Avient Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results... Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient To Hold Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call...

Avient Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results... Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient To Hold Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call...

PCR grades are formulated from multiple types of recycled content, ranging from ocean plastics to food packaging. PCR and post-industrial recycled (PIR) recycled content grades are available.   Avient is exhibiting at Plastimagen in Mexico City, Mexico, in booth 2114 from Tuesday, November 7 – Friday, November 10, 2023.

Avient Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results... Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient To Hold Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call...

These specialized polymers offer sustainability and performance advantages compared to traditional materials, including design freedom, processability, weight reduction, chemical resistance, flame retardance and lower cost. Our technical and market expertise enables us to expand the performance range and structural properties of traditional engineering-grade thermoplastic resins to meet evolving customer needs. Distribution The Distribution business distributes more than 4,000 grades of engineering and commodity grade resins, including Avient-produced solutions, principally to the North American, Central American and Asian markets.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:  The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;  Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;  Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, 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 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 in the markets 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, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;  The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;  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.  The above list of factors is not exhaustive.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Trailing twelve months adjusted gross margin is calculated as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) Ended (In millions) December 31, 2014 September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015 Gross margin - GAAP $ 152.6 $ 524.6 $ 677.2 Special items in gross margin 15.8 30.0 45.8 Gross margin excluding special items $ 168.4 $ 554.6 $ 723.0 Adjusted EBITDA and net debt to adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) Ended (In millions) December 31, 2014 September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015 Income from continuing operations, before income taxes $ (31.2) $ 168.1 $ 136.9 Interest expense, net 15.6 48.5 64.1 Depreciation and amortization 25.0 78.4 103.4 Special items, impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes 80.8 39.8 120.6 Accelerated depreciation included in special items (0.2) (4.6) (4.8) Adjusted EBITDA $ 90.0 $ 330.2 $ 420.2 Short-term portion and current portion of long-term debt $ 61.8 Long-term debt 1,038.0 Less: Cash and cash equivalents (235.7) Net Debt 864.1 Net Debt/TTM Adjusted EBITDA 2.1 Baird Non GAAP Rec Baird - November 10, 2015 POL IR Presentation - November 2015 11.5.2015 - Website ��PolyOne Investor Presentation�RW Baird 2015 Industrial Conference�November 2015�� Forward-Looking Statements Use of Non-GAAP Measures PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation PolyOne�At A Glance Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Confirmation of Our Strategy Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Innovation Pipeline Potential Innovation Initiatives Design and Service as a Differentiator Customer First Through World-Class Service Debt Maturities & Pension Funding Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet �Fund Investment / Shareholder Return Why Invest In PolyOne?

Avient Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results... Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient To Hold Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call...

Image: ISCC, Avient PR043) This method accurately accounts for and traces bio-derived feedstock throughout the value chain, from the raw materials to the final product. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.

ECCOH™ LOW SMOKE & FUME, NON-HALOGEN FORMULATIONS have been designed to be highly flame retardant with very low toxicity and smoke density. It helps to limit the generation of smoke and toxic fumes during burning, and maintains flame retardance without the use of halogens. MAXXAM™ FR FLAME RETARDANT POLYOLEFIN FORMULATIONS are engineered to meet stringent flammability performance requirements.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. S&P 500 PolyOne Corporation Page 9 2006 Q1 2015 2020 “Where we were” “Where we are” Platinum Vision 1) Operating Income % Specialty: Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 16.2% 20%+ Global Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 16.3% 20%+ Designed Structures & Solutions 1.4% (2012) 2.7% 12 – 14% Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 6.5% 10 – 12% Distribution 2.6% 5.9% 6.5 – 7.5% 2) Specialty Platform % of Operating Income 6.0% 69% 80%+ 3) ROIC 5.0% 11.4% 15% 4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 22 Consecutive Quarters of EPS Growth Double Digit Expansion Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals PolyOne Corporation Page 10 Platinum Vision: Pathway to Accelerated Growth Organic Sales Growth Margin Expansion Share Repurchases Acquisitions PolyOne Corporation Page 11 Innovation Drives Earnings Growth *Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years $20 $53 2006 2014 Research & Development Spending ($ millions) Specialty Platform Vitality Index Progression* 14% 27% 2006 2014 Specialty Platform Gross Margin % 20% 44% 2006 2014 Specialty Vitality Index Target ≥ 35% PolyOne Corporation Page 12 Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets Decreasing Dependence on Fossil Fuels Protecting the Environment Improving Health and Wellness Megatrend End Markets Globalizing and Localizing Health & Wellness Transportation Packaging Consumer PolyOne Corporation Page 13 Prototype Frame Opportunity Scale-up & Test Market Build Business Case Commercial Launch Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 6 9 7 3 5 12 5 3 2 8 4 2 4 3 1 Breakthrough Platform Derivative A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity Number of Projects 14 8 18 12 22 74 Addressable Market ($ millions) $700 $600 $600 $1,900 PolyOne Corporation Page 14 60% 98% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2008 Q1 2015 Pension Funding** As of March 31, 2015 Debt Maturities & Pension Funding Net Debt / EBITDA* = 2.1x $49 $317 $600 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 2015 2020 2023 Debt Maturities As of March 31, 2015 ($ millions) Coupon Rate: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250% ** includes US-qualified pension plans only *TTM 3/31/2015 PolyOne Corporation Page 15 Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet Fund Investment / Shareholder Return  Expanding our sales, marketing, and technical capabilities  Investing in operational and LSS initiatives  ~75% of capital expenditures fund growth initiatives Organic Growth Acquisitions Share Repurchases Dividends $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.40 $0.10 $0.20 $0.30 $0.40 $0.50 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Annual Dividend  Targets that expand our: • Specialty offerings • End market presence • Geographic breadth  Synergy opportunities  Adjacent material solutions  Repurchased over 500k shares in Q1 2015  Repurchased 11.8 million shares since early 2013  8.2 million shares are available for repurchase under the current authorization PolyOne Corporation Page 16 PolyOne Core Values Innovation Collaboration Excellence PolyOne Corporation Page 17 The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company Why Invest In PolyOne? Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant phase-in costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties, remediation costs and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency option contracts; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results. (2) Tax adjustments include the net tax expense (benefit) from one-time income tax items and deferred income tax valuations allowance adjustments. 3 Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows: Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended Three Months Ended Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) Ended (In millions) March 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 March 31, 2015 March 31, 2015 Short-term portion and current portion of long-term debt $ 12.8 $ 61.8 $ 61.9 Long-term debt 968.1 962.0 1,049.2 Less: Cash and cash equivalents (238.3) (238.6) (226.4) Net Debt $ 742.6 785.2 884.7 Income before income taxes $ 39.9 $ 88.4 $ 53.3 $ 101.8 Interest expense, net 15.5 62.2 16.1 62.8 Depreciation and amortization 32.8 123.9 25.1 116.2 Special items, impact on operating income 22.9 164.9 9.3 151.3 Accelerated depreciation included in special items (6.8) (23.1) (0.1) (16.4) Adjusted EBITDA $ 104.3 $ 416.3 $ 103.7 $ 415.7 Net Debt/TTM Adjusted EBITDA 2.1 POL IR Presentation - Credit Suisse - June 2015 ��PolyOne Investor Presentation�Credit Suisse �Boston Basic Materials Conference �June 2015�� Forward-Looking Statements Use of Non-GAAP Measures PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation PolyOne�At A Glance Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Confirmation of Our Strategy Strategy and Execution Drive Results Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals Platinum Vision: Pathway to Accelerated Growth Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity Debt Maturities & Pension Funding Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet �Fund Investment / Shareholder Return PolyOne Core Values Why Invest In PolyOne?