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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.

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Crisis Management Emergency Response Planning In order to continuously track progress made toward achieving environmental, health and safety (EH&S) goals, Avient has implemented a reporting program which includes: Our Businesses

Avient’s chief operating decision-maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources. 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. 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.

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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

Patterson added, "Mix improvement continues to be at the heart of our transformation as our specialty businesses reached record levels of operating income and profitability for the quarter. Gain on sale of business Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired