The beam changes the molecular structure of the additive, causing a color change that results in a permanent marking. Sourcing the additive as a masterbatch, often bundled with colorant, makes it easier to add to your production process.

The hose manufacturer decided to explore other material options that would meet requirements such as excellent colorability, good surface appearance, high flow for optimal productivity, and of course, compliance with U.S. In addition to its excellent colorability and high flow, the Versalloy solution possessed a lower specific gravity and resulted in lower scrap rates compared to the competitive TPV, providing the opportunity to reduce system costs.

The hose manufacturer decided to explore other material options that would meet requirements such as excellent colorability, good surface appearance, high flow for optimal productivity, and of course, compliance with U.S. In addition to its excellent colorability and high flow, the Versalloy solution possessed a lower specific gravity and resulted in lower scrap rates compared to the competitive TPV, providing the opportunity to reduce system costs.

Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2006* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2013Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 57.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 8.9 28.1 37.7 104.0 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 33.4 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 194.6 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 64.2 31.3 54.0 56.0 Distribution 19.5 19.2 28.1 42.0 63.3 SunBelt Joint venture 91.9 102.9 28.6 18.9 - Corporate (51.5) 34.5 (425.1) (27.7) (82.4) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 231.5 Less: Corporate operating expense 51.5 (34.5) 425.1 27.7 82.4 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 199.1 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 313.9 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 6% 34% 43% 62% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 12.7 Long-term debt 976.2 Less cash and cash equivalents (365.2) Net debt $ 623.7 Adjusted EBITDA 2013 Income before income taxes $ 151.0 Interest expense, net 63.5 Depreciation and amortization 108.8 Special items in EBITDA 31.7 Adjusted EBITDA $ 355.0 2 Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2013Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials sales $ 345.3 $ 615.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks sales 531.8 852.3 Designed Structures and Solutions sales - 597.4 Specialty Platform sales 877.1 2,065.2 Performance Products and Solutions sales 1,166.2 773.2 PolyOne Distribution sales 732.8 1,075.2 Corporate and eliminations (153.7) (142.4) Total sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,771.2 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 57.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 104.0 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 33.4 Specialty Platform OI 12.8 194.6 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 56.0 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 63.3 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (52.4) Special items in OI 39.1 (30.0) Operating income GAAP 233.6 231.5 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) - Special items in OI (39.1) 30.0 Adjusted operating income $ 87.5 $ 261.5 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 9.3% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 12.2% Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 5.6% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 9.4% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 7.2% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 5.9% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 6.9% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. Appendix At a Glance�Global Specialty Engineered Materials At a Glance�Global Color, Additives, and Inks At a Glance�Designed Structures and Solutions At a Glance�Performance Products and Solutions At a Glance�Distribution Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development Establish Lean Six Sigma As Way of Life Application Examples Slide Number 24 2012 Range Rover Evoque Interior Slide Number 26 Slide Number 27 Metal Replacement Solutions High-Barrier Packaging Containers Aerospace Applications Sidoti Reconciliation of Non-GAAP.pdf Section 1

Specialty acquisition broadens solutions portfolio of colorant and additives technologies for fiber applications - Extends PolyOne's existing rea

 Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:  The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;  Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;  Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive;  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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;  The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;  Our ability to achieve new business gains;  The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;  Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets 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 achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;  The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;  Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;  The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; 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.  The above list of factors is not exhaustive.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2013Y Q3 2014 YTD Global Color, Additives and Inks $ 4.3 $ 28.1 $ 37.7 $ 104.0 $ 98.2 Global Specialty Engineered Materials 0.4 17.6 49.7 57.2 55.6 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - 33.4 37.2 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 194.6 $ 191.0 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 54.0 56.0 51.4 Distribution 19.5 28.1 42.0 63.3 53.2 Joint ventures 91.9 28.6 18.9 - - Corporate and eliminations (51.5) (425.1) (27.7) (82.4) (126.2) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 231.5 $ 169.4 Less: Corporate operating expense 51.5 425.1 27.7 82.4 126.2 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 313.9 $ 295.6 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 43% 62% 65% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. Appendix Q3 2014 Financial Highlights At a Glance�Global Color, Additives and Inks At a Glance�Global Specialty Engineered Materials At a Glance�Designed Structures and Solutions At a Glance�Performance Products and Solutions At a Glance�Distribution Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development Commitment to Operational Excellence Application Examples Slide Number 28 Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions 2012 Range Rover Evoque Interior Slide Number 31 Metal Replacement Solutions Next Generation Solar Charger High-Barrier Packaging Containers Aerospace Applications Non GAAP Rec - 11 5 14.pdf Sidoti & Company non-GAAP Rec

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Available in both natural and standard medical pre-colored products, the Trilliant HC family of materials are formulated without BPA ingredients. Mevopur™ Healthcare Colorants and Formulations Standard and custom color solutions for today’s complex medical applications

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, results from operations, financial condition and liquidity; • 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; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic 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 acquisitions and integration, working capital reductions, cost reductions, and employee productivity goals; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; 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. Design times can be less than three days for colorants. Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, consolidated net income as a measure of our performance and net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

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