Rapid and sustainable color development Web-based color development software Kevlar® Distribution Program

We can even develop a color masterbatch formulation with the appropriate pigment particle size and loading to enable translucent colors and tints. We can develop solutions for laser marking fluoropolymers as well as inks for striping and printing.  Kevlar® Distribution Program

Avient Corporation addresses major trends and challenges in the polymer industry at Chinaplas 2024 with innovative colorants, additives, and services developed to enhance performance, efficiency, and sustainability. ColorWorks™ Design and Technology Centers: an invaluable source of ideas, inspiration, and technical guidance provided by a dedicated team of experts to establish high-impact color concepts at the earliest stages of product development in close collaboration with customers at four global centers Colorant Chromatics™ UV Laser Marking Technology for fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP): developed to outperform traditional and infra-red marking with a permanent, gentle, cost-effective ultraviolet (UV) marking with 60- 80% contrast that enables cable manufacturers to meet aerospace standards  

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • 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; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” Purchase price multiple rapidly declining on strength of business and synergy capture 10 $133 $205 2019PF 2021 10 Clariant Color EBITDA Growth Purchase Price Multiple 10.8x 7.0x 6.1x 2019PF 2021 2021 w/ Full Synergies (1) (1) 11.9% 16.2% 2019PF 2021 EBITDA Margins (1) CLARIANT COLOR: TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITION ($ in millions) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color business ($ millions) Initial Synergy Estimate 2021 Synergy Realization Total Synergies Expected Administrative $ 18 $ 29 $ 40 Sourcing 24 20 24 Operational 18 5 21 Total Synergies $ 60 $ 54 $ 85 CLARIANT COLOR INTEGRATION & COST SYNERGIES UPDATE 11 • Integration going extremely well: synergy target increased to $85 million at December 9th Investor Day • Relentless focus on guiding principles of safety first, employee collaboration and exceeding customer expectations • Future revenue synergies are not part of these estimates and represent additional growth over the long term SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW 12 • Revenue from sustainable solutions grew 16% in 2021 and expected to grow 8-12% in 2022 as our innovation efforts and collaboration with customers accelerates • Investments centered around innovation and global sustainability megatrends o Enabling a circular economy – Technologies that allow for increased use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) material and improve recyclability of plastics o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI applications to reduce weight and material requirements, which minimize energy and carbon emissions o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety applications as well as Avient’s alternative materials to replace lead, PVC, halogens, BPA and other less eco-friendly options 12 *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”) **2020 is Pro Forma to include full year of the Clariant Color business 12 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021 $405M $455M $550M $790M Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 $915M $340M PEOPLE C U L T U R E I S E V E R Y T H I N G Community Service 7x Safer than Industry Average World-Class Safety Leadership Development Over $16 million raised since 2010 Diversity & Inclusion 13 Q4 2020 $997 $80 Sustainable Solutions 23 12% 8 Healthcare 53 43% 9 Composites 7 22% 2 Growth in Asia / LATAM 14 10% 3 Other 118 23% 2 Sub-total $1,212 22% $104 Wage Inflation and Overtime (11) Other Supply Chain Costs (4) Synergies 9 Incentives, FX, Other Employee Costs (10) (13) Q4 2021 $1,202 21% $85 Q4 2021 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME (TOTAL COMPANY) 14 Sales Growth Rate Adjusted Operating Income$ millions Adjusted EBITDA Q4 EBITDA BRIDGE 15 Price increases more than offsets raw material and supply chain impacts Q4 2020 $ 118 Demand - $ millions CAI: Price / Mix 62 Inflation (45) SEM: Price / Mix 25 Inflation (20) Distribution: Price / Mix 114 Inflation (109) Net Price Benefit 27 Wage Inflation and Overtime (11) Other Supply Chain Costs (4) Synergies 9 Incentives, FX, Other Employee Costs (13) Q4 2021 $ 126    Transportation (5)$ Outdoor High Performance (3) Other 8 Total Demand - Q4 2021 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE 16 CAI $526 $581 Sales ($ in millions) SEM Distribution $58 $61 Operating Income + 11% + 6% $305 $425 Sales $18 $22 Operating Income + 39% + 22% (1) $191 $228 Sales $30 $29 Operating Income + 19% - 3% 2022 O U TLO O K REVENUE GROWTH DRIVERS Growth Drivers Long-Term Growth Rate 2022E Growth Rate Sustainable Solutions 8–12% 12% Healthcare 8–10% 10% Composites 10% 3% Asia / LATAM 5% 6% Other (GDP growth) 2–3% 2–3% Avient 6.5% 6% 18 Excluding Outdoor High Performance 13% (7.5% excl. Our free cash flow supports shareholder value creation through investing in R&D for organic growth, completing bolt-on acquisitions, and returning cash to shareholders via our dividend program and opportunistic share repurchases. 27 1.

Avient is committed to developing solutions that help achieve sustainability and carbon emission reduction goals. Develop new sustainable products through lower carbon footprint Avient solutions Learn how Avient developed a new technology to help its customer meet their goals to lower carbon footprint of their products versus traditional materials.

We are committed to helping our customers develop and manufacture alternative energy applications. The Solution & Impact Avient Protective Materials worked with offshore wind farms to develop low pre-tension mooring systems made from Dyneema® DM20. Avient Protective Materials worked with offshore wind farms to develop low pre-tension mooring systems made from Dyneema® DM20.

The new facility will facilitate collaboration, accelerate application development and increase speed-to-market for customers in the Asia Pacific region. The state-of-the-art facility will be strategically located in a new hi-tech industrial park in the JinQiao Development Zone in Shanghai, and will focus on research and development projects generated within the company‟s Specialty Engineered Materials business segment.

CLEVELAND – At the new AutoMobili-D Expo within the North American International Auto Show (January 8-12), PolyOne will feature its advanced materials portfolio developed to pave the way for tomorrow’s automotive mobility technologies. In response, we've developed materials for advanced mobility technologies that meet performance and productivity challenges.” Photo Credit: ©ThinkStock Photo Caption: As advanced mobility technologies race forward, PolyOne has developed an evolving generation of engineered polymers and composites tailored to solve the demands of the connected vehicle.

Consisting of a highly customizable set of technologies, Percept solutions were developed to help customers positively authenticate their products, thereby maintaining brand integrity and reducing risks associated with fraudulent goods. PolyOne provides confidential, expert assistance with technology choice, design, usage, process, product, and specification development. These services help to shorten product development times and maintain quality levels.

Safety is not just a program or something we talk about. LEAD by Women is a leadership development initiative where PolyOne associates build their skills with the goal of advancing respect, diversity and inclusion at all levels of the company. THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF POLYONE’S FORM 10-K FILING LEADERSHIP ROBERT M.