Homepage // News Center // Avient Launches New Renol™ and Remafin™ Masterbatches Developed to Create Natural-Looking TPE Wine Corks Offered under the Renol™ and Remafin™ brands, the masterbatch was developed by Avient ColorWorks™ in Merate, Italy. The new masterbatch formulations comply with applicable FDA and EU food-contact standards.

Homepage // News Center // ‘Future-Proof’ Pharma Packaging: Avient Launches New Regulatory-Compliant MEVOPUR™ Amber Masterbatches CLEVELAND – April 19, 2021 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced the launch of a new pelletized amber colorant masterbatch formulated for PET vials, bottles, and other pharmaceutical packaging applications. As a result, these MEVOPUR masterbatches will ‘future-proof’ pharma packaging and avoid the need for formulation changes in the years to come.” 

Colorant Chromatics™ PEI Masterbatch Colors for High-Temperature Injection Molding Applications Colorant Chromatics™ PEI colorants are specifically designed to color polyetherimide (PEI) resin used in high-temperature injection molding applications. KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Consistent coloring and improved homogenization with the polymer offer more efficient processing and waste reduction • Opaque PEI masterbatches available with shorter lead times and a range of readily available standard colors • Minimum order quantities as low as 5kg (10 lbs) for improved inventory control • Robust colorant formulations mean no disruptions to existing molding processes, allowing manufacturers to bring products to market faster and without investing in new machinery FEATURES AND COLORS PEI colorants are manufactured using 100% prime virgin PEI resin.

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 including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; the speed and strength of growth in the global 5G infrastructure market; 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.

UL94 COMPLIANT MASTERBATCHES DESIGN & SAFETY High-impact colors and cutting-edge design are hugely important to the success of today’s sleek, modern electrical and electronic products. Avient offers masterbatch solutions to fulfill different levels of Glow Wire temperatures. Once a specific resin has been identified for your needs, you can check in the table whether Avient has already masterbatches listed for the corresponding supplier and under which conditions of use (minimum thickness, exact rating and maximum let-down ratio).

th, where it will provide details on its long-term growth drivers, future synergy capture from the Clariant Color acquisition as well as capital allocation priorities. 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 including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Color 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 continue to pay regular quarterly cash dividends, including at the increased rate, 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.

Langiewicza 50 95-050 Konstantynów Łódzki Poland Clariant Masterbatches (Saudi Arabia) Ltd Administration, Site management, Manufacture, Laboratory, Procurement, Maintenance, Infrastructure, Warehouse and Transport 2nd Industrial City, Al-Kharj Road Riyadh Saudi Arabia Avient Colorants Singapore Pte Ltd Administration, Site management, Manufacture, Laboratory, Procurement, Maintenance, Infrastructure, Warehouse and Transport 1 International Business Park Singapore 609917 Avient Colorants Singapore Pte Ltd Administration, Site management, Manufacture, Laboratory, Procurement, Maintenance, Infrastructure, Warehouse and Transport 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 Avient Colorants (Shanghai) Ltd. Development and manufacturing of Masterbatch products (including additive Masterbatch) No 88 Lane 4377 Jindu Road 201108 Shanghai FACILITY NAMEFACILITY NAME FACILITY ACTIVITYFACILITY ACTIVITY ADDRESSADDRESS Copyright as of the Effective Date, ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc.

In addition, the company will provide an update on the integration of the Clariant Color business, including future synergy capture, and a financial overview.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations, such as Magna Colours, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; 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; 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; information systems failures and cyberattacks; 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.

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.