Additional draft may be required for grained/textured surfaces Gates • All types of gates can be used such as pin, fan, tunnel, tab and edge gates. Tool Steel • P20 tool steel is acceptable when proper processing and shut down procedures are followed • Chrome plating or PH stainless steel is preferred for all halogen-based systems • The use of stainless steel in hot runner systems is highly suggested • Avoid the use of aluminum when designing production tools Vents • Place vents at the end of fill and anywhere potential knit/weld lines will occur • All vents need to be vented to atmosphere • Cut vent depths to 0.0010"–0.0015" with a minimum 0.040" land length. You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.

• Make recommendations to the Board with respect to the approval of incentive compensation plans for executive officers and all equity-based plans. • For annual (or other short term) incentive plans: o Review and approve annual incentive plans (including performance criteria, target awards, payout criteria and similar award design items applicable under such plans) that are applicable to executive officers and any Company officers reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. o Review and approve attainment levels and payments to executive officers and any other Company officers reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. • For long-term and equity-based incentive plans: o Review and approve the performance criteria, target awards, payout criteria and similar award design items for recipients of grants and awards under the plans. o Review and approve grants, awards, and attainment levels, including equity-based grants, to recipients of grants and awards under such plans. o Review and approve payments for performance-based grants and awards to executive officers and any other Company officers reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, as applicable, under such plans. • Administer the Company’s equity-based incentive compensation plans and other plans adopted by the Board that contemplate administration by the Committee. • Review and approve the terms of all employment agreements, executive severance plan and agreements, management continuity agreements and change in control agreements for elected officers. • Approve the adoption and amendment of Company stock ownership guidelines and annually review compliance with these guidelines. 3 Non-employee Director Compensation. • Review the compensation of non-employee directors and make recommendations to the Board regarding changes to existing compensation levels. • Review and recommend to the Board for its approval equity-based grants and awards to non- employee directors under the Company’s equity-based plans and annually review compliance with Company stock ownership guidelines. Independence Assessment of Outside Advisers • The Committee may select a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the Committee or receive advice from a compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management, including the following: o the provision of other services to the Company by the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; o the amount of fees received from the Company by the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser, as a percentage of the total revenue of the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; o the policies and procedures of the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest; o any business or personal relationship of the compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser with a member of the Committee; o any stock of the Company owned by the compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser; and o any business or personal relationship of the compensation consultant, legal counsel, other adviser, or the employer of the adviser with an executive officer of the Company. • The Committee is not required to assess the independence of any in-house legal counsel or compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser whose role is limited to the 5 following activities for which no disclosure would be required under Item 407(e)(3)(iii) of Regulation S-K: consulting on any broad-based plan that does not discriminate in scope, terms, or operation, in favor of executive officers or non-employee directors of the Company, and that is available generally to all salaried employees; or providing information that either is not customized for a particular company or that is customized based on parameters that are not developed by the compensation consultant, and about which the compensation consultant does not provide advice. • The Committee shall evaluate whether any compensation consultant retained or to be retained by it has any conflict of interest in accordance with Item 407(e)(3)(iv) of Regulation S-K. However, the Committee shall meet regularly without such members present, and in all cases the Chief Executive Officer and any other such officers shall not be present at those portions of meetings at which their individual compensation or performance is discussed or determined. • The Committee may appoint subcommittees from time to time as needed, each of which will have the specific duties and responsibilities delegated to it by the Committee. • The Committee may delegate its authority under this Charter relating to employees other than executive officers and non-employee directors, to the extent it deems appropriate and consistent with law and customary practice and may otherwise fully delegate authority relating to matters it deems to be ministerial. • The Committee may delegate its authority under this Charter relating to employee benefit plans in which executive officers participate if such employee benefit plans are broad-based, to the extent it deems appropriate and consistent with law and customary practice. • The Corporate Secretary or designee will be responsible for keeping minutes of the Committee meetings. • The Committee will meet at least four times a year and at such other times as may be requested by the Committee Chair. • The Committee will annually review its charter and recommend any changes to the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee.

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General Purposes The general purposes of the Committee are to: • Develop the Company’s overall executive compensation philosophy and objectives; • Discharge the Board’s responsibilities relating to compensation of the Company’s executive officers and, further, to assist the Board in the discharge of its fiduciary responsibilities with regard to establishment of policies governing, and the implementation of, all aspects of remuneration throughout the Company, including benefits and perquisites of executive officers of the Company and any other employees designated by the Committee as key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries; • Discharge similar responsibilities with respect to the remuneration of non-employee directors; • Review and discuss with management the Company’s disclosures in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (the “CD&A”) required by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and recommend to the Board whether the CD&A should be included in the Company’s proxy statement or other applicable SEC filings; • Prepare a Compensation Committee Report for inclusion in the Company’s applicable filings with the SEC that complies with the rules and regulations of the SEC; and • Provide policy guidance and oversight on significant human resource policies and practices. Independence Assessment of Outside Advisers • The Committee may select a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the Committee or receive advice from a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser (other than in-house legal counsel or any compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser whose role is limited to the following activities for which no disclosure would be required under Item 407(e)(3)(iii) of Regulation S-K: consulting on any broad-based plan that does not discriminate in scope, terms, or operation, in favor of executive officers or directors of the Company, and that is available generally to all salaried employees; or providing information that either is not customized for a particular company or that is customized based on parameters that are not developed by the compensation consultant, and about which the compensation consultant does not provide advice) only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management, including the following: • the provision of other services to the Company by the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; 5 • the amount of fees received from the Company by the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser, as a percentage of the total revenue of the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; • the policies and procedures of the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest; • any business or personal relationship of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser with a member of the Committee; • any stock of the Company owned by the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; and • any business or personal relationship of the compensation consultant, legal counsel, other adviser or the employer of the adviser with an executive officer of the Company. • The Committee shall evaluate whether any compensation consultant retained or to be retained by it has any conflict of interest in accordance with Item 407(e)(3)(iv) of Regulation S-K. However, the Committee shall meet regularly without such members present, and in all cases the Chief Executive Officer and any other such officers shall not be present at meetings at which their individual compensation or performance is discussed or determined. • The Committee may appoint subcommittees from time to time as needed, each of which will have the specific duties and responsibilities delegated to it by the Committee. • The Committee may delegate its authority under this Charter relating to employees other than executive officers and non-employee directors, to the extent it deems appropriate and consistent with law and customary practice, and may otherwise fully delegate authority relating to matters it deems to be ministerial. • The Committee may delegate its authority under this Charter relating to employee benefit plans in which executive officers participate if such employee benefit plans are broad-based, to the extent it deems appropriate and consistent with law and customary practice. • The Corporate Secretary or designee will be responsible for keeping minutes of the Committee meetings. • The Committee will meet at least four times a year and at such other times as may be requested by the Committee Chair. • The Committee will annually review its charter and recommend any changes to the Nominating and Governance Committee.

The Audit Committee has the sole authority to approve all audit engagement fees and terms, as well as all non-audit engagements (including the fees and terms thereof) to be performed for the Company by its independent auditor. Review and approve all related-party transactions, defined as those transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. 9. Review the experience and qualifications of the lead partner each year and determine that all partner rotation requirements, as promulgated by applicable rules and regulations, are executed.

Operationally and culturally, we continue to improve and strive for excellence in all that we do. Our 2024 injury incident rate was an all-time record low and reflective of the safest year in our company’s history. Avient urges all shareholders to vote their proxies so that they can participate in the decisions at the annual meeting.

All nominees should be individuals of substantial accomplishment with demonstrated leadership capabilities. All such actions, interpretations and determinations that are done or made by the Board in good faith will be final, conclusive and binding. 2. Directors should regularly attend meetings of the Board and of all Board committees on which they serve.

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