Sustainability Report | 2023 13 Where We Are: Global Locations Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, we have operations around the world. Changzhou, China 13. Barnsley, United Kingdom 13.

Sustainability Report | 2023 13 Where We Are: Global Locations Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, we have operations around the world. Changzhou, China 13. Barnsley, United Kingdom 13.

Adjusted EPS expands 13% to a new second quarter record of $0.71 driven by a 17% increase in operating income from Color, Additives and Inks (CAI) and an 8% increase in operating income from Specialty Engineered Materials (SEM) Our investments in commercial resources and specialty acquisitions continue to drive our growth as we reported a 13% increase in adjusted EPS to

Adjusted EPS increased 13% to and adjusted EPS increased 13% (20% excluding negative foreign exchange) to

APPLICATION PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION General use Opaque and transparent colors in PP, PE, COC, ABS, POM, PC, TPU, PEEK, and more Needle hubs and cannulae Opaque and translucent colors evaluated to ISO 6009 Ophthalmic caps and closures 13 standard colors in PE matched to American Academy of Ophthalmology; biologically evaluated to USP standard White pharmaceutical packaging White colorants for PE, HDPE, PP covering solid dose to nasal packaging needs Amber pharmaceutical packaging Pre-tested amber colorants LSR silicones For LSR silicones and transparent color PET/PP (e.g. amber) FUNCTIONALITY ADDITIVE PERFORMANCE UV protection in transparent packaging Blocks UV in 290–450nm for PP, PE, PETG, COP Processing aid/friction reduction Optimizes processing for PE, PP, ABS, POM—non-migrating Nucleation for reduced material consumption/cycle time Improves thermal and mechanical properties of PE and PP and allows wall thinning to support sustainability Clarifying Improves clarity of transparent PP applications with reduced migration and improved thermal stability—sorbitol-free Laser marking/welding Activates the polymer to absorb Nd-YAG laser for fast reliable marking/assembly Gamma/e-beam sterilization Preserves the properties of PP and COP, reduces yellowing and compensates for discoloration Anti-static Reduces static buildup in applications such as films in API handling and inhaler spacers/nebulizers Antioxidant Provides thermal protection during converting/ downstream sterilization Anti-counterfeit/brand protection Covert and non-covert systems SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS As the need to integrate sustainability in the design of healthcare products is growing, manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostic products and pharmaceutical packaging are looking for materials with a more environmentally friendly profile.

Tossiat, France 13. Remi de Napierville, 13. ITEM 13.

Q 2 2021 P E RFO R MA N CE U P DAT E $69 $122 2020PF 2021 $0.42 $0.87 2020PF 2021 Q2 2021 – ORGANIC PERFORMANCE (TOTAL COMPANY) 10 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $870 $1,235 2020PF 2021 + 42% Adjusted EPS + 77% + 107% (in millions) (in millions) (1) (1) (1) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition Q2 2021 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE 11 CAI $488 $624 Sales ($ in millions) SEM Distribution $54 $86 Operating Income +28% +59% $239 $404 Sales $15 $24 Operating Income +69% +60% (1) $159 $241 Sales $17 $37 Operating Income +52% +118% (1) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition SPECIALTY EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION 12 CAI (1) 2018-2020 financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition 15.3% 15.2% 16.2% 18.5% 2018 2019 2020 YTD 2021 14.8% 15.2% 17.6% 19.1% 2018 2019 2020 YTD 2021 (1) SEM • Continued portfolio transformation to high-growth end markets and sustainable solutions • Clariant Masterbatch synergy realization • Investments in composites and outdoor high performance applications drive growth and mix improvements CAI EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION 13 Legacy CAI 18.9% 18.9% 20.3% 2019 2020 YTD 2021 Legacy Clariant MB 11.9% 13.8% 16.8% 2019 2020 YTD 2021 • Synergy capture translating to the bottom line • Positive mix with growth in healthcare, consumer and packaging end-markets • World-class vitality index of 35% represents sales from products introduced in the last five years. APPENDIX Performance Additives 15% Pigments 15% TiO2 12% Dyestuffs 4%Polyethylene 10% Nylon 5% Polypropylene 4% Other Raw Materials 29% Styrenic Block Copolymer 6% ~1/3 hydrocarbon based (Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based, includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”) Non-hydrocarbon based materials 34 • In Q2 2021, several raw material markets experienced significant price inflation and tight inventory o Average cost of hydrocarbon based materials was up 45% year-over-year and 20% sequentially o Average cost of non-hydrocarbon based materials was up 10% year-over-year and 8% sequentially • Additionally, we experienced other supply chain challenges during Q2 related to raw material spot purchases, freight constraints and productivity loss as a result of these shortages Annual Purchases RAW MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN UPDATE Based on 2020 pro forma purchases, excludes Distribution business SEGMENT DATA U.S. & Canada 50% EMEA 26% Asia 16% Latin America 8% 2021 YTD SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY 36 GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS Consumer 23% Packaging 20% Industrial 16% Building and Construction 9% Telecommunications 4% Energy 2% END MARKET REVENUE (1) Total company sales and EBITDA of $2,398M and $320M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs All charts reflect YTD financials through June 30 $1,234M $228M $457M $87M $767M $48M Sales EBITDA Distribution Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $320M$2,398M (1) Transportation 12% Healthcare 14% Packaging 34% Consumer 21% Healthcare 7% Industrial 16% Building & Construction 10% Transportation 9% Energy 2% Telecommunications 1% C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2021 YTD REVENUE | $1 .2 BILL ION US & Canada 31% EMEA 42% Asia 21% Latin America 6% END MARKET REGION 37 All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through June 30 S P E C I A LT Y E N G I N E E R E D M AT E R I A L S Consumer 28% Healthcare 10% Packaging 6% Telecommunications 16% Industrial 12% Transportation 11% Building & Construction 10% Energy 7% 2021 YTD REVENUE | $457 MILLION END MARKET US & Canada 54% EMEA 26% Asia 20% REGION 38 All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through June 30 DI S TR IBU T I ON Healthcare 27% Consumer 22% Packaging 5% Industrial 20% Transportation 16% Building and Construction 8% Energy 1% Telecommunications 1% US & Canada 81% Asia 4% Latin America 15% END MARKET REGION K E Y S U P P L I ER S 2021 YTD REVENUE | $767 MILLION 39 All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through June 30 TOTA L C O M PA N Y R E G I O N A L S A L E S BY END MARKET Packaging 30% Consumer 27%Healthcare 11% Industrial 15% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 2% Energy 2% Asia (16% of sales) Transportation 8% Packaging 32% Consumer 13% Healthcare 5% Industrial 18% Building & Construction 11% Telecommunications 5% Energy 4% EMEA (26% of sales) Transportation 12% 40 Consumer 25% Healthcare 19% Packaging 11% Industrial 16% Building & Construction 10% Telecommunications 4% Energy 2% US & Canada (50% of sales) Transportation 13% Packaging 40% Consumer 33% Healthcare 4% Industrial 10% Building & Construction 5% Telecommunications 1% LATAM (8% of sales) Transportation 7% All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through June 30 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except for per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results Operating income $ 108.1 $ 14.2 $ 122.3 Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 89.8 $ 14.2 $ 104.0 Income tax expense - GAAP (20.4) — (20.4) Income tax impact of special items — (3.4) (3.4) Tax adjustments — 0.9 0.9 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.6) — (0.6) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 11.7 $ 80.5 Net income / EPS $ 0.74 $ 0.13 $ 0.87 Weighted-average diluted shares 92.4 92.4 92.4 Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results Operating income $ 33.5 $ 40.4 $ 73.9 Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 5.3 $ 50.0 $ 55.3 Income tax expense - GAAP (2.7) — (2.7) Income tax impact of special items — (12.7) (12.7) Tax adjustments — 3.0 3.0 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.9) — (0.9) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 1.7 $ 40.3 $ 42.0 Net income / EPS $ 0.02 $ 0.44 $ 0.46 Weighted-average diluted shares 91.9 91.9 91.9 Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA June 30, 2021 March 31, 2021 June 30, 2020 2020 2019 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 69.4 $ 79.7 $ 23.4 $ 133.8 $ 75.7 Income tax expense 20.4 22.9 7.9 5.2 33.7 Interest expense 19.5 19.3 16.2 74.6 59.5 Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 33.8 37.1 20.9 115.0 78.1 EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 159.0 $ 68.4 $ 328.6 $ 247.0 Special items, before tax 14.2 2.4 2.4 66.2 61.7 Interest expense included in special items — — (0.5) (10.1) — Depreciation and amortization included in special items 1.4 (0.5) (1.2) (3.2) — Adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 160.9 $ 69.1 $ 381.6 $ 308.7 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — — 37.0 75.1 133.2 Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 160.9 $ 106.1 $ 456.7 $ 441.9 (1) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition 1 Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2021 2020 2019 2018 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 240.6 158.8 457.1 344.1 708.8 745.7 Distribution 404.4 238.8 767.1 528.3 1,110.3 1,192.2 Corporate and eliminations (34.2) (15.3) (60.4) (35.1) (79.9) (79.0) Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 94.4 83.7 72.3 Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 69.5 75.4 71.5 Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (155.4) (149.7) (123.7) Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 189.3 $ 156.8 $ 178.6 Items below OI in Corporate: Other income, net $ 1.2 $ 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 24.3 $ 12.1 $ (12.9) Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 75.1 $ 42.7 $ 44.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 8.1 7.6 15.9 30.0 29.5 23.2 Distribution 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 Corporate and eliminations 0.2 2.6 2.0 9.2 5.4 4.4 Depreciation & Amortization $ 33.8 $ 20.9 $ 70.9 $ 115.0 $ 78.1 $ 72.6 EBITDA: Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 124.4 113.2 95.5 Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 70.2 75.9 72.2 Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (146.2) (144.3) (119.3) EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 328.6 $ 247.0 $ 238.3 EBITDA as a % of Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 17.9 % 18.9 % 18.5 % 17.0 % 18.9 % 19.4 % Specialty Engineered Materials 18.9 % 15.5 % 19.1 % 17.6 % 15.2 % 14.8 % Distribution 5.9 % 6.2 % 6.3 % 6.3 % 6.4 % 5.7 % 2 Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2021 2020 2019 2018 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,046.5 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 261.1 — 540.4 1,118.6 1,209.8 Pro forma sales $ 624.4 $ 487.9 $ 1,233.7 $ 2,043.3 $ 2,122.4 $ 2,256.3 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 22.0 — 45.0 72.9 80.3 Pro forma operating income $ 86.3 $ 54.3 $ 175.1 $ 225.8 $ 220.3 $ 238.8 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 75.1 $ 42.7 $ 44.3 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 15.0 — 30.1 60.3 61.2 Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 25.3 $ 25.6 $ 52.6 $ 105.2 $ 103.0 $ 105.5 EBITDA Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8 Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 37.0 — 75.1 133.2 141.5 Pro forma EBITDA $ 111.6 $ 79.9 $ 227.7 $ 331.0 $ 323.3 $ 344.3 Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 17.9 % 16.4 % 18.5 % 16.2 % 15.2 % 15.3 % (1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(1) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 609.1 $ — $ 609.1 $ 261.1 $ 870.2 Operating income $ 38.0 $ 9.0 $ 47.0 $ 22.0 $ 69.0 Interest expense, net (16.2) — (16.2) (5.3) (21.5) Other income, net 9.5 (6.6) 2.9 — 2.9 Income taxes (7.9) 0.2 (7.7) (3.8) (11.5) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 2.6 $ 25.6 $ 12.9 $ 38.5 Weighted average diluted shares 91.8 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.42 (1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition 3 Year Ended December 31, 2020 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(1) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 3,242.1 $ — $ 3,242.1 $ 540.4 $ 3,782.5 Operating income $ 189.3 $ 73.7 $ 263.0 $ 45.0 $ 308.0 Interest expense, net (74.6) 10.1 (64.5) (18.1) (82.6) Other income, net 24.3 (17.6) 6.7 — 6.7 Income taxes (5.2) (41.4) (46.6) (6.2) (52.8) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (1.8) — (1.8) — (1.8) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 24.8 $ 156.8 $ 20.7 $ 177.5 Weighted average diluted shares 90.6 Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 1.5 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.1 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.93 (1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition Year Ended December 31, 2019 Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share Avient Special Items Adjusted Avient Clariant MB Pro Forma Adjustments(1) Pro Forma Adjusted Avient Sales $ 2,862.7 $ — $ 2,862.7 $ 1,118.6 $ 3,981.3 Operating income $ 156.8 $ 71.7 $ 228.5 $ 72.9 $ 301.4 Interest expense, net (59.5) — (59.5) (33.4) (92.9) Other income, net 12.1 (10.0) 2.1 — 2.1 Income taxes (33.7) (5.9) (39.6) (9.1) (48.7) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2) — (0.2) — (0.2) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.5 $ 55.8 $ 131.3 $ 30.4 $ 161.7 Weighted average diluted shares 77.7 Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3 Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.0 Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.74 (1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition 4 AVNT Seaport Conference Presentation.pdf AVNT Q2 2021 Earnings Presentation - 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Sustainability Report | 2023 13 Where We Are: Global Locations Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, we have operations around the world. Changzhou, China 13. Barnsley, United Kingdom 13.

Ramos Arizpe, Mexico 13. Montrose, Colorado 13. ITEM 13.