The parties agree that the following events affecting the Products, the delivery thereof or Seller's ability to perform its obligations under these Terms shall constitute a force majeure event: fire, flood, ice, natural catastrophe, strike, lockout, labor shortage, labor dispute or trouble, accident, riot, act of governmental authority, war, act of God, act of terrorism (including cyber-terrorism), epidemics, pandemics or other health crisis and resulting governmental measures such as lock-down, quarantine or other related restrictions, and interruption, failure or breakdown of any telecommunications or computer system or any relevant service, infrastructure or other facility (including as a result of external cyber-attacks or other incidents) or if performance would be contrary to, or constitute a violation of, any regulation, law, or requirement of a recognized government authority.

Either party may suspend performance hereunder (except to pay for the Product already received) in the event of: (1) acts of God, fire, explosion, flood, earthquake, storms, or other natural disasters; (2) strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances or riots; (3) war, declared or undeclared, or acts of terrorism; (4) compliance with any governmental, provincial, municipal or military law, regulation, order, or rule, foreign or domestic, including priority, rationing, allocation or preemption orders or regulations, or cancellation of Seller’s or Buyer’s license to operate its plant; (5) catastrophic failure of facilities used to manufacture the Product, interruption or shortage of transportation, labor, power, fuel or raw materials; (6) total or partial shutdown due to Seller’s plant turnaround resulting from Items (1)-(5) above; or (7) any other cause or causes of any kind or character reasonably outside the control of the party failing to perform, whether similar or dissimilar from the enumerated causes (a “force majeure”).

Seller shall not be subject to any liability or damages for delay in performance or non-performance as a result of fire, flood, ice, natural catastrophe, pandemic, strike, lockout, labor shortage, labor dispute or trouble, accident, riot, act of governmental authority, act of God, war, act of terrorism (including cyber- terrorism and ransomware attacks), or other contingencies and/or circumstances beyond its reasonable control interfering with the production, supply, transportation, or consumption of the Products or with the supply of any raw materials used in connection therewith, or the inability of Seller to purchase raw materials at a commercially reasonable price, or if performance would be contrary to, or constitute a violation of, any regulation, law, or requirement of a recognized government authority, and quantities so affected may be eliminated by Seller from this contract without liability or damages to Seller, but this contract shall otherwise remain unaffected.

Seller shall not be subject to any liability or damages for delay in performance or non-performance as a result of fire, flood, ice, natural catastrophe, pandemic, strike, lockout, labor shortage, labor dispute or trouble, accident, riot, act of governmental authority, act of God, war, act of terrorism (including cyber- terrorism and ransomware attacks), or other contingencies and/or circumstances beyond its reasonable control interfering with the production, supply, transportation, or consumption of the Products or with the supply of any raw materials used in connection therewith, or the inability of Seller to purchase raw materials at a commercially reasonable price, or if performance would be contrary to, or constitute a violation of, any regulation, law, or requirement of a recognized government authority, and quantities so affected may be eliminated by Seller from this contract without liability or damages to Seller, but this contract shall otherwise remain unaffected.

lang=En&n=FD9B0E51-1 https://ec.ss.ec.gc.ca/auth/en/Services about:/ about:/ about:/ General Information Substance List CAS RN Substance Name Releases Releases (Speciated VOCs) Disposals Recycling Unit 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate 0.0000 N/A N/A N/A tonnes 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.0001 N/A N/A N/A tonnes 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride N/A N/A N/A N/A tonnes Extension 73642 Fax: 4164994687 Email: darryl.chartrand@ch2m.com Contact Type Highest Ranking Employee Name: Robert Greenop Position: Plant Manager Telephone: 5199385865 Email: robert.greenop@polyone.com Mailing Address: Address Line 1: City, Province/Territory, Postal Code: None Country: None Contact Type Person who prepared the report Name: Najat Kamal Position: EHSQ specialist Telephone: 5148089920 Email: najat.kamal@polyone.com Mailing Address: Delivery Mode: GeneralDelivery Address Line 1: City, Province/Territory, Postal Code: None Country: None Number of employees: 16 Activities for Which the 20,000­Hour Employee Threshold Does Not Apply: None of the above Activities Relevant to Reporting Dioxins, Furans and Hexacholorobenzene: None of the above Activities Relevant to Reporting of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): Wood preservation using creosote: No Is this the first time the facility is reporting to the NPRI (under current or past ownership): No Is the facility controlled by another Canadian company or companies: No Did the facility report under other environmental regulations or permits: No Is the facility required to report one or more NPRI Part 4 substances (Criteria Air Contaminants): No Operating Schedule ­ Days of the Week: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Usual Number of Operating Hours per day: 24 Usual Daily Start Time (24h) (hh:mm): 07:00 CAS RN Substance Name Releases Releases (Speciated VOCs) Disposals Recycling Unit Applicable Programs CAS RN Substance Name NPRI ON MOE TRA ON MOE Reg 127/01 First report for this substance to the ON MOE TRA 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate Yes Yes Yes 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate Yes Yes No 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride Yes Yes No General Information about the Substance ­ Releases and Transfers of the Substance CAS RN Substance Name Was the substance released on­site The substance will be reported as the sum of releases to all media (total of 1 tonne or less) 1 tonne or more of a Part 5 Substance (Speciated VOC) was released to air 103­23­1 Bis(2­ ethylhexyl) adipate Yes Yes No 117­81­7 Bis(2­ ethylhexyl) phthalate Yes Yes No 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No No No General Information about the Substance ­ Disposals and Off­site Transfers for Recycling CAS RN Substance Name Was the substance disposed of (on­site or off­ site), or transferred for treatment prior to final disposal Is the facility required to report on disposals of tailings and waste rock for the selected reporting period Was the substance transferred off­site for recycling 103­23­1 Bis(2­ ethylhexyl) adipate No No No 117­81­7 Bis(2­ ethylhexyl) phthalate No No No 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No No No General Information about the Substance ­ Nature of Activities CAS RN Substance Name Manufacture the Substance Process the Substance Otherwise Use of the Substance 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate For sale/distribution As a formulation component As a by­product 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate For sale/distribution As a formulation component As a by­product 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride As a by­product As a reactant As a by­product TRA Quantifications CAS RN Substance Name Use, Creation, Contained in Product Quantity Use ranges for public reporting 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate Use 0.000 tonnes Yes 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate Creation 27.159 tonnes Yes 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate Contained in Product 27.159 tonnes Yes 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate Use 0.000 tonnes Yes 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate Creation 0.104 tonnes Yes 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate Contained in Product 0.104 tonnes Yes 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride Use 4228.7 tonnes Yes 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride Creation 0.000 tonnes Yes 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride Contained in Product 4228.7 tonnes Yes TRA Quantifications ­ Others CAS RN Substance Name Change in Method of Quantification Reasons for Change Description of how the change impact tracking and quantification of the substance Description of how an incident(s) affected quantifications Significant Process Change 103­23­1 Bis(2­ ethylhexyl) adipate No 117­81­7 Bis(2­ ethylhexyl) phthalate No 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No CAS RN Substance Name Change in Method of Quantification Reasons for Change Description of how the change impact tracking and quantification of the substance Description of how an incident(s) affected quantifications Significant Process Change Total Quantity Released (All Media) CAS RN Substance Name Category Basis of Estimate Detail Code Quantity 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate Total Quantity Released O ­ Engineering Estimates 0.0000 tonnes 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate Total Quantity Released O ­ Engineering Estimates 0.0001 tonnes On­site Releases ­ Quarterly Breakdown of Annual Releases CAS RN Substance Name Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate 25 25 25 25 On­site Releases ­ Reasons for Changes in Quantities Released from Previous Year CAS RN Substance Name Reasons for Changes in Quantities from Previous Year Comments 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change Disposals ­ Reasons and Comments CAS RN Substance Name Reasons Why Substance Was Disposed Reasons for Changes in Quantities from Previous Year Comments 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change Recycling ­ Reasons and Comments CAS RN Substance Name Reasons Why Substance Was Recycled Reasons for Changes in Quantities Recycled from Previous Year Comments 103­23­1 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) adipate No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No significant change (i.e. < 10%) or no change Comparison Report ­ Enters, Creation, Contained in Product CAS RN Substance Name Is Breakdown Category Quantity Last Reported Quantity Reporting Period of Last Reported Quantity Change % Change 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No Enters the facility (Use) 0.000 tonnes 0.000 tonnes 2015 0.000 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No Creation 0.104 tonnes 52.387 tonnes 2015 ­52.283 ­99.80 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No Contained in Product 0.104 tonnes 52.387 tonnes 2015 ­52.283 ­99.80 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No Enters the facility (Use) 4228.7 tonnes 417.417 tonnes 2015 3811.283 913.06 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No Creation 0.000 tonnes 0.000 tonnes 2015 0.000 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride No Contained in Product 4228.7 tonnes 417.417 tonnes 2015 3811.283 913.06 Comparison Report ­ Enters, Creation, Contained in Product : Reason(s) for Change CAS RN Substance Name Reason(s) for Change Other Reason 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate Decrease in production levels Implementation of actions outside of toxics reduction plan 85­44­9 Phthalic anhydride Increase in production levels Comparison Report ­ On­site Releases CAS RN Substance Name Is Breakdown Category Quantity Last Reported Quantity Reporting Period of Last Reported Quantity Change % Change 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No Total Releases to Air 0 tonnes CAS RN Substance Name Is Breakdown Category Quantity Last Reported Quantity Reporting Period of Last Reported Quantity Change % Change 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No Total Releases to Water 0 tonnes 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No Total Releases to Land 0 tonnes 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No Total Releases to All Media 0.0001 tonnes 0.0000 tonnes 2015 0.0001 100 Comparison Report ­ On­site Releases ­ Reason(s) for Change CAS RN Substance Name Reason(s) for Change Other Reason 117­81­7 Bis(2­ethylhexyl) phthalate No reasons ­ quantities approximately the same Pollution Prevention Progress on TRA Plan ­ Objectives CAS RN Substance Name Objectives 117­81­7 Bis(2­ ethylhexyl) phthalate Polyone will strive to reduce the use of this substance at the facility.

Seller shall not be subject to any liability or damages for delay in performance or non-performance as a result of fire, flood, ice, natural catastrophe, pandemic, strike, lockout, labor shortage, labor dispute or trouble, accident, riot, act of governmental authority, act of God, war, act of terrorism (including cyber- terrorism and ransomware attacks), or other contingencies and/or circumstances beyond its reasonable control interfering with the production, supply, transportation, or consumption of the Products or with the supply of any raw materials used in connection therewith, or the inability of Seller to purchase raw materials at a commercially reasonable price, or if performance would be contrary to, or constitute a violation of, any regulation, law, or requirement of a recognized government authority, and quantities so affected may be eliminated by Seller from this contract without liability or damages to Seller, but this contract shall otherwise remain unaffected.

Seller shall not be subject to any liability or damages for delay in performance or non-performance as a result of fire, flood, ice, natural catastrophe, pandemic, strike, lockout, labor shortage, labor dispute or trouble, accident, riot, act of governmental authority, act of God, war, act of terrorism (including cyber- terrorism and ransomware attacks), or other contingencies and/or circumstances beyond its reasonable control interfering with the production, supply, transportation, or consumption of the Products or with the supply of any raw materials used in connection therewith, or the inability of Seller to purchase raw materials at a commercially reasonable price, or if performance would be contrary to, or constitute a violation of, any regulation, law, or requirement of a recognized government authority, and quantities so affected may be eliminated by Seller from the purchase contract without liability or damages to Seller, but the purchase contract shall otherwise remain unaffected.

Seller shall not be subject to any liability or damages for delay in performance or non-performance as a result of fire, flood, ice, natural catastrophe, pandemic, strike, lockout, labor shortage, labor dispute or trouble, accident, riot, act of governmental authority, act of God, war, act of terrorism (including cyber- terrorism and ransomware attacks), or other contingencies and/or circumstances beyond its reasonable control interfering with the production, supply, storage, transportation, or consumption of the Products or with the supply of any raw materials used in connection therewith, or the inability of Seller to purchase raw materials at a commercially reasonable price, or if performance would be contrary to, or constitute a violation of, any regulation, law, or requirement of a recognized government authority, and quantities so affected may be eliminated by Seller from this contract without liability or damages to Seller, but this contract shall otherwise remain unaffected.

Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.