Additional performance commentary is provided in the Company Operating Performance section of this proxy statement, on the Investor Relations section of avient.com, in our 2022 Annual Report and during our quarterly earnings conference calls. Fearon was responsible for the accounting, control, corporate development, information systems, internal audit, investor relations, strategic planning, tax and treasury functions of Eaton. He has comprehensive knowledge of financial accounting standards and extensive experience in financial statement preparation, corporate finance, corporate development, risk management, and investor relations.

You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non-routine costs. Senior management believes the measures described above are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

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This assessment of substantive effect is not solely based on numerical significance but also on the potential to significantly alter the information made available to investors. This assessment of substantive effect is not solely based on numerical significance but also on the potential to significantly alter the information made available to investors. Additionally, the revenue from our Sustainable Solutions portfolio has shown continued growth, indicating success in our sustainability initiatives and their resonance with the investor community.

Another color-related challenge is the multitude of different color streams of recycled PET, which can limit the uses for recycled colored PET. Consumers and investors alike are paying close attention to plastic packaging and its potential negative impact on the environment.

Leadership (A/A-): Implementing current best practices Management (B/B-): Taking coordinated action on climate issues Awareness (C/C-): Knowledge of impacts on, and of, climate issues Disclosure (D/D-): Transparent about climate issues UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCORE REPORT ACTIVITY GROUP PERFORMANCE Chemicals A- Your CDP score Average performance B C C Chemicals North America Global Average *Please note that the peer group average scores are compiled with only investor- requested company scores Avient Region North America Country/Area United States of America Questionnaire Chemicals Activity Group Chemicals The CDP Score Report allows companies to understand their score and indicate which categories require attention to reach higher scoring levels. Investors will additionally receive a copy of the CDP Score Report upon request.

You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non-routine costs. Senior management believes the measures described above are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements. PolyOne’s code of ethics is posted under the Investor Relations tab of its website at www.polyone.com. Swanson Director, Investor Relations Phone: 440-930-1018 Email: eric.swanson@polyone.com AUDITORS Ernst & Young LLP 950 Main Ave., Suite 1800 Cleveland, OH 44113 INTERNET ACCESS Information on PolyOne’s products and services, news releases, corporate governance, EDGAR filings, Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, etc. as well as an electronic version of this annual report, are available on the Internet at www.polyone.com.

In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non- routine costs.

You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non-routine costs. Senior management believes the measures described above are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.