Because their natural color is usually cream, white, beige or translucent, TPEs are very easy to color.

Custom products can be formulated with recycled PP and PE for improved recyclability, plus the portfolio includes halogen and non-halogen products.

Watch to learn how Cesa™ Unify™ A4R helps bring incompatible polymers, such as PP and PE, together by forming them into a homogenous polymer mixture that increases mechanical properties based on polymer modification.

Additionally, we transformed our North Haven, Connecticut facility to white room standards, and it has become a showplace for our healthcare customers who manufacture medical tubing, catheters and other devices.

STOCK PERFORMANCE PolyOne’s stock performance has significantly outpaced the S&P 500 index and the S&P Mid Cap Chemicals index. 12.31.09 12.31.10 12.31.11 12.31.12 12.31.13 12.31.14 12.31.15 Operating Income % Specialty Color, Additives & Inks Specialty Engineered Materials Designed Structures & Solutions PP&S Distribution Specialty Platform Operating Income % of Total ROIC** (after-tax) Adjusted EPS Growth 2006 “Where we were” 1.7% 1.1% — 5.5% 2.6% 6.0% 5.0% N/A 2015 “Where we are” 16.7% 14.7% 3.0% 8.3% 6.6% 65% 11.8% 25 Consecutive Quarters of YOY EPS Growth 2020 Platinum Vision 20% + 20% + 12–14% 10–12% 6.5–7.5% 80% + 15% Double Digit Expansion **ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period 500 400 300 200 100 0 P ER CE NT AG E POL S&P MID CAP CHEMICALS S&P 500 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION PP&S JV’S % O F O PE RA TI NG IN CO M E 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 OPERATING INCOME MIX SHIFT*^ 100 80 60 40 20 0 100+100+100+100+10050+77+80+97+100+10010+32+53+82+82+841+18+34+51+61+64 *Operating Income excludes Corporate charges and special items ^2005–2009 has not been restated for subsequent changes in accounting principles or discontinued operations +5 +33 +41 +50 +65 +90 +98 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 .80 .60 .40 .20 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE ◊† U.

They then set up 4 bins in production to sort our plastic scrap into bins of PE/PP, PS, Nylon, and High Temp materials.