PolyOne Wins Maintenance Reliability Award, Demonstrating Global Operational Excellence

October 13, 2014

CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has won the 2014 Best Emerging Maintenance Reliability Program Award from Uptime® Magazine.

Established in 2006, The Uptime Awards acknowledge organizations and individuals who have achieved high levels of performance in maintenance reliability. PolyOne earned the honor as a result of its internal PolyOne Reliability Program – a three-year global initiative to increase material supply reliability to customers, through improved on-time delivery and increased equipment and asset longevity, while maintaining world-class safety standards.

“Congratulations to PolyOne, whose commitment to their customers through its robust and world-class maintenance program has generated performance worthy of this year’s honor,” said Terrence O'Hanlon, CEO and Publisher, Reliabilityweb.com / Uptime Magazine.

The PolyOne Reliability Program operates in conjunction with the company’s award-winning Lean Six Sigma culture and processes.

“After three years of dedicated work throughout our facilities, we’re thrilled to have been recognized for operational excellence in our maintenance reliability processes and practices,” said Brett Warland, director, process improvement, PolyOne Corporation. “Our manufacturing teams have been tireless in their efforts to translate operational excellence into value for our customers, and we’re extremely proud to have been recognized with the Uptime Award.”

About PolyOne

PolyOne Corporation, with 2013 revenues of $3.8 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. The company is dedicated to serving customers in diverse industries around the globe, by creating value through collaboration, innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Guided by its Core Values, Sustainability Promise and No Surprises PledgeSM, PolyOne is committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles. For more information, visit www.polyone.com.

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