AVNT-2021.06.30-News Release 1 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avient Announces Registration Details for December 9th Investor Day CLEVELAND – November 3, 2021 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, will host an Investor Day for investment professionals on Thursday, December 9, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel. The slide presentations will be made available on this site as well, at the onset of the event. http://www.avient.com/investors 2 About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with expected 2021 revenues of $4.75 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include: • Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint • Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®.

No. 0514.02) 12/11/2023 Page 1 of 1 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017 AVIENT CORPORATION – ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, OH 44012 Stephanie Mims Phone: 440-930-3499 CHEMICAL Valid To: September 30, 2025 Certificate Number: 0514.02 In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this laboratory to perform the following rubber and plastics tests: Test Description: Test Method or Standard: FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) Spectroscopy ASTM E1252 (Except 7.6, 11.2, and 11.4) Flammability Horizontal Burn of Self-Supporting Plastics ASTM D635; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-10 Horizontal Burn of Materials Used in Occupant Compartments of Motor Vehicles ASTM D5132; FMVSS 302 (49 CFR 571.302); ISO 3785 Vertical Burn, 20 mm ASTM D3801; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-10 Vertical Burn, 125 mm ASTM D5048; UL 94; IEC 60695-11-20 Thin Material Burning Test UL-94 Glow Wire Test IEC 60695 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13 Thermal Analysis DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) ASTM D3418, E794, E1356 TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis) ASTM E1131 TMA (Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis) ASTM E831; ISO 11359-2 Karl Fischer Moisture Content ASTM D6869 For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Chemical Scope of Accreditation.

No. 0562.01) Revised 05/31/2022 Page 1 of 1 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017 AVIENT CORPORATION 733 East Water Street North Baltimore, OH 45872 Claire Holman Phone: (419) 257-1327 MECHANICAL Valid To: October 31, 2023 Certificate Number: 0562.01 In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this laboratory to perform the following automotive plastics tests: Test Method: Test Name: ASTM D412 Tensile ASTM D523 Specular Gloss ASTM D618 (A) Conditioning of Plastics ASTM D624 (Die C) Tear Strength ASTM D638 Tensile Properties ASTM D792 (A) Density and Specific Gravity by Displacement ASTM D1004 Initial Tear Resistance ASTM D1203 (A) Volatile Loss ASTM D1895 (A) Apparent Density, Bulk Factor, Pourability ASTM D1921 Particle Size (Sieve Analysis) ASTM D2240 Durometer Hardness (Shore A and D) ASTM E1331 Color by Spectrophotometry Using Hemispherical Geometry FMVSS 571.302 Flammability FORD BN-102-01 (A) Low Temperature Flexibility FORD BO-131-03 Interior Odor ISO 3795 Determination of Burning Behavior of Interior Materials SAE J323 (A) Cold Cracking (Mandrel Bend) SAE J1351 Hot Odor for Insulation Materials SAE J1545 Instrumental Color Difference Measurement SAE J1756 Fogging Characteristics of Interior Automotive Materials (Photometric Only) DOC-058151 Angle of Repose 1 Laboratory Developed Method For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Mechanical Scope of Accreditation.

Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y 2008Y 2011Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 17.6 $ 45.9 Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 28.1 43.4 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 89.3 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 62.4 Distribution 19.5 28.1 56.0 SunBelt Joint Venture 91.9 28.6 5.0 Corporate (51.5) (425.1) 20.3 Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 233.0 Less: Corporate operating expense (income) 51.5 425.1 (20.3) Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 212.7 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 42% Pro forma platform operating income mix percentage 2007 Pro forma 2011Y Specialty Platform $ 30.6 $ 89.3 Pro forma ColorMatrix - 27.7 Specialty Platform pro forma ColorMatrix $ 30.6 $ 117.0 Performance Products and Solutions 65.8 62.4 Distribution 22.1 56.0 SunBelt Joint Venture 34.8 5.0 Corporate (73.3) 20.3 Operating income pro forma ColorMatrix $ 80.0 $ 260.7 Less: Corporate and SunBelt operating income 73.3 (25.3) Operating income excluding Corporate operating income $ 153.3 $ 235.4 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 20% 50% Adjusted EPS 2006Y 2007Y 2008Y 2009Y 2010Y 2011Y Net Income $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 162.6 $ 172.6 SunBelt and OxyVinyls equity earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 75.4 $ 96.1 Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.79 $ 1.02 Adjusted EPS Q1 2011 Q1 2012 Net Income $ 110.2 $ 20.2 SunBelt equity earnings, after tax (3.7) - Special items, after tax (79.8) 6.1 Tax adjustments (1.5) 0.1 Adjusted net income $ 25.2 $ 26.4 Diluted shares 96.4 90.7 Adjusted EPS $ 0.26 $ 0.29 Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 282.5 $ 345.3 $ 384.4 $ 514.0 $ 402.9 $ 517.4 $ 575.1 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 503.7 531.8 560.5 554.3 459.8 527.4 544.6 Specialty Platform Sales $ 786.2 $ 877.1 $ 944.9 $ 1,068.3 $ 862.7 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,119.7 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,136.3 1,166.2 1,086.8 1,001.4 667.7 776.3 865.4 PolyOne Distribution Sales 679.2 732.8 744.3 796.7 625.1 911.9 996.5 Corporate and Eliminations (151.1) (153.7) (133.3) (127.7) (94.8) (111.1) (118.1) Total Sales $ 2,450.6 $ 2,622.4 $ 2,642.7 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,060.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,863.5 Pro forma ColorMatrix Sales 196.0 Total sales pro forma ColorMatrix $ 3,059.5 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 0.4 $ 3.9 $ 4.9 $ 17.6 $ 20.6 $ 49.7 $ 45.9 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 4.3 8.9 25.7 28.1 25.2 37.7 43.4 Specialty Platform OI $ 4.7 $ 12.8 $ 30.6 $ 45.7 $ 45.8 $ 87.4 $ 89.3 Performance Products and Solutions OI 75.7 64.2 65.8 31.3 33.1 54.0 62.4 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.5 19.2 22.1 28.1 24.8 42.0 56.0 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 91.9 102.9 34.8 28.6 25.5 18.9 5.0 Corporate and eliminations (21.8) (4.6) (25.5) (28.9) (40.8) (32.5) (26.4) Special items (29.7) 39.1 (47.8) (396.2) 48.7 4.8 46.7 Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ 233.6 $ 80.0 $ (291.4) $ 137.1 $ 174.6 $ 233.0 Sunbelt equity income (72.5) (107.0) (40.8) (32.5) (29.7) (23.1) (5.7) Special items 29.7 (39.1) 47.8 396.2 (48.7) (4.8) (46.7) Operating income adjusted $ 97.5 $ 87.5 $ 87.0 $ 72.3 $ 58.7 $ 146.7 $ 180.6 Operating income pro forma ColorMatrix 27.7 Operating income adjusted pro forma ColorMatrix $ 208.3 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI as a percentage of sales 0.1% 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI as a percentage of sales 0.9% 1.7% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5% 7.1% 8.0% Specialty platform OI as a percentage of sales 0.6% 1.5% 3.2% 4.3% 5.3% 8.4% 8.0% Specialty platform OI as a percentage of sales - pro forma ColorMatrix 8.9% Global Color, Additives and Inks OI as a percentage of sales – pro forma ColorMatrix 9.6% PP&S operating OI as a percentage of sales 6.7% 5.5% 6.1% 3.1% 5.0% 7.0% 7.2% Distribution OI as a percentage of sales 2.9% 2.6% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 5.6% PolyOne OI adjusted, as a percentage of sales 4.0% 3.3% 3.3% 2.6% 2.8% 5.6% 6.3% PolyOne OI adjusted, pro forma for ColorMatrix, as a percent of sales 6.8% Operating income (OI) Q1 2011 Q1 2012 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 14.0 $ 11.8 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 11.2 17.3 Specialty Platform OI $ 25.2 $ 29.1 Performance Products and Solutions OI 14.3 17.8 PolyOne Distribution OI 14.7 16.7 Corporate and eliminations (1.6) (10.2) Special items 127.2 (8.5) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 179.8 $ 44.9 Research and Development (R&D) – Pro forma ColorMatrix 2011 PolyOne R&D $ 36.9 ColorMatrix R&D 3.6 Pro forma R&D $ 40.5 Gross Margin as a percentage of Sales 2006 2011 2011 Pro forma ColorMatrix Specialty platform sales $ 877.1 $ 1,119.7 $ 1,315.7 Specialty platform gross margin 125.2 263.4 345.9 Specialty platform gross margin percentage 14.3 % 23.5 % 26.3 % Average Debt Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 Average PolyOne Debt $ 452.9 $ 432.9 $ 432.9 $ 432.9 $ 707.0 n/a Pro forma ColorMatrix 274.1 274.1 274.1 274.1 - n/a Total Debt $ 727.0 $ 707.0 $ 707.0 $ 707.0 $ 707.0 $ 711.0 Average Equity Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 Average PolyOne $ 516.0 $ 615.2 $ 629.6 $ 608.5 $ 588.3 $ 591.5

COMPLĒT REC PIR NYLON 66 COMPARISON Complēt REC PIR PA66 materials are available in black or natural. COMPLĒT REC PCR NYLON 6 COMPARISON Complēt REC PCR PA6 materials are available in black. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

About Avient Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2020 pro forma revenues of $3.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include: • Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic • Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation • Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. 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.

CLEVELAND – November 2, 2023 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, today announced its third quarter 2023 results. 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. Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 486.5 $ 565.6 $ 1,548.0 $ 1,864.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 267.9 258.2 878.4 743.6 Corporate (0.7) (0.5) (2.6) (1.3) Sales $ 753.7 $ 823.3 $ 2,423.8 $ 2,606.5 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 156.8 $ 161.3 $ 482.9 $ 546.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 78.3 66.9 263.7 201.3 Corporate (39.8) (32.8) (63.0) (37.4) Gross margin $ 195.3 $ 195.4 $ 683.6 $ 710.7 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 92.3 $ 92.7 $ 284.8 $ 290.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 48.0 35.5 150.6 96.4 Corporate 20.7 26.6 94.5 81.3 Selling and administrative expense $ 161.0 $ 154.8 $ 529.9 $ 467.8 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 64.5 $ 68.6 $ 198.1 $ 256.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 30.3 31.4 113.1 104.9 Corporate (60.5) (59.4) (157.5) (118.7) Operating income $ 34.3 $ 40.6 $ 153.7 $ 242.9 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 24.6 $ 24.2 $ 76.1 $ 76.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 20.5 12.9 61.6 28.4 Corporate 1.3 2.7 6.8 9.2 Depreciation & Amortization $ 46.4 $ 39.8 $ 144.5 $ 113.7 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 89.1 $ 92.8 $ 274.2 $ 332.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 50.8 44.3 174.7 133.3 Corporate (59.2) (56.7) (150.7) (109.5) Other income (expense), net 1.0 (32.3) 1.5 (31.3) EBITDA including special items $ 81.7 $ 48.1 $ 299.7 $ 325.3 Special items in EBITDA 41.0 71.2 88.1 75.6 Total Company, EBITDA adjusted $ 122.7 $ 119.3 $ 387.8 $ 400.9 13 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Table of Contents POLYONE CORPORATION 3 GAAP Financial Information Recast for DSS Divestiture Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 2013 YTD Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 2014 YTD Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 2015 YTD Sales 759.6$ 838.7$ 821.1$ 754.4$ 3,173.8$ 828.7$ 841.5$ 806.1$ 741.7$ 3,218.0$ 754.0$ 775.5$ 729.2$ 665.4$ 2,924.1$ Cost of sales 598.6 657.1 661.4 657.0 2,574.1 660.2 674.2 644.1 602.7 2,581.2 589.9 599.6 564.2 518.9 2,272.6 Gross margin 161.0 181.6 159.7 97.4 599.7 168.5 167.3 162.0 139.0 636.8 164.1 175.9 165.0 146.5 651.5 Selling and administrative 104.8 108.5 104.2 66.1 383.6 112.5 118.0 104.1 151.6 486.2 93.8 97.2 90.7 112.2 393.9 Income from equity affiliates and minority interest 0.1 - - 26.8 26.9 - - - - - - - - - - Operating income (loss) 56.3 73.1 55.5 58.1 243.0 56.0 49.3 57.9 (12.6) 150.6 70.3 78.7 74.3 34.3 257.6 Interest expense, net (15.6) (16.6) (15.9) (15.2) (63.3) (15.5) (15.7) (15.4) (15.5) (62.1) (16.1) (16.2) (16.2) (15.5) (64.0) Premium on early extinguishment of debt (10.6) - (5.2) - (15.8) - - - - - - - - (16.4) (16.4) Other income (expense), net 1.5 (1.3) (1.5) - (1.3) (0.7) (0.4) (1.6) (1.4) (4.1) (0.6) (1.2) (1.7) 0.3 (3.2) Income (loss) before income taxes 31.6 55.2 32.9 42.9 162.6 39.8 33.2 40.9 (29.5) 84.4 53.6 61.3 56.4 2.7 174.0 Income tax (expense) benefit (10.8) (21.6) (13.4) (16.6) (62.4) (10.7) (2.6) (12.0) 15.6 (9.7) (23.3) 4.3 (8.8) 2.3 (25.5) Net income (loss) from continuing operations 20.8 33.6 19.5 26.3 100.2 29.1 30.6 28.9 (13.9) 74.7 30.3 65.6 47.6 5.0 148.5 Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (5.7) 147.0 3.3 (2.1) 142.5 0.1 0.9 3.8 (1.1) 3.7 (0.1) 1.4 (3.1) (2.0) (3.8) Net income (loss) 15.1 180.6 22.8 24.2 242.7 29.2 31.5 32.7 (15.0) 78.4 30.2 67.0 44.5 3.0 144.7 Less: Non-controlling interest 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 0.8 - (0.2) - 0.1 (0.1) Net income (loss) attributable to PolyOne common shareholders 15.3$ 180.9$ 23.0$ 24.6$ 243.8$ 29.4$ 31.7$ 32.7$ (14.6)$ 79.2$ 30.2$ 66.8$ 44.5$ 3.1$ 144.6$ Earnings per share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Basic Continuing operations 0.23$ 0.35$ 0.21$ 0.28$ 1.06$ 0.31$ 0.33$ 0.32$ (0.15)$ 0.82$ 0.34$ 0.73$ 0.55$ 0.06$ 1.69$ Discontinued operations (0.06)$ 1.50$ 0.03$ (0.02)$ 1.49$ -$ 0.01$ 0.04$ (0.01)$ 0.04$ -$ 0.02$ (0.04)$ (0.02)$ (0.04)$ Total 0.17$ 1.85$ 0.24$ 0.26$ 2.55$ 0.31$ 0.34$ 0.36$ (0.16)$ 0.86$ 0.34$ 0.75$ 0.51$ 0.04$ 1.65$ Earnings per share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Diluted Continuing operations 0.22$ 0.34$ 0.20$ 0.27$ 1.05$ 0.31$ 0.33$ 0.31$ (0.15)$ 0.81$ 0.34$ 0.73$ 0.54$ 0.06$ 1.67$ Discontinued operations (0.06)$ 1.49$ 0.04$ (0.02)$ 1.48$ -$ 0.01$ 0.04$ (0.01)$ 0.04$ -$ 0.01$ (0.04)$ (0.02)$ (0.04)$ Total 0.16$ 1.83$ 0.24$ 0.25$ 2.53$ 0.31$ 0.34$ 0.35$ (0.16)$ 0.85$ 0.34$ 0.74$ 0.50$ 0.04$ 1.63$ Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 2016 YTD Q1 2017 Sales 738.5$ 758.2$ 746.6$ 694.8$ 2,938.1$ 796.7$ Cost of sales 561.9 576.3 580.5 542.3 2,261.0 614.4 Gross margin 176.6 181.9 166.1 152.5 677.1 182.3 Selling and administrative 106.2 100.1 94.1 90.4 390.8 98.3 Operating income 70.4 81.8 72.0 62.1 286.3 84.0 Interest expense, net (14.6) (14.6) (15.1) (15.4) (59.7) (14.6) Premium on early extinguishment of debt - (0.4) - - (0.4) (0.3) Other income (expense), net - 0.1 (0.1) 0.4 0.4 (1.1) Income before income taxes 55.8 66.9 56.8 47.1 226.6 68.0 Income tax expense (17.6) (16.8) (14.0) (12.0) (60.4) (19.7) Net income from continuing operations 38.2 50.1 42.8 35.1 166.2 48.3 Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 0.8 (0.1) (0.5) (1.4) (1.2) (1.4) Net income 39.0 50.0 42.3 33.7 165.0 46.9 Less: Non-controlling interest 0.1 - - 0.1 0.2 - Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders 39.1$ 50.0$ 42.3$ 33.8$ 165.2$ 46.9$ Earnings per share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Basic Continuing operations 0.45$ 0.59$ 0.51$ 0.43$ 1.98$ 0.58$ Discontinued operations 0.01$ -$ (0.01)$ (0.02)$ (0.01)$ (0.01)$ Total 0.46$ 0.59$ 0.50$ 0.41$ 1.97$ 0.57$ Earnings per share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Diluted Continuing operations 0.45$ 0.59$ 0.51$ 0.42$ 1.96$ 0.58$ Discontinued operations 0.01$ -$ (0.01)$ (0.02)$ (0.01)$ (0.01)$ Total 0.46$ 0.59$ 0.50$ 0.40$ 1.95$ 0.57$ POLYONE CORPORATION 4 Adjusted Financial Information Recast for DSS Divestiture Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 2013 YTD Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 2014 YTD Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 2015 YTD Sales 759.6$ 838.7$ 821.1$ 754.4$ 3,173.8$ 828.7$ 841.5$ 806.1$ 741.7$ 3,218.0$ 754.0$ 775.5$ 729.2$ 665.4$ 2,924.1$ Cost of sales 601.6 670.6 656.6 606.9 2,535.7 656.0 660.1 637.0 592.6 2,545.7 588.7 597.4 561.0 511.0 2,258.1 Gross margin 158.0 168.1 164.5 147.5 638.1 172.7 181.4 169.1 149.1 672.3 165.3 178.1 168.2 154.4 666.0 Selling and administrative 102.4 106.2 107.6 107.5 423.7 109.6 108.4 100.0 94.5 412.5 91.6 93.1 88.1 96.5 369.3 Operating income 55.6 61.9 56.9 40.0 214.4 63.1 73.0 69.1 54.6 259.8 73.7 85.0 80.1 57.9 296.7 Interest expense, net (13.7) (16.6) (15.9) (15.2) (61.4) (15.5) (15.7) (15.4) (15.5) (62.1) (16.1) (16.2) (16.2) (15.5) (64.0) Other income (expense), net 0.1 (1.3) (1.5) - (2.7) (0.7) (0.9) (1.7) (1.5) (4.8) (0.6) (1.2) (1.8) 0.3 (3.3) Income before income taxes 42.0 44.0 39.5 24.8 150.3 46.9 56.4 52.0 37.6 192.9 57.0 67.6 62.1 42.7 229.4 Income tax expense (14.2) (16.1) (13.5) (9.8) (53.6) (14.9) (18.3) (16.6) (12.0) (61.8) (18.8) (21.3) (19.4) (12.1) (71.6) Adjusted net income from continuing operations 27.8 27.9 26.0 15.0 96.7 32.0 38.1 35.4 25.6 131.1 38.2 46.3 42.7 30.6 157.8 Less: Non-controlling interest 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 0.8 - (0.2) - 0.1 (0.1) Adjusted net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - continuing operations 28.0$ 28.2$ 26.2$ 15.4$ 97.8$ 32.2$ 38.3$ 35.4$ 26.0$ 131.9$ 38.2$ 46.1$ 42.7$ 30.7$ 157.7$ Adjusted earnings per share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Diluted 0.30$ 0.28$ 0.27$ 0.15$ 1.01$ 0.34$ 0.41$ 0.38$ 0.28$ 1.41$ 0.43$ 0.51$ 0.48$ 0.36$ 1.78$ Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 2016 YTD Q1 2017 Sales 738.5$ 758.2$ 746.6$ 694.8$ 2,938.1$ 796.7$ Cost of sales 557.8 576.5 576.1 540.7 2,251.1 612.0 Gross margin 180.7 181.7 170.5 154.1 687.0 184.7 Selling and administrative 100.0 93.9 88.3 94.9 377.1 99.0 Operating income 80.7 87.8 82.2 59.2 309.9 85.7 Interest expense, net (14.6) (14.6) (15.1) (15.4) (59.7) (14.6) Other (expense) income, net (0.2) 0.2 (0.1) 0.3 0.2 (1.2) Income before income taxes 65.9 73.4 67.0 44.1 250.4 69.9 Income tax expense (21.0) (23.1) (20.7) (11.5) (76.3) (20.7) Adjusted net income from continuing operations 44.9 50.3 46.3 32.6 174.1 49.2 Less: Non-controlling interest 0.1 - - 0.1 0.2 - Adjusted net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - continuing operations 45.0$ 50.3$ 46.3$ 32.7$ 174.3$ 49.2$ Adjusted earnings per share attributable to PolyOne common shareholders - Diluted 0.53$ 0.59$ 0.55$ 0.39$ 2.06$ 0.59$ POLYONE CORPORATION 5 Business Segment and Data Recast for DSS Divestiture Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 2013 YTD Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 2014 YTD Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 2015 YTD Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 205.3 229.4 219.0 198.6 852.3 219.6 228.7 212.0 190.5 850.8 208.5 217.4 199.9 184.9 810.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 152.9 158.8 157.6 146.2 615.5 157.4 157.8 145.8 137.3 598.3 141.9 139.7 136.0 125.2 542.8 Performance Products and Solutions 166.6 210.3 207.4 188.9 773.2 207.6 211.2 213.0 184.8 816.6 175.9 190.3 175.2 152.7 694.1 PolyOne Distribution 268.0 275.1 275.0 257.1 1,075.2 284.1 287.0 280.5 262.8 1,114.4 265.7 266.8 259.5 242.1 1,034.1 Corporate and Eliminations (33.2) (34.9) (37.9) (36.4) (142.4) (40.0) (43.2) (45.2) (33.7) (162.1) (38.0) (38.7) (41.4) (39.5) (157.6) Sales 759.6 838.7 821.1 754.4 3,173.8 828.7 841.5 806.1 741.7 3,218.0 754.0 775.5 729.2 665.4 2,924.1 Gross Margin: Color, Additives and Inks 67.7 75.2 71.8 63.1 277.8 74.9 81.7 71.8 65.1 293.5 73.4 80.0 73.4 67.0 293.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 39.2 39.0 39.2 35.8 153.2 42.6 43.5 39.7 37.4 163.2 43.0 41.1 39.6 37.3 161.0 Performance Products and Solutions 24.0 26.9 27.6 23.5 102.0 28.0 29.0 29.2 22.8 109.0 22.5 27.4 27.2 24.8 101.9 PolyOne Distribution 28.2 28.1 27.6 24.7 108.6 29.8 28.8 29.3 26.1 114.0 27.8 30.2 29.4 27.2 114.6 Corporate and Eliminations 1.9 12.4 (6.5) (49.7) (41.9) (6.8) (15.7) (8.0) (12.4) (42.9) (2.6) (2.8) (4.6) (9.8) (19.8) Gross Margin 161.0 181.6 159.7 97.4 599.7 168.5 167.3 162.0 139.0 636.8 164.1 175.9 165.0 146.5 651.5 Selling and Administrative Expense: Color, Additives and Inks 43.5 44.3 42.9 43.1 173.8 44.5 44.0 41.7 38.4 168.6 39.6 40.4 38.9 39.5 158.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 23.4 24.0 24.6 24.0 96.0 24.3 24.6 21.3 20.6 90.8 19.9 21.0 19.6 20.9 81.4 Performance Products and Solutions 10.4 11.6 12.5 11.5 46.0 12.0 11.4 11.4 11.1 45.9 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.3 44.5 PolyOne Distribution 12.0 11.2 11.0 11.1 45.3 12.6 11.5 10.6 11.1 45.8 12.1 11.1 11.8 11.6 46.6 Corporate and Eliminations 15.5 17.4 13.2 (23.6) 22.5 19.1 26.5 19.1 70.4 135.1 11.2 13.6 9.3 28.9 63.0 Selling and Administrative Expense 104.8 108.5 104.2 66.1 383.6 112.5 118.0 104.1 151.6 486.2 93.8 97.2 90.7 112.2 393.9 Operating Income: Color, Additives and Inks 24.2 30.9 28.9 20.0 104.0 30.4 37.7 30.1 26.7 124.9 33.8 39.6 34.5 27.5 135.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 15.8 15.0 14.6 11.8 57.2 18.3 18.9 18.4 16.8 72.4 23.1 20.1 20.0 16.4 79.6 Performance Products and Solutions 13.6 15.3 15.1 12.0 56.0 16.0 17.6 17.8 11.7 63.1 11.5 16.3 16.1 13.5 57.4 PolyOne Distribution 16.2 16.9 16.6 13.6 63.3 17.2 17.3 18.7 15.0 68.2 15.7 19.1 17.6 15.6 68.0 Corporate and Eliminations (13.5) (5.0) (19.7) 0.7 (37.5) (25.9) (42.2) (27.1) (82.8) (178.0) (13.8) (16.4) (13.9) (38.7) (82.8) Operating Income (loss) 56.3 73.1 55.5 58.1 243.0 56.0 49.3 57.9 (12.6) 150.6 70.3 78.7 74.3 34.3 257.6 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 2016 YTD Q1 2017 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks 204.9 212.2 195.9 184.7 797.7 211.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 141.0 143.3 146.2 135.3 565.8 159.1 Performance Products and Solutions 166.2 172.8 171.3 158.2 668.5 183.7 PolyOne Distribution 268.8 272.6 274.8 254.8 1,071.0 286.1 Corporate and Eliminations (42.4) (42.7) (41.6) (38.2) (164.9) (44.0) Sales 738.5 758.2 746.6 694.8 2,938.1 796.7 Gross Margin: Color, Additives and Inks 75.3 78.0 70.0 62.8 286.1 75.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 44.2 43.0 41.7 38.6 167.5 46.1 Performance Products and Solutions 32.4 33.0 29.2 26.6 121.2 33.9 PolyOne Distribution 30.7 29.5 29.6 27.3 117.1 31.4 Corporate and Eliminations (6.0) (1.6) (4.4) (2.8) (14.8) (4.3) Gross Margin 176.6 181.9 166.1 152.5 677.1 182.3 Selling and Administrative Expense: Color, Additives and Inks 40.4 39.8 38.6 39.8 158.6 40.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 20.8 21.6 21.2 22.8 86.4 22.5 Performance Products and Solutions 12.7 11.7 11.2 11.2 46.8 11.8 PolyOne Distribution 13.2 11.7 11.4 12.6 48.9 12.8 Corporate and Eliminations 19.1 15.3 11.7 4.0 50.1 11.1 Selling and Administrative Expense 106.2 100.1 94.1 90.4 390.8 98.3 Operating Income: Color, Additives and Inks 34.9 38.2 31.4 23.0 127.5 35.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 23.4 21.4 20.5 15.8 81.1 23.6 Performance Products and Solutions 19.7 21.3 18.0 15.4 74.4 22.1 PolyOne Distribution 17.5 17.8 18.2 14.7 68.2 18.6 Corporate and Eliminations (25.1) (16.9) (16.1) (6.8) (64.9) (15.4) Operating Income 70.4 81.8 72.0 62.1 286.3 84.0 POLYONE CORPORATION 6 Non-GAAP Reconciliations Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 2013 YTD Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 2014 YTD Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 2015 YTD Sales 759.6 838.7 821.1 754.4 3,173.8 828.7 841.5 806.1 741.7 3,218.0 754.0 775.5 729.2 665.4 2,924.1 Gross margin - GAAP 161.0 181.6 159.7 97.4 599.7 168.5 167.3 162.0 139.0 636.8 164.1 175.9 165.0 146.5 651.5 Special items in gross margin (see slide 7) (3.0) (13.5) 4.8 50.1 38.4 4.2 14.1 7.1 10.1 35.5 1.2 2.2 3.2 7.9 14.5 Adjusted gross margin 158.0 168.1 164.5 147.5 638.1 172.7 181.4 169.1 149.1 672.3 165.3 178.1 168.2 154.4 666.0 Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 20.8% 20.0% 20.0% 19.6% 20.1% 20.8% 21.6% 21.0% 20.1% 20.9% 21.9% 23.0% 23.1% 23.2% 22.8% Operating income - GAAP 56.3 73.1 55.5 58.1 243.0 56.0 49.3 57.9 (12.6) 150.6 70.3 78.7 74.3 34.3 257.6 Special items in operating income (see slide 7) (0.7) (11.2) 1.4 (18.1) (28.6) 7.1 23.7 11.2 67.2 109.2 3.4 6.3 5.8 23.6 39.1 Adjusted operating income 55.6 61.9 56.9 40.0 214.4 63.1 73.0 69.1 54.6 259.8 73.7 85.0 80.1 57.9 296.7 Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 7.3% 7.4% 6.9% 5.3% 6.8% 7.6% 8.7% 8.6% 7.4% 8.1% 9.8% 11.0% 11.0% 8.7% 10.1% Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 2016 YTD Q1 2017 Sales 738.5 758.2 746.6 694.8 2,938.1 796.7 Gross margin - GAAP 176.6 181.9 166.1 152.5 677.1 182.3 Special items in gross margin (see slide 7) 4.1 (0.2) 4.4 1.6 9.9 2.4 Adjusted gross margin 180.7 181.7 170.5 154.1 687.0 184.7 Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 24.5% 24.0% 22.8% 22.2% 23.4% 23.2% Operating income - GAAP 70.4 81.8 72.0 62.1 286.3 84.0 Special items in operating income (see slide 7) 10.3 6.0 10.2 (2.9) 23.6 1.7 Adjusted operating income 80.7 87.8 82.2 59.2 309.9 85.7 Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 10.9% 11.6% 11.0% 8.5% 10.5% 10.8% POLYONE CORPORATION 7 Summary of Special Items Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 2013 YTD Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 2014 YTD Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 2015 YTD Cost of sales: Restructuring Costs - - - (2.5) (2.5) (3.3) (13.2) (2.8) (7.4) (26.7) (0.2) (0.2) (1.0) (6.3) (7.7) Environmental remediation costs (2.0) (1.3) (4.8) (52.6) (60.7) (0.9) (0.9) (5.9) (2.6) (10.3) (1.5) (2.0) (4.3) (1.5) (9.3) Pension & other post-retirement benefits - mark-to-market adjustment - - - 1.6 1.6 - - - (2.0) (2.0) - - - (1.0) (1.0) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 5.2 14.9 - 3.4 23.5 - - 1.6 2.1 3.7 0.5 - 2.1 0.9 3.5 Acquisition related adjustments (0.2) (0.1) - - (0.3) - - - (0.2) (0.2) - - - - - Impact on cost of sales 3.0 13.5 (4.8) (50.1) (38.4) (4.2) (14.1) (7.1) (10.1) (35.5) (1.2) (2.2) (3.2) (7.9) (14.5) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (2.3) (1.9) 4.1 (1.0) (1.1) (2.7) (9.3) (3.9) 1.0 (14.9) (1.9) (3.4) (1.8) (3.9) (11.0) Unrealized gain on foreign currency option contracts 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.1 - - - - - - - - - - Pension & other post-retirement benefits - mark-to-market adjustment - - 42.4 42.4 - - - (54.5) (54.5) - - - (10.6) (10.6) Acquisition/divestiture related costs (0.5) (0.6) (1.0) (0.2) (2.3) (0.2) (0.3) (0.2) (3.6) (4.3) (0.3) (0.7) (0.8) (1.2) (3.0) Impact on selling and administrative expense (2.4) (2.3) 3.4 41.4 40.1 (2.9) (9.6) (4.1) (57.1) (73.7) (2.2) (4.1) (2.6) (15.7) (24.6) Gain on sale of investment in equity affiliates 0.1 - - 26.8 26.9 - - - - - - - - - - Impact on operating income 0.7 11.2 (1.4) 18.1 28.6 (7.1) (23.7) (11.2) (67.2) (109.2) (3.4) (6.3) (5.8) (23.6) (39.1) - - - Debt extinguishment costs (10.6) - (5.2) - (15.8) - - - - - - - - (16.4) (16.4) Bridge loan commitment fees - interest expense (1.9) - - - (1.9) - - - - - - - - - - Other income (expense), net 1.4 - - - 1.4 - 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.7 - - 0.1 - 0.1 Impact on income before income taxes (10.4) 11.2 (6.6) 18.1 12.3 (7.1) (23.2) (11.1) (67.1) (108.5) (3.4) (6.3) (5.7) (40.0) (55.4) Income tax benefit on above special items 3.9 (5.3) 1.9 (7.1) (6.6) 2.6 10.5 4.5 24.0 41.6 1.4 1.7 1.0 14.6 18.7 Tax adjustments (0.5) (0.2) (1.8) 0.3 (2.2) 1.6 5.2 0.1 3.6 10.5 (5.9) 23.9 9.6 (0.2) 27.4 Impact of special items on net income (7.0) 5.7 (6.5) 11.3 3.5 (2.9) (7.5) (6.5) (39.5) (56.4) (7.9) 19.3 4.9 (25.6) (9.3) Diluted earnings per common share impact (0.08)$ 0.06$ (0.07)$ 0.12$ 0.04$ (0.03)$ (0.08)$ (0.07)$ (0.43)$ (0.60)$ (0.09)$ 0.22$ 0.06$ (0.30)$ (0.11)$ Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 2016 YTD Q1 2017 Cost of sales: Restructuring Costs 0.1 (1.0) - (0.2) (1.1) - Environmental remediation costs (1.7) (2.1) (2.4) (2.2) (8.4) (2.2) Pension & other post-retirement benefits - mark-to-market adjustment - - - 0.3 0.3 - Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs - 5.3 - 0.8 6.1 - Acquisition related adjustments (2.5) (2.0) (2.0) (0.3) (6.8) (0.2) Impact on cost of sales (4.1) 0.2 (4.4) (1.6) (9.9) (2.4) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (5.9) (5.6) (5.3) (3.0) (19.8) 1.4 Unrealized gain on foreign currency option contracts - - - - - - Pension & other post-retirement benefits - mark-to-market adjustment - - - 8.1 8.1 - Acquisition/divestiture related costs (0.3) (0.6) (0.5) (0.6) (2.0) (0.7) Impact on selling and administrative expense (6.2) (6.2) (5.8) 4.5 (13.7) 0.7 Gain on sale of investment in equity affiliates - - - - - - Impact on operating income (10.3) (6.0) (10.2) 2.9 (23.6) (1.7) Debt extinguishment costs - (0.4) - - (0.4) (0.3) Bridge loan commitment fees - interest expense - - - - - - Other income (expense), net 0.2 (0.1) - 0.1 0.2 0.1 Impact on income before income taxes (10.1) (6.5) (10.2) 3.0 (23.8) (1.9) Income tax benefit on above special items 3.8 2.6 3.7 (1.8) 8.3 0.9 Tax adjustments (0.4) 3.7 3.0 1.3 7.6 0.1 Impact of special items on net income (6.7) (0.2) (3.5) 2.5 (7.9) (0.9) Diluted earnings per common share impact (0.08)$ -$ (0.04)$ 0.03$ (0.10)$ (0.01)$ Recast Financial Information for Discontinued Operations Table of Contents GAAP Financial Information Recast for DSS Divestiture Adjusted Financial Information Recast for DSS Divestiture Business Segment and Data Recast for DSS Divestiture Non-GAAP Reconciliations Summary of Special Items

Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

Our advanced materials, technical expertise and design support can help you create a powerful, ergonomic machine that opens up new paths to off- road nirvana. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.