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AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS MANUFACTURER O U T S I D E R E A R - V I E W M I R R O R G A S K E T • Black materials with hardness 60 and shore A • UV Stabilized • Overmouldable on to PP • ROHS Compliant • Customer specified material • Utilized global reach to translate customer approved solution from Europe to India • Reduced development time as material was already qualified in Europe • Reduced import/export costs • Enabled Indian business to specify Avient as a preferred supplier Custom GLS™ Thermoplastic Elastomer KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION UV RESISTANCE + PROCESSABILITY LEARN MORE Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

AVNT-2021.06.30-News Release 1 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avient Announces Registration Details for December 9th Investor Day CLEVELAND – November 3, 2021 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, will host an Investor Day for investment professionals on Thursday, December 9, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel. To access Avient’s news library online, please visit www.avient.com/news. Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com https://www.avient.com/ https://www.avient.com/news mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com NEWS RELEASE

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Nikrant Page 67 United States 36% Europe 36% Canada 2% Asia 20% Latin America 2011 Revenue: $0.6 Billion2011 Revenue: $0.6 Billion SolutionsSolutions At a Glance Appliance 6% Building & Construction 3% Wire & Cable 14% Electrical & Electronics 14%Consumer 21% Packaging 5% Industrial 8% Misc. 3% HealthCare 5% Transportation 21% America 6% 2011 Revenue by Industry Segment2011 Revenue by Industry Segment 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% 12-16% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 Operating Income % of Sales Target Expanding ProfitsExpanding Profits Page 68 Value Proposition • GSEM is a global leader providing complete specialty solutions encompassing innovative technologies and services to enable customer success Transformation Highlights • Dramatic turnaround of the Engineered Materials business through mix improvement and specialty focus Value Proposition and Transformation Highlights improvement and specialty focus • GLS acquisition successfully integrated, having more than doubled earnings in 3 years • PolyOne culture and strategy now engrained worldwide • Expansion into healthcare with dedicated resources > $15B Addressable Market Page 69 • Polymer design, formulation and service expertise • Broad, global technology base and regional centers of excellence • Ten innovation centers around the world Key Differentiators • Ten innovation centers around the world • Specialty brand leadership with PolyOne, GLS, NEU and ECCOH • Ability to leverage global key account team Page 70 From Volume Commodity-driven product portfolio To Value Specialty technology and solutions EM North America Transformation Volume Sales Gross Margin $ Mix Transformation – Executing the Strategy 2006 2011 2006 2011 2006 2011 Page 71 $12 $29 Operating Income ($ in millions) • Provided access to new customers in specialized, high-growth markets such as healthcare and consumer • Strategic partner to many of the world’s best-known companies GLS Integration Success 16.9% 8.2% 2007 2011 2007 2011 Working Capital % of Sales • Complementary global footprint provided additional cross-selling opportunities • Opportunity to expand margins and drive working capital improvement while remaining customer-focused Page 72 $1.3 $27.6 2006 2011 Healthcare Revenue • Investment in dedicated healthcare team to drive penetration and growth • Leverage product portfolio globally & win specialty business Areas of Focus $10.5 $117.9 2006 2011 Consumer Revenue 2006 2011globally & win specialty business in targeted markets • Aggressively commercialize specialty innovation platforms • Utilize our innovation centers to influence OEM design (Revenue in $ millions) Page 73 • Carbon Nanotube Formulations � Applications: Semiconductor equipment, hard drives � Customer benefits: Scrap cost reduction and clean conductivity • Thermally Conductive Solutions Applications: Sockets and bulb holders for LED lighting Key Innovations � Applications: Sockets and bulb holders for LED lighting � Customer benefits: Cost reduction, energy saving, and design flexibility • FDA-Regulated TPEs � Applications: Food packaging seals, intravenous delivery systems, medical stoppers, prefilled syringes � Customer benefits: Clean and safe elastomers for highly regulated applications Page 74 Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal Critical Imperatives • Commercialize critical new technology platforms • Manage the mix as we continue to drive the transformation • Global translation of commercial successes 2015 Goal • 12 - 16% return on sales Page 75 Page 76

Select is a combined hardware and software system for developing and prototyping new custom colors in real-time, at a customer’s site or at a Avient facility. For manufacturers, designers and brand owners, this innovative system redefines the process of color development, elevating it to a new level of DIY efficiency. Avient makes no warranties or guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.

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