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MILAN, Italy – May 16, 2023 – At ITMA 2023, the annual trendsetting fiber, textile, and garment exhibition taking place next month, Avient Corporation is highlighting its latest portfolio of colorants and functional additives for spin-dyeing, dyes, chemicals, and finishes for the mass coloring and modification of synthetic fibers.

Last month, PolyOne announced the creation of a dedicated team to serve customers focused on designing and manufacturing equipment and accessories in this growing industry.

COMPTEK™ High Temperature Formulations: Eighteen months ago, PolyOne acquired COMPTEK (Diez, Germany), a specialist in formulations based on extreme-heat polymeric materials such as PEEK, PES, PEI, PPS, PSU and PPSU.

Lewiston, ME, 04240 United States of America Design and manufacture of colour and additive concentrates and specialty compounds for the Healthcare and Medical device market.

Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com 6 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Sales $ 1,302.4 $ 1,235.2 $ 2,596.2 $ 2,397.5 Operating Income 129.5 108.1 258.1 228.5 Net income attributable to Avient shareholders 84.7 68.8 168.9 148.1 Basic earnings per share attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.93 $ 0.75 $ 1.85 $ 1.62 Diluted earnings per share attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.92 $ 0.74 $ 1.83 $ 1.60 Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income attributable to Avient shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results. Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2022 2021 2022 2021 Sales $ 1,302.4 $ 1,235.2 $ 2,596.2 $ 2,397.5 Gross margin - GAAP 303.8 288.7 597.5 591.1 Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) (2.0) 12.6 3.8 10.4 Adjusted gross margin $ 301.8 $ 301.3 $ 601.3 $ 601.5 Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 23.3 % 24.4 % 23.2 % 25.1 % Operating income - GAAP 129.5 108.1 258.1 228.5 Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 4.3 14.2 12.1 16.6 Adjusted operating income $ 133.8 $ 122.3 $ 270.2 $ 245.1 Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 10.3 % 9.9 % 10.4 % 10.2 % The table below reconciles pre-special income tax expense and the pre-special effective tax rate to their most comparable US GAAP figures. Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results Income from before income taxes $114.7 $ 3.4 $ 118.1 $ 89.8 $ 14.2 $ 104.0 Income tax expense - GAAP (30.0) — (30.0) (20.4) — (20.4) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (0.8) (0.8) — (3.4) (3.4) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 2.5 2.5 — 0.9 0.9 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (30.0) $ 1.7 $ (28.3) $ (20.4) $ (2.5) $ (22.9) Effective Tax Rate(1) 26.1 % 23.9 % 22.7 % 22.0 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 13 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results Income from before income taxes $225.8 $ 11.1 $ 236.9 $192.4 $ 16.6 $ 209.0 Income tax expense - GAAP (56.6) — (56.6) (43.3) — (43.3) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.8) (2.8) — (4.3) (4.3) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 4.0 4.0 — 2.0 2.0 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (56.6) $ 1.2 $ (55.4) $ (43.3) $ (2.3) $ (45.6) Effective Tax Rate(1) 25.0 % 23.4 % 22.5 % 21.8 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.6 $ 86.3 $ 188.1 $ 175.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 36.6 37.3 76.3 71.5 Distribution 27.1 23.7 51.3 47.7 Corporate and eliminations (27.8) (39.2) (57.6) (65.8) Operating income $ 129.5 $ 108.1 $ 258.1 $ 228.5 Items below OI in Corporate: Other income, net $ 1.4 $ 1.2 $ 0.8 $ 2.7 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.9 $ 25.3 $ 51.9 $ 52.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 7.7 8.1 15.5 15.9 Distribution 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 Corporate and eliminations 2.7 0.2 6.5 2.0 Depreciation & Amortization $ 36.5 $ 33.8 $ 74.3 $ 70.9 EBITDA: Color, Additives and Inks $ 119.5 $ 111.6 $ 240.0 $ 227.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 44.3 45.4 91.8 87.4 Distribution 27.3 23.9 51.7 48.1 Corporate and eliminations (25.1) (39.0) (51.1) (63.8) Other income, net 1.4 1.2 $ 0.8 $ 2.7 EBITDA $ 167.4 $ 143.1 $ 333.2 $ 302.1 14 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021 2022 2021 Net income – GAAP $ 84.7 $ 69.4 $ 169.2 $ 149.1 Income tax expense 30.0 20.4 56.6 43.3 Interest expense 16.2 19.5 33.1 38.8 Depreciation and amortization 36.5 33.8 74.3 70.9 EBITDA $ 167.4 $ 143.1 $ 333.2 $ 302.1 Special items, before tax 3.4 14.2 11.1 16.6 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (1.1) 1.4 (3.2) 0.8 Adjusted EBITDA $ 169.7 $ 158.7 $ 341.1 $ 319.5 Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of $ EPS Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 0.74 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 11.7 0.13 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items 80.5 0.87 FX adjustment (4.9) (0.05) Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items, adjusted for FX $ 75.6 $ 0.82 NEWS RELEASE Attachment 1

Darüber hinaus vereinbaren die Parteien, dass die Leistung des Verkäufer unter diesen AGB keine Zustimmung zu Geschäftsbedingungen des Käufers darstellt. 2. Ist die Nacherfüllung fehlgeschlagen, ist der Käufer berechtigt, den Kaufpreis zu mindern oder vom Vertrag zurückzutreten, was zu einer Erstattung oder Gutschrift des vom Käufer gezahlten Kaufpreises führt. 3.2 Warranty claims shall be time-barred after 12 months of the transfer of risk. Ist die Nacherfüllung fehlgeschlagen, ist der Käufer berechtigt, den Kaufpreis zu mindern oder vom Vertrag zurückzutreten, was zu einer Erstattung oder Gutschrift des vom Käufer gezahlten Kaufpreises führt. 3.2 Warranty claims shall be time-barred after 12 months of the transfer of risk.

Newlin said, "It has truly been an honor for me to serve

Working with Avient Design on this project gave me a good sense of what working in the industry is like.

Given the challenging conditions we are facing, I’m incredibly proud of everything we have accomplished in the last few months,” Mr. Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com http://www.avient.com/news 7 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Sales $ 823.3 $ 818.0 $ 2,606.5 $ 2,508.5 Operating Income 40.6 52.8 242.9 229.6 Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders (27.4) 33.7 99.8 143.3 Basic (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ (0.30) $ 0.37 $ 1.09 $ 1.57 Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ (0.30) $ 0.37 $ 1.08 $ 1.56 Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income attributable to Avient shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results. Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2022 2021 2022 2021 Sales $ 823.3 $ 818.0 $ 2,606.5 $ 2,508.5 Gross margin - GAAP 195.4 215.6 710.7 727.3 Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) 31.8 17.3 35.6 27.7 Adjusted gross margin $ 227.2 $ 232.9 $ 746.3 $ 755.0 Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 27.7 % 28.5 % 28.6 % 30.1 % Operating income - GAAP 40.6 52.8 242.9 229.6 Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 40.2 20.0 48.8 36.6 Adjusted operating income $ 80.8 $ 72.8 $ 291.7 $ 266.2 Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 9.8 % 8.9 % 11.2 % 10.6 % The table below reconciles pre-special income tax expense and the pre-special effective tax rate to their most comparable US GAAP figures.