Microsoft PowerPoint - AVNT Q3 2021 Earnings Presentation - WEBSITE AVIENT CORPORATION T H I R D Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 1 R E S U L T S (NYSE: AVNT) O C T O B E R 2 8 , 2 0 2 1 D I S C L A I M E R 2 Forward-Looking Statements In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Avient acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”). This innovation drives performance and is reflective of consistent, strategic investments in technology and people Clariant Color business acquired July 1, 2020 1 1 2 3 5 7 7 7 9 10 30 40 14 25 13 22 35 9 19 13 18 41 Current Additional share needed to reach 2025 target B R A N D O W N E R S C O M M I T T E D TO I N C R E A S I N G U S E O F R E C YC L E D M AT E R I A L S 8 Brand Owner 1 Brand Owner 3 Brand Owner 2 Brand Owner 7 Brand Owner 4 Brand Owner 10 Brand Owner 6 Brand Owner 11 Brand Owner 5 Brand Owner 8 Brand Owner 9 Brand Owner 12 Brand Owner 13 Percent recycled plastic used: (examples and not exhaustive) (1) (1) Latest year reported.

Eastern Time www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/POL2020 Record Date Voting Matters and Vote Recommendations Proposals For Your Vote Board Recommendation 1 2 3 4 Lisa K. 1) Adjusted EPS reported in this proxy statement differs from what is reported under United States GAAP. Kunkle, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary(1) Joel R.

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Adjusted EPS is calculated as follows: Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y* 2010Y 2011Y 2012Y 2013Y 2014Y 2015Y Net income (loss) attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — Special items, after tax(1) (51.2) 10.7 457.2 (75.9) (72.5) (72.8) 36.2 32.6 90.5 28.9 Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 Adjusted EPS Q1 2009* Q2 2009* Q3 2009* Q4 2009* Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 3.3 $ 1.3 $ 51.3 $ 50.8 $ 20.1 $ 44.7 $ 0.1 $ 87.6 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (8.2) (5.8) (3.0) (2.0) (0.5) (4.5) (6.2) (3.5) Special items, after tax(1) (10.2) 9.2 (36.9) (38.0) (3.8) (22.1) 25.4 (72.0) Adjusted net (loss) income $ (15.1) $ 4.7 $ 11.4 $ 10.8 $ 15.8 $ 18.1 $ 19.3 $ 12.1 Diluted shares 92.2 93.5 93.9 94.4 95.3 96.3 96.3 97.4 Adjusted EPS $ (0.16) $ 0.05 $ 0.12 $ 0.11 $ 0.17 $ 0.19 $ 0.20 $ 0.12 Adjusted EPS Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 106.0 $ 23.1 $ 16.0 $ 8.3 $ 15.3 $ 18.4 $ 19.4 $ 0.2 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (3.7) - - - - - - - Special items, after tax(1) (81.3) 1.3 2.8 4.4 6.2 8.9 5.4 15.7 Adjusted net income $ 21.0 $ 24.4 $ 18.8 $ 12.7 $ 21.5 $ 27.3 $ 24.8 $ 15.9 Diluted shares 96.4 95.5 94.0 91.9 90.7 90.7 90.2 90.5 Adjusted EPS $ 0.22 $ 0.26 $ 0.20 $ 0.14 $ 0.24 $ 0.30 $ 0.28 $ 0.18 2 Adjusted EPS Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Net income (loss) attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 11.2 $ 38.6 $ 23.2 $ 21.0 $ 29.4 $ 30.9 $ 32.3 $ (14.6) Special items, after tax(1) 17.7 (2.0) 12.3 4.6 12.5 17.4 13.1 47.5 Adjusted net income $ 28.9 $ 36.6 $ 35.5 $ 25.6 $ 41.9 $ 48.3 $ 45.4 $ 32.9 Diluted shares 92.8 99.1 98.1 97.2 95.7 94.3 93.1 91.3 Adjusted EPS $ 0.31 $ 0.37 $ 0.36 $ 0.26 $ 0.44 $ 0.51 $ 0.49 $ 0.36 Adjusted EPS Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 30.2 $ 66.8 $ 44.5 $ 3.1 $ 39.1 $ 50.0 $ 42.3 Special items, after tax(1) 11.4 (15.9) 3.0 30.4 9.1 3.2 4.7 Adjusted net income $ 41.6 $ 50.9 $ 47.5 $ 33.5 $ 48.2 $ 53.2 $ 47.0 Diluted shares 90.1 89.8 88.4 86.6 85.5 84.7 84.5 Adjusted EPS $ 0.46 $ 0.57 $ 0.54 $ 0.39 $ 0.56 $ 0.63 $ 0.56 Adjusted operating margin is calculated as follows: Adjusted operating margin Q1 2009* Q2 2009* Q3 2009* Q4 2009* YTD 2009* Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 YTD 2010 Operating Income $ 9.9 $ 17.1 $ 57.9 $ 52.2 $ 137.1 $ 32.3 $ 58.6 $ 42.0 $ 26.3 $ 159.2 Special items (1) (1.3) 4.6 (27.5) (24.5) (48.7) - (14.5) 5.5 4.2 (4.8) Joint venture equity earnings (12.8) (9.0) (4.8) (3.1) (29.7) (0.8) (7.1) (9.7) (5.5) (23.1) Adjusted operating (loss) income $ (4.2) $ 12.7 $ 25.6 $ 24.6 $ 58.7 $ 31.5 $ 37.0 $ 37.8 $ 25.0 $ 131.3 Sales $ 463.4 $ 496.5 $ 548.3 $ 552.5 $ 2,060.7 $ 604.0 $ 666.2 $ 650.7 $ 585.3 $ 2,506.2 Operating Margin (0.9)% 2.6% 4.7% 4.5% 2.8% 5.2% 5.6% 5.8% 4.3% 5.2% Adjusted operating margin Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 YTD 2011 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 YTD 2012 Operating income (loss) $ 173.4 $ 42.4 $ 33.4 $ (46.2) $ 203.0 $ 37.4 $ 43.3 $ 43.5 $ 13.3 $ 137.5 Special items (1) (127.2) 2.7 4.9 72.9 (46.7) 8.5 11.8 8.3 25.3 53.9 Joint venture equity earnings (5.7) - - - (5.7) - - - - - Adjusted operating income $ 40.5 $ 45.1 $ 38.3 $ 26.7 $ 150.6 $ 45.9 $ 55.1 $ 51.8 $ 38.6 $ 191.4 Sales $ 682.8 $ 723.4 $ 694.0 $ 609.2 $ 2,709.4 $ 745.5 $ 756.6 $ 707.7 $ 651.0 $ 2,860.8 Operating Margin 5.9% 6.2% 5.5% 4.4% 5.6% 6.2% 7.3% 7.3% 5.9% 6.7% 3 Adjusted operating margin Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 YTD 2013 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 YTD 2014 Operating income (loss) $ 40.5 $ 80.7 $ 61.6 $ 48.7 $ 231.5 $ 56.4 $ 49.4 $ 63.6 $ (14.3) $ 155.1 Special items (1) 16.6 (5.2) 10.8 7.8 30.0 22.9 39.8 22.0 80.2 164.9 Adjusted operating income $ 57.1 $ 75.5 $ 72.4 $ 56.5 $ 261.5 $ 79.3 $ 89.2 $ 85.6 $ 65.9 $ 320.0 Sales $ 801.1 $ 1,037.6 $ 1,008.9 $ 923.6 $ 3,771.2 $ 1,002.3 $ 1,005.5 $ 958.4 $ 869.3 $ 3,835.5 Operating Margin 7.1% 7.3% 7.2% 6.1% 6.9% 7.9% 8.9% 8.9% 7.6% 8.3% Adjusted operating margin Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 YTD 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Operating income $ 70.1 $ 80.3 $ 69.2 $ 31.3 $ 250.9 $ 71.3 $ 81.5 $ 71.2 Special items (1) 9.3 11.9 18.7 31.4 71.3 13.8 10.4 12.0 Adjusted operating income $ 79.4 $ 92.2 $ 87.9 $ 62.7 $ 322.2 $ 85.1 $ 91.9 $ 83.2 Sales $ 873.1 $ 887.1 $ 841.6 $ 775.8 $ 3,377.6 $ 847.0 $ 861.5 $ 843.6 Operating Margin 9.1% 10.4% 10.4% 8.1% 9.5% 10.0% 10.7% 9.9% Specialty platform percentage of operating income is calculated as follows: Platform operating income mix percentage 2006Y* Q3 2016 YTD Color, Additives and Inks $ 8.9 $ 104.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 3.9 65.3 Designed Structures and Solutions — 0.9 Specialty Platform $ 12.8 $ 170.7 Performance Products and Solutions 64.2 59.0 Distribution 19.2 53.5 Joint ventures 102.9 — Corporate and eliminations 34.5 (59.2) Operating income GAAP $ 233.6 $ 224.0 Less: Specials (1) (34.5) 59.2 Operating income excluding Specials $ 199.1 $ 283.2 Joint ventures equity income (107.0) — Adjusted Operating income $ 92.1 $ 283.2 Specialty platform percentage of operating income excluding Specials 6% 60% * Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principal, discontinued operations or the related resegmentation 1) Special items are a non-GAAP financial measure and are used to determine adjusted earnings. 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Avient acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”). This innovation drives performance and is reflective of consistent, strategic investments in technology and people Clariant Color business acquired July 1, 2020 1 1 2 3 5 7 7 7 9 10 30 40 14 25 13 22 35 9 19 13 18 41 Current Additional share needed to reach 2025 target B R A N D O W N E R S C O M M I T T E D TO I N C R E A S I N G U S E O F R E C YC L E D M AT E R I A L S 14 Brand Owner 1 Brand Owner 3 Brand Owner 2 Brand Owner 7 Brand Owner 4 Brand Owner 10 Brand Owner 6 Brand Owner 11 Brand Owner 5 Brand Owner 8 Brand Owner 9 Brand Owner 12 Brand Owner 13 Percent recycled plastic used: (examples and not exhaustive) (1) (1) Latest year reported. Sustainable Development Goals • Emphasized climate change commitment o Announced 2050 operational carbon neutrality and RE100 commitment o Alignment to Science Based Targets Reduce Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 60%.

Results and Discussion TPE-1 TPE-1 is a translucent material of 45 Shore A. Figure 3 shows the capillary viscosity of TPE-1 and TPE-2 at 200oC. Bibliography 1.

IMPACT PROTECTION D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L S O L U T I O N S Avient Corporation 1 PROJECT KICK OFF B R I E F Application: Protective sports equipment Challenge: Provide functional material to protect against impact for chest protector Requirements: • Compact - reduce thickness and weight for improved comfort and functionality • Meet EN standards • EN1621-1 level 2 & EN1621-2 level 1 • Eliminate the use of foam and glue • Be waterproof and easy to clean • Sustainable • Easy to prototype & considers manufacturing efficiency Avient Corporation 2 VIBRATION DAMPING TECHNOLOGY (VDT) H O W D O E S I T W O R K ? Avient Corporation 3 Simplified Drop Test • 65g steel ball • Dropped from 305mm • Onto 3.175mm thickness flat samples Materials Tested • Standard TPE 30 Shore A • TPU alloy 60 Shore A • Damping TPE 32 Shore A VDT reduces bounce Avient Corporation 4 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 Image courtesy of Airobag TV https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Simulation of Impact A weight dropped onto protective element in contact with rigid substrate https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Avient Corporation 5 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 REFINING THE DESIGN D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L C O M B I N A T I O N Avient Corporation 6 • A number of different shapes and designs are created and simulated to determine which one works best • Refining to meet EN standard • VDT TPEs can help reach compliance with EN1621-1 level 2 and EN1621-2 level 1 • Optimum protection can be achieved by combining industrial design and engineering Avient Corporation 7 VALIDATION P R O T O T Y P I N G W I T H 3 D P R I N T I N G 3D Printing Validation -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% Density Tensile Strength // Tear resistance // Rebound resilience 2mm 3D Printed VDT vs Injection Molded VDT can be 3D printed for concept evaluation early in the design process SUMMARY Avient Corporation 8 • Enabled a new, compact design with a customized VDT TPE formulation • Improved user comfort and functionality • Fulfilled EN standards • Reduced number of prototyping tools required • Reduced time spent in product development by 40 percent, enabling faster commercialization of product

Avient acquired the Clariant Masterbatch business (CMB) on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”). Reduce Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 35%. Operating Income $3,783 $4,100 2020PF 2021E Adjusted EPS (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition Previous Guidance Current Guidance $3,783 $4,300 2020PF 2021E $308 $360 2020PF 2021E $308 $410 2020PF 2021E $1.93 $2.40 2020PF 2021E $1.93 $2.80 2020PF 2021E (1) (1)(1) (1)(1) (1) (in millions) (in millions) $442 $457 $560 2019PF 2020PF 2021E $1.74 $1.93 $2.80 2019PF 2020PF 2021E FULL YEAR 2019 – 2021 ORGANIC GROWTH ( T O TA L C O M PA N Y ) 23 Sales Adjusted EBITDA $3,981 $3,783 $4,300 2019PF 2020PF 2021E + 8% Adjusted EPS (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition (1) (1) (in millions) (in millions) (1)(1) + 27% + 61% (1) (1) 24 BA L A N C E S H E E T • Deleveraging to 1.9x net debt to adjusted EBITDA by the end of 2021 • Driven by record adjusted EBITDA performance and strong free cash flow generation from asset light business • Future cash deployment: M&A, opportunistic share repurchases and balance sheet / continued leverage reduction 3.5x 2.7x 1.9x 2019PF 2020PF 2021E Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA (1) (1) ($ in m illions) 2021E Adjusted EBITDA 560$ Free Cash Flow 275$ Total Debt 1,860 Less: Cash (800) Net Debt 1,060$ 2021E Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 1.9x (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition PEER COMPARISONS 25 As a specialty formulator, we don’t require significant capital investment, as compared to the base resin raw material suppliers we purchase from.

Microsoft Word - Compensation Committee Charter (REV 10-2019)3[1].docx AVIENT CORPORATION COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER Membership • The Committee will consist entirely of directors who meet the definition of “independent” as set forth in the Corporate Governance Standards of the New York Stock Exchange, including the additional independence requirements set forth in New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Section 303A.02(a)(ii)

LubriOne Internally Lubricated Formulations PTFE Free Series Product Bulletin_CN 4.19-1 LubriOne™自润滑配方是一种自润滑聚合物， 摩擦系数（COF）较低，可赋予成型零件更好 的耐磨性能。