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AVNT-2022.03.31-News Release - Dyneema 1 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avient Announces Agreement to Acquire DSM Protective Materials (Dyneema®) and Plans to Explore Sale of Distribution CLEVELAND – April 20, 2022 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Royal DSM (“DSM”) to purchase the DSM Protective Materials business (including the Dyneema® brand) (the “Dyneema business”). For 10 years, we have been building our advanced composites platform by focusing on high-performance materials for applications where failure is not an option. The foundation of the protective materials business of DSM is the renowned technology and globally admired brand of Dyneema®, the World’s Strongest Fiber™.

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Our formulation expertise supports material science decisions, while our processing expertise guides customers to use the materials properly. WHAT WE DO: MATERIAL SCIENCE 4 CUSTOM FORMULATION We sell solutions not commodities. Simply put… We solve customers’ most pressing material science challenges.

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