Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, results from operations, financial condition and liquidity; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; • Our ability to successful integrate Clariant’s Masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive; • 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 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 raise or sustain prices for products or services; • An ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisitions and integration, working capital reductions, cost reductions, and employee productivity goals; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; 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.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, results from operations, financial condition and liquidity; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; • Our ability to successful integrate Clariant’s Masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive; • 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 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 raise or sustain prices for products or services; • An ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisitions and integration, working capital reductions, cost reductions, and employee productivity goals; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; 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.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, results from operations, financial condition and liquidity; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; • 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 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 raise or sustain prices for products or services; • An ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisitions and integration, working capital reductions, cost reductions, and employee productivity goals; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; 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.

Si el Vendedor otorga un descuento, dicho descuento solo se refiere a la entrega y/o cantidad de los Seller’s order confirmation; or (ii) in the case of Products which can be resold by Seller, damages equal to fifty percent (50%) of the price for the Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation, as liquidated damages. 9. If (i) Buyer is in default of performance of its obligations towards Seller and fails to provide adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery; or (ii) if Seller has reasonable doubts with respect to Buyer’s performance of its obligations and Buyer fails to provide to Seller adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery and in any case within thirty (30) days of Seller’s demand for such assurance; or (iii) if Buyer becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they mature, or goes into liquidation or any bankruptcy proceeding shall be instituted by or against Buyer or if a trustee or receiver or administrator is appointed for all or a substantial part of the assets of Buyer or if Buyer makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iv) in case of non-compliance of Buyer with any law, statute ordinance, regulation, code or standard (“Laws and Standards”), then Seller may by notice in writing to Buyer, without prejudice to any of its other rights: (a) demand return and take repossession of any delivered Products which have not been paid for and all costs relating to the recovery of the Products shall be for the account of Buyer; and/or (b) suspend its performance or terminate its order confirmation for pending delivery of Products unless Buyer makes such payment for Products on a cash in advance basis or provides adequate assurance of such payment for Products to Seller.

In the event of Buyer’s breach or failure to perform, Seller shall be entitled to (but is not required to) recover from Buyer, in addition to any other damages caused by such action: (i) in the case of Products produced specifically for Buyer or which reasonably cannot be resold by Seller to a third party, the price of such Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation; or (ii) in the case of Products which can be resold by Seller, damages equal to fifty percent (50%) of the price for the Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation, as liquidated damages. 9. i) If Buyer is in default of performance of its obligations towards Seller and fails to provide adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery; or (ii) if Seller has reasonable doubts with respect to Buyer’s performance of its obligations and Buyer fails to provide to Seller adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery and in any case within thirty (30) days of Seller’s demand for such assurance; or (iii) Save for Article 296 of Bankruptcy and Enforcement Law, if Buyer becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they mature, or goes into liquidation or any bankruptcy proceeding shall be instituted by or against Buyer or if a trustee or receiver or administrator is appointed for all or a substantial part of the assets of Buyer or if Buyer makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iv) in case of non-compliance of Buyer with any law, statute ordinance, regulation, code or standard (“Laws and Standards”), then Seller may by notice in writing to Buyer, without prejudice to any of its other rights: (a) demand return and take repossession of any delivered Products which have not been paid for and all costs relating to the recovery of the Products shall be for the account of Buyer; and/or (b) suspend its performance or terminate its order confirmation for pending delivery of Products unless Buyer makes such payment for Products on a cash in advance basis or provides adequate assurance of such payment for Products to Seller.

In the event of Buyer’s breach or failure to perform, Seller shall be entitled to (but is not required to) recover from Buyer, in addition to any other damages caused by such action: (i) in the case of Products produced specifically for Buyer or which reasonably cannot be resold by Seller to a third party, the price of such Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation; or (ii) in the case of Products which can be resold by Seller, damages equal to fifty percent (50%) of the price for the Products as quoted in Order Confirmation, as liquidated damages. 9. Si (i) el Comprador incurre en incumplimiento de sus obligaciones para con el Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery; or (ii) if Seller has reasonable doubts with respect to Buyer’s performance of its obligations and Buyer fails to provide to Seller adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery and in any case within thirty (30) days of Seller’s demand for such assurance; or (iii) if Buyer becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they mature, or goes into liquidation or any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding shall be instituted by or against Buyer or if a trustee or receiver or administrator is appointed for all or a substantial part of the assets of Buyer or if Buyer makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iv) in case of non-compliance of Buyer with any law, statute ordinance, regulation, code or standard (“Laws and Standards”), then Seller may by notice in writing to Buyer, without prejudice to any of its other rights: (a) demand return and take repossession of any delivered Products which have not been paid for and all costs relating to the recovery of the Products shall be for the account of Buyer; and/or (b) to suspend its performance or terminate its Order Confirmation, demanding return and taking repossession of any delivered Products delivered regarding said Order Confirmation and which have not been paid for and all costs relating to the recovery of the Products shall be for the account of Buyer; and/or suspend or cancel pending delivery of Products unless Buyer makes the corresponding payments for related Products on a cash in advance basis or provides adequate assurance of such payment for Products to Seller.

In the event of Buyer’s breach or failure to perform, Seller shall be entitled to (but is not required to) recover from Buyer, in addition to any other damages caused by such action: (i) in the case of Products produced specifically for Buyer or which reasonably cannot be resold by Seller to a third party, the price of such Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation; or (ii) in the case of Products which can be resold by Seller, damages equal to fifty percent (50%) of the price for the Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation, as liquidated damages. If (i) Buyer is in default of performance of its obligations towards Seller and fails to provide adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery; or (ii) if Seller has reasonable doubts with respect to Buyer’s performance of its obligations and Buyer fails to provide to Seller adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery and in any case within thirty (30) days of Seller’s demand for such assurance; or (iii) if Buyer becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they mature, or goes into liquidation or any bankruptcy proceeding shall be instituted by or against Buyer or if a trustee or receiver or administrator is appointed for all or a substantial part of the assets of Buyer or if Buyer makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iv) in case of non-compliance of Buyer with any law, statute ordinance, regulation, code or standard (“Laws and Standards”), then Seller may by notice in writing to Buyer, without prejudice to any of its other rights: (a) demand return and take repossession of any delivered Products which have not been paid for and all costs relating to the recovery of the Products shall be for the account of Buyer; and/or (b) suspend its performance or terminate its order confirmation for pending delivery of Products unless Buyer makes such payment for Products on a cash in advance basis or provides adequate assurance of such payment for Products to Seller.

In the event of Buyer’s breach or failure to perform, Seller shall be entitled to (but is not required to) recover from Buyer, in addition to any other damages caused by such action: (i) in the case of Products produced specifically for Buyer or which reasonably cannot be resold by Seller to a third party, the price of such Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation; or (ii) in the case of Products which can be resold by Seller, damages equal to fifty percent (50%) of the price for the Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation, as liquidated damages. 9. If (i) Buyer is in default of performance of its obligations towards Seller and fails to provide adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery; or (ii) if Seller has reasonable doubts with respect to Buyer’s performance of its obligations and Buyer fails to provide to Seller adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery and in any case within thirty (30) days of Seller’s demand for such assurance; or (iii) if Buyer becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they mature, or goes into liquidation or any bankruptcy proceeding shall be instituted by or against Buyer or if a trustee or receiver or administrator is appointed for all or a substantial part of the assets of Buyer or if Buyer makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iv) in case of non-compliance of Buyer with any law, statute ordinance, regulation, code or standard (“Laws and Standards”), then Seller may by notice in writing to Buyer, without prejudice to any of its other rights: (a) demand return and take repossession of any delivered Products which have not been paid for and all costs relating to the recovery of the Products shall be for the account of Buyer; and/or (b) suspend its performance or terminate its order confirmation for pending delivery of Products unless Buyer makes such payment for Products on a cash in advance basis or provides adequate assurance of such payment for Products to Seller.

In the event of Buyer’s breach or failure to perform, Seller shall be entitled to (but is not required to) re- cover from Buyer, in addition to any other damages caused by such action: (i) in the case of Products produced specifically for Buyer or which reasonably cannot be resold by Seller to a third party, the price of such Products as quoted in Seller’s order con- firmation; or (ii) in the case of Products which can be resold by Seller, damages equal to fifty percent (50%) of the price for the Products as quoted in Seller’s order confirmation, as liquidated damages. 9. i) If Buyer is in default of per- formance of its obligations towards Seller and fails to provide adequate assurance of Buyer’s performance before the date of scheduled delivery; or (ii) if Seller has reasonable doubts with respect to Buyer’s performance of its obligations and Buyer fails to provide to Seller adequate assurance of Buyer’s perfor- mance before the date of scheduled delivery and in any case within thirty (30) days of Seller’s demand for such assurance; or (iii) if Buyer becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they mature, or goes into liquidation or any bankruptcy pro- ceeding shall be instituted by or against Buyer or if a trustee or receiver or administrator is appointed for all or a substantial part of the assets of Buyer or if Buyer makes any assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iv) in case of non-compliance of Buyer with any law, statute ordinance, regulation, code or standard (“Laws and Standards”), then Seller may by notice in writing to Buyer, without prejudice to any of its other rights: (a) demand return and take repossession of any delivered Products which have not been paid for and all costs relating to the recov- ery of the Products shall be for the account of Buyer; and/or (b) suspend its performance or terminate its order confirmation for pending delivery of Products unless Buyer makes such payment for Products on a cash in advance basis or provides adequate assurance of such payment for Products to Seller.

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 businesses into our operations, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; 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.