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Global Color, Additives and Inks is a leading provider of specialized custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, as well as specialty inks, plastisols, and vinyl slush molding solutions. By laddering the maturity structure, we avoid concentrations of debt maturities, reducing liquidity risk. Global Color, Additives and Inks is a leading provider of specialized custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, as well as specialty inks, plastisols, and vinyl slush molding solutions.

POLYONE FRANCE TOSSIAT 43, PLACE DE LA GARE 01250 TOSSIAT FRANCE Bureau Veritas Certification France certify that the Management System of the above organization has been audited and found to be in accordance with the requirements of the management system standard detailed below: Standard ISO 14001:2015 Scope of certification THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF COLOUR AND ADDITIVE CONCENTRATES FOR THERMOPLASTICS Certification/Recertification Cycle Start Date: 03 May 2023 Subject to the continued satisfactory operation of the organization’s Management System, this certificate expires on: 02 May 2026 Expiry date of previous cycle: NA Certification/Recertification Audit date: 08 March 2023 Original Cycle Start Date: 15 July 2011 Certificate n°: FR081968-1 File n°:15608678 Revision date:24 April 2023 Laurent CROGUENNEC - President Local Office: Bureau Veritas Certification France Le Triangle de l'Arche - 9 Cours du Triangle - 92937 Paris La Défense Further clarifications regarding the scope of this certificate the applicability of the management system requirements may be obtained by consulting the organization.

has been assessed by ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. and found to be in conformance with the requirements set forth by: RCMS®:2013 (Option 2) The Environment, Health, Safety and Security Management System is applicable to: Responsible Care Management System activities and corporate supported processes associated with the design and manufacture of plastic compounds, colorants, thermoplastic elastomer compounds, color concentrates and compounding of thermoplastic products.

EPS: $1.00 $0.54 $0.68 $0.30 $0.45 $0.60 $0.75 H1'12 H1'13 Adjusted EPS $101.0 $132.6 $50.0 $100.0 $150.0 H1'12 H1'13 Adjusted Operating Income (millions) +31% $68.8 $97.7 $50.0 $75.0 $100.0 H1'12 H1'13 Specialty Operating Income (millions) First Half 2013 Financial Highlights • Adjusted EPS increased 26% over prior year first half • Operating Income expanded 31% versus first half 2012 • Specialty operating income up 42% • Revenue grew 22% versus 1H ‘12 • Portfolio transformation activities  Completed acquisition of Spartech  Divested non-core Resin business +26% +42% Page 12 • Significant Debt Maturities $ 1,010 Other Debt 21 • Total Debt at 6/30/13 Less: Cash Net Debt • Available Liquidity Cash ABL Availability Total Liquidity • Net Debt / EBITDA = 1.9x • Net Debt / EBITDA = 2.1x*(tax adjusted) $392 310 $702 $1,031 392 $639 $50 $360 $600 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 2015 2020 2023 Significant Debt Maturities As of June 30, 2013 ($ millions) Page 13 Coupon Rates: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250% *Pro Forma TTM for taxes on resin gain Debt Maturities & Liquidity Summary – 6/30/13 Cash Balance = $392M Net Debt / EBITDA* = 1.9x • Repurchased ~3.0M shares YTD in 2013 • 17 million shares are available for repurchase under the current authorization Share Repurchase • Introduced a quarterly dividend in Q1 2011 and increased in Q1 2012 (25%) and Q1 2013 (20%) • Objective of maintaining and growing Dividends • Expanding our sales, marketing, and technical capabilities is top priority • Investing in operational and LSS initiatives (including synergy capture) • CAPEX Organic Growth • Targets that expand our: • Specialty offering • End market presence • Geographic footprint • Synergy opportunities • Adjacent material solutions • North American manufacturing alignment Acquisitions *TTM 6/30/2013 Use of Cash Page 14 Why Invest In PolyOne? 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.

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend... Avient Board of Directors Appoints Ashish K. Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results...

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