Avient is fully committed to increasing opportunities to expand the use of recycled polymers, addressing any barriers that arise either during the recycling process or when customers want to incorporate PCR content into existing or new applications,” said Norbert Merklein, vice president and general manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions of Color, Additives and Inks at Avient.

Avient will highlight a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance colorants, functional additives, inks, and engineered fiber solutions, including:  

a market leader in sustainable, water-based inks technology for the textile screen printing industry. Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 240.6 158.8 457.1 344.1 Distribution 404.4 238.8 767.1 528.3 Corporate and eliminations (34.2) (15.3) (60.4) (35.1) Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 193.4 $ 75.7 $ 390.9 $ 165.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 69.6 42.5 134.3 95.1 Distribution 40.1 27.2 79.4 60.8 Corporate and eliminations (14.4) 4.3 (13.5) 0.2 Gross margin $ 288.7 $ 149.7 $ 591.1 $ 321.2 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 107.1 $ 43.4 $ 215.8 $ 92.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 32.3 25.5 62.8 55.8 Distribution 16.4 12.6 31.7 26.8 Corporate and eliminations 24.8 30.2 52.3 55.5 Selling and administrative expense $ 180.6 $ 111.7 $ 362.6 $ 230.4 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3 Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0 Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3) Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4 Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2 Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4) Other income, net 1.2 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1 EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance. Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share: Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Year Ended December 31, 2020 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 56.1 $ 132.0 Special items, after tax 2.6 11.2 24.8 Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special items 25.6 67.3 156.8 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments to net income from continuing operations(2) 12.9 20.7 20.7 Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 38.5 $ 88.0 $ 177.5 Weighted average diluted shares 91.8 89.4 90.6 Pro forma impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering(2) — 2.9 1.5 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 91.8 92.3 92.1 Adjusted EPS - excluding special items pro forma for Clariant MB acquisition $ 0.42 $ 0.95 $ 1.93 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition 14 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(2) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 609.1 $ — $ 609.1 $ 261.1 $ 870.2 Operating income $ 38.0 $ 9.0 $ 47.0 $ 22.0 $ 69.0 Interest expense, net (16.2) — (16.2) (5.3) (21.5) Other income, net 9.5 (6.6) 2.9 — 2.9 Income taxes (7.9) 0.2 (7.7) (3.8) (11.5) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 2.6 $ 25.6 $ 12.9 $ 38.5 Weighted average diluted shares 91.8 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.42 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share: Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(2) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 1,320.6 $ — $ 1,320.6 $ 540.5 $ 1,861.1 Operating income $ 90.8 $ 18.7 $ 109.5 $ 45.0 $ 154.5 Interest expense, net (25.6) — (25.6) (18.1) (43.7) Other income, net 11.1 (6.7) 4.4 — 4.4 Income taxes (19.8) (0.8) (20.6) (6.2) (26.8) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 56.1 $ 11.2 $ 67.3 $ 20.7 $ 88.0 Weighted average diluted shares 89.4 Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 2.9 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.3 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.95 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition 15 Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30 2021 2020 2021 2020 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3 Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0 Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3) Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8 Items below OI in Corporate: Other income, net $ 1.2 $ 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 21.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 8.1 7.6 15.9 15.1 Distribution 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 Corporate and eliminations 0.2 2.6 2.0 3.9 Depreciation & Amortization $ 33.8 $ 20.9 $ 70.9 $ 40.8 EBITDA: Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4 Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2 Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4) EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7 EBITDA as a % of Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 17.9 % 18.9 % 18.5 % 19.5 % Specialty Engineered Materials 18.9 % 15.5 % 19.1 % 15.8 % Distribution 5.9 % 6.2 % 6.3 % 6.5 % 16 Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 261.1 — 540.5 Pro forma sales $ 624.4 $ 487.9 $ 1,233.7 $ 1,023.8 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 22.0 — 45.0 Pro forma operating income $ 86.3 $ 54.3 $ 175.1 $ 117.8 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 21.6 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 15.0 — 30.1 Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 25.3 $ 25.6 $ 52.6 $ 51.7 Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 37.0 — 75.1 Pro forma EBITDA $ 111.6 $ 79.9 $ 227.7 $ 169.5 Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 17.9 % 16.4 % 18.5 % 16.6 % (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Reconciliation to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA: 2021 2020 2021 2020 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 69.4 $ 23.4 $ 149.1 $ 56.5 Income tax expense 20.4 7.9 43.3 19.8 Interest expense 19.5 16.2 38.8 25.6 Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 33.8 20.9 70.9 40.8 EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7 Special items, before tax 14.2 2.4 16.6 12.0 Interest expense included in special items — (0.5) — (0.5) Depreciation and amortization included in special items 1.4 (1.2) 0.8 (1.2) Adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 69.1 $ 319.5 $ 153.0 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 37.0 — 75.1 Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 106.1 $ 319.5 $ 228.1 (2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition

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GARRATT Senior Vice President, President Color, Additives & Inks–EMEA Michael A. Garratt is senior vice president, president, Color, Additives & Inks for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region at Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services.

WOON KEAT MOH Senior Vice President and President, Color, Additives & Inks Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is senior vice president and president, Color, Additives & Inks, for Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services.

WOON KEAT MOH Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives & Inks Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is Senior Vice President and President of Color, Additives & Inks at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 649.5 $ 609.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 244.7 216.5 Distribution 432.9 362.7 Corporate and eliminations (33.3) (26.2) Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 192.1 $ 197.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 69.8 64.7 Distribution 39.3 39.3 Corporate and eliminations (7.5) 0.9 Gross margin $ 293.7 $ 302.4 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 97.6 $ 108.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 30.1 30.5 Distribution 15.1 15.3 Corporate and eliminations 22.3 27.5 Selling and administrative expense $ 165.1 $ 182.0 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2 Distribution 24.2 24.0 Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6) Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0 Distribution 24.4 24.2 Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9) Other income, net (0.6) 1.5 EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0 11 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results $111.1 $ 7.7 $ 118.8 $102.6 $ 2.4 $ 105.0 Income tax expense - GAAP (26.6) — (26.6) (22.9) — (22.9) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.0) (2.0) — (0.9) (0.9) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 1.5 1.5 — 1.1 1.1 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (26.6) $ (0.5) $ (27.1) $ (22.9) $ 0.2 $ (22.7) Effective Tax Rate(1) 23.9 % 22.8 % 22.3 % 21.6 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 12 Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2 Distribution 24.2 24.0 Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6) Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4 Items below OI in Corporate: Other income, net $ (0.6) $ 1.5 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 26.0 $ 27.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 7.8 7.8 Distribution 0.2 0.2 Corporate and eliminations 3.8 1.7 Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 37.1 EBITDA: Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0 Distribution 24.4 24.2 Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9) Other income, net (0.6) 1.5 EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0 EBITDA as a % of Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 18.6 % 19.1 % Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 19.4 % Distribution 5.6 % 6.7 % Three Months Ended March 31, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 84.5 $ 79.7 Income tax expense 26.6 22.9 Interest expense 16.9 19.3 Depreciation and amortization 37.8 37.1 EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0 Special items, before tax 7.7 2.4 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (2.1) (0.5) Adjusted EBITDA $ 171.4 $ 160.9 NEWS RELEASE Attachment 1