Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

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CONDUCTIVE PIPETTE TIP MANUFACTURER ACHIEVES SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS © 2021, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 To learn more about Trilliant™ HC, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368) or visit us at avient.com. High-quality conductive pipette tips must meet a number of demanding performance criteria, including: • Accurate measurement of minute quantities of liquid • Hydrophobic properties to minimize fluid retention • Concentric dimensions and warp resistance • Excellent chemical resistance The manufacturer asked Avient for a specialized solution to meet these exacting needs in a timely and efficient manner so they could capitalize on its market opportunity THE SOLUTION Avient’s sales and technical professionals worked closely with the manufacturer to understand the demanding requirements of the end-use application, manufacturing considerations and cost. Avient determined that the manufacturer required a material with a unique combination of properties, including: • Processing ease – high flow rate, ability to fill multi-cavity molds, thin-wall capabilities • Superior toughness – strength and durability to ensure dimensional integrity of the part • Repeatable performance – consistent conductivity for accurate measurement of liquids While several off-the-shelf compounds were evaluated, a new formulation was developed to meet the manufacturer’s specific needs as well as provide signifi cant benefi ts in reduced cycle time, increased production and reduced scrap rate.

Hanna consolidate • Cultures clash – commodity wins • Dependent on income derived from commodity joint ventures The First 6 Years • Globally organized along three strategic platforms • Non-core equity investment dispositions • Talent upgrades, discipline instilled throughout organization • New CEO hired to transform POL into specialty business �18 of 20 officers new • Implemented four pillar strategy • Nearly 50% of The Second 6 Years History of PolyOne – A Transformation • Focused on increasing volume, not profits • Heavily tied to cyclical markets 2000 2006 2012 The FormationThe Formation The TransformationThe Transformation The New PolyOneThe New PolyOne organization • Demonstrated ability to deliver • Nearly 50% of business operating income derived from Specialty Platform* • Specialty assets acquired *Pro forma for ColorMatrix acquisition Page 8 30% 50% 70% 90% $10 $12 $14 $16 $18 PolyOnePolyOne Stock Price S&P 500 (relative performance) Strategy and Execution Drive Results | | | | -50% -30% -10% 10% 30% $0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Page 9 Four Pillar Strategy The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized Polymer Materials, Services & Solutions Page 10 60% 80% 100% % o f O p ra ti g I co m * Old PolyOne Transformation 2012 Target “What We Said” Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Ahead of Schedule *Operating Income excludes Corporate Charges ** Pro Forma for the acquisition of ColorMatrix and divestiture of SunBelt 2% 34% 42% 50% >50% 0% 20% 40% 2005 2008 2011 2011** 2012 % o f O p ra ti g I co m * JV's PP&S Distribution Specialty Specialty OI $5M $46M $89M $117M “What We Said” Page 11 2007 2012 Target 2011 “Where we were” “What we said” “Where we are” 1) Operating Income % Specialty 3.2% 10% - 12% 8.9% PP&S 6.1% 8% - 10% 7.2% Pro forma ColorMatrix Proof of Performance Distribution 3.0% 4% - 5% 5.6% 2) Specialty Platform sss% of Operating Income 20% >50% 50% 3) Specialty Vitality Index 21% 35% - 40% 49% 4) ROIC* (pre-tax) 11% >15% 16% 5) Sales outside the US 37% >40% 40% *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period Page 12 2011 Pro forma ColorMatrix 2015 Target “Where we are” “Where we expect to be” 1) Operating Income % Specialty 8.9% PP&S 7.2% 12 – 16% 9 – 12% Elevating our Expectations and Yours PP&S 7.2% Distribution 5.6% 2) Specialty Platform % of Operating Income 50% 3) ROIC* (after-tax) 10% 4) Adjusted Annual EPS Growth 3 yr CAGR = 71% 9 – 12% 6 – 7.5% 65 – 75% 15% Double Digit Expansion *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period Page 13 • Four pillar strategy, coupled with our ability to execute is driving results • Strong leadership team driving growth & executing • Innovation and services provide differentiation and How do we get there? Innovation and services provide differentiation and competitive advantage • Favorable megatrends align with PolyOne strengths The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company Page 14 Positioned for Earnings Growth 2015 Target Rev: $5B Adj.

They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 514.0 $ 517.4 $ 543.6 $ 773.0 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 554.3 527.4 703.5 828.5 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 850.6 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,068.3 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,247.1 $ 2,452.1 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,001.4 776.3 837.0 696.1 PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 796.7 911.9 1,030.3 1,030.3 Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (127.7) (111.1) (121.8) (121.6) Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - - - 20.9 Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 28.6 18.9 - - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (28.9) (32.5) (33.7) (40.0) Special items in OI 39.1 (396.2) 4.8 (53.9) (53.9) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 159.7 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (32.5) (23.1) - - Special items in OI (39.1) 396.2 (4.8) 53.9 53.9 Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 72.3 $ 146.7 $ 221.0 $ 213.6 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 3.4% 9.6% 8.6% 6.1% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 5.1% 7.1% 9.5% 9.8% Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - - - - 2.5% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 4.3% 8.4% 9.1% 6.1% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 3.1% 7.0% 9.0% 5.4% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.5% 4.6% 6.4% 6.4% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.4% 5.3% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. ** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets. *** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into Global Color, Additives and Inks segment. Average Debt Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average PolyOne Debt $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 840.9 Average Equity Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 745.7 Platform sales and operating income (OI) H1 2012*** H1 2013*** H1 2013**** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 280.9 $ 352.0 $ 285.1 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 413.9 434.7 409.2 Designed Structures & Solutions Sales - 240.4 - Specialty Platform Sales $ 694.8 $ 1,027.1 $694.3 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 336.0 336.7 317.5 PolyOne Distribution Sales 533.6 543.1 543.1 Corporate and Eliminations (62.3) (68.2) (68.2) Total Sales $ 1,502.1 $ 1,838.7 $ 1,486.7 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 24.6 $ 32.5 $ 31.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 44.0 54.7 52.0 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 10.5 - Specialty Platform OI $ 68.6 $ 97.7 $ 83.2 Performance Products and Solutions OI 19.3 27.5 25.7 PolyOne Distribution OI 33.4 33.1 33.1 Corporate and eliminations (20.3) (25.7) (20.3) Special items in OI (20.3) (11.4) (20.3) Operating income - GAAP $ 80.7 $ 121.2 $ 101.4 Special items in OI 20.3 11.4 20.3 Operating income adjusted $ 101.0 $ 132.6 $ 121.7 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 8.8% 9.2% 10.9% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 10.6% 12.6% 12.7% Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 4.4% - Specialty platform - OI % of sales 9.9% 9.5% 12.0% PP&S operating - OI % of sales 5.7% 8.2% 8.1% Distribution OI - % of sales 6.3% 6.1% 6.1% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 6.7% 7.2% 8.2% Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets H1 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7 Long-term debt 1,022.5 Less cash and cash equivalents (392.4) Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006Y* Q2 2013**** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 143.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 207.5 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 351.0 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 $ 37.3 Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 71.8 Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 109.1 Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 31.1% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.

They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 514.0 $ 517.4 $ 543.6 $ 773.0 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 554.3 527.4 703.5 828.5 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 850.6 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,068.3 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,247.1 $ 2,452.1 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,001.4 776.3 837.0 696.1 PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 796.7 911.9 1,030.3 1,030.3 Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (127.7) (111.1) (121.8) (121.6) Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - - - 20.9 Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 28.6 18.9 - - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (28.9) (32.5) (33.7) (40.0) Special items in OI 39.1 (396.2) 4.8 (53.9) (53.9) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 159.7 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (32.5) (23.1) - - Special items in OI (39.1) 396.2 (4.8) 53.9 53.9 Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 72.3 $ 146.7 $ 221.0 $ 213.6 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 3.4% 9.6% 8.6% 6.1% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 5.1% 7.1% 9.5% 9.8% Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - - - - 2.5% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 4.3% 8.4% 9.1% 6.1% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 3.1% 7.0% 9.0% 5.4% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.5% 4.6% 6.4% 6.4% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.4% 5.3% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. ** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets. *** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into Global Color, Additives and Inks segment. Average Debt Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average PolyOne Debt $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 840.9 Average Equity Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 745.7 Platform sales and operating income (OI) H1 2012*** H1 2013*** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 280.9 $ 352.0 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 413.9 434.7 Designed Structures & Solutions Sales - 240.4 Specialty Platform Sales 694.8 1,027.1 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 336.0 336.7 PolyOne Distribution Sales 533.6 543.1 Corporate and Eliminations (62.3) (68.2) Total Sales $ 1,502.1 $ 1,838.7 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 24.6 $ 32.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 44.0 54.7 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 10.5 Specialty Platform OI $ 68.6 $ 97.7 Performance Products and Solutions OI 19.3 27.5 PolyOne Distribution OI 33.4 33.1 Corporate and eliminations (20.3) (25.7) Special items in OI (20.3) (11.4) Operating income - GAAP $ 80.7 $ 121.2 Special items in OI 20.3 11.4 Operating income adjusted $ 101.0 $ 132.6 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 8.8% 9.2% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 10.6% 12.6% Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - 4.4% Specialty platform OI % of sales 9.9% 9.5% PP&S operating OI % of sales 5.7% 8.2% Distribution OI % of sales 6.3% 6.1% PolyOne OI adjusted, % of sales 6.7% 7.2% Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets H1 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7 Long-term debt 1,022.5 Less cash and cash equivalents (392.4) Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006Y* Q2 2013**** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 143.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 207.5 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 351.0 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 37.3 Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 71.8 Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 109.1 Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 31.1% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.