Purchase price multiple rapidly declining on strength of business and synergy capture (1) (1) (1) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition 7 SEM • Composites and Outdoor High Performance applications drove positive mix within SEM • Clariant Masterbatch synergy realization under way and expected to drive further margin expansion in 2021 • Portfolio transformation to high growth end markets with focus on sustainable solutions megatrend 10.1% 11.8% EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION Distribution 6.3% 6.0% 15.2% 17.6% 11.1% 12.1% 14.5% 19.8% 13.5% 16.1% 6.4% 6.3% 15.2% 16.2% Full YearQ4 (2) (2) Total company reflects adjusted EBITDA margins SPOTLIGHT: COMPOSITES 8 • SEM delivers a record year in 2020 – 13% operating income growth and over 200 bps in margin expansion year-over-year • Prior investments in composites platform and outdoor high performance applications paying off, resulting in substantial growth over the last two years SEM Operating Income (OI % of Sales) $(0.1) $(1.0) $2.2 $19.1 $26.8 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Composites Performance (Operating Income) $83.7 $94.4 2019 2020 (11.2%) (13.3%) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $19 $160 $338 2011 2019 2020 0.16 0.20 0.26 0.34 0.42 0.50 0.58 0.72 0.79 0.81 0.85 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21E FREE CASH FLOW AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION 9 Free Cash Flow Dividends Share Repurchases Deleveraging 3.5x 2.7x Growing Dividend Cumulative Buybacks Net Leverage $B n $ p e r sh ar e Cash Generation ~$1Bn REPURCHASED OVER LAST 10 YEARS ~$350MM PAID OVER LAST 10 YEARS ~$338MM 2.7x NET LEVERAGE (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition GREAT PLACE TO WORK! Whether an additional line at an existing manufacturing plant, or a new facility in a growing region, we ramp-up quickly and cost-efficiently. 22 Capex / Revenue 2021E (%) AVIENT IS ASSET LIGHT Avient Specialty Other 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 9 25 t (E xc l. In 2021 we expect substantial earnings growth and strong cash flow generation as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ITEM 4. See Note 19, Fair Value, for further discussion. Committees: 1, 2, 4* SANDRA B.

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