Homepage // News Center // New Black Colorants from PolyOne Support Circular Economy, Turn Former Waste into Recyclable Packaging These colorants will help black packaging support the circular economy by enabling them to be recycled rather than landfilled. Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications PolyOne Corporation +1 440-930-1988 michelle.maniscalco@avient.com

With SiteCool technology, owners of large facilities gain a new tool in the fight to make their sites more energy efficient,” said Barto Du Plessis, general manager, Colorant Chromatics. Cooling costs are a significant cost in managing these large facilities. SiteCool helps facility management meet both goals.

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Add on nearly $50 million in synergies from the Clariant color business integration, and we are having a record year.” https://www.avient.com/investors https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/yrq7mgm9 https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/yrq7mgm9 https://www.avient.com/investors 3 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”). Management believes this provides better comparability of the performance of the combined businesses.

Lightweight, thermally conductive materials that replace metal and help manage heat across sensitive electronics Advanced metallic colorants able to create brilliant surfaces without paint Michelle Maniscalco Marketing Communications Manager, North America PolyOne Corporation +1 440-930-1988 michelle.maniscalco@avient.com

This guide is created annually to help plastic product designers, brand managers, and marketing professionals make more informed color choices.   They then select colors and effects that are likely to be consumers’ preferred color choices in 2024 based on these trends. After two years of virtual workshops, we were excited to return to our traditional approach of workshops held in person with multicultural teams from every region,” said Norzihan Aziz, ColorWorks manager, Asia Pacific.

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Material needs to: • Pass ampere test at 10A and 16A conditions • Pass glow wire test at 750°C at 1.5mm thickness • Have a lubrication effect and dimensional stability at an elevated temperature of 110°C • Meet test criteria of 250K cycles switch on/off without failure or dimensional changes • Reduced risk of shock by replacing brass with polymer formulation that met all key electrical and functional performance criteria • Eliminated the need for secondary lubricant due to self- lubricating properties of LubriOne materials • Enabled in-house molding which removed reliance on external part supplier and allowed direct management of global inventory levels LubriOne™ Internally Lubricated Formulations KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

This Zodiac Libra silicone ink portfolio includes bases, additives, ready-for-use (RFU) colors, toner colors, pigment concentrates, and special effect inks. RFU and toner colors are popular colors in the athletic and performance-wear market Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications PolyOne Corporation +1 440-930-1988 michelle.maniscalco@avient.com

Management believes this provides better comparability of the performance of the combined businesses. They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 240.6 158.8 457.1 344.1 Distribution 404.4 238.8 767.1 528.3 Corporate and eliminations (34.2) (15.3) (60.4) (35.1) Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 193.4 $ 75.7 $ 390.9 $ 165.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 69.6 42.5 134.3 95.1 Distribution 40.1 27.2 79.4 60.8 Corporate and eliminations (14.4) 4.3 (13.5) 0.2 Gross margin $ 288.7 $ 149.7 $ 591.1 $ 321.2 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 107.1 $ 43.4 $ 215.8 $ 92.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 32.3 25.5 62.8 55.8 Distribution 16.4 12.6 31.7 26.8 Corporate and eliminations 24.8 30.2 52.3 55.5 Selling and administrative expense $ 180.6 $ 111.7 $ 362.6 $ 230.4 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3 Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0 Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3) Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4 Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2 Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4) Other income, net 1.2 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1 EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.