Avoid over-engineering – The new connector must be designed to meet the targeted requirements accurately, without over engineering, thus avoiding the costs of higher-than-needed performance levels. Because they knew Avient could help, the connector company’s design engineers invited Avient into the development process. Working closely with the manufacturer’s engineers, Avient determined that the material required a special combination of properties:

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The colorants, provided as concentrate pellets, are added to virgin or recycled polymers during yarn manufacturing as a one-in-one manufacturing/dyeing process. MagnaColours is one of eight brands under Avient Specialty Inks, along with Union Ink™, Rutland™, Wilflex™, Zodiac™, QCM™, Printop™, and Avient Specialty Inks, that also provides water-based inks for screen printing. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

Peter Juhl, global marketing director, Specialty Inks and Polymer Systems at PolyOne, commented, “We welcome all ISS attendees to experience our new Wilflex Elements Collection featuring 20 EPIC™ specialty inks, see our new Wilflex One SFX finishes, and explore how our Originals designs can help them meet their printing challenges by enhancing artistic capabilities and print quality.” The Wilflex One Special Effects range is slated for further enhancements throughout 2017 with the addition of new inks – liquid silver and gold, clear and regular reflectives, puff, and suede – and an HD additive. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

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Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows: 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016 2017 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 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — — Special items, before tax(1) (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 23.8 32.9 Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (15.9) (24.8) Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 174.3 $ 181.6 Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 82.1 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 * 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. (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results and tax adjustments. Tax adjustments include the net tax expense/benefit from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments. Segment highlights COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS Color, Additives & Inks Specialty Engineered Materials Specialty Engineered Materials Performance Products & Solutions Performance Products & Solutions DISTRIBUTION Target end markets & �application examples Slide Number 26 Slide Number 27 Slide Number 28 Slide Number 29 Slide Number 30 Slide Number 31 Slide Number 32 Slide Number 33 Slide Number 34 Slide Number 35 Slide Number 36 Slide Number 37 Investor Presentation - March 2018 r4.pdf Investor Presentation - March 2018

Sustainable Development Goals • Updates sustainable solutions portfolio performance • Introduces latest Employee Resource Group (EMBRACE) focused on attracting and retaining racially diverse talent • Recognizes Avient as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek 2020 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 19 Reduce Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 60%. D is t. ) K W R P P G A V Y F U L R P M G C P H X L F M C H U N IF F E C L A S H K R A E M N C E S C L A LB Median: 5%Median: 3% Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of July 28, 2021 Avient reflects 2021 estimated revenue of $4,650M and excludes one-time synergy capture CAPEX ($20M) Avient Specialty Formulators Other Chemical/Specialty Companies Free Cash Flow Conversion (1) 2021E (%) Being asset light helps us to generate strong free cash flow that is in line with specialty formulators. Free cash flow conversion calculated as (EBITDA – Capex) / EBITDA Median: 81% Median: 78% HIGH FREE CASH FLOW CONVERSION Avient reflects 2021 estimated EBITDA of $580M and excludes one-time synergy capture CAPEX ($20M) Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of July 28, 2021 87 90 86 82 80 78 73 87 82 82 79 79 78 78 77 76 71 67 46 A vi en t K W R P P G A V Y F U L R P M G C P F M C U N V R C E IF F A S H E C L B N R E M N H X L H U N K R A S C L A L B (6) Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of July 28, 2021 Total Enterprise Value / 2021E EBITDA Our current valuation with updated guidance implies an EBITDA multiple that is below specialty formulator peers and the median of other selected chemical / specialty companies.