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. Use of Non-GAAP Measures Page 3 -150.00% -50.00% 50.00% 150.00% 250.00% 350.00% PolyOne S&P 500 All time high of $34.47 December 9th, 2013 • 16 consecutive quarters of double digit EPS growth • 42% CAGR adjusted EPS expansion 2006-2012 • YTD stock price has increased 63% versus 27% growth in the S&P • More than six fold increase in market cap: $0.5b $3.3b Strategy and Execution Drive Results Page 4 The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized Polymer Materials, Services & Solutions Four Pillar Strategy Page 5 PP&S 15% Specialty 60% Distribution 25% 0.12 0.27 0.21 0.13 0.68 0.82 1.00 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* 2015 Target Ad ju st ed E ar ni ng s P er S ha re Appliance 6% Building & Construction 13% Wire & Cable Electrical & Electronics 4% Consumer Packaging 18% Industrial 10% Misc. 5% HealthCare Transportation 16% Textiles 1% United States 70% Europe 14% Canada 8% Asia 5% Latin America 3% 2012 Revenues: $4.0 Billion* End Markets* 2012 Revenues: $4.0 Billion* EPS Page 6 * Pro Forma includes FY2012 results for Spartech (11/03/12 YE) and Glasforms & excludes discontinued operations PolyOne At A Glance * Restated to exclude discontinued operations Old PolyOne Transformation *Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items 2% 34% 43% 63% 65- 75% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2005 2008 2010 YTD 2013 2015 % o f O pe ra tin g In co m e* JV's PP&S Distribution Specialty Specialty OI $5M $46M $87M $153M Target Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation 2015 Target Page 7 2006 YTD 2013 2015 Where we were Where we are Organic Consolidated Target 1) Operating Income % Specialty: Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 12.8% 12.8% 12 – 16% Global Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 10.8% 8.9% 12 – 16% Designed Structures & Solutions — — 5.0% 8 – 10% Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 8.0% 8.2% 9 – 12% Distribution 2.6% 6.1% 6 – 7.5% 2) Specialty Platform % of Operating Income 6.0% 63% 65 – 75% 3) ROIC* (after-tax) 5.0% 9.4% 15% 4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 28% Double Digit Expansion Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period Page 8 *Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years 19.5% 44.0% 2006 Q3 2013 $20.3 $46.6 2006 TTM Q3'13 14.3% 31.0% 2006 Q3 2013 Research & Development Spending Specialty Platform Vitality Index Progression* Innovation Drives Earnings Growth ($ millions) Specialty Platform Gross Margin % Page 9 We are Experts in Polymer Science and Formulation  Polymer Science  Formulation  Chemistry  Processing Inputs  Base Resins  Additives  Modifiers  Colorants Specialized Polymer Materials, Services, and Solutions Expertise Satisfied Consumers PolyOne Customer Innovative Products & Services  Marketplace Demands  Performance Requirements  Value Drivers Page 10 Positioned for Strong Growth 2015 Target Rev: $5B Adj. Average Debt Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Average PolyOne Debt $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 987.7 $ 897.3 Average Equity Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Average PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 996.6 $ 824.1 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets YTD 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 9.9 Long-term debt 977.8 Less cash and cash equivalents (322.8) Net debt $ 664.9 Adjusted EBITDA Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Total PolyOne Income before income taxes $ (1.1) $ 15.7 $ 62.9 $ 38.8 $ 116.3 PolyOne Interest expense, net 13.7 15.6 16.6 16.0 61.9 PolyOne Depreciation and amortization 15.5 19.0 25.8 30.3 90.6 PolyOne Special items in EBITDA 26.5 27.7 (5.2) 11.2 60.2 PolyOne Adjusted EBITDA 54.6 78.0 100.1 96.3 329.0 Pro forma Spartech EBITDA 14.7 11.2 - - 25.9 Pro forma EBITDA $ 69.3 $ 89.2 $ 100.1 $ 96.3 $ 354.9 PolyOne Investor Presentation��Bank of America Merrill Lynch�2013 US Basic Materials Conference�December 11, 2013� Forward – Looking Statements Use of Non-GAAP Measures Strategy and Execution Drive Results Four Pillar Strategy PolyOne�At A Glance Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals Innovation Drives Earnings Growth We are Experts in Polymer Science and Formulation Positioned for Strong Growth Q3 2013 Financial Highlights Debt Maturities & Liquidity Summary – 9/30/13 Use of Cash Why Invest In PolyOne?

Avient is a premier provider of specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, packaging solutions and polymer distribution. We are a premier provider of specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, packaging solutions, and polymer distribution. Avient is a premier provider of specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, packaging solutions, and polymer distribution.

is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; 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; 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.

is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; 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 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 achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; 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.

About PolyOne  PolyOne Corporation, with 2014 revenues of $3.8 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies and retain relationships with customers of acquired companies including, without limitation, Spartech Corporation and/or Accella Performance Materials; 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 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 achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; 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.

Gravi-Tech™ REC Recycled Formulations Gravi-Tech™ REC recycled formulations are density modified engineered polymers based on recycled resin and/or recycled filler from post-industrial recycled (PIR) and/or post-consumer recycled (PCR) sources. They offer a more sustainable alternative to density modified grades that are based on prime/virgin polymers. These polymer formulations have been developed to achieve equivalent performance to prime density modified solutions with added sustainability benefits.

Notable new product advancements include ColorMatrix™ liquid fiber colorants that improve production efficiency and speed to market for textile applications, WithStand™ antimicrobial additives that help prevent surface bacteria, and Gravi-Tech™ high-density polymers that elevate the texture, feel and aesthetics of luxury packaging. is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations, such as Comptek, SilCoTec, Gordon Composites and Polystrand, including whether such businesses will be accretive, retain the management teams of acquired businesses, and retain relationships with customers of acquired businesses; 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 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 achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; 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.

With its advanced composite solutions, PlastiComp is a fantastic business that has steadily grown through its ability to replace metal with lighter weight polymer solutions.  is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: 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; information systems failures and cyberattacks; 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.

CESA™ Release Additives Lubrication PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE CESA RELEASE – STANDARD OFFERINGS POLYMER FAMILY MATERIAL PRODUCT NAME DOSAGE Polyolefin PEA0820046 CESA Release PEA0820046 0.5–2.5% Polypropylene PPA0820053 CESA Release PPA0820053 0.5–2% Polyamide ABA0820031 CESA Release ABA0820031 1–3% Polyester NGA0820008 CESA Release NGA0820008 1–2% Polycarbonate NCA0820014 CESA Release NCA0820014 1–2% Styrenic SLA0820008 CESA Release SLA0820008 1–5% TPU RUA0820025 CESA Release 20025 0.5–2% CESA Release additives can be used in combination with other CESA masterbatches, and formulations can be customized for most applications. Certain polymers under certain mold conditions can stick to the mold, leading to broken or deformed parts.

CESA™ Extend Additives Chain Extension CESA EXTEND – STANDARD OFFERINGS PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE POLYMER FAMILY MATERIAL PRODUCT NAME PRODUCT TYPE DOSAGE Nylon ABA0698501 CESA Extend 78501L Linear 1–6% Nylon ABA0698502 CESA Extend 78502X Branched 1–6% Polyester NBA0698490 CESA Extend 58490 Linear 1–6% Polyester NBA0820023 CESA Extend NBA0820023 Branched 1–6% Polycarbonate NCA0820004 CESA Extend 90032 Linear 1–6% Polycarbonate NCA0820005 CESA Extend 90033 Branched 1–6% TPU RUA0698460 CESA Extend 88460 Linear 1–6% TPU RUA0698455 CESA Extend 88455 Branched 1–6% CESA Extend additives can be used in combination with other CESA masterbatches, and formulations can be customized for most applications. CESA™ Extend additives are a technically advanced chemistry to boost the intrinsic viscosity (IV) of polycondensation polymers.