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In addition, a recording of the audio will be available for one week, beginning at noon EST on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 649.5 $ 609.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 244.7 216.5 Distribution 432.9 362.7 Corporate and eliminations (33.3) (26.2) Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 192.1 $ 197.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 69.8 64.7 Distribution 39.3 39.3 Corporate and eliminations (7.5) 0.9 Gross margin $ 293.7 $ 302.4 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 97.6 $ 108.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 30.1 30.5 Distribution 15.1 15.3 Corporate and eliminations 22.3 27.5 Selling and administrative expense $ 165.1 $ 182.0 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2 Distribution 24.2 24.0 Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6) Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0 Distribution 24.4 24.2 Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9) Other income, net (0.6) 1.5 EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0 11 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results $111.1 $ 7.7 $ 118.8 $102.6 $ 2.4 $ 105.0 Income tax expense - GAAP (26.6) — (26.6) (22.9) — (22.9) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.0) (2.0) — (0.9) (0.9) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 1.5 1.5 — 1.1 1.1 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (26.6) $ (0.5) $ (27.1) $ (22.9) $ 0.2 $ (22.7) Effective Tax Rate(1) 23.9 % 22.8 % 22.3 % 21.6 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 12 Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2 Distribution 24.2 24.0 Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6) Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4 Items below OI in Corporate: Other income, net $ (0.6) $ 1.5 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 26.0 $ 27.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 7.8 7.8 Distribution 0.2 0.2 Corporate and eliminations 3.8 1.7 Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 37.1 EBITDA: Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0 Distribution 24.4 24.2 Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9) Other income, net (0.6) 1.5 EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0 EBITDA as a % of Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 18.6 % 19.1 % Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 19.4 % Distribution 5.6 % 6.7 % Three Months Ended March 31, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 84.5 $ 79.7 Income tax expense 26.6 22.9 Interest expense 16.9 19.3 Depreciation and amortization 37.8 37.1 EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0 Special items, before tax 7.7 2.4 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (2.1) (0.5) Adjusted EBITDA $ 171.4 $ 160.9 NEWS RELEASE Attachment 1

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This investment at our facility in Pune answers customers’ desire for a domestic supplier able to offer expertise in color, engineered materials and thermoplastic elastomers,” said Craig Nikrant, president, Specialty Engineered Materials, PolyOne. The company expanded manufacturing capability to include specialty engineered materials last year. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS