# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001122976
**File Stem:** 0001127602-25-021281
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 7894
**Document Hash:** c8e01dad2653b37c839a446fd2bcc691
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001127602-25-021281.hdr.sgml**: 20250912

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001127602-25-021281

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250908

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250912

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250912

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Schneider David Nickolas
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002085819

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-16091
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251311773

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 766 WOODRIDGE COURT
- **CITY:** MAHTOMEDI
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55115
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AVIENT CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001122976
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 341730488
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 33587 WALKER ROAD
- **CITY:** AVON LAKE
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44012
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 440-930-1000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 33587 WALKER ROAD
- **CITY:** AVON LAKE
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44012

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** POLYONE CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20000830

## Ex-24

```

Power of Attorney

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Amy M. Sanders, Jamie A. Beggs, Kristen A. Gajewski, Robert K. James,
Ari M. Friedman, Samuel V. Huryn, and Anne Stetz, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: 1.	Prepare, execute in the
undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") all forms and schedules,
including Form ID, necessary to complete the timely enrollment of the
undersigned in the SEC?s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval
(?EDGAR Next?) system, and any and all amendments thereto; and 2.	Do and
perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such form or schedule
and the timely filing of such form or schedule with the SEC; and 3.	Do and
perform any and all acts required as an account administrator of the
undersigned?s EDGAR Next account including, but not limited to, managing the
undersigned?s EDGAR Next account, as well as performing yearly acknowledgements
and token management; and 4.	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Avient Corporation
(the "Corporation"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; and 5.	Do and perform
any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such
form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and 6.	Take any
other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in
the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and
the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Corporation assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. 	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Corporation, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of
this 29th day of August, 2025. /s/ David N. Schneider

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Schneider David Nickolas<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>AVIENT CORPORATION<br>33587 WALKER ROAD<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>AVON LAKE, OH 44012<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>AVIENT CORP [ AVNT ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-09-08 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_SVP, President SEM_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Remarks:**
Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

**Signature:** /s/ Robert K. James, Power of Attorney for David Nickolas Schneider  
**Date:** 2025-09-12

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**