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SHENZHEN, China – April 7, 2021 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, will feature its portfolio of sustainable materials and colorant technologies next week at Chinaplas 2021. From color modeling to the latest advances in materials science, Avient is unlocking the potential of sustainability in Asia and globally,” said Say-Eng Lee, vice president and general manager, Color & Additives Asia.     reSound™ R PC contains 25 to 70 percent PCR or PIR (post-industrial recycled) polycarbonate with multiple color options to deliver sustainable benefits to customers.

In the event Buyer is in default of any payments whatsoever due to Seller by more than fifteen (15) days, Seller shall be entitled to: (i) hold the shipment of any products ordered by Buyer until Buyer makes such payments; and (ii) require from Buyer immediate payment of any additional products ordered by Buyer prior to their shipment. 6. FORCE MAJEURE Either party may suspend performance hereunder (except to pay for the Product already received) in the event of: (1) acts of God, fire explosion, flood, hurricanes; (2) strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances or riots; (3) war, declared or undeclared; (4) compliance with any applicable law, regulation, order, or rule, foreign or domestic, including but not limited to, export license restrictions, priority, rationing, allocation or preemption orders or regulations, or cancellation of Seller's or Buyer's license to operate its manufacturing facilities; (5) shortage or other failure of facilities used for manufacture or transportation, shortage of labor, power, fuel or raw materials; (6) total or partial shutdown due to Seller's normal plant turnaround; or (7) any other cause or causes of any kind or character reasonably outside the control of the party failing to perform, whether similar or dissimilar from the enumerated causes (a "force majeure").

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Rose Vice President, Marketing and Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com 6 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales $ 719.0 $ 790.4 $ 3,142.8 $ 3,396.9 Operating income 43.1 0.4 196.8 243.3 Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 27.8 (17.0) 75.8 82.8 Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable $ 0.30 $ (0.19) $ 0.83 $ 0.90 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. 2) Tax adjustments include the net tax impact from non-recurring income tax items, adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and the establishment, reversal or changes to valuation allowances. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 545.8 $ 641.1 Accounts receivable, net 399.9 440.6 Inventories, net 347.0 372.7 Other current assets 114.9 115.3 Total current assets 1,407.6 1,569.7 Property, net 1,028.9 1,049.2 Goodwill 1,719.3 1,671.9 Intangible assets, net 1,590.8 1,597.6 Operating lease assets, net 65.3 60.4 Other non-current assets 156.6 136.2 Total assets $ 5,968.5 $ 6,085.0 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 9.5 $ 2.2 Accounts payable 432.3 454.4 Current operating lease obligations 16.6 17.0 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 315.2 395.8 Total current liabilities 773.6 869.4 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,070.5 2,176.7 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 67.2 67.2 Deferred income taxes 281.6 342.5 Non-current operating lease obligations 43.2 40.9 Other non-current liabilities 394.4 235.5 Total non-current liabilities 2,856.9 2,862.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,319.2 2,334.5 Noncontrolling interest 18.8 18.3 Total equity 2,338.0 2,352.8 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,968.5 $ 6,085.0 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 Operating activities Net income $ 76.2 $ 703.4 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Gain on sale of business, net of tax expense — (550.1) Depreciation and amortization 186.9 157.6 Accelerated depreciation 1.9 5.5 Amortization of inventory step-up — 34.4 Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (61.3) 0.5 Share-based compensation expense 13.2 13.2 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Decrease in accounts receivable 38.6 32.6 Decrease in inventories 24.3 14.0 (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (22.2) 10.7 (Decrease) increase in pension and other post-retirement benefits (15.1) 7.1 Taxes paid on gain on sale of business (104.1) (2.8) Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net 63.2 (27.7) Net cash provided by operating activities 201.6 398.4 Investing activities Capital expenditures (119.4) (105.5) Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (1,426.1) Settlement of foreign exchange derivatives — 93.3 Net proceeds from divestiture 7.3 928.2 Proceeds from plant closures 7.6 6.1 Other investing activities 10.3 — Net cash used by investing activities (94.2) (504.0) Financing activities Debt offering proceeds — 1,300.0 Purchase of common shares for treasury — (36.4) Cash dividends paid (90.2) (86.8) Repayment of long-term debt (105.8) (956.8) Payments on withholding tax on share awards (3.4) (4.3) Debt financing costs (2.3) (49.3) Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (201.7) 166.4 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (1.0) (20.9) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (95.3) 39.9 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 641.1 601.2 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 545.8 $ 641.1 12 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker. Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 459.4 $ 490.8 $ 2,007.4 $ 2,355.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 259.8 300.8 1,138.2 1,044.4 Corporate (0.2) (1.2) (2.8) (2.5) Sales $ 719.0 $ 790.4 $ 3,142.8 $ 3,396.9 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 148.3 $ 134.5 $ 631.2 $ 681.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 78.1 82.4 341.8 283.7 Corporate (17.5) (44.9) (80.5) (82.3) Gross margin $ 208.9 $ 172.0 $ 892.5 $ 882.7 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.5 $ 90.2 $ 371.3 $ 380.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 48.7 47.2 199.3 143.6 Corporate 30.6 34.2 125.1 115.5 Selling and administrative expense $ 165.8 $ 171.6 $ 695.7 $ 639.4 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 61.8 $ 44.3 $ 259.9 $ 301.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 29.4 35.2 142.5 140.1 Corporate (48.1) (79.1) (205.6) (197.8) Operating income $ 43.1 $ 0.4 $ 196.8 $ 243.3 13 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.

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