From healthcare to transportation to packaging, and everything in between, we help our customers meet their product design and sustainability goals. In alignment with our customers, we set a 2030 sustainability goal to enable 100% of our materials for the consumer packaging market to be recyclable, reusable, or compostable. We are continuously making a positive impact through our innovative portfolio of technologies that enable our customers to improve plastic recyclability and reduce the amount of material required for packaging.

This performance reflects our team's focus to capitalize on growth opportunities across the many end markets we serve, with particular success this quarter in packaging and consumer, our two largest end markets.” 2 Dr. Europe and Asia regions benefited largely from restocking and share gains, particularly in the packaging end market." 2024 Outlook "Looking ahead to the third quarter, we expect adjusted EPS of $0.62, a 9% increase over the prior year," said Jamie Beggs, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avient Corporation.

$0.30 $0.52 2019 PF 2020 Q4 2020 ORGANIC PERFORMANCE 3 Sales $922 $997 2019 PF 2020 +8% Adjusted Operating Income Adjusted EPS $58 $80 2019 PF 2020 +38% +73% • Record 4th quarter sales, adjusted operating income and adjusted EPS performance • All segments delivered year-over-year sales and operating income growth, led by consumer and healthcare end markets • Clariant Masterbatch integration synergy capture ahead of schedule: $5 million realized in 2020 ($ in millions except EPS) (1) (1) (1) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition Q4 2020 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE 4 Sales Operating Income $100 $100 $100 $922 $100 $100 $100 $997 Distribution CAI SEM Total 2019 2020 $178 $272 $490 $191 $305 $526 SEM Distribution CAI 2019PF 2020 +8% +7% +7% +12% $5 $5 $5 $58 $5 $5 $5 $80 Avient CAI SEM Total 2019 PF 2020 $17 $19 $40 $18 $30 $58 Distribution SEM CAI 2019PF 2020 +38% +45% +58% +6% (3) (3) ($ in millions) (1) (2) (1) Total company sales include intercompany sales eliminations (2) Total company reflects adjusted operating income and includes corporate costs (3) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition 2020 HIGHLIGHTS 5 • Completed transformational Clariant Masterbatch acquisition and created new brand name Avient • Increased pro forma adjusted EPS 11% from $1.74 to $1.93 as an essential supplier during the pandemic and due to growth in demand for consumer applications • Specialty Engineered Materials delivered record operating income on gains from composites • Achieved record free cash flow, increased dividend for 10th year in a row and delevered from 3.5x to 2.7x net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA • Culture is everything: Certified as a Great Place to Work® $133 $150 2019PF 2020PF 10% 23%8% 21% 4% 15% 2006 2020PF Healthcare Consumer Packaging Avient Portfolio Transformation 22% 59% CLARIANT MASTERBATCH: TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITION 6 Clariant MB EBITDA Growth Purchase Price Multiple 10.8 9.6 6.5 2019PF 2020PF 2020PF w/ Full Synergies x x x • Acquisition of Clariant Masterbatch significantly expands presence in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets • Strength of portfolio – 13% EBITDA growth as an essential supplier in COVID response and recovery • Acquisition completed on July 1, 2020 for $1.4 billion.

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avient Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results and Provides Guidance for 2021 Fourth Quarter Results • GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.81 compared to $0.08 in the prior year quarter • Record fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $0.52 increased 73% compared to $0.30 pro forma* in the prior year, driven by strong organic revenue growth in all segments, improved operating margins and synergy capture from the Clariant Masterbatch acquisition • Increased dividend for the 10th consecutive year to $0.85 a share on an annualized basis Full Year Results • Completed transformational Clariant Masterbatch acquisition and renamed the company as Avient • GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $1.46 compared to $0.97 in the prior year • Adjusted EPS increased 11% to $1.93 pro forma, on strength in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets • Specialty Engineered Materials (SEM) segment delivered record operating income of $94 million, driven by growth in composites and demand for outdoor high performance applications CLEVELAND – February 9, 2021 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, today reported its full year and fourth quarter results for 2020. Examples include: • Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation • Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

From healthcare to transportation to packaging, and everything in between, we help our customers meet their materials innovation, product design and sustainability goals. LEARN MORE Enables bottle to bottle circularity through a novel oxygen scavenging technology for the PET beverage packaging market. LEARN MORE Reduces energy to manufacture PET packaging while enabling increased rPET content with minimal impact on final product color or aesthetics.

The European Union has already required several changes to SDSs under both the chemical registration framework of REACH, and the Classification Labeling and Packaging (CLP) which result in similar format changes to those required under GHS.

From healthcare to transportation to packaging, and everything in between, we help our customers meet their product design and sustainability goals. In alignment with our customers, we set a 2030 sustainability goal to enable 100% of our materials for the consumer packaging market to be recyclable, reusable, or compostable. We are continuously making a positive impact through our innovative portfolio of technologies that enable our customers to improve plastic recyclability and reduce the amount of material required for packaging.

Khandpur added, "Latin America and Asia each delivered organic double-digit topline increases of 27% and 11%, respectively, driven by growth in the packaging and consumer markets. The EMEA region's organic revenues grew 5%, benefiting from share gains in packaging and continued strong demand for defense applications." 2024 Outlook "The year has continued to play out as we expected, and as we look at the fourth quarter, we are in a position to narrow our full-year guidance," said Jamie Beggs, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avient Corporation.

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