Engineered Polymer Services Discover our novel design and engineering approach enabling superior prediction of molded-in color aesthetics In this webinar, you’ll learn about an innovative methodology that Avient Design industrial designers and engineers developed to improve insights into final part MIC aesthetics.

Engineered Polymer Services Discover our novel design and engineering approach enabling superior prediction of molded-in color aesthetics In this webinar, you’ll learn about an innovative methodology that Avient Design industrial designers and engineers developed to improve insights into final part MIC aesthetics.

Engineered Polymer Services Discover our novel design and engineering approach enabling superior prediction of molded-in color aesthetics In this webinar, you’ll learn about an innovative methodology that Avient Design industrial designers and engineers developed to improve insights into final part MIC aesthetics.

Overmolding of Thermoplastic Elastomers Engineered Solutions for Consumer Product Differentiation - White Paper This paper covers general aspects of overmolding technology and TPEs as a class of materials that offer engineered solutions for this evergreen trend. TPE Overmolding Solutions for Engineering Thermoplastics - White Paper

A recording of the webcast and the slide presentation will be available at avient.com/investors/events-presentations immediately following the conference call and will be accessible for one year. https://www.avient.com/sustainability https://www.avient.com/investors https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/r2x4n7pt https://www.avient.com/investors https://register.vevent.com/register/BIb9438661fe984c4f9a842829169d2868 http://www.avient.com/investors/events-presentations 3 About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 649.1 $ 624.4 $ 1,298.6 $ 1,233.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 243.9 240.6 488.6 457.1 Distribution 443.2 404.4 876.1 767.1 Corporate and eliminations (33.8) (34.2) (67.1) (60.4) Sales $ 1,302.4 $ 1,235.2 $ 2,596.2 $ 2,397.5 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 193.4 $ 193.4 $ 385.5 $ 390.9 Specialty Engineered Materials 67.4 69.6 137.2 134.3 Distribution 42.9 40.1 82.2 79.4 Corporate and eliminations 0.1 (14.4) (7.4) (13.5) Gross margin $ 303.8 $ 288.7 $ 597.5 $ 591.1 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 99.8 $ 107.1 $ 197.4 $ 215.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 30.8 32.3 60.9 62.8 Distribution 15.8 16.4 30.9 31.7 Corporate and eliminations 27.9 24.8 50.2 52.3 Selling and administrative expense $ 174.3 $ 180.6 $ 339.4 $ 362.6 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.6 $ 86.3 $ 188.1 $ 175.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 36.6 37.3 76.3 71.5 Distribution 27.1 23.7 51.3 47.7 Corporate and eliminations (27.8) (39.2) (57.6) (65.8) Operating income $ 129.5 $ 108.1 $ 258.1 $ 228.5 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 119.5 $ 111.6 $ 240.0 $ 227.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 44.3 45.4 91.8 87.4 Distribution 27.3 23.9 51.7 48.1 Corporate and eliminations (25.1) (39.0) (51.1) (63.8) Other income, net 1.4 1.2 0.8 2.7 EBITDA $ 167.4 $ 143.1 $ 333.2 $ 302.1 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance. Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results Income from before income taxes $114.7 $ 3.4 $ 118.1 $ 89.8 $ 14.2 $ 104.0 Income tax expense - GAAP (30.0) — (30.0) (20.4) — (20.4) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (0.8) (0.8) — (3.4) (3.4) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 2.5 2.5 — 0.9 0.9 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (30.0) $ 1.7 $ (28.3) $ (20.4) $ (2.5) $ (22.9) Effective Tax Rate(1) 26.1 % 23.9 % 22.7 % 22.0 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 13 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results GAAP Results Special Items Adjusted Results Income from before income taxes $225.8 $ 11.1 $ 236.9 $192.4 $ 16.6 $ 209.0 Income tax expense - GAAP (56.6) — (56.6) (43.3) — (43.3) Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.8) (2.8) — (4.3) (4.3) Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 4.0 4.0 — 2.0 2.0 Income tax (expense) benefit $ (56.6) $ 1.2 $ (55.4) $ (43.3) $ (2.3) $ (45.6) Effective Tax Rate(1) 25.0 % 23.4 % 22.5 % 21.8 % (1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.6 $ 86.3 $ 188.1 $ 175.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 36.6 37.3 76.3 71.5 Distribution 27.1 23.7 51.3 47.7 Corporate and eliminations (27.8) (39.2) (57.6) (65.8) Operating income $ 129.5 $ 108.1 $ 258.1 $ 228.5 Items below OI in Corporate: Other income, net $ 1.4 $ 1.2 $ 0.8 $ 2.7 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.9 $ 25.3 $ 51.9 $ 52.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 7.7 8.1 15.5 15.9 Distribution 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 Corporate and eliminations 2.7 0.2 6.5 2.0 Depreciation & Amortization $ 36.5 $ 33.8 $ 74.3 $ 70.9 EBITDA: Color, Additives and Inks $ 119.5 $ 111.6 $ 240.0 $ 227.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 44.3 45.4 91.8 87.4 Distribution 27.3 23.9 51.7 48.1 Corporate and eliminations (25.1) (39.0) (51.1) (63.8) Other income, net 1.4 1.2 $ 0.8 $ 2.7 EBITDA $ 167.4 $ 143.1 $ 333.2 $ 302.1 14 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021 2022 2021 Net income – GAAP $ 84.7 $ 69.4 $ 169.2 $ 149.1 Income tax expense 30.0 20.4 56.6 43.3 Interest expense 16.2 19.5 33.1 38.8 Depreciation and amortization 36.5 33.8 74.3 70.9 EBITDA $ 167.4 $ 143.1 $ 333.2 $ 302.1 Special items, before tax 3.4 14.2 11.1 16.6 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (1.1) 1.4 (3.2) 0.8 Adjusted EBITDA $ 169.7 $ 158.7 $ 341.1 $ 319.5 Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of $ EPS Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 0.74 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 11.7 0.13 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items 80.5 0.87 FX adjustment (4.9) (0.05) Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items, adjusted for FX $ 75.6 $ 0.82 NEWS RELEASE Attachment 1

The wall thickness of the substrate and overmold should be as uniform as possible to obtain the best cycle time.

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NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announces the acquisition of PlastiComp, an advanced engineered materials innovator and producer of specialty composites. as part of the Specialty Engineered Materials segment. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

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Through this license agreement, Fortrex will serve as a boost to PolyOne’s specialty engineered materials elastomer portfolio. This new relationship is exciting because it allows us to accelerate development of an important material family and bring new solutions to our customers,” said Chris Pederson, president, Specialty Engineered Materials at PolyOne.  SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS