Microsoft PowerPoint - AVNT Nov 2022 Earnings Presentation AVIENT CORPORATION I N V E S T O R P R E S E N T A T I O N (NYSE: AVNT) D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 2 AVI ENT: WHO WE A RE 40 23 9 36 • U.S. and Canada • Latin America • Europe, Middle East & Africa • Asia 25,000+ CUSTOMERS Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH (Cleveland) 9,300+ employees 100+ manufacturing plants Key Financial Data $3.6 billion2022PF Sales $585 million2022PF EBITDA $2.952022PF EPS 100% ARE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS TO UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS of sales 2 Guidance as of November 2, 2022 Webcast W H O W E A R E – V I S I O N , S T R AT E G Y, C U LT U R E 3 Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. W H AT W E D O : M AT E R I A L S C I E N C E 4 CUSTOM FORMULATION SUSTA INAB ILITY F OR A BETTER TOMOR ROW Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 $310 205 140 80 75 45 40 20 $915M2021 Sales ($ in millions) *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”) **2020 is Pro Forma to include full year of the Clariant Color business Future Growth Revenue Assumptions From Sustainable Solutions: 8 - 12% 5 Key Updates • Provided progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals • Emphasized commitment to U.N. Sales EBITDA Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $585M$3,635M (1) Transportation 9% Healthcare 8% 29 C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2 0 2 2 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 3 B I L L I O N US & Canada 35% EMEA 40% Asia 20% Latin America 5% END MARKET REGION 30 Packaging 33% Consumer 22% Healthcare 9% Industrial 15% Transportation 8% Building & Construction 11% Telecommunications 1% Energy 1% Figures represent 2022 full year estimates S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S 2 0 2 2 P R O F O R M A R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 3 B I L L I O N END MARKET US & Canada 50% EMEA 35% Asia 15% REGION 31 Figures represent 2022 full year estimates Packaging 5% Consumer 19% Healthcare 8%Industrial 16% Transportation 10% Telecommunications 10% Energy 9% Defense 15% Building & Construction 8% Packaging 31% Consumer 28% Healthcare 8% Industrial 13% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 3% Energy 2% Defense 1% Asia (20% of sales) Transportation 9% 2 0 2 2 P R O F O R M A AV I E N T R E G I O N A L S A L E S B Y E N D M A R K E T Packaging 29% Consumer 13% Healthcare 5% Industrial 17% Building & Construction 11% Energy 5% Defense 7% EMEA (35% of sales) Transportation 10% Packaging 14% Consumer 23% Healthcare 11% Industrial 15% Building & Construction 12% Energy 5% Defense 7% US & Canada (40% of sales) Transportation 7% Packaging 49% Consumer 22% Healthcare 8% Industrial 9% Building & Construction 6% Telecommunications 1% LATAM (5% of sales) Transportation 5% Telecommunications 3% Telecommunications 6% Figures represent 2022 full year estimates32

Avient Corporation 1 J E F F E R I E S V I R T U A L I N D U S T R I A L S C O N F E R E N C E A U G U S T 2 0 2 0 Avient Corporation 2 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Avient Corporation 3 U S E O F N O N - G A A P M E A S U R E S • • • Avient Corporation 4 U P D A T E O N T H E C O V I D - 1 9 P A N D E M I C • • • • Avient Corporation 5 2019 Transportation Consumer Discretionary Healthcare Packaging All Other Industries Cost Containment FX 2020 $64.3 18% 18% 9% 6% 16% 2% $46.9 20% • • • • • • S E C O N D Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 0 I N R E V I E W Consumer Discretionary Avient Corporation 6 CLARIANT MASTERBATCH STRATEGIC RATIONALE Avient Corporation 7 F I T W I T H F O U R P I L L A R S T R A T E G Y Specialization • • • Globalization • • Operational Excellence • • • Commercial Excellence • • People Avient Corporation 8 5% 2006 2019E PF* 4% 12% 10% 18% 8% 20% 2006 2019E PF* Healthcare Consumer Packaging 38% * 2019E Pro Forma for PP&S Divestiture and Clariant Masterbatch business Percentage of Total Revenue E N D M A R K E T T R A N S F O R M A T I O N Building & Construction High Growth End Markets 50% 22% Avient Corporation 9 Wire & Cable 11% Industrial 10% Electrical & Electronic 7% Healthcare 4% Packaging 8% Consumer 10% Transportation 12% Building & Construction 38% Healthcare 12% Packaging 20% Consumer 18%Transportation 12% Building & Constrution 5% Wire & Cable 9% Industrial 11% Electrial & Electronic 4% Appliance 2% Textiles 7% 2006 Pro Forma(1) Net Sales by End Market E N D M A R K E T T R A N S F O R M A T I O N Avient Corporation 10 U N I F I E D F O C U S O N S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y 2006 - 2013 2013 – 2019 P E O P L E P R O D U C T S P L A N E T P E R F O R M A N C E •• •• •• Avient Corporation 11 O V E R 8 5 % O F A D J U S T E D E B I T D A F R O M S P E C I A L T Y 46% 66% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2005 2010 2015 Pro Forma % o f A d ju s t e d E B IT D A ( 1 ) JVs Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty 7% 87% (2) Avient Corporation 12 T H E N E W A V I E N T : A S P E C I A L T Y G R O W T H C O M P A N Y     Transaction expected to add $0.85 to pro forma adjusted EPS Avient Corporation 13 SUSTAINABILITY AT AVIENT P E O P L E , P R O D U C T S , P L A N E T , P E R F O R M A N C E Avient Corporation 13 Avient Corporation 14 V I S I O N To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions C O R E V A L U E S P E R S O N A L V A L U E S Honesty IntegrityRespect Operational Excellence Commercial Excellence Specialization Globalization Collaboration ExcellenceInnovation To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and sustainable solutions Avient Corporation 15 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65 0.57 0.54 0.97 0.84 0.74 0.74 0.69 0.51 0.56 0.14 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 YTD S A F E T Y F I R S T Injuries per 100 Workers Spartech Acquisition Avient Corporation 16 G R E A T P L A C E T O W O R K Avient Corporation 17 C O M M O D I T Y T O S P E C I A L T Y T R A N S F O R M A T I O N • • • • • • • • • • • • 2006 - 2013 2013 – 20192000-2005 2006 - 2013 • • 2020 and Beyond Avient Corporation 18 A V I E N T 2 0 1 9 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 9 B I L L I O N Segment End Market Geography Healthcare 15% Industrial 14% Consumer 14% Packaging 13% Transportation 13% Wire & Cable 11% Building & Construction 6% Electrical & Electronics 6% Textiles 5% Appliance 3% Color Additives & Inks 34% Distribution 41% Specialty Engineered Materials 25% United States 54% Europe 19% Asia 11% Latin America 11% Canada 5% Avient Corporation 19 Operating Income % of Sales 2006 2019 Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 14.7% Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 11.6% Distribution 2.6% 6.3% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* 2018 $2.43 P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E C O N S E C U T I V E Y E A R S 1 0 $0.13 $0.68 $0.82 $1.00 $1.31 $1.80 $1.96 $2.06 $2.21 A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N 2018 2019 $1.69 $1.51 Avient Corporation 20 531 710 1,032 130 164 207 504 663 871 2014 2018 Pro Forma R&D / Technical Marketing Sales + 34% + 26% + 32% E X P A N S I O N O F C O M M E R C I A L R E S O U R C E S D R I V I N G G R O W T H Revenue in Billions Total + 10% Organic + 7%+ 45% + 26% + 31% $4.0 $3.2 (2) (1) (1) $2.9 $2.9 $3.5 2015 2016 2017 2018 Pro Forma Total + 9% Organic + 5% Pro Forma(2) Avient Corporation 21 P R I O R A C Q U I S I T I O N S H I S T O R Y Commercial Resources(1) Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 256 350 At Acquisition 2019 $36 $100 At Acquisition 2019 9% 19% At Acquisition 2019 Established Acquisitions (> 7 years) + 37% + 176% + 1000 bps Avient Corporation 22 A L I G N I N G W I T H T R E N D S F O R G R O W T H T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P A C K A G I N G H E A L T H C A R E C O N S U M E R Facilitate alternative energy solutions Light- weighting Reduce packaging materials Improve recyclability Reduce spread of infection Avient Corporation 23 I N N O V A T I O N Customization 55% M&A 30% Innovation Pipeline 15% Innovation comes from Research & Development Spend Vitality Index 12% 37% 2006 2019 $20 $51 2006 2019 Avient Corporation 24 R E V E N U E F R O M S U S T A I N A B L E S O L U T I O N S $275M $325M $355M $410M 14% Total Annual Growth 9% Organic Annual Growth Avient Corporation 25 SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS I N N O V A T I N G W I T H A V I E N T Avient Corporation 25 Avient Corporation 26 C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S E N D M A R K E T S & S O L U T I O N S Solid Colorants Performance Additives Screen Printing Inks Liquid Colorants Packaging 31% Industrial 14% Textiles 13% Wire & Cable 10% Building & Construction 9% Consumer 8% Transportation 7% Healthcare 5% Appliances 2% Electrical & Electronics 1% Avient Corporation 26 Avient Corporation 27 Operating Income & MarginRevenue by Region C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2 0 1 9 R E V E N U E | O V E R $ 1 B I L L I O N Europe 34% United States 44% Asia 15% Canada 1% Mexico 3% South America 3% $4 $25 $104 $147 2005 2009 2013 2019 0.9% 5.5% 12.2% 14.7% Avient Corporation 27 Avient Corporation 28 S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S E N D M A R K E T S & S O L U T I O N S Engineered Formulations Advanced Composites Thermoplastic Elastomers Wire & Cable* 28% Consumer 19% Electrical & Electronics 12% Healthcare 9% Industrial 8% Packaging 6% Appliance 2% Building & Construction 2% Transportation 14% Avient Corporation 28 Avient Corporation 29 S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S Revenue by Region Operating Income & Margin 2 0 1 9 R E V E N U E | $ 7 5 0 M I L L I O N Europe 27% United States 54% Asia 17% Canada 2% $21 $57 $87 2005 2009 2013 2019 0.1% 5.1% 9.3% 11.6% Avient Corporation 29 Avient Corporation 30 D I S T R I B U T I O N E N D M A R K E T S & S U P P L I E R S Healthcare 28% Industrial 19% Transportation 18% Consumer 17% Appliance 6% Electrical & Electronics 5% Building & Construction 4% Packaging 2% Wire & Cable 1% Operating Income & Margin2019 Revenue | $1.2 Billion $25 $63 $75 2005 2009 2013 2019 $20 2.9% 4.0% 5.9% 6.3% Avient Corporation 30 http://www.polyone.com/Pages/VariationRoot.aspx Avient Corporation 31 O V E R V I E W O F R A W M A T E R I A L P U R C H A S E S Avient Corporation 31 Avient Corporation 32 Avient Corporation 33 Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows: 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016** 2017** 2018 2018*** Q1 2019*** 2019 Q1 2020 Net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders Joint venture equity earnings, after tax Special items, before tax (1) Special items, tax adjustments (1) Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 $ 166.4 $ 173.5 $ 161.1 $ 87.7 $ 22.4 $ 75.5 $ 33.1 (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — — — — — — — (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 23.8 32.9 59.5 58.7 12.2 61.7 9.6 (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (15.9) (24.8) (25.3) (25.1) (1.2) (5.9) (1.0) $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 174.3 $ 181.6 $ 195.3 $ 121.3 $ 33.4 $ 131.3 $ 41.7 Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 82.1 80.4 80.4 78.2 77.7 86.7 Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 $ 2.06 $ 2.21 $ 2.43 $ 1.51 $ 0.43 $ 1.69 $ 0.48 * Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principle, discontinued operations or the related resegmentation. ** Pro forma for sale of Designed Structures and Solutions segment (DSS). *** Pro forma for sale of Performance Products and Solutions segment (PP&S).

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Microsoft PowerPoint - AVNT Q4 2021 Earnings Presentation (v17) - W PEERS x ESI AVIENT CORPORATION F O U R T H Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 1 R E S U L T S A N D 2 0 2 2 F I N A N C I A L G U I D A N C E (NYSE: AVNT) F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 2 2 D I S C L A I M E R 2 Forward-Looking Statements In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. D is t. ) K W R P P G F U L R P M A V Y F M C H U N H X L S C L E C L E M N C E A S H Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of February 15, 2022. O U R VA LUATI O N V E R S U S P E E R S Avient Specialty Formulators Other Chemical/Specialty Companies 5.4 8.5 10.1 10.0 15.7 15.0 14.2 12.7 10.2 25.0 19.7 17.7 13.2 12.3 10.0 9.9 8.9 8.5 8.3 6.6 A vi e n t (2 0 1 1 ) A vi e n t (2 0 1 6 ) A vi e n t (2 0 2 1 ) A vi e n t (T o d a y) R P M K W R P P G A V Y F U L A L B E C L H X L A S H F M C B N R E M N U N V R C E S C L H U N Historic Multiple S U M M A RY: W H Y I N V E S T I N AV I E N T ?

Additionally, Adjusted EPS excludes the impact of special items and amortization expense associated with intangible assets. 2 AVI ENT: WHO WE A RE 36 24 9 35 • U.S. and Canada • Latin America • Europe, Middle East & Africa • Asia 25,000+ CUSTOMERS Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH (Cleveland) 100+ manufacturing plants Key Financial Data 2023E Sales $3.4 billion 2023E EBITDA $530 million 2023E EPS $2.40 100% ARE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS TO UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS of sales 3 Guidance as of May 3, 2023 Webcast W H O W E A R E – V I S I O N , S T R AT E G Y, C U LT U R E 4 Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. W H AT W E D O : M AT E R I A L S C I E N C E 5 CUSTOM FORMULATION M AY 3 , 2 0 2 3 W E B C A S T Keeping Safety First o Relentless focus on best-in-class safety performance as an ACC Responsible Care® organization Exceeding Customer Expectations o Complementary technologies and customer relationships offer opportunity for future revenue synergies o Proven innovation-led commercial strategy with strong brands and participation across the full value chain Collaboration in Innovation o Leveraging Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, to accelerate growth of sustainable, ultralight and high performance applications People – Culture is Everything o Talented, passionate and collaborative associates drive an effective integration strategy o Strong Great Places to Work® scores reflect positive integration efforts in first year AVI E N T P ROT EC T I VE MAT ER I A L S I N T EG R ATI O N 7 AVI ENT PROTEC TI VE MATERI ALS K E Y I N D U S T R I E S PERSONAL PROTECTION Military • Law Enforcement • First Responders • Body Armor • Helmets • Vehicle Protection 50% MARINE & SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Towing / Mooring • Aquaculture • Floating Wind • Offshore Cranes 30% CONSUMER Consumer • Outdoor High Performance • Safety Equipment 20% 8 Figures reflect approximate proportions of 2022 sales Q 1 P E R F O R M A N C E Q1 2023 PERFORMANCE VS. Avient Specialty Formulators Other Specialty / Chemical Companies 2023E(%) 36 79 87 83 81 76 73 90 79 77 76 73 69 60 22 A vi e n t K W R P P G F U L A V Y R P M F M C C E H X L A S H E C L H U N E M N S C L M U LT I P L E E X PA N S I O N Avient Specialty Formulators Other Specialty / Chemical Companies Source: Peer data per Bloomberg as of April 28, 2023 Note: Avient reflects 2023 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $530M and closing share price of $38.51.

EBITDA $143 million +9% Adj. EBITDA $143 million +9% Net Sales $850 million +3% (+5% ex FX) Net Sales $850 million +3% (+5% ex FX) Adj. Q2 2023 ( T O TA L C O M PA N Y ) $824 $850 Q2 23 Q2 24 $131 $143 Q2 23 Q2 24 Sales Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) $0.63 $0.76 Q2 23 Q2 24 (in millions) Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS 8 + 3% (+5% excluding FX) + 9% (+12% excluding FX) + 21% (+25% excluding FX) Sales 9 Q2 2 024 RESULTS – ORGA NI C SA LES BY REGION VS PY 9 US & Canada Latin America EMEA Asia +5% +4% +1% +19% Avient ex.