Our Specialty Engineered Materials, Performance Products & Solutions (PP&S) and Distribution (POD) segments all delivered record operating income, helping us to overcome a number of macro-economic challenges and weaker performance in Designed Structures & Solutions (DSS)." These associates led to a near-immediate impact in POD and PP&S where sales cycles are the shortest within the company, and both segments reported record operating income for the full year 2016. 

Patterson added, "Performance Products & Solutions (PP&S) achieved another exceptional quarter, driven by continued mix improvement resulting in a new segment operating margin record of 12.3%.  Underlying organic sales growth plus the addition of Magenta's fiber colorant business and Kraton's TPE business was more than offset by lower year-over-year selling prices in Distribution, PP&S, and Designed Structures and Solutions (DSS), due to lower hydro-carbon based raw material costs.

REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC PIPE F O R O I L + G A S • Reinforcement for HDPE pipe to meet the performance of traditional steel pipe for oil and gas applications • Temperature performance up to 65˚C with operating pressure up to 1500 psi • Spoolable, lightweight material to simplify transport and installation • Provided material compatibility with HDPE and added reinforcement to meet burst strength requirements • Customized tape thickness to meet specific processing needs • Ensured supply chain reliability with fast delivery and quality control in North America • Flexible, reinforced plastic solution enabled spoolable pipe and reduced weight Polystrand™ Continuous Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyethylene Tape KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

POWER TOOL MANUFACTURER P I S T O N R I N G A N D C O N N E C T I N G R O D F O R P O W E R T O O L • Exceptional mechanical properties • Good wear and abrasion resistance • High purity and light weight • Worked directly with the manufacturer from design to molding to better understand and satisfy key requirements • Improved strength, stiffness and stability with one-stop technology service to best meet customer’s needs • Provided lightweighting solution to help customer achieve its sustainability goal Edgetek™ PK PEEK Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

HAGER GROUP O U T D O O R E L E C T R I C A L S O C K E T • A more sustainable, recycled formulation • Similar performance to current virgin polyolefin including: • Good UV, scratch, and impact resistance • Reliable coloration to RAL 7011 and RAL 7035 • A matte finish • Expedited the approval of Plastic Bank as a new supplier • Formulated custom materials with recycled ocean-bound plastic (Social Plastic®) from Plastic Bank • Provided functional replacements for the previous virgin polyolefins with comparable performance • Enabled Hager to launch new cubyko leaf outdoor sockets and switches to market containing 27% recycled materials Maxxam REC Recycled Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

PRODUCTOR LÍDER DE TAPONES PARA BEBIDAS ALCOHÓLICAS T A P O N E S D E L U J O • Se sustituye el metal al mismo tiempo que se ofrece aspecto y sensación metálicos • Personalización de densidad y color • Procesamiento sencillo • Cumplimiento con las normas de la FDA • El metal se sustituye con un compuesto plástico de densidad modificada para mantener una percepción de alta calidad • Se redujo al mínimo la aparición de desportilladuras por el desgaste cotidiano, que supera al metal porque permite hacer coincidir el interior de la tapa con los colores de revestimiento metalizado • Permitió al cliente introducir sus tapones de lujo en un nuevo segmento del mercado Formulación de densidad modificada Gravi- Tech™ REQUERIMIENTOS CLAVE ¿POR QUÉ AVIENT?

ELECTRONICS BRAND P O R T A B L E S P E A K E R W E I G H T E D C O M P O N E N T • Ensures quality sound performance • Injection molding capabilities for design flexibility • Impact protection within a set temperature range • Meets target density 3.0g/cm3 and product weight 400g • Reduced scrap and improved product manufacturability, compared to metal, with an injection molded formulation • Met strict testing requirements, including achieving desired impact protection performance at the specific temperature range and target weight • Maintained depth of base sound Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Application Snapshot Smartbatch Frost SFX Final COSMETICS BRAND P E R S O N A L C A R E P E T & R P E T P A C K A G I N G • Solutions suitable for 100% rPET carrier colorants • Compatible with all ISBM molding machines • Should work with a wide variety of rPET grades • Worked with customer to provide a special effect solution that achieved a matte or frost- like effect in PET resin • Created a formulation that diffuses light and enhances bottle appearance, similar to edge- glass • Allowed the customer greater design freedom with a wide range of color options • Enabled customer to reduce VOC by eliminating bottle spraying SmartBatch™ Frost Collection KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Case Study - ColorMatrix Impress rPET Bottle vF PDF © 2019, All Right Reserved PolyOne Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 BOTICÁRIO C O S M E T I C P A C K A G I N G • Cosmetic bottle packaging colorant designed to help distinguish product on the shelf • Compatible with sustainable packaging material to enable use in rPET technology • Brand-specified color • Local material development support • Achieved brighter color and more brilliant metallic effect than alternative colorants • Developed for use in 10% recycled rPET bottle • Formulated custom liquid colorant on-site and matched to brand color standard ColorMatrix™ Impress™ High Gloss Metallic Effect Colorants liquid color for bottle packaging KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY POLYONE?

Cosmetic brands COSMETIC BRANDS C O V E R O F A I R C U S H I O N P O W D E R C O M P A C T • Low coefficient of friction (COF) to balance the opening pressure and sealing performance • General FDA compliance • Good chemical resistance and barrier protection to water and oxygen • Overmold to PP with good compression set • Delivered chemically resistant material with excellent sealing properties and good resilience to achieve requested performance • Provided onsite technical support to improved injection speed and achieve good bonding performance • Offered a material solution that could be leveraged across the customer’s global cosmetic brands Custom Versaflex™ TPE KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?