Featuring one and a half days of technical presentations, the conference will be held May 21 – 22 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in the Chicago area. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

PACK EXPO International, one of the most highly regarded packaging exhibitions in the world, is held annually and features the latest innovations and trends in the processing and packaging industry. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

As designers struggle to create packages that stand out with a distinctive visual look to prompt an initial purchase, they’re also looking for more: a tactile quality that conveys a message, a material that supports sustainability goals, and one that improves a product’s functionality. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

PolyOne testing shows that ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020G is one of the most robust oxygen scavengers for PET rigid containers, with negligible effects on efficacy for the rPET grades tested, while other competitive materials lost almost all oxygen scavenging ability with rPET content as low as 20 percent. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

CLEVELAND – Consumer, healthcare, transportation and building products manufacturers now have a high-performance material that offers excellent performance and sustainability in one, cost-effective, vinyl-based material package. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

Satisfying all of these needs for deep black colorants in the textile industry has proven to be challenging over the past few years as certain color technologies could meet only one or two but not all requirements,” said Mauro Dallavalle, senior marketing manager, Color & Additives Fibers at Avient. SEARCH INVESTOR NEWS

Van Hulle 2:00 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Craig M. Nikrant Senior Vice President, President of Global Specialty Engineered Materials Ana G. Nikrant President, Global Specialty Engineered Materials PolyOne Corporation Page 27 What We Do Concept to Design Specialty Formulations Global Specialty Engineered Materials PolyOne Corporation Page 28 4% Building & 18% Electrical & 16% 5% Transportation 20% 2014 Revenue by Industry Segment 2014 Revenues: $0.6 Billion At a Glance Global Specialty Engineered Materials 44% Europe 33% 19% Latin America PolyOne Corporation Page 29 A Case Study for Transformational Success 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% 8.6% 9.3% 12.1% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Operating Margin $4 $5 $18 $21 $50 $46 $47 $57 $72 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Operating Income ($M) Global Specialty Engineered Materials •Globally harmonized specialty strategy and culture •Value proposition and customer centric selling •Differentiation with innovation and service •Expand technology portfolio with select acquisitions PolyOne Corporation Page 30 2006 2014 From Volume… (lbs in millions) 269 286 +6% $42 $163 2006 2014 To Value Gross Margin ($ in millions) +292% Global Specialty Engineered Materials PolyOne Corporation Page 31 Accelerating Growth Innovation Market Growth Geographic Expansion Collaboration Global Specialty Engineered Materials PolyOne Corporation Page 32 Who We Are Growing With Global Specialty Engineered Materials PolyOne Corporation Page 33 Innovation Pipeline Potential Global Specialty Engineered Materials Prototype Frame Opportunity Scale-up & Test Market Build Business Case Commercial Launch Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 3 6 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 Breakthrough Platform Derivative Addressable Market ($ millions) $400 $100 $200 PolyOne Corporation Page 34 Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets Increasing Energy Efficiency Protecting the Environment Improving Health and Wellness Megatrend End Markets Globalizing and Localizing Health & Wellness Transportation Packaging Consumer Global Specialty Engineered Materials PolyOne Corporation Page 35 >$150M Revenue Potential Advanced Composites Healthcare Key Initiatives Light-weighting >$100M Revenue Potential Global Specialty Engineered Materials PolyOne Corporation Page 36 Platinum Vision 1.1% 8.0% 12.1% 20%+ 2006 2011 2014 2020 Platinum Vision World Class Operating Margin Accelerating Growth Global Specialty Engineered Materials Innovation Market Growth Geographic Expansion Collaboration PolyOne Corporation Page 37 Summary Accelerating growth is #1 priority • Collaboration across PolyOne • Market-driven Innovation • Commercial and Operational Excellence Global Specialty Engineered Materials PolyOne Corporation Page 38 Designed Structures and Solutions PolyOne Corporation Page 39 Custom Engineered 71% Packaging 29% 2%Building & 23% 27% 30% 2014 Revenue by Industry Segment 2014 Revenues: $0.6 Billion At a Glance Designed Structures and Solutions PolyOne Corporation Page 40 Early Progress 1.4% 5.6% 7.3% 2012 2013 2014 Operating Margin $16 $33 $45 2012 2013 2014 Operating Income ($M) • Cultural shift from volume to value • Emphasis on commercial excellence • Mix shift to profitable portfolio of offerings • “Rightsizing” the operational footprint • Deploy Lean Six Sigma Designed Structures and Solutions PolyOne Corporation Page 41 A Lot of Work Remains with Tremendous Upside Potential Guided by our Four Pillar Strategy Specialization Globalization Operational Excellence Commercial Excellence Designed Structures and Solutions Focused on improving: • Quality • On-time Delivery • Operational Efficiency PolyOne Corporation Page 42 Innovating with Cross-Business Unit Technologies Designed Structures and Solutions Specialty Engineered Materials Color and Additives GLS ColorMatrix Geon • Flame retardant solutions • Flexible sound abatement materials • Energy dissipation • Replacement of leaded glass • Foaming technologies • Improved renewable packaging • Next generation barrier packaging • Glass replacement in packaging PolyOne Corporation Page 43 Who We Are Growing With Designed Structures and Solutions PolyOne Corporation Page 44 Security Solutions Aerospace Key Initiatives Architectural Solutions $80M Addressable Market $85M Addressable Market $30M Addressable Market Designed Structures and Solutions PolyOne Corporation Page 45 Platinum Vision 1.4% 5.6% 7.3% 12-14% 2012 2013 2014 2020 Platinum Vision World Class Operating Margin Accelerating Growth Designed Structures and Solutions On-Time Delivery Improving Quality Customer Centric Selling Market Growth Innovation & Collaboration PolyOne Corporation Page 46 Summary Designed Structures and Solutions • Operational improvements to drive quality and service excellence • Continue to invest to optimize and upgrade capabilities to better serve our customers • Execution of four pillar strategy will drive sustained earnings performance • Collaboration will accelerate our success PolyOne Corporation Page 47 Performance Products and Solutions Michael A.

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. Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ (27.4) $ (0.30) $ 33.7 $ 0.37 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 68.3 0.75 11.7 0.13 Amortization expense, after-tax 13.4 0.14 $ 11.0 $ 0.11 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 54.3 $ 0.59 $ 56.4 $ 0.61 2009* 2012* 2015 2018 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 53.3 $ 144.6 $ 161.1 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) — — — Special items, before tax (48.7) 55.1 87.6 59.5 Special items, tax adjustments (27.2) (18.9) (58.7) (25.3) Amortization expense, after tax 1.8 8.3 10.4 19.5 Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 13.6 $ 97.8 $ 183.9 $ 214.8 Diluted shares 93.4 89.8 88.7 80.4 Adjusted EPS attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 0.15 $ 1.09 $ 2.08 $ 2.67 * Historical results have been updated to reflect subsequent changes to accounting principle and discontinued operations, excluding any changes as a result of discontinued operations from the sale of the Designed Structures and Solutions segment (DSS) and the Performance Products and Solutions segment (PP&S). 1 Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2006 2018 Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,533.4 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 133.5 $ 160.8 Income tax expense 29.7 36.4 Interest expense 63.1 62.8 Depreciation and amortization 57.1 91.5 EBITDA $ 283.4 $ 351.5 Special items, before tax (34.0) 59.5 Depreciation and amortization included in special items — (3.0) JV - equity income (107.0) — Adjusted EBITDA $ 142.4 $ 408.0 EBITDA as a % of sales 5.4 % 11.5 % Reconciliation of Color, Additives and Inks EBITDA Operating Income 68.6 66.8 Depreciation and amortization 24.2 26.6 EBITDA 92.8 $ 93.4 Reconciliation of Specialty Engineered Materials EBITDA SEM(1) Pro forma APM(1) Pro forma SEM SEM Pro forma APM Pro forma SEM Operating Income 31.4 6.3 37.7 30.0 13.9 43.9 Depreciation and amortization 12.9 10.9 23.8 7.9 18.4 26.3 EBITDA $ 44.3 $ 17.2 $ 61.5 $ 37.9 $ 32.3 $ 70.2 Reconciliation of Specialty Engineered Pro Forma Sales Sales 258.2 231.7 Pro forma APM(1) 60.7 94.1 Pro forma sales $ 318.9 $ 325.8 Reconciliation of Avient Pro Forma Sales Sales 823.3 818.0 Pro forma APM(1) 60.7 94.1 Pro forma sales $ 884.0 $ 912.1 (1) - Q3 2022 SEM results reflect one month of APM’s results while owned by Avient, as the acquisition closed on September 1, 2022. The Q3 2022 "Pro Forma APM" adjustments reflect periods prior to the acquisition date and are preliminary estimates for APM’s results for the months of July and August. 2 Reconciliation of Avient consolidated pro forma EBITDA Avient(1) Pro forma APM(1) Pro forma Avient Avient Pro forma APM Pro forma Avient Net income from continuing operations (27.8) 3.9 (23.9) 33.4 0.3 33.7 Income tax expense (1.2) 0.6 (0.6) 2.0 2.5 4.5 Interest expense 37.3 1.8 39.1 19.0 11.2 30.2 Depreciation and amortization 39.8 10.9 50.7 36.6 18.4 55.0 EBITDA 48.1 17.2 65.3 91.0 32.4 123.4 Special items, before tax 82.0 — 82.0 19.9 — 19.9 Interest expense included in special items (10.0) — (10.0) — — — Depreciation included in special items (0.8) — (0.8) (0.9) — (0.9) Adjusted EBITDA $ 119.3 $ 17.2 $ 136.5 $ 110.0 $ 32.4 $ 142.4 (1) - Q3 2022 Avient results reflect one month of APM’s results while owned by Avient, as the acquisition closed on September 1, 2022.

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