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PolyOne Expands Specialty Color Portfolio with Rutland Acquisition... PolyOne Appoints Mark Crist to President of Color, Additives & Inks; Scott Horn to President of Distribution...

Specialty acquisition broadens solutions portfolio of colorant and additives technologies for fiber applications president, Global Color, Additives and Inks,  This is another excellent, strategic acquisition that will further accelerate our specialty strategy as we pursue our 2020 Platinum Vision," said 

SPECIALTY INKS OVERVIEW PolyOne Specialty Inks is a leading global manufacturer of screen printing inks for the textile industry and of specialty inks for industrial applications. The addition of the Rutland Group in 2017 allowed us to further continue our focus to become an innovative leader in specialty inks. SOME OF OUR FIRSTS • Development of the industry’s first plastisol color mixing system for screen printing ink • Introduction of the first automated ink dispensing equipment OUR SPECIALTY INKS • Broadest range of specialty screen printing inks, including: non-phthalate PVC plastisol, water-based, silicone, and non-PVC plastisol • Ink room solutions including inventory management software • Strong expertise in R&D and product development • Demonstrated technical service and color matching capabilities • Highly efficient manufacturing operations • Global manufacturing footprint and customer reach OUR BRANDS • Wilflex is a leading brand of specialty screen printing inks with a focus on total ink-room management, providing the most efficient, cost-effective environment possible • Rutland is a leading brand of specialty screen printing inks for the textile industry with a strong commitment to making the screen printing process easier, more attractive and more profitable for customers • Union Ink is a brand dedicated to providing the broadest range of innovative and inspired screen printing inks with the highest opacity mixing systems in the market • Printop is a leading brand of textile screen printing inks in Latin America including plastisols, water-based, and discharge inks • QCM is a trusted brand of cost- effective, high quality inks for one of the most recognizable products in the world, the printed t-shirt SPECIALTY INKS GLOBAL FOOTPRINT • Five manufacturing facilities in Kennesaw, Georgia; Pineville, North Carolina; Lima, Peru, Shenzhen, China; and Mumbai, India (JV) • Warehouse and distribution facilities in Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio in the US, Paddock Wood and Widnes, U.K., and Singapore • Global presence of distributors located in over 60 countries Copyright © 2018, PolyOne Corporation.

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Global Color, Additives and Inks Global Color, Additives and Inks Specialty Platform consists of our three specialty segments: Global Specialty Engineered Materials; Global Color, Additives and Inks; and Designed Structures and Solutions.

Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF** H1 2013*** Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7 $ 32.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6 54.7 Designed Structures & Solutions - - - - 20.9 10.5 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2 $ 97.7 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4 27.5 Distribution 19.5 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0 33.1 SunBelt Joint Venture 91.9 28.6 18.9 - - - Corporate (51.5) (425.1) (27.7) (87.6) (87.9) (37.1) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 165.7 $ 121.2 Less: Corporate operating expense (income) 51.5 425.1 27.7 87.6 87.9 37.1 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 254.7 $ 253.6 $ 158.3 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 43% 45% 60% 62% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. ** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets. *** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into Global Color, Additives and Inks segment. Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 514.0 $ 517.4 $ 543.6 $ 773.0 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 554.3 527.4 703.5 828.5 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 850.6 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,068.3 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,247.1 $ 2,452.1 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,001.4 776.3 837.0 696.1 PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 796.7 911.9 1,030.3 1,030.3 Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (127.7) (111.1) (121.8) (121.6) Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - - - 20.9 Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 28.6 18.9 - - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (28.9) (32.5) (33.7) (40.0) Special items in OI 39.1 (396.2) 4.8 (53.9) (53.9) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 159.7 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (32.5) (23.1) - - Special items in OI (39.1) 396.2 (4.8) 53.9 53.9 Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 72.3 $ 146.7 $ 221.0 $ 213.6 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 3.4% 9.6% 8.6% 6.1% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 5.1% 7.1% 9.5% 9.8% Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - - - - 2.5% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 4.3% 8.4% 9.1% 6.1% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 3.1% 7.0% 9.0% 5.4% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.5% 4.6% 6.4% 6.4% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.4% 5.3% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. ** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets. *** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into Global Color, Additives and Inks segment. Average Debt Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average PolyOne Debt $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 840.9 Average Equity Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 745.7 Platform sales and operating income (OI) H1 2012*** H1 2013*** H1 2013**** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 280.9 $ 352.0 $ 285.1 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 413.9 434.7 409.2 Designed Structures & Solutions Sales - 240.4 - Specialty Platform Sales $ 694.8 $ 1,027.1 $694.3 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 336.0 336.7 317.5 PolyOne Distribution Sales 533.6 543.1 543.1 Corporate and Eliminations (62.3) (68.2) (68.2) Total Sales $ 1,502.1 $ 1,838.7 $ 1,486.7 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 24.6 $ 32.5 $ 31.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 44.0 54.7 52.0 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 10.5 - Specialty Platform OI $ 68.6 $ 97.7 $ 83.2 Performance Products and Solutions OI 19.3 27.5 25.7 PolyOne Distribution OI 33.4 33.1 33.1 Corporate and eliminations (20.3) (25.7) (20.3) Special items in OI (20.3) (11.4) (20.3) Operating income - GAAP $ 80.7 $ 121.2 $ 101.4 Special items in OI 20.3 11.4 20.3 Operating income adjusted $ 101.0 $ 132.6 $ 121.7 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 8.8% 9.2% 10.9% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 10.6% 12.6% 12.7% Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 4.4% - Specialty platform - OI % of sales 9.9% 9.5% 12.0% PP&S operating - OI % of sales 5.7% 8.2% 8.1% Distribution OI - % of sales 6.3% 6.1% 6.1% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 6.7% 7.2% 8.2% Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets H1 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7 Long-term debt 1,022.5 Less cash and cash equivalents (392.4) Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006Y* Q2 2013**** Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 143.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 207.5 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 351.0 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 $ 37.3 Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 71.8 Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 109.1 Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 31.1% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.

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