Our local facilities also host litter clean up events in our communities and promote awareness about responsible waste management. This is in addition to the 16 hours of paid time off every Avient associate receives each year to volunteer for any non-profit organization they are passionate about and can improve the community. Detailed information about each Director nominee’s background, qualifications, attributes, skills and experience can be found beginning on page 18.

For more information about the noted risks, see Item 1A. For more information about our international operations, see Note 14, Segment Information, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements. For additional detail related to this risk, see Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk."

The Board will encourage, but not require, directors to periodically pursue appropriate programs about the responsibilities of directors of public companies.

About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.

Tájékoztatjuk, hogy az alkalmazandó jogszabályok megkövetelhetik, hogy az https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en Avient meghatározott ideig megőrizze önéletrajzát, még abban az esetben is, ha Ön azt kéri, hogy az Avient ne vegye számításban az Ön jelentkezését. 8.

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Detailed information about each Director’s background, qualifications, attributes, skills and experience can be found beginning on page 9. This proxy statement is to inform you about the matters to be acted upon at the meeting. Our proxy materials for the 2018 Annual Meeting will be mailed on or about March 29, 2018.

This proxy statement is to inform you about the matters to be acted upon at the meeting. Refer to the 2015 Grants of Plan-Based Awards table of this proxy statement for more information about the modified awards for Ms. Our proxy materials for the 2016 Annual Meeting will be mailed on or about April 1, 2016.

Avient makes no representations, guarantees, or warranties of any kind with respect to the information contained in this document about its accuracy, suitability for particular applications, or the results obtained or obtainable using the information. To learn more about Specialty Engineered Materials, contact Avient at +86 (0) 21 6028 4888 www.avient.com

We are mailing this proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card and, if applicable, the voting instruction card, to shareholders on or about March 31, 2017. This proxy statement is to inforff m you about the matters to be acted upon at the meeting. Our proxy materials for the 2017 Annual Meeting will be mailed on or about March 31, 2017.