Market examples include Industrial (pipes, tubing, fluid management), Electrical & Electronics (connectors, battery components), Transportation (under-the-hood fuel/ chemical contact components), and Oil & Gas (fuel pump components, fuel doors). 

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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. 

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. 

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.

Over the years his responsibilities at Verbunt Chemie included: Product Development, Quality Management, and Purchasing. In 1998 he joined Bostik Findley, the world's 2nd largest adhesive manufacturer as R&D Manager Nonwovens Europe. In this position he was responsible for managing Bostik Findley's European Hot Melt Adhesive R&D, Product Development, and QC labs for the nonwoven market.

DATA STORAGE UNIT MANUFACTURER D A T A S T O R A G E C A R R I E R • Excellent dimensional stability • Good mechanical properties with excellent wear resistance • Flame retardant requirement – FRv0 compliance • UL certification • Provided a customized formulation to meet application-specific lubricity, physical and thermal requirements • Delivered on short lead times to help customer manage working capital LubriOne™ CY1000-000/5T FR V0 BLK001 Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Bergmann GmbH Adolf-Dambach-Str. 2-4 76571 Gaggenau the introduction and application of a management system according to ISO 50001:2018 scope: Delelopment and production of technical Polymers; at the sites according to appendix.

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Attending and Voting at the Annual Meeting PROXY SUMMARY Company Operating Performance Our Company Culture PROXY SUMMARY Impact of Our Performance on Named Executive Officer 2018 Compensation Annual Incentive Plan 2018 Annual Incentive Program Payouts Named Executive Officer 2018 Target Opportunity ($) Payout (%) Payout ($) Long-Term Incentive Program 2016 – 2018 Cash-Settled Performance Units Performance Measure: Adjusted EPS Performance Periods Weighting Target Result Payout % PROXY SUMMARY Our Director Nominees and Committee Membership Name Age Director Since Principal Position Notable Skills and Experiences Independent Committee Membership* (M=Member, C=Chair) AC CC N&GC EH&SC PROXY SUMMARY Name Age Director Since Principal Position Notable Skills and Experiences Independent Committee Membership* (M=Member, C=Chair) AC CC N&GC EH&SC Average Tenure Average Age Gender Diversity 5.25 59 30% Governance Highlights Director Independence Independent Lead Director PROXY SUMMARY Board Oversight of Risk Management Stock Ownership Requirements Board Practices PROXY STATEMENT POLYONE CORPORATION PolyOne Center 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 PROXY STATEMENT Dated March 28, 2019 ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our Board recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed below. Crist, Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives and Inks(1) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation (column (f)) Name 2018 Annual Incentive Program ($) 2016 – 2018 Cash-Settled Performance Units ($) All Other Compensation (column (g)) Company Contributions to Qualified Savings Plan. Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards (column (i)) Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards (column (j)) Narrative Disclosure Relating to the 2018 Summary Compensation Table and the 2018 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table Outstanding Equity Awards at 2018 Fiscal Year-End Option Exercise Price ($) (e) Option Expiration Date (f) Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) (h) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested ($) (j) Name (a) Stock Awards Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) (d) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested (#) (i) Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) (g) Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable (c) Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable (b) Option Awards EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable (column (b)) Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable (column (c)) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (column (d)) Option Exercise Price (column (e)) Option Expiration Date (column (f)) Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (column (g)) Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (column (h)) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (column (i)) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (column (j)) 2018 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Name (a) Option Awards Stock Awards Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) (b) Value Realized on Exercise ($) (c) Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) (d) Value Realized on Vesting ($) (e) Option Awards (columns (b) and (c)) Stock Awards (columns (d) and (e)) 2018 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Name Aggregate Executive Registrant Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Balance at Contributions Contributions Earnings Withdrawals/ Balance at in Last FY in Last FY in Last FY Distributions Last FYE (1) ($)(2) ($)(3) ($)(4) ($) ($)(1)(5) Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control Summary of Potential Payments EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Management Continuity Agreements Executive Severance Plan EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Annual Plan Long-Term Incentive Awards Retirement Benefits Payments and Benefits Upon Termination — As of the End of Fiscal Year 2018 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure CEO Annual Total Compensation for 2018: $6,127,920 Median Employee Annual Total Compensation for 2018: $48,056 Ratio of CEO to Median Employee Annual Total Compensation for 2018: 128:1 How the Median Employee was Determined in 2017 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation Policy on Related Person Transactions Risk Assessment of the Compensation Programs EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Compensation Committee Report The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Voting at the Meeting not Shareholder Proposals MISCELLANEOUS Proxy Solicitation We will furnish without charge to each person from whom a proxy is being solicited, upon written request of any such person, a copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC, including the financial statements and schedules thereto.