IMPROVED BOTTLE QUALITY +2% in neck +3% in body -12% in base 8.5g 0.5L bottle, 60% rPET Polymer Weight Distribution Based on commercially produced water bottles, 51,000bph Mechanical Strength Based on PTI 14.4g 0.5L water bottles, Instron testing To p Lo ad (l bs ) Burst Pressure Based on 8.5g, 0.5L commercially produced water bottles Bu rs t P re ss ur e (B ar ) REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS Based on a commercial process producing 8.5g 0.5L water bottles as 51,000bph 25% reduction in energy consumed during the bottle blowing process En er gy k W Reduce Energy Consumption SmartHeat RHC increases the heat-up rate for preforms, enabling energy reductions for the heating lamps used during the bottle blowing process. Translates to 25% CO2 reductions based on energy savings reducing CO2 emissions by 114 tonnes per year on one commercial blowing line CO 2 (t on ne s) SmartHeat RHC products are supplied in ColorMatrix™ approved packaging and are active as supplied.

Adjusted free cash flow for 2023 was $186 million, slightly ahead of expectations. 2 2024 Outlook “In the first quarter, we expect demand to continue to improve in our two largest end markets, packaging and consumer, as destocking comes to an end and our sustainable solutions portfolio expands. A recording of the webcast and the slide presentation will be available at avient.com/investors/events-presentations immediately following the conference call and will be accessible for one year. 2) Tax adjustments include the net tax impact from non-recurring income tax items, adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and the establishment, reversal or changes to valuation allowances. 9 Special items (1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (6.6) Environmental remediation costs (1.4) Impact on cost of sales (8.0) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring and employee separation costs (11.3) Legal and other (4.4) Acquisition related costs (3.4) Impact on selling and administrative expense (19.1) Impact on operating income (27.1) Other loss (0.2) Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (27.3) Income tax expense on above special items 6.9 Tax adjustments(2) (1.9) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (22.3) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.24) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 91.8 (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to- market adjustments associated with gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non- recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results

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