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They’re willing to change their shopping habits to reduce environmental impact and they care about sustainability and recycling.” 66% Prefer to buy sustainable products 44% Of consumers are purpose-driven, an all-time high Product-Driven 4% Brand-Driven 15% Value-Driven 37% Purpose-Driven 44% Drivers of Purchasing Decisions Avient Corporation 25 SUSTAINABLY-MARKETED PRODUCTS GROW 2X FASTER 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Sustainably-Marketed Products vs. LAND-BASED) Avient Corporation 58 Solar Power Wire and Cable Syncure™ and ECCOH™ Photovoltaic Polymers • Supports installation of sustainable infrastructure for renewable energy • Reduces energy consumption vs. radiation cross-linking process • Extends useful life for cables EXTENDS PRODUCT LIFE Alternative Energy 2022 Revenue: $26M Wind Turbine Towing Lines Dyneema® Rope • Weightless when submerged • Smaller diameter for equal strength = larger winch capacities • Reduces drag for improved towing STRONGER THAN STEEL 15x Wind Blade Root Stiffener Glasforms™ Composites • Provides enabling technology that supports adoption of alternative energy • Withstands fatigue for extended product life ENABLES WIND ENERGY Avient Corporation 59 CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS “We believe that sustainability and innovation go hand-in-hand and the team at Harley- Davidson is excited about Avient’s recently launched Bio-Based TPE for our handlebar grips.”

In fact, we provide every PolyOne associate 16 hours of paid time off each year to volunteer for a cause they are most passionate about. 2019 saw our employees giving of their time and talents around the world to help build libraries, mentor youth, organize blood drives, and teach financial literacy skills, just to name a few. SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES If you have any questions concerning your account as a shareholder, name or address changes, inquiries regarding stock certificates, or if you need tax information regarding your account, please contact our transfer agent: Equiniti Trust Company 1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101 Mendota Heights, MN 55120-4100 Phone: 1-855-598-2615 or 1-651-450-4064 www.shareowneronline.com Additional information about PolyOne, including current and historic copies of Annual Reports on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available online at www.polyone.com or free of charge from: Investor Affairs Relations PolyOne Corporation 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 Phone: 440-930-1000 ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of shareholders of PolyOne will be held May 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

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