Colorant Chromatics™ Conductive Formulations Colorant Chromatics™ Conductive Formulations Cesa™ Conductive Additives

Colorant Chromatics™ Conductive Formulations Colorant Chromatics™ Conductive Formulations Cesa™ Conductive Additives

Microsoft Word - Avient_SecurityPolicy_2020 SECURITY POLICY Avient Corporation places a high priority on protecting the security of our people, our buildings and equipment, and our proprietary information, technology and systems. As a member of the American Chemistry Council, we have adopted Responsible Care® Guiding Principles and Security Code of Management Practices to guide our efforts in continual security improvement. It is the responsibility of each person at Avient, including contractors, suppliers, and visitors, to follow all security procedures, to remain aware of and report all possible security threats, to remain committed to working in a secure and safe manner, and to be prepared to respond to emergencies safely and effectively.

SECURITY POLICY Avient Corporation places a high priority on protecting the security of our people, our buildings and equipment, and our proprietary information, technology and systems. As a member of the American Chemistry Council, we have adopted Responsible Care® Guiding Principles and Security Code of Management Practices to guide our efforts in continual security improvement. It is the responsibility of each person at Avient, including contractors, suppliers, and visitors, to follow all security procedures, to remain aware of and report all possible security threats, to remain committed to working in a secure and safe manner, and to be prepared to respond to emergencies safely and effectively.

The company will conduct a conference call at Comptek, SilCoTec, Gordon Composites and Polystrand, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; 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; 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; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends, including at the increasing rate, which will be subject to, among other factors, market conditions, our cash flow and cash requirements and restrictions contained in any of our debt agreements; 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.

Conference Call As previously announced, the company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year at 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 businesses into our operations, such as Comptek, SilCoTec, Gordon Composites and Polystrand, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; 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.

Browse and download our literature to learn more about Avient solutions and services. Therma-Tech™ Thermally Conductive Formulations Learn more about Avient's formulations for 5G that lead to accelerated speed to market, design flexibility, and high heat resistance

Product Stewardship Policy Product Stewardship plays a significant role in Avient’s sustainable and ethical business practices. As a member of the American Chemistry Council, we have adopted Responsible Care® Guiding Principles and the Product Safety Code of Management Practices to guide our efforts in material sourcing, development and management of our product portfolio throughout the value chain and life cycle. Sustainable and ethical management of our products protects our employees, customers and communities in which we operate, while maintaining customer confidence in Avient’s materials.

Users of this product are responsible for determining the suitability of Avient products for their particular applications. Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application. You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.

This Antitrust Policy supplements the Competition section of Avient’s Code of Conduct. Wholly apart from avoiding legal penalties, compliance with antitrust laws is consistent with Avient’s commitment to ethical conduct. Because it can be difficult to distinguish unlawful conduct of this type from lawful conduct, you should consult the Avient Legal Department before putting any of these types of restraints in place. 4.