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Finally, OEM customers want lighter- weight components to help improve vehicle fuel efficiency.” THE IMPACT By replacing traditional fabricated bent steel plate with injection-molded Bergamid PA 6 resin, HellermannTyton was able to duplicate key performance attributes while gaining new benefits in the areas of cost savings, design freedom and weight reduction. Lighter weight = environmental benefits: By reducing the weight of the part by approximately 50%, Bergamid resin can help automakers achieve better fuel efficiency and lower CO 2 emissions

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PolyOne’s continuous fiber reinforced composites provide high strength and lightweight performance for applications in the automotive, heavy truck, marine, consumer, industrial, and electrical transmission and distribution markets.

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Examples include: • Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation • Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 74.2 $ 0.81 $ 6.4 $ 0.08 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) (26.7) (0.29) 19.9 0.26 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 47.5 $ 0.52 $ 26.3 $ 0.34 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 1.46 $ 75.5 $ 0.97 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 24.8 0.27 55.8 0.72 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 156.8 1.73 $ 131.3 1.69 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 6 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7 Cost of sales 744.1 505.3 2,457.8 2,205.5 Gross margin 252.9 153.3 784.3 657.2 Selling and administrative expense 187.9 132.8 595.0 500.4 Operating income 65.0 20.5 189.3 156.8 Interest expense, net (19.3) (11.9) (74.6) (59.5) Other income, net 11.7 10.7 24.3 12.1 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 57.4 19.3 139.0 109.4 Income tax benefit (expense) 17.3 (12.9) (5.2) (33.7) Net income from continuing operations 74.7 6.4 133.8 75.7 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 0.1 458.9 (0.4) 513.1 Net income 74.8 465.3 133.4 588.8 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.5) — (1.8) (0.2) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 74.3 $ 465.3 $ 131.6 $ 588.6 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.81 $ 0.08 $ 1.47 $ 0.98 Discontinued operations — 5.97 (0.01) 6.64 Total $ 0.81 $ 6.05 $ 1.46 $ 7.62 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.81 $ 0.08 $ 1.46 $ 0.97 Discontinued operations — 5.92 (0.01) 6.61 Total $ 0.81 $ 6.00 $ 1.45 $ 7.58 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2125 $ 0.2025 $ 0.8200 $ 0.7875 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.4 76.9 90.1 77.2 Diluted 92.1 77.5 90.6 77.7 7 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (1.8) $ — $ (4.3) $ 0.3 Environmental remediation costs (1.1) 0.3 (20.4) (10.1) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 0.5 8.7 4.5 Inventory fair market value step-up expense 1.2 — (9.3) (2.0) Impact on cost of sales (1.7) 0.8 (25.3) (7.3) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (13.0) (4.4) (22.5) (18.6) Acquisition earn-out adjustments 1.5 (15.7) (1.0) (36.4) Acquisition related costs (1.4) (5.3) (24.9) (9.4) Impact on selling and administrative expense (12.9) (25.4) (48.4) (64.4) Impact on operating income (14.6) (24.6) (73.7) (71.7) Costs related to committed financing in interest expense, net — — (10.1) — Other income, net 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 Pension settlement/curtailment gains and mark-to-market adjustment 10.3 9.5 17.2 9.5 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (4.2) (15.0) (66.2) (61.7) Income tax benefit (expense) on above special items (1.3) (0.4) 14.1 11.1 Tax adjustments(2) 32.2 (4.5) 27.3 (5.2) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient Shareholders $ 26.7 $ (19.9) $ (24.8) $ (55.8) Diluted earnings per common share impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.29 $ (0.26) $ (0.27) $ (0.72) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.1 77.5 90.6 77.7 (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; settlement gains or losses and 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; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share: Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2019 2020 2019 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 6.4 $ 132.0 $ 75.5 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 19.9 24.8 55.8 Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special items 26.3 156.8 131.3 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments to net income from continuing operations(2) 1.6 20.7 30.4 Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 27.9 $ 177.5 $ 161.7 Weighted average diluted shares 77.5 90.6 77.7 Pro forma impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3 1.5 15.3 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.8 92.1 93.0 Pro forma adjusted EPS - excluding special items pro forma for Clariant MB acquisition $ 0.30 $ 1.93 $ 1.74 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition Year Ended December 31, 2020 Sales $ 3,242.1 Clariant MB pro forma adjustment to sales(2) 540.4 Pro forma sales $ 3,782.5 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition 13

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The consumer would see the benefits of a lighter weight, stiffer paddle that would float in water. THE IMPACT Finding a material that would add value to the user in the form of a lighter weight, higher performing paddle was critical. Furthermore, by moving production of the shaft to the U.S., the company gained control of product design, ensured part consistency and shortened cycle times.

Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Gain from the sale of closed facilities