• We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. PolyOne Investor Presentation��Sidoti & Company �Eighteenth Annual Emerging Growth �Institutional Investor Forum�March 18, 2014� Forward – Looking Statements Use of Non-GAAP Measures PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation Strategy and Execution Drive Results PolyOne�At A Glance Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals Bridge To $2.50 Adjusted EPS By 2015 Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Unique and Innovative Solutions that Help Customers Win Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 12/31/13 Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet Fund Investment Why Invest In PolyOne? Appendix At a Glance�Global Specialty Engineered Materials At a Glance�Global Color, Additives, and Inks At a Glance�Designed Structures and Solutions At a Glance�Performance Products and Solutions At a Glance�Distribution Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development Establish Lean Six Sigma As Way of Life Application Examples Slide Number 24 2012 Range Rover Evoque Interior Slide Number 26 Slide Number 27 Metal Replacement Solutions High-Barrier Packaging Containers Aerospace Applications Sidoti Reconciliation of Non-GAAP.pdf Section 1

Key Concepts & Procedures for TPE Applications One of the key properties of thermoplastic elastomers supplied by GLS is hardness.

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ASHISH KHANDPUR PRESIDENT & CEO 4 5 PORTFOLIO TRANSFORMATION 5 7% 46% 66% 87% 100% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2005 2010 2015 2020 2023 % o f A dj us te d EB IT D A Commodity JVs Distribution Performance Products & Solutions Specialty Businesses Adjusted EBITDA from Specialty Applications SUSTAINABILITY AS A GROWTH DRIVER 7 LONG-TERM REVENUE GROWTH DRIVERS Sustainable Solutions Composites, Healthcare, Asia / LATAM Overlap Other 60%+ Key Growth Drivers Total Company Revenue Growth Drivers Long-Term Growth Rate Sustainable Solutions 8–12% Composites 8–10% Healthcare 8–10% Asia / LATAM 5% Other 0–2% Avient 6% END MARKET OBSERVATIONS (% OF COMPANY SALES) ENERGY 5% DEFENSE 7% TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4% HEALTHCARE 7% 8 TRANSPORTATION 10% INDUSTRIAL 16% BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 9% CONSUMER 19% PACKAGING 23% 9 REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS (% OF COMPANY SALES) 9 US & Canada Latin America EMEA Asia 41% 36% 18% 5% Q 4 2 0 2 3 R E S U LT S Q4 2023 PERFORMANCE VS.

First used as fabric for race-car driver suits. Key Features • Excellent heat & flame resistance • High chemical resistance • Low thermal shrinkage • Self-extinguishing flame retardant properties • Soft-hand yields good textile properties Disadvantages • Low tenacity • Low modulus FIBER-LINE® PROCESS FOR NOMEX® META-ARAMID • Coating • Twisting • Precision Winding FIBER-LINE® NOMEX® PRODUCTS • Packing Yarn • Wire Harness Yarn • Industrial Fabric Yarn Property UOM Value Breaking Tenacity g/d 5.0 Specific Gravity Ratio 1.38 Elongation @ Break % 30.0 Tensile Modulus g/d 125 Moisture Regain* % 4.5 Creep** % N/A Shrinkage*** % .4 Melt Point °C None Decomposition Temp.

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Phthalate-free dispersions of PVC resins