March 2025 - Final and Approved version.pdf Avient Corporation Corporate Governance Guidelines The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Avient Corporation (the “Company”) has adopted the following Corporate Governance Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). The Board will encourage, but not require, directors to periodically pursue appropriate programs about the responsibilities of directors of public companies.

Patterson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avient Corporation. In addition, it has been just over a year since we acquired Clariant Masterbatch and we became Avient. About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with expected 2021 revenues of $4.6 to $4.7 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.

Patterson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avient Corporation. As such, we look forward to pursuing other acquisition opportunities and/or repurchasing Avient shares in the open market in the future.” About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with expected 2021 revenues of $4.75 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.

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Ashish Khandpur, President and Chief Executive Officer of Avient Corporation. To access Avient’s news library online, please visit www.avient.com/news-events. About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable materials solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world.

Avient acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”). Ultimately, it’s about delivery – on time, efficient, and to the exact quality specifications that our customers demand. We are Avient.

Patterson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avient Corporation. 1 Mr. About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2020 pro forma revenues of $3.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com 5 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) Year Ended Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7 Operating Income 65.0 20.5 189.3 156.8 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 74.2 6.4 132.0 75.5 Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.81 $ 0.08 $ 1.47 $ 0.98 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.81 $ 0.08 $ 1.46 $ 0.97 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.