The consumer would see the benefits of a lighter weight, stiffer paddle that would float in water. The benefits were twofold: first, Carbonerro was able to increase design freedom and innovation; and second, the use of an advanced composite material offered a higher quality, higher performing paddle for a similar price point to that of the lower performing competition.

KEY BENEFITS Avient’s UV stabilizers for fibers provide the following benefits: • High active ingredient loading options available • Little or no effect on processing speeds so plant productivity can be maintained at the highest levels • Resistance to interaction with fertilizers, pesticides and bleaching agents in the manufacturing and end-use environment • Can be combined with colors and with other additives (e.g., flame retardants) into a single combination concentrate for convenience • Product guidance and technical assistance from our experts PRODUCT BULLETIN Copyright © 2022, Avient Corporation.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS The primary features and benefits of Gravi-Tech formulations are: • Customized density, offering a wide range of specific gravities from 1.2 to 11 gm/cm3 • Broad modulus range, from very flexible to very rigid grades • Corrosion resistance, withstanding oxidation for long-term use and benefit • Chemical resistance, withstanding fuels, oils and other harsh chemicals • Metallization and electroplating, delivering the look and feel of metal Additional features include: • Design flexibility and processing ease • Good impact strength • Elevated heat deflection temperature PRODUCT BULLETIN TARGET MARKET AND APPLICATIONS Gravi-Tech composites are an excellent choice for applications in a full range of markets, including: Consumer Luxury packaging, golf clubs, fishing tackle, casino/gaming chips, exercise weights, hunting supplies, cutlery, appliances and hunting ammunition Healthcare X-ray shielding, nuclear medicine transport containers, and laboratory furniture and equipment Industrial Ammunition, reactor shielding, vibration and acoustical damping, military/tactical equipment, airport x-ray shielding, various food ware, building and construction equipment, inertial weighting, and underwater cable weighting Base Resin Specific Gravities Nylon 6 2.3, 2.7, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6 TPE 2.6, 3.9 TPU 2.6, 3, 4.5, 7.5, 9 PP 1.15–4 ABS 1.2–3 PPS 4 Nylon 12 4, 6.9, 11 TECHNICAL PROPERTIES Copyright © 2024, Avient Corporation.

All U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans are frozen, no longer accrue benefits and are closed to new participants. We have foreign pension plans that accrue benefits. The following tables present the change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets and components of funded status for defined benefit pension and post-retirement health care benefit plans.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; 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 the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; and amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions. Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 0.74 $ 23.0 $ 0.25 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 11.7 0.13 2.6 0.03 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 80.5 $ 0.87 $ 25.6 $ 0.28 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 148.1 $ 1.60 $ 56.1 $ 0.63 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 14.3 0.16 11.2 0.12 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 162.4 $ 1.76 $ 67.3 $ 0.75 7 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 Cost of sales 946.5 459.4 1,806.4 999.4 Gross margin 288.7 149.7 591.1 321.2 Selling and administrative expense 180.6 111.7 362.6 230.4 Operating income 108.1 38.0 228.5 90.8 Interest expense, net (19.5) (16.2) (38.8) (25.6) Other income, net 1.2 9.5 2.7 11.1 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 89.8 31.3 192.4 76.3 Income taxes (20.4) (7.9) (43.3) (19.8) Net income from continuing operations 69.4 23.4 149.1 56.5 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — (0.2) — (0.5) Net income 69.4 23.2 149.1 56.0 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.6) (0.4) (1.0) (0.4) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 68.8 $ 22.8 $ 148.1 $ 55.6 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63 Discontinued operations — — — — Total $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.63 Discontinued operations — — — (0.01) Total $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.62 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2125 $ 0.2025 $ 0.4250 $ 0.4050 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.3 91.4 91.3 88.8 Diluted 92.4 91.8 92.3 89.4 8 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and amortization $ (1.5) $ (1.2) $ (3.3) $ (1.2) Environmental remediation costs (12.5) (3.1) (13.0) (3.5) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 8.5 4.5 8.7 Acquisition related costs 1.4 — 1.4 — Impact on cost of sales (12.6) 4.2 (10.4) 4.0 Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (1.4) (3.5) (2.7) (5.3) Acquisition earn-out adjustments — — — (1.0) Acquisition related costs (0.2) (9.7) (3.5) (16.4) Impact on selling and administrative expense (1.6) (13.2) (6.2) (22.7) Impact on operating income (14.2) (9.0) (16.6) (18.7) Costs related to committed financing in interest expense, net — (0.5) — (0.5) Other income, net — 0.2 — 0.3 Pension settlement gain and mark-to-market adjustment — 6.9 — 6.9 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (14.2) (2.4) (16.6) (12.0) Income tax benefit on above special items 3.4 0.7 4.3 2.7 Tax adjustments(2) (0.9) (0.9) (2.0) (1.9) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient Shareholders $ (11.7) $ (2.6) $ (14.3) $ (11.2) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.13) $ (0.03) $ (0.16) $ (0.12) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.4 91.8 92.3 89.4 (1) 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. (2) Tax adjustments include the net tax benefit/(expense) from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments. 9 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 616.2 $ 649.5 Accounts receivable, net 705.2 516.6 Inventories, net 412.5 327.5 Other current assets 124.2 108.5 Total current assets 1,858.1 1,602.1 Property, net 680.1 694.9 Goodwill 1,281.7 1,308.1 Intangible assets, net 944.9 1,008.5 Operating lease assets, net 87.3 80.9 Other non-current assets 195.3 176.0 Total assets $ 5,047.4 $ 4,870.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 18.8 $ 18.6 Accounts payable 574.6 471.7 Current operating lease obligations 24.9 25.1 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 316.0 285.6 Total current liabilities 934.3 801.0 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,852.2 1,854.0 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 112.6 115.0 Non-current operating lease obligations 62.8 56.0 Other non-current liabilities 299.1 332.8 Total non-current liabilities 2,326.7 2,357.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 1,768.2 1,697.1 Noncontrolling interest 18.2 14.6 Total equity 1,786.4 1,711.7 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,047.4 $ 4,870.5 10 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 Operating Activities Net income $ 149.1 $ 56.0 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 69.5 40.8 Accelerated depreciation and amortization 1.4 — Share-based compensation expense 5.6 5.7 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (196.1) 16.8 (Increase) decrease in inventories (88.1) 17.4 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 108.4 (23.5) Decrease in pension and other post-retirement benefits (9.2) (12.7) Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net 27.5 (3.5) Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability — (21.0) Net cash provided by operating activities 68.1 76.0 Investing activities Capital expenditures (42.1) (21.3) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.1 Net cash proceeds provided by other assets (2.0) 5.2 Net cash used by investing activities (44.1) (9.0) Financing activities Debt offering proceeds — 650.0 Purchase of common shares for treasury (4.2) (13.6) Cash dividends paid (38.8) (34.3) Repayment of long-term debt (4.4) (4.2) Payments of withholding tax on share awards (4.2) (1.6) Debt financing costs — (9.7) Equity offering proceeds, net of underwriting discount and issuance costs — 496.1 Payment of acquisition date earnout liability — (32.9) Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (51.6) 1,049.8 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (5.7) (4.5) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (33.3) 1,112.3 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 649.5 864.7 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 616.2 $ 1,977.0 11 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker. Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results $ 89.8 $ 14.2 $ 104.0 $ 31.3 $ 2.4 $ 33.7 Income tax expense - GAAP (20.4) — (20.4) (7.9) — (7.9) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (3.4) (3.4) — (0.7) (0.7) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 0.9 0.9 — 0.9 0.9 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (20.4) $ (2.5) $ (22.9) $ (7.9) $ 0.2 $ (7.7) Effective Tax Rate(1) 22.7 % 22.0 % 25.1 % 22.5 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 13 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results $ 192.4 $ 16.6 $ 209.0 $ 76.3 $ 12.0 $ 88.3 Income tax expense - GAAP (43.3) — (43.3) (19.8) — (19.8) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (4.3) (4.3) — (2.7) (2.7) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 2.0 2.0 — 1.9 1.9 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (43.3) $ (2.3) $ (45.6) $ (19.8) $ (0.8) $ (20.6) Effective Tax Rate(1) 22.5 % 21.8 % 25.9 % 23.3 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding The following pro forma adjustments are referenced by management to provide comparable business performance by incorporating the Clariant Masterbatch business in periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020).

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Color business, including any expected synergies; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; 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 the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; and amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions. Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 52.9 $ 0.57 $ 1.7 $ 0.02 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 11.7 0.13 40.3 0.44 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 64.6 $ 0.70 $ 42.0 $ 0.46 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 201.0 $ 2.18 $ 57.8 $ 0.64 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 26.0 0.28 51.5 0.57 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 227.0 $ 2.46 $ 109.3 $ 1.21 8 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales $ 1,219.8 $ 924.5 $ 3,617.3 $ 2,245.1 Cost of sales 964.4 714.3 2,770.8 1,713.7 Gross margin 255.4 210.2 846.5 531.4 Selling and administrative expense 176.7 176.7 539.3 407.1 Operating income 78.7 33.5 307.2 124.3 Interest expense, net (19.0) (29.7) (57.8) (55.3) Other income, net 1.4 1.5 4.1 12.6 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 61.1 5.3 253.5 81.6 Income taxes (8.5) (2.7) (51.8) (22.5) Net income from continuing operations 52.6 2.6 201.7 59.1 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (0.5) Net income 52.6 2.6 201.7 58.6 Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.3 (0.9) (0.7) (1.3) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 52.9 $ 1.7 $ 201.0 $ 57.3 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.58 $ 0.02 $ 2.20 $ 0.64 Discontinued operations — — — — Total $ 0.58 $ 0.02 $ 2.20 $ 0.64 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.57 $ 0.02 $ 2.18 $ 0.64 Discontinued operations — — — (0.01) Total $ 0.57 $ 0.02 $ 2.18 $ 0.63 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2125 $ 0.2025 $ 0.6375 $ 0.6075 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.4 91.5 91.3 89.7 Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.1 90.7 9 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and amortization $ (5.3) $ (1.3) $ (8.6) $ (2.5) Environmental remediation costs (9.4) (15.8) (22.4) (19.3) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — — 4.5 8.7 Acquisition related costs (2.6) (10.5) (1.2) (10.5) Impact on cost of sales (17.3) (27.6) (27.7) (23.6) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other — (4.2) (1.7) (9.5) Acquisition earn-out adjustments — (1.5) — (2.5) Acquisition related costs (2.7) (7.1) (7.2) (23.5) Impact on selling and administrative expense (2.7) (12.8) (8.9) (35.5) Impact on operating income (20.0) (40.4) (36.6) (59.1) Costs related to committed financing in interest expense, net — (9.6) — (10.1) Other income, net 0.1 — 0.1 0.3 Pension settlement gain and mark-to-market adjustment — — — 6.9 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (19.9) (50.0) (36.5) (62.0) Income tax benefit on above special items 4.6 12.7 8.9 15.4 Tax adjustments(2) 3.6 (3.0) 1.6 (4.9) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient Shareholders $ (11.7) $ (40.3) $ (26.0) $ (51.5) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.13) $ (0.44) $ (0.28) $ (0.57) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.1 90.7 (1) 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. (2) Tax adjustments include the net tax benefit/(expense) from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 545.2 $ 649.5 Accounts receivable, net 703.0 516.6 Inventories, net 477.2 327.5 Other current assets 123.5 108.5 Total current assets 1,848.9 1,602.1 Property, net 669.6 694.9 Goodwill 1,293.9 1,308.1 Intangible assets, net 948.4 1,008.5 Operating lease assets, net 81.6 80.9 Other non-current assets 168.6 176.0 Total assets $ 5,011.0 $ 4,870.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7 $ 18.6 Accounts payable 557.7 471.7 Current operating lease obligations 24.1 25.1 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 371.3 285.6 Total current liabilities 961.8 801.0 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,851.0 1,854.0 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 111.0 115.0 Non-current operating lease obligations 57.7 56.0 Other non-current liabilities 244.1 332.8 Total non-current liabilities 2,263.8 2,357.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 1,768.8 1,697.1 Noncontrolling interest 16.6 14.6 Total equity 1,785.4 1,711.7 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,011.0 $ 4,870.5 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 Operating Activities Net income $ 201.7 $ 58.6 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 105.8 74.8 Accelerated depreciation and amortization 1.9 2.5 Share-based compensation expense 8.4 7.1 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Increase in accounts receivable (199.7) (12.7) (Increase) decrease in inventories (156.2) 53.0 Increase in accounts payable 95.3 21.3 Decrease in pension and other post-retirement benefits (14.2) (14.4) Increase in post-acquisition earnout liabilities — 2.5 Increase in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net 67.0 56.1 Taxes paid on gain on divestiture — (142.0) Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability — (38.1) Net cash provided by operating activities 110.0 68.7 Investing activities Capital expenditures (62.7) (38.6) Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (47.6) (1,342.7) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.1 Other investing activities (2.0) 5.2 Net cash used by investing activities (112.3) (1,369.0) Financing activities Debt offering proceeds — 650.0 Purchase of common shares for treasury (4.2) (13.6) Cash dividends paid (58.2) (52.8) Repayment of long-term debt (16.5) (6.0) Payments of withholding tax on share awards (9.1) (1.9) Debt financing costs — (9.5) Equity offering proceeds, net of underwriting discount and issuance costs — 496.1 Payment of acquisition date earnout liability — (50.8) Other financing activities (3.5) — Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (91.5) 1,011.5 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (10.5) 1.4 Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (104.3) (287.4) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 649.5 864.7 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 545.2 $ 577.3 12 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker. Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results $ 61.1 $ 19.9 $ 81.0 $ 5.3 $ 50.0 $ 55.3 Income tax expense - GAAP (8.5) — (8.5) (2.7) — (2.7) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (4.6) (4.6) — (12.7) (12.7) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — (3.6) (3.6) — 3.0 3.0 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (8.5) $ (8.2) $ (16.7) $ (2.7) $ (9.7) $ (12.4) Effective Tax Rate(1) 14.1 % 20.8 % 51.9 % 22.7 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 14 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 2020 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results $ 253.5 $ 36.5 $ 290.0 $ 81.6 $ 62.0 $ 143.6 Income tax expense - GAAP (51.8) — (51.8) (22.5) — (22.5) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (8.9) (8.9) — (15.4) (15.4) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — (1.6) (1.6) — 4.9 4.9 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (51.8) $ (10.5) $ (62.3) $ (22.5) $ (10.5) $ (33.0) Effective Tax Rate(1) 20.5 % 21.5 % 27.6 % 23.0 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding The following pro forma adjustments are referenced by management to provide comparable business performance by incorporating the Clariant Masterbatch business in periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020).

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This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, environmental remediation costs, mark-to-market adjustments associated with benefit plans, acquisition-related costs, and other non-routine costs.