Consumer and business expectations for high-speed connectivity will continue to drive demand for optical fiber cable to carry voice and data transmissions,” said Holger Kronimus, VP and general manager Europe, Specialty Engineered Materials, at PolyOne.

As a member of the American Chemistry Council, we have adopted Responsible Care® Guiding Principles to guide our efforts in continuous improvement. We are committed to implementing appropriate security management programs, processes and procedures to protect all of our assets and to reduce the risk of harm and business interruption. Ashish Khandpur President and CEO December 18, 2023 Product Stewardship Policy Product Stewardship plays a significant role in Avient’s sustainable and ethical business practices.

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They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales.  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 companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings;  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.  The above list of factors is not exhaustive.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The non-GAAP financial measures include: adjusted EPS, Specialty platform operating income percentage, adjusted operating income, and return on invested capital.  PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales.  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 companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings;  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.  The above list of factors is not exhaustive.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The non-GAAP financial measures include: adjusted EPS, Specialty platform operating income percentage, adjusted operating income, and return on invested capital.  PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources.

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Certain corporate costs previously allocated to Avient Distribution will be retained by Avient and have been recast as costs in continuing operations. Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results. G A A P I N C O M E S TAT E M E N T R E C A S T F O R A V I E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N A S A D I S C O N T I N U E D O P E R AT I O N Avient Corporation 3 (In millions, except per share data) Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 2021 YTD Q1 2022 Q2 2022 YTD 2022 Sales 826.0$ 864.5$ 818.0$ 807.1$ 3,315.6$ 892.2$ 891.0$ 1,783.2$ Cost of sales 562.9 615.9 602.4 590.5 2,371.7 637.8 630.1 1,267.9 Gross margin 263.1 248.6 215.6 216.6 943.9 254.4 260.9 515.3 Selling and administrative 168.7 166.2 162.8 166.4 664.1 152.2 160.8 313.0 Operating income 94.4 82.4 52.8 50.2 279.8 102.2 100.1 202.3 Interest expense, net (19.3) (19.5) (19.0) (17.5) (75.3) (16.9) (16.2) (33.1) Other income (expense), net 1.6 1.1 1.6 (5.3) (1.0) (0.6) 1.6 1.0 Income before income taxes 76.7 64.0 35.4 27.4 203.5 84.7 85.5 170.2 Income tax (expense) benefit (16.3) (13.8) (2.0) (16.2) (48.3) (20.0) (22.7) (42.7) Net income from continuing operations 60.4 50.2 33.4 11.2 155.2 64.7 62.8 127.5 Net income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 19.3 19.2 19.2 17.7 75.4 19.8 21.9 41.7 Net income 79.7 69.4 52.6 28.9 230.6 84.5 84.7 169.2 Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) (0.6) 0.3 0.9 0.2 (0.3) - (0.3) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders 79.3$ 68.8$ 52.9$ 29.8$ 230.8$ 84.2$ 84.7$ 168.9$ Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic Continuing operations 0.66$ 0.54$ 0.37$ 0.13$ 1.70$ 0.70$ 0.69$ 1.39$ Discontinued operations 0.21$ 0.21$ 0.21$ 0.20$ 0.83$ 0.22$ 0.24$ 0.46$ Total 0.87$ 0.75$ 0.58$ 0.33$ 2.53$ 0.92$ 0.93$ 1.85$ Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted Continuing operations 0.65$ 0.54$ 0.37$ 0.13$ 1.69$ 0.70$ 0.68$ 1.38$ Discontinued operations 0.21$ 0.20$ 0.20$ 0.19$ 0.82$ 0.21$ 0.24$ 0.45$ Total 0.86$ 0.74$ 0.57$ 0.32$ 2.51$ 0.91$ 0.92$ 1.83$ A D J U S T E D F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M AT I O N R E C A S T F O R A V I E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N A S A D I S C O N T I N U E D O P E R AT I O N Avient Corporation 4 (In millions, except per share data) Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 2021 YTD Q1 2022 Q2 2022 YTD 2022 Sales 826.0$ 864.5$ 818.0$ 807.1$ 3,315.6$ 892.2$ 891.0$ 1,783.2$ Cost of sales 565.1 603.3 585.1 584.6 2,338.1 632.0 632.1 1,264.1 Gross margin 260.9 261.2 232.9 222.5 977.5 260.2 258.9 519.1 Selling and administrative 164.1 164.6 160.1 161.1 649.9 151.3 157.0 308.3 Operating income 96.8 96.6 72.8 61.4 327.6 108.9 101.9 210.8 Interest expense, net (19.3) (19.5) (19.0) (17.5) (75.3) (16.9) (16.2) (33.1) Other income (expense), net 1.6 1.1 1.5 4.1 8.3 (0.7) 0.7 0.0 Income before income taxes 79.1 78.2 55.3 48.0 260.6 91.3 86.4 177.7 Income tax expense (16.1) (16.3) (10.2) (12.8) (55.4) (20.2) (20.4) (40.6) Net income from continuing operations 63.0 61.9 45.1 35.2 205.2 71.1 66.0 137.1 Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) (0.6) 0.3 0.9 0.2 (0.3) - (0.3) Adjusted Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders - continuing operations 62.6$ 61.3$ 45.4$ 36.1$ 205.4$ 70.8$ 66.0$ 136.8$ Adjusted earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted 0.68$ 0.66$ 0.49$ 0.39$ 2.23$ 0.77$ 0.72$ 1.48$ Weighted average diluted Shares 92.2 92.4 92.2 92.4 92.1 92.3 92.1 92.2 S E G M E N T D ATA R E C A S T F O R AV I E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N A S A D I S C O N T I N U E D O P E R AT I O N Avient Corporation 5 (In millions) Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 2021 YTD Q1 2022 Q2 2022 2022 YTD Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 609.3$ 624.4$ 586.6$ 581.3$ 2,401.6$ 649.5$ 649.1$ 1,298.6$ Specialty Engineered Materials 214.7 238.9 231.7 226.3 911.6 243.1 242.3 485.4 Corporate and Eliminations 2.0 1.2 (0.3) (0.5) 2.4 (0.4) (0.4) (0.8) Sales 826.0 864.5 818.0 807.1 3,315.6 892.2 891.0 1,783.2 Gross Margin: Color, Additives and Inks 197.5$ 193.4$ 172.1$ 164.5$ 727.5$ 192.1$ 193.4$ 385.5$ Specialty Engineered Materials 63.1 68.1 61.4 58.3 250.9 68.4 66.0 134.4 Corporate and Eliminations 2.5 (12.9) (17.9) (6.2) (34.5) (6.1) 1.5 (4.6) Gross Margin 263.1 248.6 215.6 216.6 943.9 254.4 260.9 515.3 Selling and Administrative Expense: Color, Additives and Inks 108.7$ 107.1$ 105.3$ 103.3$ 424.4$ 97.6$ 99.8$ 197.4$ Specialty Engineered Materials 30.5 32.3 31.4 31.2 125.4 30.1 30.8 60.9 Corporate and Eliminations 29.5 26.8 26.1 31.9 114.3 24.5 30.2 54.7 Selling and Administrative Expense 168.7 166.2 162.8 166.4 664.1 152.2 160.8 313.0 Operating Income: Color, Additives and Inks 88.8$ 86.3$ 66.8$ 61.2$ 303.1$ 94.5$ 93.6$ 188.1$ Specialty Engineered Materials 32.6 35.8 30.0 27.1 125.5 38.3 35.2 73.5 Corporate and Eliminations (27.0) (39.7) (44.0) (38.1) (148.8) (30.6) (28.7) (59.3) Operating Income 94.4 82.4 52.8 50.2 279.8 102.2 100.1 202.3 Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks 116.2$ 111.6$ 93.4$ 87.6$ 408.8$ 120.5$ 119.5$ 240.0$ Specialty Engineered Materials 40.4 43.9 37.9 35.1 157.3 46.1 42.9 89.0 Corporate and Eliminations (25.3) (39.5) (41.9) (34.6) (141.3) (26.8) (26.0) (52.8) Other income (expense) 1.6 1.1 1.6 (5.3) (1.0) (0.6) 1.6 1.0 EBITDA 132.9 117.1 91.0 82.8 423.8 139.2 138.0 277.2 N O N - G A A P R E C O N C I L I AT I O N S F O R R E C A S T H I S T O R I C A L R E S U LT S Avient Corporation 6 (In millions, except per share data) Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Sales $ 826.0 $ - $ 826.0 $ 864.5 $ - $ 864.5 $ 818.0 $ - $ 818.0 $ 807.1 $ - $ 807.1 $ 3,315.6 $ - $ 3,315.6 Gross margin 263.1 (2.2) 260.9 248.6 12.6 261.2 215.6 17.3 232.9 216.6 5.9 222.5 943.9 33.6 977.5 Selling and administrative expense 168.7 (4.6) 164.1 166.2 (1.6) 164.6 162.8 (2.7) 160.1 166.4 (5.3) 161.1 664.1 (14.2) 649.9 Operating income 94.4 2.4 96.8 82.4 14.2 96.6 52.8 20.0 72.8 50.2 11.2 61.4 279.8 47.8 327.6 Interest expense, net (19.3) - (19.3) (19.5) - (19.5) (19.0) - (19.0) (17.5) - (17.5) (75.3) - (75.3) Other income (expense), net 1.6 - 1.6 1.1 - 1.1 1.6 (0.1) 1.5 (5.3) 9.4 4.1 (1.0) 9.3 8.3 Income taxes (16.3) 0.2 (16.1) (13.8) (2.5) (16.3) (2.0) (8.2) (10.2) (16.2) 3.4 (12.8) (48.3) (7.1) (55.4) Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) - (0.4) (0.6) - (0.6) 0.3 - 0.3 0.9 - 0.9 0.2 - 0.2 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 60.0 $ 2.6 $ 62.6 $ 49.6 $ 11.7 $ 61.3 $ 33.7 $ 11.7 $ 45.4 $ 12.1 $ 24.0 $ 36.1 $ 155.4 $ 50.0 $ 205.4 Net income / EPS $ 0.65 0.03 $ 0.68 $ 0.54 0.13 $ 0.66 $ 0.37 0.13 $ 0.49 $ 0.13 $ 0.26 $ 0.39 $ 1.69 0.54 $ 2.23 Weighted-average diluted shares 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.4 92.4 92.4 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.4 92.4 92.4 92.1 92.1 92.1 Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 Year Ended December 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 N O N - G A A P R E C O N C I L I AT I O N S F O R R E C A S T H I S T O R I C A L R E S U LT S Avient Corporation 7 (In millions, except per share data) Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Sales $ 892.2 $ - $ 892.2 $ 891.0 $ - $ 891.0 $ 1,783.2 $ - $ 1,783.2 Gross margin 254.4 5.8 260.2 260.9 (2.0) 258.9 515.3 3.8 519.1 Selling and administrative expense 152.2 (0.9) 151.3 160.8 (3.8) 157.0 313.0 (4.7) 308.3 Operating income 102.2 6.7 108.9 100.1 1.8 101.9 202.3 8.5 210.8 Interest expense, net (16.9) - (16.9) (16.2) - (16.2) (33.1) - (33.1) Other (expense) income, net (0.6) (0.1) (0.7) 1.6 (0.9) 0.7 1.0 (1.0) 0.0 Income taxes (20.0) (0.2) (20.2) (22.7) 2.3 (20.4) (42.7) 2.1 (40.6) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.3) - (0.3) - - - (0.3) - (0.3) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 64.4 $ 6.4 $ 70.8 $ 62.8 $ 3.2 $ 66.0 $ 127.2 $ 9.6 $ 136.8 Net income / EPS $ 0.70 0.07 $ 0.77 $ 0.68 0.03 $ 0.72 $ 1.38 0.10 1.48 Weighted-average diluted shares 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.1 92.1 92.1 92.2 92.2 92.2 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 N O N - G A A P R E C O N C I L I AT I O N S F O R R E C A S T A D J U S T E D E B I T D A Avient Corporation 8 (In millions) EBITDA Reconciliation Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 YTD 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 YTD 2022 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP 60.4$ 50.2$ 33.4$ 11.2$ 155.2$ 64.7$ 62.8$ 127.5$ Income tax expense 16.3 13.8 2.0 16.2 48.3 20.0 22.7 42.7 Interest expense, net 19.3 19.5 19.0 17.5 75.3 16.9 16.2 33.1 Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 36.9 33.6 36.6 37.9 145.0 37.6 36.3 73.9 EBITDA 132.9 117.1 91.0 82.8 423.8 139.2 138.0 277.2 Special items, before tax 2.4 14.2 19.9 20.6 57.1 6.6 0.9 7.5 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.6) 1.4 (0.9) (1.6) (1.7) (2.1) (1.1) (3.2) Adjusted EBITDA 134.7$ 132.7$ 110.0$ 101.8$ 479.2$ 143.7$ 137.8$ 281.5$ S U M M A R Y O F S P E C I A L I T E M S Avient Corporation 9 (In millions) Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 2021 YTD Q1 2022 Q2 2022 2022 YTD Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation (1.8)$ (1.5)$ (5.3)$ (6.0)$ (14.6)$ (4.4)$ (2.6)$ (7.0)$ Environmental remediation costs (0.5) (12.5) (9.4) (0.5) (22.9) (2.0) (3.0) (5.0) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 4.5 - - - 4.5 0.6 7.6 8.2 Acquisition related adjustments - 1.4 (2.6) 0.6 (0.6) - - - Impact on cost of sales 2.2 (12.6) (17.3) (5.9) (33.6) (5.8) 2.0 (3.8) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (1.3) (1.4) - (4.2) (6.9) 2.0 (1.7) 0.3 Acquisition/divestiture related costs (3.3) (0.2) (2.7) (1.1) (7.3) (2.9) (2.1) (5.0) Impact on selling and administrative expense (4.6) (1.6) (2.7) (5.3) (14.2) (0.9) (3.8) (4.7) Impact on operating income (2.4) (14.2) (20.0) (11.2) (47.8) (6.7) (1.8) (8.5) Other income, net - - 0.1 (9.4) (9.3) 0.1 0.9 1.0 Impact on income before income taxes (2.4) (14.2) (19.9) (20.6) (57.1) (6.6) (0.9) (7.5) Income tax benefit on above special items 0.9 3.4 4.6 4.1 13.0 1.7 0.2 1.9 Tax adjustments (1.1) (0.9) 3.6 (7.5) (5.9) (1.5) (2.5) (4.0) Impact of special items on net income (2.6)$ (11.7)$ (11.7)$ (24.0)$ (50.0)$ (6.4)$ (3.2)$ (9.6)$