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In the transportation industry, plastic has proven to be durable, lightweight and corrosion resistant while offering fuel savings, design flexibility and high performance, often replacing traditional materials such as metal and glass. Polymer formulations and structures have advantages over metals, wood, rubber, glass and other traditional materials, which have resulted in the replacement of these materials across a wide spectrum of applications. Examples of how our strategy supports these trends can be found in numerous initiatives: active participation in the medical device market, leveraging our global footprint to deliver consistent solutions globally, light weighting and metal replacement and development of solutions that respond to ever-changing market needs by offering alternatives to traditional materials.

We launched a dedicated team to serve the outdoor high performance market, where customers are utilizing our high- strength, lightweight materials to replace metal and improve the design and performance of their products. In the transportation industry, plastic has proven to be durable, lightweight and corrosion resistant while offering fuel savings, design flexibility and high performance, often replacing traditional materials such as metal and glass. Polymer formulations and structures have advantages over metals, wood, rubber, glass and other traditional materials, which have resulted in the replacement of these materials across a wide spectrum of applications that range from automobile parts to construction materials.

In the transportation industry, plastic has proven to be durable, lightweight and corrosion resistant while offering fuel savings, design flexibility and high performance, often replacing traditional materials such as metal and glass. Polymer formulations and structures have advantages over metals, wood, rubber, glass and other traditional materials, which have resulted in the replacement of these materials across a wide spectrum of applications that range from automobile parts to construction materials. Examples of how our strategy supports these trends can be found in numerous initiatives: POLYONE CORPORATION 15 active participation in the medical device market, leveraging our global footprint to deliver consistent solutions globally, lightweighting and metal replacement and development of solutions that respond to ever-changing market needs by offering alternatives to traditional materials.

In the transportation industry, plastic has proven to be durable, lightweight and corrosion resistant while offering fuel savings, design flexibility and high performance, often replacing traditional materials such as metal and glass. Polymer formulations and structures have advantages over metals, wood, rubber, glass and other traditional materials, which have resulted in the replacement of these materials across a wide spectrum of applications that range from automobile parts to construction materials. Examples of how our strategy supports these trends can be found in numerous initiatives: active participation in the medical device market, leveraging our global footprint to deliver consistent solutions globally, lightweighting and metal replacement and development of solutions that respond to ever-changing market needs by offering alternatives to traditional materials.

Examples include: • Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports; • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy; 6 PROXY STATEMENT 2024 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint; • Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resources conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility. Wulfsohn was President and Chief Executive Officer of Carpenter Technology Corporation (“Carpenter”), a manufacturer of stainless steel, titanium and other specialty metals and engineered products, and was a director of Carpenter from 2009 until 2014.

Avient’s transportation portfolio includes sustainable technologies that offer lightweight structural alternatives to metals, while delivering comparable or improved performance; reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions to improve interior air quality; specialty colors & effects enable paint replacement technologies. In 2022, we expanded our portfolio of sustainable solutions, including: Complet™ REC solutions provide long fiber-reinforced composites are now available in recycled nylon and TPU formulations Polystrand™ R continuous fiber thermoplastic composites enables lighter weight reinforcement with recycled PET Edgetek™ PKE NHFR formulations are polyketone grades with non-halogen flame retardants specifically designed for electric vehicle components, including connectors Paint replacement technologies, including Artisan™ ABS portfolio and Molded-In Color Metallic Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents enable reduced part weight without compromising performance Automotive OEM Lowers Carbon Footprint With Avient An automotive OEM was looking to increase the use of sustainable materials for various vehicle parts in order to make progress towards achieving their sustainability goals and net zero emissions targets.

In the transportation industry, plastic has proven to be durable, lightweight and corrosion resistant while offering fuel savings, design flexibility and high performance, often replacing traditional materials such as metal and glass. Polymer formulations and structures have advantages over metals, wood, rubber, glass and other traditional materials, which have resulted in the replacement of these materials across a wide spectrum of applications. Examples of how our strategy supports these trends can be found in numerous initiatives: active participation in the medical device market, leveraging our global footprint to deliver consistent solutions globally, light weighting and metal replacement and development of solutions that respond to ever-changing market needs by offering alternatives to traditional materials.

Examples include: • Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports; • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy; • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint; • Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility. Wulfsohn was President and Chief Executive Officer of Carpenter Technology Corporation (“Carpenter”), a manufacturer of stainless steel, titanium and other specialty metals and engineered products, and was a director of Carpenter from 2009 until 2014. Examples include: • Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports; • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy; • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint; • Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility.

Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation