Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, results from operations, financial condition and liquidity; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; • 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 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; • Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends including at the increased rate; • Our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; • An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; • An ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisitions and integration, working capital reductions, cost reductions, and employee productivity goals; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; 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.

PolyOne creates lasting relationships with our suppliers and customers, which allows PolyOne to competitively offer a wide selection of products and solutions to customers within industries across the world. Plants supplying the automotive industry also typically practice predictive maintenance.

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In addition, the right material selection matters for meeting evolving industry needs.

Version 6, April 2015 (additions are donoted in underlined text) become ignitable under various industry definitions commonly used by OSHA.

Because of the relationship of Avient’s business within the chemical industry, comparison with this broader index is appropriate.

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Handelsregister B des Amtsgerichts Frankfurt am Main Ausdruck Nummer der Firma: Seite 1 von 7 HRB 93737 Nummer der Eintragung a) Firma b) Sitz, Niederlassung, inländische Geschäftsanschrift, empfangsberechtigte Person, Zweigniederlassungen c) Gegenstand des Unternehmens Grund- oder Stammkapital a) Allgemeine Vertretungsregelung b) Vorstand, Leitungsorgan, geschäftsführende Direktoren, persönlich haftende Gesellschafter, Geschäftsführer, Vertretungsberechtigte und besondere Vertretungsbefugnis Prokura a) Rechtsform, Beginn, Satzung oder Gesellschaftsvertrag b) Sonstige Rechtsverhältnisse a) Tag der Eintragung b) Bemerkungen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 a) Clariant Zweite Chemie GmbH b) Frankfurt am Main Geschäftsanschrift: Am Unisyspark 1, 65843 Sulzbach (Taunus) c) Erwerb und die Verwaltung von Beteiligungen an Gesellschaften, insbesondere solchen aus dem Bereich der chemischen Industrie. 25.000,00 EUR a) Ist nur ein Geschäftsführer bestellt, so vertritt er die Gesellschaft allein.

In addition to Virex® TB, seven other disinfectants common to the healthcare and consumer industry were tested and the results were recorded in Table 3.