Internally, we were certified for the fifth year as a Great Place to Work®. Laiwu, China 14. Knowsley, United Kingdom 14.

Internally, we were certified for the fifth year as a Great Place to Work®. Laiwu, China 14. Knowsley, United Kingdom 14.

14 14 Avient Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results...

June 14, 2021 Avient Announces Record First Quarter 2021 Results; Increases Full Year Guidance April 14, 2021

Avient’s two PRSE finalists are featured in the Product Technology Innovation of the Year category. This is the second year in a row that Avient has had two Sustainability Technology in Packaging award finalists. In 2023, Avient’s Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Color Prediction Service and Cesa™ Nox A4R Additives for Recycling were both featured in the Product Technology Innovation of the Year category, with the Color Prediction Service winning the overall award.   

Crist spent 20 years with Crist in the leadership role for PolyOne Distribution as a widely respected, 36-year veteran of the chemical distribution industry.  After 11 years with us, his lasting legacy is that he transformed and grew our Color business into the specialty leader we are today, creating unprecedented value for our customers, shareholders and employees. 

Avient reported strong first quarter results, with GAAP EPS of $0.54, compared to $0.23 in the prior year quarter. Reflecting the positive first quarter results, the company revised the low end of its full-year adjusted EPS guidance and is now $2.50-$2.65, representing 6% to 12% growth over the prior year.

Just a few months ago, we completed the acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business, the largest acquisition in the 20-year history of our company. Tenure of our relationships with multi-national OEMs exceeds 15 years. Purchase price multiple rapidly declining on strength of business and synergy capture (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition ($ in millions) 12 SEM CAI Avient • Composites and Outdoor High Performance applications drove positive mix within SEM • Clariant Masterbatch synergy realization under way and expected to drive further margin expansion in 2021 • Portfolio transformation to high growth end markets with focus on sustainable solutions megatrend (1) EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION Distribution 15.2% 17.6% 11.1% 12.1% 6.4% 6.3% 15.2% 16.2% (2) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition (2) Total company reflects adjusted EBITDA margins SPOTLIGHT: COMPOSITES 13 • SEM delivers a record year in 2020 – 13% operating income growth and over 200 bps in margin expansion year-over-year • Prior investments in composites platform and outdoor high performance applications paying off, resulting in substantial growth over the last two years SEM Operating Income (OI % of Sales) ($ in millions) $(0.1) $(1.0) $2.2 $19.1 $26.8 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Composites Performance (Operating Income) $83.7 $94.4 2019 2020 (11.2%) (13.3%) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $19 $160 $338 2011 2019 2020 0.16 0.20 0.26 0.34 0.42 0.50 0.58 0.72 0.79 0.81 0.85 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21E FREE CASH FLOW AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION 14 Free Cash Flow Dividends Share Repurchases Deleveraging 3.5x 2.7x 2019PF 2020PF Growing Dividend Cumulative Buybacks Net Leverage $B n $ p e r sh ar e Cash Generation (1) (1) ~$1Bn REPURCHASED OVER LAST 10 YEARS ~$350MM PAID OVER LAST 10 YEARS ~$338MM 2.7x NET LEVERAGE (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition GREAT PLACE TO WORK!

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