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Gravi-Tech™ replaces metal and maintains a high quality look and feel for luxury closure (English & Spanish language version) Gravi-Tech™ replaces metal and maintains a high quality look and feel for luxury closure (English language version) Gravi-Tech™ replaces metal and maintains a high quality look and feel for luxury closure (Spanish language version)

Richardson continued, "DSS was also impacted by ongoing costs associated with our efforts to improve service, on time delivery and quality as we align assets with our customers' needs." Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies and retain relationships with customers of acquired companies including, without limitation, Spartech Corporation and/or Accella Performance Materials; 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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; 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 or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

Microsoft Word - 55324 Letter of Conformity RCMS Option 2 .docx ABS Quality Evaluations Letter Of Conformity This is to confirm that the Environment, Health, Safety and Security Management System of: PolyOne Corporation 2400 East Devon Elk Grove, IL 60007 U.S.A. WITH ADDITIONAL FACILITIES LISTED ON THE ATTACHED ANNEX) has been assessed by ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. and found to be in conformance with the requirements set forth by: RCMS®:2013 (Option 2) The Environment, Health, Safety and Security Management System is applicable to: Design and Manufacture of Colorants for Plastics Certificate No: 55324 Effective Date 21 December 2017 ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060, U.S.A.

Cesa™ Scratch & Mar Resistance Additives Cesa™ Scratch & Mar Resistance Additives are customized solutions enabling manufacturers to produce products that better maintain their finished quality. PRODUCT BULLETIN KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Enhances resistance to scratching, abrasion, and surface blemishes • Keeps products looking newer, longer • Improves perceived quality • Provides a reduction in surface friction and in sticking between parts • Tested and proven compatible across a wide range of polymers and processes—especially successful with polyolefins MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS Cesa Scratch & Mar Resistance Additives give the extra protection needed for many applications, including those that experience daily surface abrasion.

Kedrowski Page 38 Operational Excellence • Operational Excellence is a never-ending quest for improvement in response to the voice of our customers and shareholders • It is all about strengthening our capabilities to deliver value flawlessly to our customers deliver value flawlessly to our customers • It challenges us to enhance our productivity, profitability, and efficiency in all phases of our business, from safety to quality to waste elimination to environmental stewardship Page 39 Lean Six Sigma Initiative • In 2009, Lean Six Sigma was launched to improve execution skills across all businesses, functions, and global regions • A company-wide diagnostic was conducted, resulting in identification of six conducted, resulting in identification of six strategic improvement platforms • Financial targets were estimated, resources identified and trained results delivered , Page 40 PolyOne OSHA Recordable Incidence Rate 4 5 6 5.1 Safety Performance *Rubber And Plastics Manufacturing Industry (2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics). 0 1 2 3 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Industry Average 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65 0.57 Page 41 • Exemplary on-time delivery • Best-in-class working capital % of sales 81% 87% 88% 95% 93% 92% 94% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 On-Time Delivery* Lean Six Sigma Delivering Results • Approximately $200M in cash driven by working capital improvements 16.2% 14.4% 18.9% 11.7% 9.6% 9.6% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 WC % of Sales 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 *As measured to customer request date Page 42 40.0% Percent of Associates Trained in LSS World’s Best Start-up Program in 2009* World’s Best Business Process Excellence Program in 2012* Award-Winning Lean Six Sigma Program *Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center 16.5% 40.0% 2009 2011 Page 43 • Globally leverage strategic supplier management best practices • Implement world class demand management processes Critical Imperatives • Improve operational reliability and efficiencies • Optimize global freight management Drive 50 – 100 basis points of gross margin expansion per year Page 44 Page 45

With global manufacturing facilities, Avient is positioned to supply the textile industry with the highest quality fiber colorant and additive solutions. Every subsequent lot is internally tested in comparison with the standard and is accompanied by a Quality Control Report. Our laboratories are equipped with quality instrumentation to test all necessary parameters to ensure the highest quality product suitable for the application and to fulfill customer requirements.

PTFE Wire insulation T U B I N G M A N U FAC T U R E R P T F E C A T H E T E R T U B I N G • Food contact compliance • Avoid contamination risks resulting ​from dry pigments • Powder paste extrusion process • High quality dispersion • Availability of custom color options • Supplied pigments with FDA clearance • Optimized pigment particle size and distribution to achieve high-quality dispersion • Provided a technology based on high-quality pigments and ready-to-use formulations​ • Offered a standard liquid pigment portfolio in a wide range of shades with color-matching capabilities • Improved manufacturing process stability and efficiency Colorant Chromatics PTFE Dispersed Pigment Solutions KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

MONOFIL AMENT MA NUFAC TURER P V D F F I L A M E N T E X T R U S I O N • Reduce or eradicate die build-up • Improve predictive and final part quality • Optimize PVDF extrusion for the desired coefficient of friction (CoF) • Reduce energy consumption • Boosted overall production efficiency by minimizing die build-up through use of a PVDF-specific processing aid • Achieved a flawless surface by reducing friction and improving flow for enhanced final part quality • Controlled extrusion pressure to reduce energy required in processing Colorant Chromatics PVDF Processing Aid KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION EFFICIENCY + QUALITY LEARN MORE Copyright © 2025, Avient Corporation.

A consumer’s experience of touch, sight and sound can generate notions of importance, quality and even monetary worth when engaging with a product’s package. Creating premium closures that convey superior quality, sophistication and style is what make this producer a leader in its market. Finding a material that would not compromise the premium quality provided to a leading spirits brand was critical for the closure producer.