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Use of Non-GAAP Measures Page 3 PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation • Volume driven, commodity producer • Heavily tied to cyclical end markets • Performance largely dependent on non- controlling joint ventures 2000-2005 2006 - 2009 2010 – 2014 2015 and beyond • Steve Newlin appointed, Chairman, President and CEO • New leadership team appointed • Implementation of four pillar strategy • Focus on value based selling, investment in commercial resources and innovation to drive transformation • 18 consecutive quarters of double- digit adjusted EPS growth • Shift to faster growing, high margin, less cyclical end markets • Key acquisitions propel current and future growth, as well as margin expansion • Established aggressive 2015 targets • Continue specialty transformation • Targeting $2.50 Adjusted EPS by 2015, nearly double 2013 EPS • Drive double digit operating income and adjusted EPS growth Confirmation of Our Strategy The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized Polymer Materials, Services and Solutions Specialization Globalization Operational Excellence Commercial Excellence -150.00% -50.00% 50.00% 150.00% 250.00% 350.00% 450.00% PolyOne S&P 500 Russell 2000 Dow Jones Chemical All time high of $39.28 April 4th, 2014 • 18 consecutive quarters of double digit EPS growth • 49% CAGR adjusted EPS expansion 2006-2013 • 2013 stock price increased 73% versus 30% growth in the S&P • More than seven fold increase in market cap: $0.5b $3.6b Strategy and Execution Drive Results Page 6 Appliance 4% Building & Construction 13% Wire & Cable 9% Electrical & Electronics 5% Consumer 10%Packaging 16% Industrial 12% HealthCare 11% Transportation 18% Misc. 2% 0.12 0.27 0.21 0.13 0.68 0.82 1.00 1.31 2.50 $0.00 $0.25 $0.50 $0.75 $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 $1.75 $2.00 $2.25 $2.50 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 Target Ad ju st ed E ar ni ng s P er S ha re 2013 Revenues: $3.8 Billion End Markets 2013 Revenues: $3.8 Billion EPS Page 7 PolyOne At A Glance United States 67% Europe 14% Canada 7% Asia 6% Latin America 6% Specialty 54% PP&S 18% Distribution 28% Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Page 8 Old PolyOne Transformation *Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items 2% 34% 43% 62% 64% 0% 20% 40% 80% 2005 2008 2010 2013 Q1 2014 2015 % o f O pe ra tin g In co m e* JV's Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty 65-75% Specialty OI $5M $46M $87M $195M $60M Target 2015 Target Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals Page 9 2006 Q1 2014 2015 “Where we were” “Where we are” Target 1) Operating Income % Specialty: Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 13.8% 12 – 16% Global Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 11.6% 12 – 16% Designed Structures & Solutions -- 6.5% 8 – 10% Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 7.7% 9 – 12% Distribution 2.6% 6.1% 6 – 7.5% 2) Specialty Platform % of Operating Income 6.0% 64% 65 – 75% 3) ROIC* (after-tax) 5.0% 9.4% 15% 4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 42% Double Digit Expansion *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period Bridge to $2.50 Adjusted EPS by 2015 2015 EPS: $2.50 2013 EPS: $1.31 Continued Gross Margin Expansion Mergers & Acquisitions Spartech Accretion Incremental share buybacks Ongoing LSS Programs (50-100 bps/yr) Accelerated Innovation & Mix Improvement Several Levers to Drive Growth Mid single digit revenue CAGR Innovation Drives Earnings Growth $20.3 $52.3 2006 2013 Research & Development Spending ($ millions) Specialty Platform Vitality Index Progression* *Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years Page 11 14.3% 30.7% 2006 2013 Specialty Platform Gross Margin % 19.5% 42.0% 2006 Q1 2014 Healthcare Consumer Packaging and Additive Technology Transportation Page 12 Unique and Innovative Solutions https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dwe4t8aacvhb8ui/uD3p_bdglP/Presentation revise pics/GLS Beverage can closure XO 2.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dwe4t8aacvhb8ui/-YgkycKypw/Anti-Counterfeiting release & images/GN1979.JPG 60% 100% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2008 2014 Pension Funding** As of March 31, 2014 Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 3/31/14 Net Debt / EBITDA* = 1.9x $48 $317 $600 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 2015 2020 2023 Debt Maturities As of March 31, 2014 ($ millions) Coupon Rates: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250% ** includes US-qualified pension plans only *TTM 3/31/2014 Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet Fund Investment / Shareholder Return $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.10 $0.20 $0.30 $0.40 2011 2012 2013 2014 Annual Dividend  Expanding our sales, marketing, and technical capabilities  Investing in operational and initiatives that drive profitability growth Manufacturing realignment  Targets that expand our: • Specialty offerings • End market presence • Geographic footprint • Operating Margin  Synergy opportunities  Adjacent material solutions  Repurchased 1.4 million shares in Q1 2014  Repurchased 6.4 million shares since April 2013  13.6 million shares are available for repurchase under the current authorization Organic Growth Acquisitions Share Repurchases Dividends The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company Why Invest In PolyOne?

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Unless otherwise stated, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS figures included in this presentation exclude the impact of special items as defined in our quarterly earnings releases. Post-consumer recycled content as percentage of total plastic packaging volume, by weight ENABLING THE USE OF RECYCLED CONTENT T O P 5 G A P S T H A T W E A R E A D D R E S S I N G 2) DECONTAMINATION1) COLOR MANAGEMENT 3) MAINTAINING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES 4) MONO-MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION 5) CONSISTENT RECYCLED MATERIAL QUALITY G U I D I N G B R A N D S T O W H A T I S P O S S I B L E CASE STUDY WITH BRAND OWNER Recycled ResinVirgin Resin 10 SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW 11 • Revenue from sustainable solutions expected to grow 18% in 2021 as our innovation efforts and collaboration with customers continues to accelerate • Investments centered around innovation and global sustainability megatrends o Enabling a circular economy – Technologies that allow for increased use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) material and improve recyclability of plastics o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI applications to reduce weight and material requirements, which minimize energy and carbon emissions o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety applications as well as Avient’s alternative materials to replace lead, PVC, halogens, BPA and other less eco-friendly options 1111 *Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”) **2020 is Pro Forma to include full year of the Clariant Color business 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021E $405M $455M $340M $550M $790M Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021 $930M Q3 2020 $925 $74 Sustainable Solutions 35 19% 14 Healthcare 51 44% 10 Composites 13 39% 6 Growth in Asia / LATAM 14 11% 3 Other 177 39% 16 Sub-total $1,215 31% $123 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (19) COVID Response Applications (5) (3) FX Impact 10 2 Synergies 12 Incentives, Travel, Other Employee Costs (16) Q3 2021 $1,220 32% $99 Q3 2021 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME 12 Sales Growth Rate Operating Income$ millions Q3 2020 Q3 2021 (1) Financial information is presented on a constant currency basis (44% of total revenue) (56% of total revenue) Q3 END MARKET SALES PERFORMANCE +20% +31% +40% +24% +46% +40% +14% +33% Energy Telecom Building & Transportation Industrial Healthcare Packaging Consumer Q3 YEAR-OVER-YEAR EBITDA BRIDGE 14 • Demand driven by growth in sustainable solutions, healthcare and consumer applications • Price increases more than offsets raw material and supply chain impacts • Synergy capture on pace to achieve $50M in annual savings in 2021 Q3 2020 $ 111 Demand 29 EBITDA$ millions CAI: Price / Mix 51 Inflation (37) SEM: Price / Mix 25 Inflation (22) Distribution: Price / Mix 108 Inflation (103) Net Price Benefit 22 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (19) COVID Response Applications (3) Synergies 12 Incentives, FX, Other (16) Q3 2021 $ 136 15 • Price increases have more than covered raw material and freight inflation impacts of $300M year- to-date compared to 2020 • Demand impact driven by Q3 seasonality for the business Q2 TO Q3 SEQUENTIAL EBITDA BRIDGE Q2 2021 $ 159 CAI: Price / Mix 17 Inflation (8) SEM: Price / Mix 6 Inflation (5) Distribution: Price / Mix 35 Inflation (35) Net Price Benefit 10 Supply Chain Disruption Costs (4) Demand / Seasonality (35) Other 6 Q3 2021 $ 136 EBITDA$ millions FU LL Y EA R 2021 O U T LO O K $308 $430 $1.93 $3.00 FULL YEAR GROWTH PROJECTIONS 17 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $3,783 $4,750 + 26% + 40% + 55% (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (1)(1)(1) $1.74 $1.93 $3.00 $442 $457 $580 FULL YEAR 2019 – 2021 GROWTH 18 Sales Adjusted EBITDA $3,981 $3,783 $4,750 + 19% (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (1) (1) (1)(1) + 31% + 72% (1) (1) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 40% 99% YTD 5 - YR 10 - YR 0.16 0.20 0.26 0.34 0.42 0.50 0.58 0.72 0.79 0.81 0.85 0.95 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2.1x Q4 NET LEVERAGE ~$1Bn REPURCHASED OVER LAST 10 YEARS ~$450MM PAID OVER LAST 11 YEARS CREATING VALUE FOR SHAREHOLDERS 19 Share Performance Dividends Share Repurchases Deleveraging 3.5x 2.1x 2019PF 2021E Growing Dividend Cumulative Buybacks Net Leverage $B n $ p r sh ar Total Shareholder Return ~$4Bn MARKET CAP INCREASE OVER LAST 10 YEARS (1) Share performance includes reinvested dividends and is as of 10.25.2021 (2) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition (2) 494% 2021 AVIENT INVESTOR DAY 20 • Investor Day to be held December 9, 2021 in New York, NY • The company will be doing a deep dive into its key long- term growth drivers with a particular focus on sustainable solutions Revenue Growth Drivers Long-Term Growth Rate Sustainable Solutions 8–12% Healthcare 8–10% Composites / 5G 10% Growth in Asia / LATAM 5% Other (GDP growth) 2–3% Avient 6.5% • Senior leadership team will also provide further details on the Clariant Color integration, as well as capital allocation priorities PEER COMPARISONS 21 As a specialty formulator, we don’t require significant capital investment, as compared to the base resin raw material suppliers we purchase from. We will deliver for our stakeholders through multiple value creation levers—many of which are unique to Avient: o Demand for sustainable solutions, healthcare, and composites, together with Clariant Color revenue synergies, that will drive long-term revenue growth in excess of GDP o Clariant color cost synergy capture will result in significant near-term benefit In addition, we remain committed to increasing annual dividends in line with earnings growth and opportunistically buying back shares, all while remaining modestly levered.

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