See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates by reference certain information from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The Amended 2020 Plan includes a definition of “Change of Control,” which is set forth in the Amended 2020 Plan. Change of Control: The Amended 2020 Plan includes a definition of “Change of Control.” Definitions.

Yes        No  Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.     See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates by reference certain information from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Yes No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates by reference certain information from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Clariant Masterbatch performance will be included in this year’s report. 2021 Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ranking Newsweek Most Responsible Companies 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF VOC Reduction Reduced Energy Use Bio-derived Content Eco-conscious Renewable Energy Applications Recyclability Reduced Material Requirements Lightweighting $275M $325M $355M $410M $560M 9 (1) Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”) (2) 2020 is Pro forma to include full year of the Clariant Masterbatch business (2) Revenue from Sustainable Solutions 2016 – 2020 SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW 10 • Revenue from sustainable solutions expected to grow 11% in 2021 as our innovation efforts and collaboration with customers continues to accelerate • Relentless focus on delivering our 2030 sustainability targets to benefit the planet and people of the world while adding value to our customers, communities, associates and shareholders • Investments centered around innovation and global sustainability megatrends o Improving Recyclability – Technologies that allow for increased use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) material o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI applications to reduce weight and material requirements, which minimize energy and carbon emissions o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety applications as well as Avient’s alternative materials to replace lead, PVC, halogens, BPA and other less eco-friendly options o Avient CycleWorks – New innovation center dedicated to advancing recycling and the circular economy through collaboration with customers and brand owners Enable 100% of products manufactured for packaging applications to be recyclable or reusable.

Post-consumer recycled content as percentage of total plastic packaging volume, by weight ENABLING THE USE OF RECYCLED CONTENT T O P 5 G A P S T H A T W E A R E A D D R E S S I N G 2) DECONTAMINATION1) COLOR MANAGEMENT 3) MAINTAINING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES 4) MONO-MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION 5) CONSISTENT RECYCLED MATERIAL QUALITY 15 G U I D I N G B R A N D S T O W H A T I S P O S S I B L E CASE STUDY WITH BRAND OWNER Recycled ResinVirgin Resin 16 SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW • Revenue from sustainable solutions expected to grow 18% in 2021 as our innovation efforts and collaboration with customers continues to accelerate • Investments centered around innovation and global sustainability megatrends o Enabling a circular economy – Technologies that allow for increased use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) material and improve recyclability of plastics o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI applications to reduce weight and material requirements, which minimize energy and carbon emissions o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety applications as well as Avient’s alternative materials to replace lead, PVC, halogens, BPA and other less eco-friendly options *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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021E $405M $455M $340M $550M $790M Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 $930M Q3 2020 $925 $74 Sustainable Solutions 35 19% 14 Healthcare 51 44% 10 Composites 13 39% 6 Growth in Asia / LATAM 14 11% 3 Other 177 39% 16 Sub-total $1,215 31% $123 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (19) COVID Response Applications (5) (3) FX Impact 10 2 Synergies 12 Incentives, Travel, Other Employee Costs (16) Q3 2021 $1,220 32% $99 Q3 2021 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME 18 Sales Growth Rate Operating Income$ millions 19 Q3 2020 Q3 2021 (1) Financial information is presented on a constant currency basis (44% of total revenue) (56% of total revenue) Q3 END MARKET SALES PERFORMANCE +20% +31% +40% +24% +46% +40% +14% +33% Energy Telecom Building & Transportation Industrial Healthcare Packaging Consumer Q3 YEAR-OVER-YEAR EBITDA BRIDGE 20 • Demand driven by growth in sustainable solutions, healthcare and consumer applications • Price increases more than offsets raw material and supply chain impacts • Synergy capture on pace to achieve $50M in annual savings in 2021 Q3 2020 $ 111 Demand 29 EBITDA$ millions CAI: Price / Mix 51 Inflation (37) SEM: Price / Mix 25 Inflation (22) Distribution: Price / Mix 108 Inflation (103) Net Price Benefit 22 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (19) COVID Response Applications (3) Synergies 12 Incentives, FX, Other (16) Q3 2021 $ 136 21 • Price increases have more than covered raw material and freight inflation impacts of $300M year- to-date compared to 2020 • Demand impact driven by Q3 seasonality for the business Q2 TO Q3 SEQUENTIAL EBITDA BRIDGE Q2 2021 $ 159 CAI: Price / Mix 17 Inflation (8) SEM: Price / Mix 6 Inflation (5) Distribution: Price / Mix 35 Inflation (35) Net Price Benefit 10 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (4) Demand / Seasonality (35) Other 6 Q3 2021 $ 136 EBITDA$ millions FU LL Y EA R 2021 O U T LO O K $308 $430 $1.93 $3.00 FULL YEAR GROWTH PROJECTIONS 23 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $3,783 $4,750 + 26% + 40% + 55% (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (1)(1)(1) $1.74 $1.93 $3.00 $442 $457 $580 FULL YEAR 2019 – 2021 GROWTH 24 Sales Adjusted EBITDA $3,981 $3,783 $4,750 + 19% (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (1) (1) (1)(1) + 31% + 72% (1) (1) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 40% 99% YTD 5 - YR 10 - YR 0.16 0.20 0.26 0.34 0.42 0.50 0.58 0.72 0.79 0.81 0.85 0.95 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2.1x Q4 NET LEVERAGE ~$1Bn REPURCHASED OVER LAST 10 YEARS ~$450MM PAID OVER LAST 11 YEARS CREATING VALUE FOR SHAREHOLDERS Share Performance Dividends Share Repurchases Deleveraging 3.5x 2.1x 2019PF 2021E Growing Dividend Cumulative Buybacks Net Leverage $B n $ p r sh ar Total Shareholder Return ~$4Bn MARKET CAP INCREASE OVER LAST 10 YEARS (1) Share performance includes reinvested dividends and is as of 10.25.2021 (2) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (2) 494% SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Continuous ESG Improvement 26 • Updated 2030 Sustainability Goals • Further disclosure on key Environmental, Social, and Governance impacts • Joined U.N.

Operating Income $3,783 $4,300 (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition Previous Guidance Current Guidance $3,783 $4,650 $308 $410 $308 $430 $1.93 $2.80 $1.93 $3.00 (1) (1)(1) (1)(1) (1) $442 $457 $580 $1.74 $1.93 $3.00 FULL YEAR 2019 – 2021 ORGANIC GROWTH 22 Sales Adjusted EBITDA $3,981 $3,783 $4,650 + 17% (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition (1)(1) + 31% + 72% ($ in millions) 2021E Adjusted EBITDA 580$ Free Cash Flow 280$ Total Debt 1,860 Less: Cash (755) Net Debt 1,105$ 2021E Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 1.9x 23 BALANCE SHEET • Acquisition of Magna Colours completed on July 1 – expands sustainable solutions portfolio through water-based inks technology • Deleveraging to 1.9x net debt to adjusted EBITDA by the end of 2021 • Driven by record adjusted EBITDA performance and strong free cash flow generation from asset light business • Future cash deployment: M&A, opportunistic share repurchases and balance sheet / continued leverage reduction 3.5x 2.7x 1.9x Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW • Revenue from sustainable solutions expected to grow 14% in 2021 as our innovation efforts and collaboration with customers continues to accelerate • Investments centered around innovation and global sustainability megatrends o Enabling a circular economy – Technologies that allow for increased use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) material and improve recyclability of plastics o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI applications to reduce weight and material requirements, which minimize energy and carbon emissions o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety applications as well as Avient’s alternative materials to replace lead, PVC, halogens, BPA and other less eco-friendly options 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** Bio-polymers Reduced Energy Use Human Health & Safety Sustainable Infrastructure VOC Reduction Recycle Solutions Eco-Conscious Lightweighting Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2020 $405M $455M *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 Masterbatch business $340M $550M $790M 25 Key Updates • Includes Clariant Masterbatch performance • Increases disclosures and ESG data • Provides performance updates on 2030 Sustainability Goals • Commits to operational carbon neutrality in 2050 and 100% renewable energy by 2050 (RE 100) • Announces Avient’s participation in U.N.

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