Patterson added, “Our Color, Additives and Inks segment also delivered record operating income of $58 million during the fourth quarter. In addition, a recording of the audio will be available for one week, beginning at 12:00 p.m. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient annual and long-term employee incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.

GUIDANCE DEBT / LEVERAGE REDUCTION • Completed sale of Distribution and paid down $750M of debt in November • Strong free cash flow in fourth quarter reduced leverage and enabled paydown of additional $200M of debt • Fixed/Floating Debt Ratio 63/37 • Proven track record of deleveraging following acquisitions through consistent free cash flow generation $725 $725 $725 $575 $500 $400 $600 $525 $425 $650 $650 $650 $600 $2.40B $2.20B 2030 Notes 2029 Term Loan 2026 Term Loan 2025 Notes After Distribution Divestiture Year-End Year-End Leverage 3.8x 3.1x 2.9x 2023 Notes After Avient Protective Materials Acquisition $3.15B 2022 TRANSFORMATIONAL PORTFOLIO ENHANCEMENTS 5 EBITDA margins expanded from 12% to 16% Diversified end markets with reduced exposure to more cyclical industries Dyneema® Acquisition $1.48B acquisition strengthens composites platform Significantly improved EBITDA margins $950M divestiture results in 100% specialty sales Strong exit multiple of 10x TTM EBITDA despite market volatility Distribution Divestiture Improved Portfolio GROWING COMPOSITES PLATFORM CONTRIBUTIONS TO SEM SEGMENT 6 Note: 2022 is pro forma for Avient Protective Materials 2016 Sales 2022 Sales Advanced Composites 51% $560M $1,300M Advanced Composites COMPOSITES PORTFOLIO D Y N E E M A ® E X P A N D S O U R E N G I N E E R E D F I B E R S A N D T A P E S T E C H N O L O G Y LFT Tapes Laminates/Panels Shapes Pultrusion Engineered Fibers 7 ADVANCED COMPOSITES PERFORMANCE 8 (1) Pro forma for the acquisition of Avient Protective Materials $51 $84 $212 $668 $4 $10 $41 $169 (1) (1) PORTFOLIO EVOLUTION AND EPS EXPANSION 9 Adj. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual and long-term employee incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations. Free Cash Flow Calculation 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Cash provided by operating activities 208.4 227.2 221.3 202.4 253.7 300.8 221.6 233.8 398.4 Capital expenditures (92.8) (91.2) (84.2) (79.6) (76.0) (81.7) (63.7) (100.6) (105.5) Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability — — — — — — 38.1 — — Taxes paid on gain on divestiture — — — — — — — 142.0 — — Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 115.6 $ 136.0 $ — $ 137.1 $ 122.8 $ 177.7 $ 219.1 $ 338.0 $ 133.2 $ 292.9 Three Months Ended Year Ended 2022 2021 2022 2021 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 490.8 $ 581.3 $ 2,355.0 $ 2,401.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 300.8 226.3 1,044.4 911.6 Corporate (1.2) (0.5) (2.5) 2.3 Sales $ 790.4 $ 807.1 $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 44.3 $ 61.2 $ 301.0 $ 303.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 35.2 27.1 140.1 125.5 Corporate (79.1) (38.1) (197.8) (148.9) Operating income $ 0.4 $ 50.2 $ 243.3 $ 279.7 Other expense, net: $ (28.4) $ (5.3) $ (59.7) $ (1.0) Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.2 $ 26.5 $ 101.3 $ 105.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 20.3 7.9 48.7 31.7 Corporate 3.2 3.6 12.5 7.7 Depreciation & Amortization $ 48.7 $ 38.0 $ 162.5 $ 145.1 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 69.5 $ 87.7 $ 402.3 $ 408.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 55.5 35.0 188.8 157.2 Corporate (76.0) (34.5) (185.3) (141.2) Other expense, net $ (28.4) $ (5.3) $ (59.7) $ (1.0) EBITDA $ 20.6 $ 82.9 $ 346.1 $ 423.8 Special items in EBITDA 86.8 18.9 162.5 55.4 EBITDA - excluding special items $ 107.4 $ 101.8 $ 508.6 $ 479.2 APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 30.4 — 120.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* — — 83.1 — Pro forma EBITDA $ 107.4 $ 132.2 $ 591.7 $ 599.7 Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation of Pro Forma Sales and EBITDA - SEM 2022 2021 Specialty Engineered Materials $ 1,044.4 $ 911.6 APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 396.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 256.1 — Pro forma sales $ 1,300.5 $ 1,308.1 Specialty Engineered Materials $ 188.8 $ 157.2 APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 120.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 83.1 — Pro forma EBITDA $ 272.0 $ 277.8 Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation of Pro Forma Sales - Avient 2022 2021 Sales $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 396.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 256.1 — Pro forma sales $ 3,653.0 $ 3,712.0 5 AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation 2.17.pdf AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation.pdf IR Recs - 2.14 454pm

Avient will provide additional details on its 2024 first quarter and 2024 outlook during its webcast scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 515.3 $ 537.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 314.4 309.7 Corporate (0.7) (1.0) Sales $ 829.0 $ 845.7 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 171.2 $ 162.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 107.0 93.9 Corporate — (8.3) Gross margin $ 278.2 $ 247.6 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.4 $ 96.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 53.6 50.8 Corporate 34.2 43.3 Selling and administrative expense $ 184.2 $ 190.5 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 74.8 $ 65.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 53.4 43.1 Corporate (34.2) (51.6) Operating income $ 94.0 $ 57.1 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.9 $ 25.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 19.6 21.2 Corporate 2.8 3.5 Depreciation & amortization $ 44.3 $ 50.5 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.7 $ 91.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 73.0 64.3 Corporate (31.4) (48.1) Other (expense) income, net (0.9) 0.7 EBITDA from continuing operations 137.4 108.3 Special items, before tax 6.2 27.3 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.5) (1.8) Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 133.8 12 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. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient's annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.

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They are great additions to our growing specialty portfolio, which remains unmatched in the industry," said

the company will provide additional details on its second quarter performance as well as updated expectations for the balance of the year.

In addition, as a business leader at 3M he has demonstrated great success in using that expertise to drive sales and profit growth.

The Clariant Masterbatch business includes 46 manufacturing operations and technology centers in 29 countries and approximately 3,500 employees, who will join Avient's Color, Additives and Inks segment.

Fiber-Line is an innovative and unique addition to our portfolio of fiber and composite solutions with tremendous upside for growth," said

With the addition of the Protective Materials business, we have significantly increased the size of our fastest growing platform and firmly established