PolyOne IQ Design Team Receives Gold IDEA Award for Social Impact CLEVELAND – September 16, 2019 – PolyOne today announced that its IQ Design team received a 2019 IDEA Gold award in the Social Impact Design categ

The Impact Plus, using a pipe liner strategy itself resulted in a significant CO2 reduction compared to the potential impact of a new lay process.   

Following Avient’s internal procedures for identifying, reducing, and managing hazardous materials and substances of very high concern (SVHC) in our products Conducting risk assessments on hazardous products >1 ton for human health (CMRs) and environmental impacts (PBT, vPvB) associated with their intended use prior to placing on the market Evaluating safer alternatives to substances of very high concern (SVHC) and striving to reduce or phase out these substances within our products

Based on nylon 6 (PA6) and nylon 66 (PA66) polymers, these materials combine high temperature performance with exceptional strength and durability. They provide high mechanical performance within tight specifications. PA6 GRADES RESIN TYPE GLASS FILLER Nymax/Bergamid (Prime Nylon) Nymax REC (Recycled Nylon) Unfilled 10%–60% Standard Grade ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Heat Stabilized Grades ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Mineral Reinforced Grades ✔ — ✔ ✔ Mineral/Glass Hybrids ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Flame Retardant Portfolio — — — — V0 ✔ — ✔ ✔ V2 ✔ — ✔ ✔ Impact Modified Grades ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ UV Stabilized ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ PA66 GRADES RESIN TYPE GLASS FILLER Standard Grade ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Heat Stabilized Grades ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Mineral Reinforced Grades ✔ — ✔ ✔ Mineral/Glass Hybrids ✔ — ✔ ✔ Flame Retardant Portfolio — — — — V0 ✔ — ✔ ✔ V2 ✔ — ✔ ✔ Impact Modified Grades ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ UV Stabilized ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ To learn more about our PA6 and PA66 solutions, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368).

Caps and closures are critical in delivering a high quality package to consumers. We offer additives, TPE liners and overmolding to help define high-performance caps and closures that provide both functionality and shelf appeal. Our approach is to work as your partner in creating distinctive packaging that combines innovative functionality with high shelf impact.

CASE STUDY: FIBER-LINE™ HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINEERED FIBERS Ch all en ge A cc ep te d. INNOVATIVE CARBON FIBER SOLUTIONS FOR SG PIPE REPLACEMENT To learn more about Fiber-Line high performance engineered fibers, visit fiber-line.com. THE IMPACT The impact was two-fold.

      Impact on cost of sales       Impact on operating income Impact on income (loss) before income taxes

Impact Important information about the health, safety and environmental impacts of Avient products. A series of high performing and eco-conscious alternatives to nylon and acetal

This is positively impacting our Performance Products and Solutions segment beyond our previous expectations at the beginning of the quarter." Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic 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 identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate and integrate acquisitions; 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; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; 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 raise or sustain prices for products or services; an ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration, working capital reductions, costs reductions and employee productivity goals; information systems failures and cyberattacks; and 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.

Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include 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; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; 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 the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; 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 consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; and 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.