Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

Avient’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of Avient and each business segment and to allocate resources. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of Avient’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, Avient is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.

Comptek, SilCoTec, Gordon Composites and Polystrand, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; 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; 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 and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions 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 and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends, including at the increasing rate, which will be subject to, among other factors, market conditions, our cash flow and cash requirements and restrictions contained in any of our debt agreements; 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.

First came the requirement for employers to train their employees on the new requirements by December 1, 2013 so our PolyOne FAQs for the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Product Labeling. Pictograms, simplified graphical representations of the hazard classes will be required on SDSs, and the product labels, though PolyOne’s initial SDSs did not display pictograms as our labeling systems were still being developed.

Avient colorant solutions are available in liquid, solid masterbatch, and dispersion forms. Collaboration That Counts: Avient Innovation Centers The ColorMatrix™ Select service combines advanced liquid colorants, cloud-access software and automated dispensing technology to give greater control of color development and supply chain.

IRWIN Senior Vice President, New Business Development & Marketing Excellence Mike Irwin is Senior Vice President, New Business Development & Marketing Excellence at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. He leads the company’s efforts to drive new business development and market development, enhance marketing excellence across Avient, and advance our commercial excellence programs. Irwin joined Avient in 2024 after a 22-year career at 3M, where he held roles in sales, global marketing and market development leadership, and P&L responsibility for global businesses.

 Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:  Our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities;  The timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts;  Separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates;  Amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates;  Our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions;  The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings;  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 and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions 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 and employee productivity goals;  An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;  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. PolyOne Corporation Page 4 PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation • Volume driven, commodity producer • Heavily tied to cyclical end markets • Performance largely dependent on non- controlling joint ventures 2000-2005 2006 - 2009 2010 – 2015 2016 and beyond • Steve Newlin appointed, Chairman, President and CEO • New leadership team appointed • Implementation of four pillar strategy • Focus on value based selling, investment in commercial resources and innovation to drive transformation • Substantial EPS growth from $0.13 to all-time high of $1.96 • Shift to faster growing, high margin, less cyclical end markets • Key acquisitions propel current and future growth, as well as margin expansion • Specialty mix expands to 65% of Operating Income – strongest mix of earnings in history • Deliver consistent double digit annual EPS growth • Maintain >35% vitality index • Pursue strategic acquisitions that expand specialty offerings and geographic breadth • Invest and grow current and next generation talent PolyOne Corporation Page 5 Confirmation of Our Strategy The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized Polymer Materials, Services and Solutions Specialization Globalization Operational Excellence Commercial Excellence Associates PolyOne Corporation Page 6 26 Consecutive Quarters of EPS Growth PolyOne Corporation Page 7 2015 Revenues: $3.4 Billion End Markets 2015 Revenues: $3.4 Billion PolyOne At A Glance $0.12 $0.27 $0.21 $0.13 $0.68 $0.82 $1.00 $1.31 $1.80 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Adjusted EPS 66% Building & 10%Electrical & Textiles $1.96 Distribution 29% PP&S CAI 23% SEM 15%DSS PolyOne Corporation Page 8 Old PolyOne *Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items 43% 65% 0% 40% 80% 2005 2010 2015 2020 % o f O pe ra tin g In co m e* JV's Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty 80%+ Specialty OI $5M $87M $229M Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Transformation 2020 PolyOne Corporation Page 9 Color and Engineered Materials at the Heart of Specialty Transformation OPERATING MARGIN 1.7% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5% 7.2% 8.1% 12.2% 16.7% 17.0% COLOR, ADDITIVES AND INKS 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% 8.6% 9.3% 12.1% 16.6% SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS PolyOne Corporation Page 10 2006 1Q 2016 2020 “Where we were” “Where we are” Platinum Vision 1) Operating Income % Specialty: Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 17.0% 20%+ Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 16.6% 20%+ Designed Structures & Solutions N/A 2.5% (TTM) 8 – 10% Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 11.9% 12 – 14% Distribution 2.6% 6.5% 6.5 – 7.5% 2) Specialty Platform % of Operating Income 6.0% 61% 80%+ 3) ROIC* 5.0% 12.0% 15% 4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 22% Double Digit Expansion Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period PolyOne Corporation Page 11 Therma-Tech™ & Sheet GEON™ Vinyl Polymer ColorantsTherma-Tech™ TPE’s & Film TPE + OnForce™ Gravi-Tech™ Page 11 Film Target End Markets… Healthcare PolyOne Corporation Page 12 TPE + OnForce OnForce TPE Vibration Dampening (SEM/GLS) TPE & Film (SEM + DSS) Polymer Colorants (CAI) Thermatech Thermoplastic Elastomers TPE + OnForce OnForce Thermoplastic Elastomers Polymer Colorants (CAI) Sheet (DSS) Source: Outdoor Industry Association Target End Markets… Outdoor High Performance PolyOne Corporation Page 13 Sound & Vibration Management Fuel Handling Systems Interior & Exterior Trim Structural Braces & Brackets Interior Structural Components Lighting Air management Electronics & Cameras Fluid Handling Target End Markets… Automotive Underhood Components Roof Systems PolyOne Corporation Page 14 Target End Markets… Packaging PreservaPak™ OnColor™ Smart Batch™ VersaFlex™ TPE Cap Liner ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ Oxygen Scavenger ColorMatrix™ Ultimate™ UV Light Barrier OnCap™ Laser Marking Additives PolyOne Corporation Page 15 Innovation Drives Earnings Growth *Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years $53 Research & Development Spending ($ millions) Specialty Platform Vitality Index Progression* 34% CAI & SEM Gross Margin 43% Target ≥ 35% Innovation Pipeline Potential PolyOne Corporation Page 16 2,883 2,414 Volume (lbs in millions) -16% $103 $192 Commercial, R&D and Marketing Spending ($M) +86% $303 $721 Adjusted Gross Profit ($M) +138% Ours is Not a Cost Cutting Story PolyOne Corporation Page 17 Design and Service as a Differentiator Right Material & Color Desired Product Design Appropriate Manufacturing Process Delivering Concept to Commercialization Connecting the Dots with iQ Design Labs and InVisiO Color Design PolyOne Corporation Page 18 Customer First Through World-Class Service Strengthening relationships through:  Providing LSS services to small/medium sized customers  Providing training in Customer Centric Selling Skills with customers World’s Best Business Process Excellence Program in 2012* World’s Best Start-up program for Lean Six Sigma Deployment in 2009* 81% 93% 16.2% On-Time Delivery Working Capital % of Sales  52% of associates trained in LSS  Five consecutive years – CFO Magazine Best Working Capital Management in the chemical industry Commitment to Operational Excellence PolyOne Corporation Page 19 30% 40% 50% 70% 80% 90% 2008 1Q 2016 Pension Funding** As of March 31, 2016 Debt Maturities & Pension Funding Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA*= 2.5x ** includes US-qualified pension plans only*TTM 3/31/2016 $550 $600 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 2022 2023 Debt Maturities As of March 31, 2016 ($ millions) Coupon Rate: 3.750% 5.250% PolyOne Corporation Page 20 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 $0.32 $0.40 $0.48 $0.10 $0.20 $0.30 $0.40 $0.50 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Annual Dividend  Targets that expand our: • Specialty offerings • End market presence • Geographic breadth  Synergy opportunities  Adjacent material solutions  Repurchased 1.5 million shares in Q1 2016  Repurchased 17.3 million shares since early 2013  10.0 million shares are available for repurchase under the current authorization $0.24 PolyOne Corporation Page 21 The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company Why Invest In PolyOne? Appendix 1Q 2016 Financial Highlights At a Glance�Color, Additives and Inks At a Glance�Specialty Engineered Materials At a Glance�Designed Structures and Solutions At a Glance�Performance Products and Solutions At a Glance�Distribution Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development Application Examples Outdoor Applications Slide Number 32 Authentication Technology Metal Replacement Solutions Range Rover Evoque Interior Slide Number 36 High-Barrier Packaging Containers Aerospace Applications Investor Presentation - May 17, 2016 r7 Investor Presentation - May 17, 2016

Lead by Women, PRIDE at PolyOne and HYPE are each associate-led ERGs that provide programming, education, awareness and development opportunities for our global workforce. Talent and leadership development of our team also remains a priority and part of the commitment we make to our associates worldwide. More than 3,400 active associates have been trained in LSS, and at any given time there are approximately 450 process improvement projects underway.

Last year, Avient completed the first phase of the program which focused on training and evaluating our suppliers on environmental, social, and governance requirements, per the UN Global Compact principles. We operate research and development centers that support our commercial development activities and manufacturing operations. UN SDG- Avient aligns its sustainability goals and business models with five sustainable development goals, i.e.