Enhanced Virtual Simulation Capabilities from Avient to Support Use of Polymer Materials in Structural Applications Avient enhances virtual simulation and prediction services for structural applications of its fiber-reinforced polymer materials. Yarn producers and textile designers can select colors from a library of approximately 4,000 pompoms at Avient’s Gaziantep site.

CLEVELAND - PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that John Mi PolyOne InVisiO SM Color Inspiration 2016 Inspires Designers CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NSYE: POL) a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced

Through our design expertise and material science, we can make a positive impact in applications in nearly every end market. At Avient, our proven ability to innovate materials that enable our customers’ sustainability goals remains a key differentiator for our company. Avient defines our Sustainability Portfolio in the eight ways in which we help our customers meet their innovation and sustainability goals through material science.

Lastly, our design capabilities ensure that the application is designed perfectly for the specific end use. Our exceptional polymer scientists and design engineers are integral to their product development process. Design times can be less than three days for colorants.

They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2013Y 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

Liquid color & additive concentrates designed for use in medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging (Chinese language version) Liquid color & additive concentrates designed for use in medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging Colorant Chromatics™ PPSU Precolor provided material able to withstand repeated steam sterilization and maintain excellent mechanical performance

OnColor™ Bio color concentrates are specially designed to perform well with bioplastics such as PLA, PHA, PHBV, PBS, PBAT and special blends of those materials. Based on sustainable raw materials, these color concentrates meet several global industry and composting standards, including: EN 13432 (European Union), ASTM D6400 (USA), BPS GREENPLA (Japan), DIN CERTCO (Germany) Technical information, design guides, processing information and more.

Liquid color & additive concentrates designed for use in medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging (Chinese language version) Liquid color & additive concentrates designed for use in medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging Colorant Chromatics™ PPSU Precolor provided material able to withstand repeated steam sterilization and maintain excellent mechanical performance

Yarn producers and textile designers can select colors from a library of approximately 4,000 pompoms at Avient’s Gaziantep site. Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint  

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?