FOILING COUNTERFEITERS WITH SPECIALIZED COLOR & ADDITIVE MASTERBATCHES CASE STUDY: COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS Challe nge Accepted. THE SOLUTION The Avient team proposed multiple solutions—including a laser-marking additive, an authentication additive, and colorant—bundled into a single Smartbatch™ concentrate. The concentrate also included the required color for the manufacturer’s branding and an additive for UV protection.

Specially formulated for both spunbond and meltblown manufacturing processes, they have no visible influence on color and can be customized to combine water repellency and color into one product for added convenience. APPLICATIONS • Construction: roofing underlay, cable wrapping, geotextiles • Medical: surgical gowns, surgical drapes, sterile tray wraps, hospital bed sheets, and curtains • Filtration: various filters that require water repellency BENEFITS • Fast and long-lasting water repellency • IPA repellency grade 6 • No visible influence on the final color of the nonwoven fabric • Can be combined with color into a single product for convenience • Regulatory compliance to key standards and support for specific standards PRODUCT BULLETIN Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.

Coloring SBC TPEs have inherently superior color than most other TPEs. Therefore, they require less color concentrate to achieve a particular color and the colors produced are cleaner (less yellow) than other TPEs. Filled opaque formulations are more difficult to color in deep intense colors, but will produce good pastel colors.

Our Pigment Nautilus utilizes Aquarius™ Soft Base to showcase all fifteen of our Aquarius™ Water-based Pigment Colors. Lookout Point utilizes the Aquarius™ Soft Base CMYK color profile to bring color to life, even in the darkest of places.

continuous lifting of 55 lbs. bags) and eliminate transport of raw material up stairs or on to mezzanine to reduce potential for injuries during material handling • Provide a dust-free raw material handling and manufacturing environment • Alleviate employee health concerns by providing a cleaner production floor and lower levels of airborne TiO2 dust • Maintain an OSHA compliant facility • Automated a raw material handling solution that included no lifting, cutting, or tearing of raw material packaging • Eliminated fine TiO2 and pigment-related particles, providing cleaner air in manufacturing areas • Provided a safe and sustainable environment by helping reduce workplace dust exposure • Enabled employee redeployment to other activities, optimizing use of labor ColorMatrix™ Liquid Colorant and Dosing Equipment KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT? https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-colorants/liquid-color-concentrates

WOON KEAT MOH Senior Vice President, President Color, Additives & Inks–Americas and Asia Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is senior vice president, president, Color, Additives & Inks, Americas and Asia regions for Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. This has included Sales Director for Avient’s Color and Additives segment in Asia and General Manager of Engineered Materials Asia.

Global Color, Additives and Inks is a leading provider of specialized color and additive concentrates as well as inks and latexes. General Manager, Color Europe, M.A. Global Color, Additives and Inks is a leading provider of specialized color and additive concentrates as well as inks and latexes.

Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF** H1 2013*** Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7 $ 32.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6 54.7 Designed Structures & Solutions - - - - 20.9 10.5 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2 $ 97.7 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4 27.5 Distribution 19.5 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0 33.1 SunBelt Joint Venture 91.9 28.6 18.9 - - - Corporate (51.5) (425.1) (27.7) (87.6) (87.9) (37.1) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 165.7 $ 121.2 Less: Corporate operating expense (income) 51.5 425.1 27.7 87.6 87.9 37.1 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 254.7 $ 253.6 $ 158.3 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 43% 45% 60% 62% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. ** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets. *** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into Global Color, Additives and Inks segment. Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 514.0 $ 517.4 $ 543.6 $ 773.0 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 554.3 527.4 703.5 828.5 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 850.6 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,068.3 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,247.1 $ 2,452.1 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,001.4 776.3 837.0 696.1 PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 796.7 911.9 1,030.3 1,030.3 Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (127.7) (111.1) (121.8) (121.6) Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - - - 20.9 Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 28.6 18.9 - - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (28.9) (32.5) (33.7) (40.0) Special items in OI 39.1 (396.2) 4.8 (53.9) (53.9) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 159.7 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (32.5) (23.1) - - Special items in OI (39.1) 396.2 (4.8) 53.9 53.9 Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 72.3 $ 146.7 $ 221.0 $ 213.6 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 3.4% 9.6% 8.6% 6.1% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 5.1% 7.1% 9.5% 9.8% Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - - - - 2.5% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 4.3% 8.4% 9.1% 6.1% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 3.1% 7.0% 9.0% 5.4% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.5% 4.6% 6.4% 6.4% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.4% 5.3% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. ** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets. *** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into Global Color, Additives and Inks segment. Average Debt Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average PolyOne Debt $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 840.9 Average Equity Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 745.7 Platform sales and operating income (OI) H1 2012*** H1 2013*** H1 2013**** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 280.9 $ 352.0 $ 285.1 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 413.9 434.7 409.2 Designed Structures & Solutions Sales - 240.4 - Specialty Platform Sales $ 694.8 $ 1,027.1 $694.3 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 336.0 336.7 317.5 PolyOne Distribution Sales 533.6 543.1 543.1 Corporate and Eliminations (62.3) (68.2) (68.2) Total Sales $ 1,502.1 $ 1,838.7 $ 1,486.7 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 24.6 $ 32.5 $ 31.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 44.0 54.7 52.0 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 10.5 - Specialty Platform OI $ 68.6 $ 97.7 $ 83.2 Performance Products and Solutions OI 19.3 27.5 25.7 PolyOne Distribution OI 33.4 33.1 33.1 Corporate and eliminations (20.3) (25.7) (20.3) Special items in OI (20.3) (11.4) (20.3) Operating income - GAAP $ 80.7 $ 121.2 $ 101.4 Special items in OI 20.3 11.4 20.3 Operating income adjusted $ 101.0 $ 132.6 $ 121.7 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 8.8% 9.2% 10.9% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 10.6% 12.6% 12.7% Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 4.4% - Specialty platform - OI % of sales 9.9% 9.5% 12.0% PP&S operating - OI % of sales 5.7% 8.2% 8.1% Distribution OI - % of sales 6.3% 6.1% 6.1% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 6.7% 7.2% 8.2% Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets H1 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7 Long-term debt 1,022.5 Less cash and cash equivalents (392.4) Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006Y* Q2 2013**** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 143.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 207.5 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 351.0 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 $ 37.3 Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 71.8 Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 109.1 Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 31.1% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.

These grips often feature surface designs, colors and logos tailored to specific game platforms or brands. Avient was able to meet the customer’s exact requirements for color and duration. The material was customized with the special glow-in-the-dark colorant and laser etched with intricate game logos.

Solutions are available for the laser welding of transparent/black, transparent/color, color/color, and black/black parts. APPLICATIONS • Automotive parts • Electrical and electronic housings • Large and small appliance components • Other consumer products, e.g., waterproof watches, and eyewear frames • Healthcare products – ISO and USP pre-tested solutions are sold as Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives BENEFITS • Produces strong, durable, and consistent seams • Available for polyolefins, TPE, ABS, SAN, PA, PC, PMMA, and others on request • Delivered as concentrates or ready-to-use formulations • Can be combined with color into a single product • Specific regulatory compliance available on request, e.g., UL 94 recognition, EU and US food contact • Product guidance from our experts PRODUCT BULLETIN Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.