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We are focused on executing what we can influence, which includes staying close to our customers, winning share and new business, proactively working to offset raw material or tariff-related inflation, controlling our costs and strengthening our balance sheet. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 2024 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 519.7 $ 515.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 308.4 314.4 Corporate (1.5) (0.7) Sales $ 826.6 $ 829.0 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 173.1 $ 171.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 97.8 107.0 Corporate (7.7) — Gross margin $ 263.2 $ 278.2 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 96.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 50.7 53.6 Corporate 117.3 34.2 Selling and administrative expense $ 262.5 $ 184.2 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 78.6 $ 74.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 47.1 53.4 Corporate (125.0) (34.2) Operating income $ 0.7 $ 94.0 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.7 $ 21.9 Specialty Engineered Materials 21.5 19.6 Corporate 2.1 2.8 Depreciation & amortization $ 45.3 $ 44.3 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 100.3 $ 96.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 68.6 73.0 Corporate (122.9) (31.4) Other expense, net (0.4) (0.9) EBITDA $ 45.6 $ 137.4 Special items, before tax 101.2 6.2 Interest expense included in special items (1.7) — Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.4) (0.5) Adjusted EBITDA $ 144.7 $ 143.1 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that this measure is most useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

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Digimat for long fibre reinforced materials Advanced simulation captures part performance for fibre reinforced thermoplastics Comparing the results of isotropic material data to anisotropic material data Case study https://hexagon.com/ Figure 2: Digimat material model workflow when coupled with an FEA solver Manufacturing Intelligence hexagonmi.com2 Solution Avient leveraged Digimat to reverse-engineer material data based on the microstructure, tensile test data, and micro-mechanical modelling. Avient and Hexagon used Digimat to develop anisotropic long fibre material data for a molded connector rod. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Additionally, Adjusted EPS excludes the impact of special items and amortization expense associated with intangible assets.2 T RAN S FO R MAT IO NAL OVE RV IE W Avient Protective Materials Dyneema ® RECENT TRANSACTIONS Acquired Divested $1.45 B $0.95 B 4 Distribution UPDATED CAPITAL STRUCTURE & LIQUIDITY • Proceeds from completed sale of Distribution used to pay near-term maturing debt to strengthen balance sheet • Fixed/floating debt ratio of ~55/45 • Proven track record of deleveraging following major acquisitions through strong free cash flow generation • 2022 pro forma net debt/adjusted EBITDA expected to be 3.1x $725 $725 $575 $500 $600 $525 $650 $650 $600 Capital Structure Cash $544 Undrawn Revolver $250 Liquidity $3.15B $2.40B 2030 Notes 2029 Term Loan 2026 Term Loan 2025 Notes 2023 Notes After Dyneema Acquisition After Distribution Divestiture $794M (1) $250M reflects estimated undrawn revolver following the divestiture of Distribution 5 PREVIOUS TRANSACTIONS Performance Solutions Products & $0.8 B COLOR $1.4 B Acquired (2020)Divested (2019) 6 • Acquisition of Clariant Color business significantly expanded presence in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets • Strength of portfolio – double-digit annual EBITDA growth since acquisition • $75 million of realized synergies anticipated in 2022 • Acquisition completed on July 1, 2020 for $1.45 billion. Purchase price multiple rapidly declining on strength of business and synergy capture 7 $133 $201 2019PF 2022E 7 Clariant Color EBITDA Growth Purchase Price Multiple 10.8x 7.0x 6.4x 2019PF 2021 2022E w/ Full Synergies 11.9% 16.3% 2019PF 2022E EBITDA Margins CLARIANT COLOR: TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITION (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color business SUNBELT PVC Resins DSS 20 Acquisitions $4.8B Investment $2.7B of Annual Revenue 5 Divestments $2.3B Proceeds TPE PP&S HISTORIC SPECIALIZATION THROUGH M&A 8 Distribution DSM Protective Materials BOLT-ON ACQUISITION HISTORY 9 Commercial Resources Operating Income Operating Margins 259 363 $40 $139 Established Acquisitions (> 7 years) + 40% + 248% + 1300 bps I N V E S T T O G R O W SPECIALTY TRANSFORMATION T O D A Y 46% 67% 86% 100% 0% 60% 80% 100% 2005 2010 2019 2021 2022 PF % o f A d ju st ed E B IT D A • Commodity JVs • Distribution • Performance Products & Solutions • Specialty Businesses (1) Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding corporate costs and special items (2) Pro forma for the acquisition of Dyneema® and divestiture of Distribution (1 ) (2) 10 Building & 43% 14% Telecom. 2% 2006 2022 Pro Forma 21% Building & Telecom. Sales EBITDA Specialty Engineered Materials Color Additives and Inks $585M$3,635M 23 C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2022 REVENUE | $2 .3 B ILL ION US & Canada Latin America END MARKET REGION 24 33% Building & 1% Energy Figures represent 2022 full year estimates 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 2022 PRO FORMA REVENUE | $1 .3 B ILL ION END MARKET US & Canada 50% REGION 25 Figures represent 2022 full year estimates 19% 8%Industrial 16% Building & 31% 28% 13% Building & 3% 2% Defense (20% of sales) 2022 PROFORMA AVIENT REGIONAL SALES BY END MARKET 29% 13% 17% Building & (35% of sales) 14% Building & 12% US & Canada (40% of sales) 49% Building & LATAM (5% of sales) 3%Telecommunications Figures represent 2022 full year estimates Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except for per share data) Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results.

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Digimat for long fibre reinforced materials Advanced simulation captures part performance for fibre reinforced thermoplastics Comparing the results of isotropic material data to anisotropic material data Case study https://hexagon.com/ Figure 2: Digimat material model workflow when coupled with an FEA solver Manufacturing Intelligence hexagonmi.com2 Solution Avient leveraged Digimat to reverse-engineer material data based on the microstructure, tensile test data, and micro-mechanical modelling. Avient and Hexagon used Digimat to develop anisotropic long fibre material data for a molded connector rod. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.