Flexible polymer solutions offering clear and opaque properties without plasticizers Medical Plastics Help Designers and Manufacturers Meet Changing Requirements

Plastic Waste Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: 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, including recessionary conditions; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including without limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; 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; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; 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; our ability to successfully integrate the Avient Protective Materials business and achieve the expected results of the business, including without limitation, the acquisition being accretive; any material adverse changes in the business supporting the Distribution assets being sold; the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals and otherwise consummate the proposed sale of the Distribution business; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the Avient Protective Materials business and the proposed sale of the Distribution business; and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

- Ryan Divens, Technology Manager R&D for Color & Additives, will deliver “Navigating PFAS Replacements in the Plastics Industry.”   Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

Mevopur™ Chemical Foaming Agents can help manufacturers of medical achieve their sustainability goals through lightweighting, reducing plastic use (and therefore reducing the consumption of non-renewable resources), enabling faster cycling times, and saving energy during processing.   Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

Additionally, plastic prefilled syringes can be color-coded for easy identification and customized to meet specific opacities in polypropylene (PP) resin, while laser marking additives can help create precise, solvent-free markings.  Formulated with pre-tested raw materials, this range of additives helps enhance the performance and functionality of plastics used in medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging and mitigate the risk of non-compliance.

In each comparison, polyketone thermoplastics offer product engineers and designers a new tool in the product development toolbox for engineering plastics. A noticeable difference here is impact properties, which are improved for nylons since water plasticizes nylon and makes them more impact resistant.

Avient collaborates with Hager Group and Plastic Bank to help reduce ocean-bound plastic waste  Injected Parts Plastic Toy Plastic Injection Molder

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).

THE IMPORTANCE OF PLASTICS FOR PACKAGING Compared to alternative materials, plastic is one of the most sustainable materials available for packaging applications. For these reasons plastics for packaging play an important role in everyday life, however, due to the high volume and rather short usage life of plastic packaging items, they require appropriate management, especially at the end of their life. Optimization of the plastic recycling process along the value chain is therefore of the highest importance and will foster a circular economy that helps to achieve the plastic industries’ sustainability targets.

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