Our packaging customers are continually seeking novel ways to improve recyclability and increase sustainability, while maintaining or extending product protection and shelf life," said As a market leader in oxygen, light, and UV barrier solutions for the packaging market, we continue to develop technologies that enable manufacturers to achieve these goals." plans to present additional details about barrier technology innovation as one of several high-growth focus areas that underpin the company's expectation of delivering double digit EPS growth in 2018 and beyond.

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Our culture of safety was built not through words, but through dedication, continuous improvement, and action. Avient’s robust security measures are designed to protect our personnel and facilities from operational threats and keep our business safe. In higher-risk areas, we maintain detailed security preparedness plans.

Avient continues to partner with EcoVadis to conduct ESG evaluations. Plan for 2025 Expand Supplier Collaboration: Connect supplier sustainability performance to overall supplier segmentation to drive continuous improvement and foster more strategic relationships that will support the business strategy.

continued. Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.

This is achieved through regular risk assessments, continuous vulnerability monitoring, and a widely-adopted risk quantification model. Despite past attacks, no cybersecurity incident has had a material impact on our business. The Board and its Audit Committee actively oversee our enterprise risk assessment, with the Audit Committee receiving regular updates on cybersecurity threats, defense capabilities, incident response plans, and employee training activities.

I am encouraged by our new business wins and operational improvements and confident we have the right team in place as we continue to transform the legacy Spartech businesses.” Continuing Operations Gain on sale of business

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 condition, performance and/or sales. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions.

This is achieved through regular risk assessments, continuous vulnerability monitoring, and a widely-adopted risk quantification model. Despite past attacks, no cybersecurity incident has had a material impact on our business. The Board and its Audit Committee actively oversee our enterprise risk assessment, with the Audit Committee receiving regular updates on cybersecurity threats, defense capabilities, incident response plans, and employee training activities.

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