Microsoft PowerPoint - Avient March IR - Fermium AVIENT CORPORATION (NYSE: AVNT) M A R C H 1 8 , 2 0 2 1 I R M E E T I N G S H O S T E D B Y F E R M I U M R E S E A R C H DISCLAIMER 2 Forward-Looking Statements In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Whether an additional line at an existing manufacturing plant, or a new facility in a growing region, we ramp-up quickly and cost-efficiently. 24 Capex / Revenue 2021E (%) AVIENT IS ASSET LIGHT Avient Specialty Other 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 23 t (E xc l. Free cash flow conversion calculated as (EBITDA – Capex) / EBITDA Median: 84% Median: 77% HIGH FREE CASH FLOW CONVERSION Avient reflects 2021 estimated EBITDA of $510M and excludes one-time synergy capture CAPEX ($20M) 85 89 86 86 82 80 76 89 85 83 82 81 78 77 77 76 75 73 70 69 49 19 Total Enterprise Value / 2021E EBITDA Our current valuation implies an EBITDA multiple that is below specialty formulator peers and some of our more highly valued chemical peers.

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Investor Day POLYONE I N V E S T O R P R E S E N T A T I O N M A R C H 2 0 1 8 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS PolyOne Corporation 2 In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. V I S I O N PolyOne Corporation 4 To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions C O R E V A L U E S P E R S O N A L V A L U E S Honesty IntegrityRespect Specialization Commercial Excellence Operational Excellence Globalization Collaboration ExcellenceInnovation To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions PolyOne Corporation 5 P O L Y O N E 2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 3 . 2 B I L L I O N 9% United States 59% 14% Latin America 9% Canada PolyOne Distribution 34% Performance Products & Solutions 21% Specialty Engineered Materials 19% Color Additives & Inks 26% Segment End Market Geography Building & Construction Electrical & Electronics 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N C O N S E C U T I V E Y E A R S PolyOne Corporation 6 $0.13 $0.68 $0.82 $1.00 $1.31 $1.80 $1.96 $2.06 $2.21 *Pro Forma for sale of DSS E A R L Y Y E A R S D E F I N E D B Y S P E C I A L T Y M I X I M P R O V E M E N T PolyOne Corporation 7 76% 2005 2017 $5M $280M + 25% + 33% Specialty OI % of Operating Income Consistently Deliver Double Digit Annual EPS Growth *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI after tax divided by the sum of average debt and equity less cash over a 5 quarter period PolyOne Corporation 8 2006 2017 2020 “Where we were” “Where we are” Platinum Vision ROIC* 5.0% 14.0% 15.0% Operating Income % of Sales Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 15.5% 20%+ Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 12.5% 20%+ Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 10.7% 12-14% Distribution 2.6% 6.3% 6.5-7.5% P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E & P L A T I N U M V I S I O N 531 660130 149 504 607 R&D / Technical Marketing Sales I N V E S T M E N T I N COMMERCIAL RESOURCES D R I V I N G G R O W T H PolyOne Corporation 9 Increased commercial headcount Largest organic revenue growth since recession $2.9 $2.9 $3.2 2015 2016 2017 Revenue in billions of $ + 24% + 15% + 20% Total + 10% Organic + 7% Free Cash Flow (In millions) ROIC* PolyOne Corporation 10 $50 $116 $143 $0 $40 $80 $120 $160 $200 2012 2014 2016 2018 10.8% 11.3% 12.9% 11.0% 13.0% 15.0% 2012 2014 2016 2017 2020 Platinum Vision $200 - $220 F R E E C A S H F L O W A N D I M P R O V I N G R E T U R N S *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI after tax divided by the sum of average debt and equity less cash over a 5 quarter period 15.0% $767M R E T U R N I N G C A S H T O S H A R E H O L D E R S O V E R $ 9 5 0 M I L L I O N S I N C E 2 0 1 1 PolyOne Corporation 11 $0 $150 $300 $450 $600 $750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.40 $0.48 $0.58 $0.70 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 3-Year Dividend Plan Cumulative Share Repurchases (In millions) Increasing Annual Dividend Transformational Opportunity for Growth Through M&A Adjacent Opportunity for Growth Through New Product Pipeline Core Customization 3 H O R I Z O N S O F D E V E L O P M E N T PolyOne Corporation 12 Incremental development from existing base of technology New development adjacent to current technology New technology development outside of and with our current base Service adjacent markets and customers Create new markets, target new customer needs Service existing markets and customers Market Technical I N N O V A T I O N Non-Halogen Flame Retardants Barrier Technologies Fiber Colorants Advanced Composites Thermoplastic Elastomers Gordon Composites/ Polystrand – Composites GLS – Thermoplastic Elastomers ColorMatrix – Liquid Color & Additives I N N O V A T I O N P I P E L I N E PolyOne Corporation 13 PrototypeFrame Opportunity Scale-up & Test Market Build Business Case Commercial Launch (since 2015) Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 6 2 2 36 5 13 4 6 7 Breakthrough Platform Derivative Number of Projects 33 17 20 15 5 90 Total Addressable Market ($ millions) - - $800 $1,400 $600 $2,800 F L A M E R E T A R D A N T P O L Y M E R S A D V A N C E D C O M P O S I T E S B A R R I E R M A T E R I A L S C O L O R A N T T E C H N O L O G I E S T H E R M O P L A S T I C E L A S T O M E R S A U N I Q U E C U S T O M E R E X P E R I E N C E Industrial Design IQ DESIGN LABS PolyOne Corporation 14 Launched in 2014, IQ Design Labs is our in-house industrial design team that focuses on material selection and processing expertise to help with problem solving, enabling our clients to develop higher performance products. Material & Color Expertise Manufacturing Expertise 3 to 14 industrial designers $0 to $7M new business revenue $4M to $40M opportunities identified LSS CUSTOMER FIRST PolyOne Corporation 15 Customer Projects Cumulative LSS Projects Enables sales growth by building more intimate customer relationships, giving us insight to customers’ needs, with a service that is not easily replicated 2 85 PolyOne Corporation 16 W H Y I N V E S T I N P O L Y O N E ?

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