You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:  Our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities;  The timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts;  Separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates;  Amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates;  Our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions;  The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings;  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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;  The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;  Our ability to achieve new business gains;  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;  An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals;  An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;  Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;  The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; 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.  The above list of factors is not exhaustive.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of Avient’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, Avient is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of Avient’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of Avient’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted.

Verification activities applied in a limited level of assurance verification are less extensive in nature, timing and extent than in a reasonable level of assurance verification. We consent to the release of this declaration by you to CDP in order to satisfy the terms of CDP disclosure requirements but without accepting or assuming any responsibility or liability on our part to CDP or to any other party who may have access to this declaration.

In the event of a conflict between this Quality Commitment and any mutually agreed specifications or quality agreement that is executed by NEU, the mutually agreed specifications or signed quality document shall control. 1.0 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Thermoplastic material in pellet form. 2.0 TEST METHODS NEU test methods are modeled after ASTM testing standards, where applicable. 3.0 OPERATIONAL DEFINTIONS 3.1 Lot (Batch): Material manufactured at one time. 3.2 Blend: No more than three lots of a specific raw material, combined together to form a homogeneous mixture. 3.2.1 Full lot tractability of non-proprietary formulations will be reflected on the COC 3.3 Certification: “Certificate of Conformance” or “Certificate of Analysis” based material requirements 3.4 Certificate of Analysis: Document containing information that the product conforms to the established Product Specifications. 3.5 Certificate of Conformance: Document containing confirmation that the product conforms to the defined formulation. 3.6 Finished Product Form: Finished product shape (Cylindrical, Spherical) 3.7 Product Specification: the product specifications that are contained in a written document signed by NEU, or if such document does not exist, the Certificate of Analysis or Certificate of Conformance issued by NEU. 4.0 PACKAGING 4.1 Standard product packaging options include: 4.1.1 Drum 4.1.2 Gaylord 4.1.3 Pail 4.1.4 Individual bag in box Approved Plant/Local : Reference Document Document #: DOC-10815 Revision: 3 Document Owners: Dean Clark Effective Date: Oct 29, 2020 Title: NEU Quality Commitment Page 2 of 4 Only the electronic version of this document in ETQ is the controlled version of the document. It will be the responsibility of Customer to order sufficient quantities of materials to allow for any required qualification prior to the implementation of the change. Upon notification from the NEU supplier, NEU will notify the Customer of the effect on the manufacture of the compound(s) (such as raw material availability, vendor name changes, vendor manufacturing location, and vendor nomenclature). 9.0 CUSTOMER FEEDBACK 9.1 NEU will use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) acknowledge receipt of Customer complaints within one business day; (ii) conduct an investigation and communicate a resolution to Customer within 30 days after receipt of the complaint.

Verification activities applied in a limited level of assurance verification are less extensive in nature, timing and extent than in a reasonable level of assurance verification. We consent to the release of this declaration by you to the public or other organizations but without accepting or assuming any responsibility or liability on our part to any other party who may have access to this declaration.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of Avient’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, Avient is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of Avient’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted.