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I N V E S TO R M E E T I N G S
(NYSE: AVNT)
N OV E M B E R 2 0 2 1
DISCLAIMER
Forward-Looking Statements
In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Avient acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”).
Q 3 2021 P E RFO R MA N CE
U P DAT E
$74
$99
$0.46
$0.70
Q3 2021 PERFORMANCE
10
Sales Adjusted Operating Income
$925
$1,220
+ 32%
+ 34% + 52%
Q3 2021 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
11
CAI
$494
$587
($ in millions)
SEM Distribution
$51
$67
+19%
+31%
$277
$439
$18
$24
+58%
+33%
$174
$234
$25
$32
+34%
+28%
SPECIALTY EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION
12
CAI
(1) 2018-2020 financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition
15.3% 15.2%
16.2%
17.6%
2018 2019 2020 YTD 2021
14.8% 15.2%
17.6%
18.4%
2018 2019 2020 YTD 2021
SEM
• Continued portfolio transformation to
high-growth end markets and
sustainable solutions
• Clariant Color synergy realization
• Investments in composites and outdoor
high performance applications drive
growth and mix improvements
CAI EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION
Legacy CAI
18.9% 18.9%
19.8%
2019 2020 YTD 2021
Legacy
Clariant
Color
11.9%
13.8%
15.7%
2019 2020 YTD 2021
• Synergy capture driving margin
improvement
• Favorable mix with growth in
healthcare, consumer and packaging
end-markets
• World-class vitality index of 35%
represents sales from products
introduced in the last five years.
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About Avient
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 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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Full Year Comparisons Pro Forma for Acquisition of Clariant’s Color Business
The company acquired Clariant’s color (“Clariant Color”) business on July 1, 2020 (the
“Acquisition Date”).
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F O U R T H Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 2 R E S U L T S A N D
2 0 2 3 F I N A N C I A L G U I D A N C E
(NYSE: AVNT)
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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
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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
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
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Patricia Verduin
Sustainability Report | 2019 3
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/avient-codeconduct-2020-english-final.pdf
By 2030, Avient will enable 100% of our products manufactured for
packaging applications to be recyclable or reusable to advance the
circular economy
Sustainability Report | 2019 15
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/avient-responsible-care-policy-2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/responsible-care
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/responsible-care
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/avient-health-safety-policy-august-2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/avient-product-stewardship-policy-august-2020.pdf
COVID-19
Protecting our People as an Essential Business
As a global organization, Avient recognized the early risks associated with the COVID-19
pandemic.
Quality Policy
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Product Stewardship Policy
Safety and Health Policy
Environmental Policy
Security Policy
Conflict Minerals Policy
Compensation Committee Charter
Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee Charter
Audit Committee Charter
Code of Ethics—Applicable to Avient Senior Officers
Position Statement on Human Rights
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Disclosure
Privacy Policy
Sustainability Report | 2019 84
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GOALS & METRICS
Sustainability Report | 2019 85
By 2030, Avient will enable 100% of our products manufactured for
packaging applications to be recyclable or reusable to advance the
circular economy
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Sustainability Report | 2019 3
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By 2030, Avient will enable 100% of our products manufactured for
packaging applications to be recyclable or reusable to advance the
circular economy
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/avient-responsible-care-policy-2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/responsible-care
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COVID-19
Protecting our People as an Essential Business
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pandemic.
Quality Policy
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Product Stewardship Policy
Safety and Health Policy
Environmental Policy
Security Policy
Conflict Minerals Policy
Compensation Committee Charter
Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee Charter
Audit Committee Charter
Code of Ethics—Applicable to Avient Senior Officers
Position Statement on Human Rights
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Disclosure
Privacy Policy
Sustainability Report | 2019 84
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/avient-corporate-governance-guidelines-change-in-ng-committee-name-2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/avient-product-stewardship-policy-august-2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/avient-health-safety-policy-august-2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/avient-security-policy-august-2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/avient-conflict-minerals-policy-10.2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/avient-compensation-committee-charter-amended-july-2018-name-july-2020.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/avient-governance-and-corporate-responsibility-committee-charter-rev-2020.pdf
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/code-of-ethics-for-ceo-cfo-and-controller.pdf
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GOALS & METRICS
Sustainability Report | 2019 85
By 2030, Avient will enable 100% of our products manufactured for
packaging applications to be recyclable or reusable to advance the
circular economy
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Shaping a
Sustainable
Future
December 9, 2021
Agenda
8:00 WELCOME BREAKFAST
9:00 WE ARE AVIENT: Bob Patterson
9:15 BETTER TOGETHER AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: Norbert Merklein
9:45 LONG-TERM ORGANIC GROWTH DRIVERS:
Sustainable Solutions: Michael Garratt and Walter Ripple
Healthcare: Cathy Dodd
10:45 BREAK
11:00 Composites: Chris Pederson and Matt Reinhardt
Growth in Asia and Latin America: Woon Keat Moh
INNOVATION: Where Are We Going Next?
Avient acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”).
Fiber Technology
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We are breaking ground on a new innovation center adjacent to our manufacturing facility in Pune
• Focused on investments in both R&D resource
additions and capital investments
• Platform development in new disruptive
markets to support core business and strategy
ISHA
Avient Manufacturing
Site, Pune, India
India Innovation Center
Innovative Sustainable Holistic Accelerator (ISHA)
Avient Corporation 108
2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E
$1.1B
$1.6B
Growth Through Innovation
Avient Corporation 109
Total CAI and SEMWorld-Class Vitality Index
% of revenue from products launched last five years
35%
Revenue from new products
Summary
Jamie Beggs
Avient Corporation 110
$442
$457
$580
$1.74
$1.93
$3.00
Full Year 2019 – 2021 Organic Growth
(TOTAL COMPANY)
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
$3,981
$3,783
$4,750
+ 19%
Adjusted EPS
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition
(in millions) (in millions)
(1)(1)
+ 31% + 72%
Avient Corporation 111
2021 Sales Growth Summary
Key Growth Drivers Segments
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color business acquisition
Sales
Growth
2020 Proforma 3,783$
Sustainable Solutions 140 18%
Healthcare 150 31%
Composites 44 33%
Growth in Asia / LATAM 103 21%
Other 530 28%
2021 Estimated 4,750$ 26%
Sales
Growth
2020 Proforma 3,783$
Color, Additives & Inks 330 16%
Specialty Engineered Materials 195 28%
Distribution 495 45%
Corporate & Eliminations (53)
2021 Estimated 4,750$ 26%
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Year–to–date EBITDA Bridge
2020 September YTD $ 339
Demand 132
EBITDA($ millions)
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color business acquisition
CAI:
Price / Mix 96
Inflation (74)
SEM:
Price / Mix 61
Inflation (45)
Distribution:
Price / Mix 204
Inflation (195)
Net Price Benefit 47
Supply Chain Disruptions (38)
COVID Response Applications (11)
Synergies 34
Incentives, Travel, FX, Other (48)
2021 September YTD $ 455
• Demand driven by growth in
sustainable solutions, healthcare
and consumer applications
• Price increases have more than
covered raw material and freight
inflation impacts of $300M year-
to-date compared to 2020
• Synergy capture on pace to
achieve $52M in annual savings
in 2021
Avient Corporation 113
$1,110
$3,000
Return on Invested Capital
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Invested Capital
2006 Current
11%
Cost of Capital
ROIC (after-tax)
0.1 0.1
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0 1.0
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
44%
98%
YTD 5 - YR 10 - YR
0.16
0.20
0.26
0.34
0.42
0.50
0.58
0.72
0.79 0.81
0.85
0.95
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
2.1x
Q4 NET LEVERAGE
~$1Bn
REPURCHASED
OVER LAST 10 YEARS
~$450MM
PAID OVER LAST 11 YEARS
Creating Value for Shareholders
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Share Performance Dividends Share Repurchases Deleveraging
3.5x
2.1x
Growing Dividend Cumulative Buybacks Net Leverage
$B
$
p
r
sh
ar
Total Shareholder Return
~$4.3Bn
MARKET CAP INCREASE
OVER LAST 10 YEARS
(1) Share performance includes reinvested dividends and is as of December 2, 2021
(2) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition
(2)
528%
Shaping a Sustainable Future…
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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
$340
$930
2016 2021E
Brand Owner Commitment
10 – 50
Percent of recycled
plastic used
13% organic CAGR
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8-12%
HEALTHCARE
$225
$685
17,645
29,445
9% organic CAGR
Source: BCC Research, Nov. 2020
11% CAGR
Market for Medical Plastics
(millions of LBs)
Figures above include relevant Sustainable Solutions sales
Avient Corporation 118
8-10%
COMPOSITES
$74
$260
2017 2021E
11% organic CAGR
Figures above include relevant Sustainable Solutions sales
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5G Capacity and Demand
Source: Mobile Experts: 5G Millimeter Wave 2019:
ns
e
an
C
ap
ac
ity
(
o.
10% CAGR
ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA
$210
$1,150
Weighted Avg.
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Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Pro Forma Financial Information
Avient acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020 (the “Acquisition Date”).