Langiewicza 50 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki Poland Clariant Masterbatches (Saudi Arabia) Ltd 2nd Industrial City, Al-Kharj Road Riyadh Saudi Arabia Singapore Pte Ltd 1 International Business Park Singapore 609917 Singapore Pte Ltd 8 Third Chin Bee Road Singapore 618684 Avient South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Development and manufacturing of Colorants products (including additive Masterbatch) No. 2 Nan Yun San Rd., Science City 510663 Guangzhou (Shanghai) Ltd. Development and manufacturing of Masterbatch products (including additive Masterbatch) No 88 Lane 4377 Jindu Road 201108 Shanghai Page 4 of 4

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.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:  Our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the planned closure of certain manufacturing facilities;  The timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts;  Separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates and amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates;  Our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions;  The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies and retain relationships with customers of acquired companies including, without limitation, Spartech Corporation and Accella Performance Materials;  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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;  The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;  Our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;  Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic materials in jurisdictions where we conduct business;  Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online in the industries in which we participate;  Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;  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;  An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals;  An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;  Our ability to continue to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;  The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any;  Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation  The above list of factors is not exhaustive.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources.

Leadership, EHS&S-PS, Facility Services, Design & Development, Information Technology, Sourcing, Logistics, Legal, and Human Resources 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake OH 44012 United States Avon Lake, OH (SEM) Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics 554 Moore Road Avon Lake OH 44012 United States Kornkamp 50 Ahrensburg Schleswig- Holstein 22926 Germany Avient Corporation - Albany Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics 4 Rothwell Ave, PO Box 300-009 Auckland 0632 New Zealand Avon Lake Color Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics 33587 Walker Road, Building 416 Avon Lake OH 44012 United States Avient Corporation Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics Pol. WA- 06, Kalyan-Padgha Road Vashere Maharashtra 421302 India Avient Corporation - Vonore, TN Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics 245 Avecor Drive Vonore TN 37885 United States Avient Corporation Warehouse 225 Industrial Drive Vonore TN 37885 United States AVIENT BRASIL LTDA Sales; Design and Development; Technical assistance; Receipt; Production and Quality Control; Logistics; Supplies; Equipment – only for liquid; Maintenance and Calibration; Management and Human Resources. Unit 3 Dodworth Business Park, Dodworth Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 3SP United Kingdom Page 5 of 5

Inspection may include applicable internal systems, calibration programs, laboratory practices, and equipment pertaining to the Customer-specific product. 6.1.1 Adequate prior notice (30 days) must be given, with a proposed agenda. 6.1.2 The scope of the inspection is at the discretion of NEU. 6.1.3 Non-Disclosure Agreement and\or Visitor Confidentiality Agreement is required of Customer. 7.0 SUPPLIER CONTROL and REGULATORY RESPONSIBILTY 7.1 The control of suppliers and regulatory responsibility of the vendors and product supplied by NEU to the Customer are dependent on the specification and ownership of the components used to manufacture the product, as further outlined below. 7.1.1 Raw materials, components and suppliers developed or specified by NEU are controlled and monitored by NEU. 7.1.2 Raw materials, components and suppliers developed or specified by Customer are controlled and monitored by Customer. 7.1.2.1 NEU may survey suppliers specified by Customer on behalf of Customer to satisfy a Customer request for information. Upon notification from the NEU supplier, NEU will notify the Customer of the effect on the manufacture of the compound(s) (such as raw material availability, vendor name changes, vendor manufacturing location, and vendor nomenclature). 9.0 CUSTOMER FEEDBACK 9.1 NEU will use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) acknowledge receipt of Customer complaints within one business day; (ii) conduct an investigation and communicate a resolution to Customer within 30 days after receipt of the complaint. In the event that the NEU determines that it is the root cause of the Customer complaint, a corrective action will be issued, and preventive actions will be developed to address the root cause. 10.0 MANAGEMENT OF SUPPLIERS 10.1 NEU will maintain and ensure oversight and monitoring of applicable suppliers in accordance with the requirements of ISO 13485 Quality Management System. 11.0 TRACABILITY, RECORDS & RETENTION 11.1 NEU is responsible for establishing and maintaining controlled documentation of product and raw material component traceability during all stages of production and shipment. 11.2 An electronic record of the manufacturing conditions and raw materials (vendor ID and lot number) used to manufacture each batch is retained and preserved for a period of at least 7 years from the manufacture date or as specified by applicable Regulatory Requirements. 11.3 An electronic record of the Customer purchase order and NEU sales order confirmation will be retained and for a period of at least 7 years from order acceptance date. 11.4 A representative sample of the product manufactured will be retained for a period of at least 1 year from manufacture date. 12.0 EXPIRATION 12.1 NEU’s obligations contained in this Quality Commitment will automatically expire if the Customer does not purchase product from NEU for a period of one year.

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