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LONG BEACH, California – January 19, 2024 – Avient Corporation, a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, announced its Specialty Inks team will be highlighting new additions and updates to its sustainable inks portfolio starting today at Impressions Expo Long Beach, an annual trade show dedicated to the imprinted and decorated apparel industry.

Lower costs: Annualized production costs came in at $30,000 less than budgeted.

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Patterson added, “Last year, we substantially expanded our composite offerings with the acquisition of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, and I’m pleased to report integration is progressing exceptionally well. https://www.avient.com/ 5 Forward-looking Statements In this press release, 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. In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient's annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • 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; • disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations; • changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change; • fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • demand for our products and services; • 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; • our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • information systems failures and cyberattacks; • our ability to service our indebtedness and restrictions on our current and future operations due to our indebtedness; • amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; • other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts, tariffs, and any recessionary conditions; and • other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Q1 2024 ORGANIC FX AS REPORTED Sales $827M 1.8% (2.1%) (0.3%) Adj.

Color & Insights Report: January 2022

In this press release, 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.

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Read more about Avient’s 2030 Sustainability goals in its 2020 Sustainability Report here.