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Longer term, we can further refine our focus on investing in and growing our three remaining segments: Specialty Engineered Materials; Color, Additives, and Inks; and Distribution."  As discussed on our second quarter conference call, margins are expanding as a result of improved mix, pricing and cost reductions."

& Canada EMEA Asia Latin America 64% 36% Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks 40% 37% 18% 5% 6% 8% 24% 20% 10% 15% 9% 4% 4% Defense Healthcare Packaging Consumer Building & Construction Industrial Transportation Energy Telecom 4 CREATING A WORLD-CLASS SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION 1. 6.5% annualized long term sales growth leveraging sustainable solutions, composites, healthcare and emerging regions 2. GUIDANCE (TOTAL COMPANY) 12 15.4% 15.9% Guidance Actual Adjusted EBITDA Margin % Better-than-expected margins driven by: • Favorable mix - strong demand for composite applications • Raw material deflation Q2 EBITDA BRIDGE (TOTAL COMPANY) 13 ($ millions) CAI: Price / Mix 7) Deflation 11) SEM: Price / Mix 2) Deflation 6) Net Price Benefit 26) Wage and Energy Inflation (10) Cost Reductions 13) FX (2) Q2 2023 Actual $131) Adjusted EBITDA Q2 2022 Pro Forma $ 172) Demand (68) • Demand conditions vs. expectations: US & Canada LATAM EMEA Asia • Net price benefit remains greater than wage and energy inflation • Clariant synergies and reduced administrative costs Q2 2023 SEQUENTIAL SALES BY REGION Q 2 2 0 2 3 v s . Avient 2011 and 2018 valuations reflect trailing 12 months EBITDA at December 31 of the respective years. 28 EV / 2023E EBITDA Historic Multiple 6.5 8.3 9.5 13.8 12.7 12.6 11.3 8.7 18.6 16.5 10.1 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.4 8.7 A vi en t (2 01 1) A vi en t (2 01 8) A vi en t (2 02 3) R P M P P G A V Y K W R F U L E C L H X L F M C A S H S C L H U N C E E M N Avient Specialty Formulators Other Specialty / Chemical Companies SEGMENT DATA U.S. & Canada 40% EMEA 37% Asia 18% Latin America 5% 2022 PRO FORMA SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS Consumer 20% Packaging 24% Industrial 15% Building and Construction 10% Telecommunications 4% Energy 4% Defense 6% END MARKET REVENUE $2,355M $402M $1,300M $272M Sales EBITDA Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $592M$3,653M (1) Transportation 9% Healthcare 8% 30 (1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $3,653M and $592M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs 2022 REVENUE | $2 .4 B ILL ION US & Canada 34% EMEA 38% Asia 20% Latin America 8% END MARKET REGION 31 Packaging 34% Consumer 21% Healthcare 8% Industrial 15% Transportation 8% Building & Construction 11% Telecommunications 1% Energy 2% COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS 2022 PRO FORMA REVENUE | $1 .3 B ILL ION US & Canada 52% EMEA 35% Asia 13% 32 Packaging 5% Consumer 19% Healthcare 8%Industrial 16% Transportation 10% Telecommunications 10% Energy 9% Defense 15% Building & Construction 8% END MARKET REGION SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS Packaging 32% Consumer 27% Healthcare 8% Industrial 14% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 3% Energy 1% Defense 1% Asia (18% of sales) Transportation 9% 2022 PROFORMA AVIENT REGIONAL SALES Packaging 27% Consumer 14% Healthcare 5% Industrial 17% Building & Construction 10% Energy 5% Defense 8% EMEA (37% of sales)Transportation 11% Packaging 13% Consumer 24% Healthcare 12% Industrial 15% Building & Construction 13% Energy 5% Defense 5% US & Canada (40% of sales) Transportation 7% Packaging 56% Consumer 23% Healthcare 4% Industrial 7% Building & Construction 4% Telecommunications 1% LATAM (5% of sales) Transportation 5% Telecommunications 3% Telecommunications 6% 33 BY END MARKET Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except for per share data) Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results.

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Technology Manager, LATAM Color, Additives, and Inks, at Avient, will speak on additives and the future of plastics in flexible packaging at 2 p.m. The flexible packaging industry is constantly evolving to become more sustainable and innovative,” said Alessandra Neves, Senior Marketing and Sustainability Manager, LATAM Color, Additives, and Inks, Avient.

Global Color, Additives and Inks Global Color, Additives and Inks is a leading provider of specialized custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, as well as specialty inks. Additionally, improved mix favorably impacted cost of sales as a percentage of sales. BayOne), which was included in Global Color, Additives and Inks.

Van Hulle Senior Vice President, President of Global Color Additives and Inks Robert M. S&P 500 All time high of $39.55 May 13th, 2014 PolyOne Corporation Page 12 2006 Q1 2014 2015 “Where we were” “Where we are” Target 1) Operating Income % Specialty: Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 13.8% 12 – 16% Global Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 11.6% 12 – 16% Designed Structures & Solutions -- 6.5% 8 – 10% Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 7.7% 9 – 12% Distribution 2.6% 6.1% 6 – 7.5% 2) Specialty Platform % of Operating Income 6.0% 64% 65 – 75% 3) ROIC* 5.0% 9.4% 15% 4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 42% Double Digit Expansion Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period PolyOne Corporation Page 13 Bridge to $2.50 Adjusted EPS by 2015 2015 EPS: $2.50 2013 EPS: $1.31 Continued Gross Margin Expansion Mergers & Acquisitions Spartech Accretion Incremental Share Buybacks Ongoing LSS Programs (50-100 bps/yr) Accelerated Innovation & Mix Improvement Several Levers to Drive Growth Mid Single Digit Revenue CAGR PolyOne Corporation Page 14 Financial Highlights Bradley C. VP / President Global Color Additives and Inks Percept™ Authentication Technologies Healthcare Packaging Electrical & Electronics Consumer Transportation 2) Security and Safety Solutions Julie A.

OPS) 16 Sales Adjusted EBITDA $818 $823 2021 2022 + 1% Adjusted EPS + 8% - 3% (in millions) (in millions) (+ 9% excluding FX) (+ 18% excluding FX) (+ 5% excluding FX) Q3 EBITDA BRIDGE (PRO FORMA TOTAL COMPANY) 17 Price increases more than offset raw material and supply chain impacts $ millions CAI: Price / Mix 68 Inflation (44) SEM: Price / Mix 41 Inflation (26) Net Price Benefit 39 Wage and Energy Inflation (14) Clariant Color Integration Synergies 6 Incentives, Other Employee Costs 14 FX (11) Q3 2022 $137   Adjusted EBITDA Q3 2021 $ 142 Demand (39) Q3 2022 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE 18 CAI $587 $566 Sales ($ in millions) $93 $93 EBITDA SEM Pro Forma $326 $319 Sales $70 $62 EBITDA (+ 4% excluding FX) - 4% - 2% (+ 5% excluding FX) Flat (+ 7% excluding FX) - 11% (- 7% excluding FX) $500 $585 Cont. Sales EBITDA Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $585M$3,635M (1) Transportation 9% Healthcare 8% 23 C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2022 REVENUE | $2 .3 B ILL ION US & Canada 35% EMEA 40% Asia 20% Latin America 5% END MARKET REGION 24 Packaging 33% Consumer 22% Healthcare 9% Industrial 15% Transportation 8% Building & Construction 11% Telecommunications 1% Energy 1% Figures represent 2022 full year estimates S P E C I A LT Y E N G I N E E R E D M AT E R I A L S 2022 PRO FORMA REVENUE | $1 .3 B ILL ION END MARKET US & Canada 50% EMEA 35% Asia 15% REGION 25 Figures represent 2022 full year estimates Packaging 5% Consumer 19% Healthcare 8%Industrial 16% Transportation 10% Telecommunications 10% Energy 9% Defense 15% Building & Construction 8% Packaging 31% Consumer 28% Healthcare 8% Industrial 13% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 3% Energy 2% Defense 1% Asia (20% of sales) Transportation 9% 2022 PROFORMA AVIENT REGIONAL SALES BY END MARKET Packaging 29% Consumer 13% Healthcare 5% Industrial 17% Building & Construction 11% Energy 5% Defense 7% EMEA (35% of sales) Transportation 10% Packaging 14% Consumer 23% Healthcare 11% Industrial 15% Building & Construction 12% Energy 5% Defense 7% US & Canada (40% of sales) Transportation 7% Packaging 49% Consumer 22% Healthcare 8% Industrial 9% Building & Construction 6% Telecommunications 1% LATAM (5% of sales) Transportation 5% Telecommunications 3%Telecommunications 6% Figures represent 2022 full year estimates Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except for per share data) Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results. Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ (27.4) $ (0.30) $ 33.7 $ 0.37 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 68.3 0.75 11.7 0.13 Amortization expense, after-tax 13.4 0.14 $ 11.0 $ 0.11 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 54.3 $ 0.59 $ 56.4 $ 0.61 2009* 2012* 2015 2018 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 53.3 $ 144.6 $ 161.1 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) — — — Special items, before tax (48.7) 55.1 87.6 59.5 Special items, tax adjustments (27.2) (18.9) (58.7) (25.3) Amortization expense, after tax 1.8 8.3 10.4 19.5 Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 13.6 $ 97.8 $ 183.9 $ 214.8 Diluted shares 93.4 89.8 88.7 80.4 Adjusted EPS attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 0.15 $ 1.09 $ 2.08 $ 2.67 * Historical results have been updated to reflect subsequent changes to accounting principle and discontinued operations, excluding any changes as a result of discontinued operations from the sale of the Designed Structures and Solutions segment (DSS) and the Performance Products and Solutions segment (PP&S). 1 Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2006 2018 Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,533.4 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 133.5 $ 160.8 Income tax expense 29.7 36.4 Interest expense 63.1 62.8 Depreciation and amortization 57.1 91.5 EBITDA $ 283.4 $ 351.5 Special items, before tax (34.0) 59.5 Depreciation and amortization included in special items — (3.0) JV - equity income (107.0) — Adjusted EBITDA $ 142.4 $ 408.0 EBITDA as a % of sales 5.4 % 11.5 % Reconciliation of Color, Additives and Inks EBITDA Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Operating Income 68.6 66.8 Depreciation and amortization 24.2 26.6 EBITDA 92.8 $ 93.4 Reconciliation of Specialty Engineered Materials EBITDA Q3 2022 Q3 2021 SEM(1) Pro forma APM(1) Pro forma SEM SEM Pro forma APM Pro forma SEM Operating Income 31.4 6.3 37.7 30.0 13.9 43.9 Depreciation and amortization 12.9 10.9 23.8 7.9 18.4 26.3 EBITDA $ 44.3 $ 17.2 $ 61.5 $ 37.9 $ 32.3 $ 70.2 Reconciliation of Specialty Engineered Pro Forma Sales Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Sales 258.2 231.7 Pro forma APM(1) 60.7 94.1 Pro forma sales $ 318.9 $ 325.8 Reconciliation of Avient Pro Forma Sales Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Sales 823.3 818.0 Pro forma APM(1) 60.7 94.1 Pro forma sales $ 884.0 $ 912.1 (1) - Q3 2022 SEM results reflect one month of APM’s results while owned by Avient, as the acquisition closed on September 1, 2022.