Avient Colorants Sweden AB in Malmoe and Avient Colorants USA LLC in Lewiston, Maine are Medical Centers of Competence with an external ISO 13485 certification. Validation Avient Colorants Sweden AB and Avient Colorants Lewiston, ME follow the Global Harmonization Task Force guideline GHTF/SG3/N99-10 to define the procedure for process validation. HACCP Avient Colorants Spain S.A., Avient Colorants Toluca Mexico, and PolyOne Spain SLU follow the structure of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) as a system for assessing compliance to food safety standards.

HANDLING AND USAGE RATES Triple A is a dispersion which can be supplied individually or in combination with other ColorMatrix colorant and additive technologies. Universally compatible and easily combined with ColorMatrix color formulations. The additive has no impact on either color or clarity of containers and is easily combined with ColorMatrix color formulations.

NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the acquisition of two specialty businesses from is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: unexpected costs that may arise from the announced acquisition of the Gordon Composites and Polystrand businesses; any material adverse changes in the acquired businesses; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquired businesses, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate the acquired businesses and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive; our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies and retain relationships with customers of acquired companies; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

NYSE: POL), a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today provided an update to its second quarter 2019 performance outlook.  is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate and integrate acquisitions; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration, working capital reductions, costs reductions and employee productivity goals; information systems failures and cyberattacks; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: unexpected costs that may arise from the acquisition of the Kraton TPE business; any material adverse changes in the acquired Kraton TPE business; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquired Kraton TPE business, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate the acquired Kraton TPE business and achieve the expected results of the acquisition; our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired businesses and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: unexpected costs that may arise from the acquisition of the Kraton TPE business; any material adverse changes in the acquired Kraton TPE business; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquired Kraton TPE business, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate the acquired Kraton TPE business and achieve the expected results of the acquisition; our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired businesses and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.

EPS $0.14 $2.67 $3.04 TOP-TIER SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE AND RECOGNITION Industry Sustainability Standards 90th percentile 84th ESG Ratings Performance 1 10 PEOPLE C U L T U R E I S E V E R Y T H I N G Community Service 7x Safer than Industry Average World-Class Safety Leadership Development Over $17 million raised since 2010 Diversity & Inclusion 11 2022 RE SU LT S Q4 EBITDA BRIDGE (PRO FORMA TOTAL COMPANY) 13 $ millions CAI: Price / Mix 42 Inflation (20) SEM: Price / Mix 14 Inflation (10) Net Price Benefit 26 Wage and Energy Inflation (13) Clariant Color Integration Synergies 4 Incentives, Other Employee Costs 21 FX (10) Q4 2022 $107 Adjusted Q4 2021 $ 132 Demand (50) Russia Import Sales (3) • Demand contraction especially prevalent in EMEA and Asia • Pricing continues to cover inflation of raw materials, wages and energy PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF STRONG AND IMPROVING FREE CASH FLOW GENERATION 14 • Periods of economic weakness have driven higher levels of cash generation due to working capital management • Anticipate continued strong free cash flow generation and conversion despite global uncertainty 78% 78% 80% 80% 81% 78% 84% 83% 80% 0% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 re e as h F lo w C o n ve rs io n re e as h F lo w FCF $ AVNT FCF Conversion % S&P FCF Conversion % Note: Free cash flow conversion calculated as (Adjusted EBITDA – Capex) / Adjusted EBITDA. 2020 is pro forma for Clariant Color and 2022 is pro forma for Avient Protective Materials $600 $592 $3.02 $3.04 FULL YEAR 2022 PERFORMANCE (TOTAL COMPANY PRO FORMA) 15 Sales Adjusted EBITDA $3,712 $3,653 -2% Adjusted EPS -1% + 1% (in millions) (in millions) (+4% excluding FX) (+5% excluding FX) (+9% excluding FX) FULL YEAR 2022 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE 16 CAI $2,402 $2,355 $409 $402 SEM Pro Forma $1,308 $1,300 $278 $272 (+4% excluding FX) - 2% -1% (+5% excluding FX) - 2% (+4% excluding FX) - 2% (+2% excluding FX) PRO FORMA FULL YEAR EPS BRIDGE 17 Pro Forma 2021 Adjusted EPS 3.02$ Foreign Currency (0.23) Russia Import Sales (0.07) Outdoor High Performance (0.13) Color, Additives and Inks 0.18 Specialty Engineered Materials 0.24 Corporate Costs / Other 0.03 Pro Forma 2022 Adjusted EPS 3.04$ FULL YEAR EBITDA BRIDGE (PRO FORMA TOTAL COMPANY) 18 $ millions CAI: Price / Mix 247 Inflation (176) SEM: Price / Mix 121 Inflation (77) Net Price Benefit 115 Wage and Energy Inflation (47) Clariant Color Integration Synergies 23 Incentives, Other Employee Costs 43 FX (34) Full Year 2022 $592 Adjusted Full Year 2021 $ 600 Demand (99) Russia Import Sales (9) • Demand primarily impacted by China lockdowns, 4th quarter industrywide destocking and declining consumer sentiment • Pricing outpaced inflation of raw materials, wages and energy 2023 G U IDA N CE $125 $530 $0.55 $2.40 2023 GUIDANCE 20 Sales Adjusted EBITDA $845 $3,450 Adjusted EPS (in millions) (in millions) CASH FLOW / BALANCE SHEET 21 • IT investment to further integrate acquired businesses and capture operational efficiencies • Restructuring actions to streamline operations and improve profitability, primarily in Europe ($ millions) 2023E Cash Flow from Operating Activities 350$ Less: Run-Rate CapEx (110) CapEx for IT System Upgrade (25) CapEx for Restructuring (15) Total CapEx (150) Free Cash Flow 200$ Adjusted EBITDA 530$ Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 2.9x K E Y G R O W T H D R I V E R S A N D T R A N S F O R M E D P O R T F O L I O GROWTH DRIVERS: PROVEN SUCCESS 23 (1) Pro forma for the acquisition of Avient Protective Materials (APM) COMPOSITES $51 $84 $212 $668 HEALTHCARE $108 $113 $231 $293 8-10% ASIA/EMERGING REGIONS $265 $358 $726 $830 12% $340 $455 $790 $1,175 SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS 8-12% (1) (1)(1) (Sales in $ millions) #1 Color Formulator Dyneema® - World’s Strongest Fiber™ #1 in Composites applications for outdoor high performance #1 in Performance Inks Customized solutions 140+ PhDs on staff Rapid development of innovative products Extensive patent (2,500+) portfolio 33% Vitality Index Better-positioned toward stable, high-growth end markets Consumer, packaging, healthcare and defense comprise nearly 60% of sales Agnostic to raw materials, helping all customers achieve their goals Broad portfolio of diversified sustainable solutions 90%+ of our innovation pipeline invested in sustainable solutions Long-term growth rate well above GDP with expectations of 8-12% LEVERAGING OUR TRANSFORMED PORTFOLIO 24 Building & 4% Telecom. 2022 PF $3.65B sales Leading Positions Sustainable SolutionsDiversified IndustriesSpecialty Formulator (1) 2022 Pro forma for the acquisition of Avient Protective Materials (2) 2020 Pro forma for the acquisition of Clariant Color (1)(2) $340M $455M $790M 2016 2018 2020PF 2022PF $1,175M P EE R C O M PAR IS O N S AVIENT IS ASSET LIGHT Capex / Revenue 2023E (%) Avient Specialty Other Specialty / Note: Avient reflects 2023 estimated revenue of $3,450 and estimated run-rate CAPEX of $110M. 27 2 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 FREE CASH FLOW CONVERSION Note: Free cash flow conversion calculated as (Adjusted EBITDA – Capex) / Adjusted EBITDA. Free Cash Flow Calculation 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Cash provided by operating activities 208.4 227.2 221.3 202.4 253.7 300.8 221.6 233.8 398.4 Capital expenditures (92.8) (91.2) (84.2) (79.6) (76.0) (81.7) (63.7) (100.6) (105.5) Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability — — — — — — 38.1 — — Taxes paid on gain on divestiture — — — — — — — 142.0 — — Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 115.6 $ 136.0 $ — $ 137.1 $ 122.8 $ 177.7 $ 219.1 $ 338.0 $ 133.2 $ 292.9 Three Months Ended Year Ended 2022 2021 2022 2021 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 490.8 $ 581.3 $ 2,355.0 $ 2,401.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 300.8 226.3 1,044.4 911.6 Corporate (1.2) (0.5) (2.5) 2.3 Sales $ 790.4 $ 807.1 $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 44.3 $ 61.2 $ 301.0 $ 303.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 35.2 27.1 140.1 125.5 Corporate (79.1) (38.1) (197.8) (148.9) Operating income $ 0.4 $ 50.2 $ 243.3 $ 279.7 Other expense, net: $ (28.4) $ (5.3) $ (59.7) $ (1.0) Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.2 $ 26.5 $ 101.3 $ 105.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 20.3 7.9 48.7 31.7 Corporate 3.2 3.6 12.5 7.7 Depreciation & Amortization $ 48.7 $ 38.0 $ 162.5 $ 145.1 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 69.5 $ 87.7 $ 402.3 $ 408.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 55.5 35.0 188.8 157.2 Corporate (76.0) (34.5) (185.3) (141.2) Other expense, net $ (28.4) $ (5.3) $ (59.7) $ (1.0) EBITDA $ 20.6 $ 82.9 $ 346.1 $ 423.8 Special items in EBITDA 86.8 18.9 162.5 55.4 EBITDA - excluding special items $ 107.4 $ 101.8 $ 508.6 $ 479.2 APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 30.4 — 120.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* — — 83.1 — Pro forma EBITDA $ 107.4 $ 132.2 $ 591.7 $ 599.7 Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation of Pro Forma Sales and EBITDA - SEM 2022 2021 Specialty Engineered Materials $ 1,044.4 $ 911.6 APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 396.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 256.1 — Pro forma sales $ 1,300.5 $ 1,308.1 Specialty Engineered Materials $ 188.8 $ 157.2 APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 120.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 83.1 — Pro forma EBITDA $ 272.0 $ 277.8 Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation of Pro Forma Sales - Avient 2022 2021 Sales $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 396.5 APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 256.1 — Pro forma sales $ 3,653.0 $ 3,712.0 5 AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation 2.17.pdf AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation.pdf IR Recs - 2.14 454pm

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