 $ 261.5 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 9.3% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 12.2% Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 5.6% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 9.4% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 7.2% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 5.9% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 6.9% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.

Versaflex™ & Versalloy™ Specialty Engineered Materials Thermoplastic Elastomers for Healthcare Applications Delivering specialized thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) solutions for demanding healthcare applications, Avient has performance-grade materials that are approved for USP VI, ISO 10993-4 and 10993-5. Formulated without phthalate plasticizers, several of our grades offer high clarity, bond to a variety of substrates and can be customized. Additional specialty grades span a wide durometer range and are formulated without animal derivatives for use in a broad range of applications.

Avient announces new long fiber reinforced composites formulated with post-industrial recycled resin content, for applications including office furnishings and outdoor adventure gear. Formulations are available globally in black and natural color and in typical reinforcement percentages of long glass fiber, long carbon fiber, or hybrid combinations. Formulations also can use varying levels of post-industrial recycled resin content 

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It has been over a year since we completed the acquisition of Clariant’s color business and became Avient – bold moves to help us become the specialty formulator we are today,” said Robert M. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include 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; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Color 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; and 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. Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 586.6 $ 493.8 $ 1,820.3 $ 977.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 233.6 174.1 690.7 518.2 Distribution 438.8 276.9 1,205.9 805.2 Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (20.3) (99.6) (55.4) Sales $ 1,219.8 $ 924.5 $ 3,617.3 $ 2,245.1 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 172.1 $ 155.0 $ 563.0 $ 320.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 63.1 53.4 197.4 148.5 Distribution 39.9 30.8 119.3 91.6 Corporate and eliminations (19.7) (29.0) (33.2) (28.8) Gross margin $ 255.4 $ 210.2 $ 846.5 $ 531.4 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 105.3 $ 104.5 $ 321.1 $ 196.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 31.4 28.7 94.2 84.5 Distribution 16.1 13.3 47.8 40.1 Corporate and eliminations 23.9 30.2 76.2 85.7 Selling and administrative expense $ 176.7 $ 176.7 $ 539.3 $ 407.1 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 66.8 $ 50.5 $ 241.9 $ 123.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 31.7 24.7 103.2 64.0 Distribution 23.8 17.5 71.5 51.5 Corporate and eliminations (43.6) (59.2) (109.4) (114.5) Operating income $ 78.7 $ 33.5 $ 307.2 $ 124.3 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.4 $ 76.8 $ 321.1 $ 171.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 39.6 32.2 127.0 86.7 Distribution 24.0 17.7 72.1 51.9 Corporate and eliminations (41.5) (56.7) (105.3) (108.3) Other income, net 1.4 1.5 4.1 12.6 EBITDA $ 116.9 $ 71.5 $ 419.0 $ 214.2 13 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Liquid at room temperature, they can be poured, pumped, sprayed or cast, depending upon the formulation and its resulting product. Customizable formulations Non-Phthalate Plastisol Formulations

These water-based formulations can help achieve excellent marking on large diameter wires. Color concentrates formulated to meet the specific requirements of FEP applications. Colorants formulated to meet the specific requirements of FEP applications