Nonwoven fabrics used in surgery are often required to be water-repellent to act as a barrier and avoid contamination, while hydrophobicity for nonwovens used in filtration helps increase the service life of filters. The Cesa™ Fiber Additives portfolio includes hydrophobic solutions for polypropylene nonwovens that provide immediate and long-lasting water repellency. Some of the information arises from laboratory work with small-scale equipment which may not provide a reliable indication of performance or properties obtained or obtainable on larger-scale equipment.

Kahler (16) Page 16 • Shifted sales compensation practices to drive value and margin expansion • Significantly upgraded and added sales, marketing, and From Volume to Value $2,622 $3,060 Sales ($ millions) 2006 2011PFadded sales, marketing, and technical resources • Expanded global cross-selling • Invested in training and tools 3.3% 6.8% Adjusted OI% ($ millions) 2006 2011PF 2006 2011PF Page 17 • Value pricing practices enabled by use of EVE tools • Shifting the basis of competition to specialization 1.5% 8.9% Specialty OI% Specialization Drives Margin Expansion 2006 2011PF 7.2% PPS OI% competition to specialization differentiates PolyOne as a value-added solutions provider • Redirecting our technology and marketing focus to the most attractive segments 2.6% 5.6% 2006 2011 POD OI% 5.5% 7.2% 2006 2011 2006 2011 2006 2011 Page 18 • Global key account management team focused on key markets and strategic OEMs • Drive growth in target markets through application development750 1,120 Total Commercial Employees 2007 – 2011 49% Increase Commercial Excellence – Recent Investments *Includes ColorMatrix through application development • Leverage breadth of solutions across all PolyOne platforms to identify innovative solutions for strategic OEMs and Tier 1 partners * 750 2007 2011 Sales Marketing R&D/Tech Page 19 5% 1% 0% 27% 2% 12% 4% Performance Dashboards Drive Execution 45% 26% 18% 5% 55% Page 20 53% Drivers of Customer Loyalty Customer Experience is Key to Customer Loyalty 53% Building Customer Loyalty n = 4,960 B2B customers of 24 companies Source: Corporate Executive Board Company and Brand Impact Product and Service Delivery Value-to- Price Ratio Customer Experience Page 21 • Continue to redirect our focus to more attractive segments and increase customer loyalty and retention • Leverage new commercial tools and investments to enable disciplined execution and accountability Critical Imperatives to enable disciplined execution and accountability • Position PolyOne as the differentiated value-added specialty solutions provider Drive improved mix in all segments and achieve margin and profitability growth Page 22 Page 23

is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the closure of manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen loss of customers and/or disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates; amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses into our operations, such as You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the

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You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Patterson President and Chief Executive Officer PolyOne Corporation Page 82 PolyOne Core Values Innovation Collaboration Excellence PolyOne Corporation Page 83 Confirmation of Our Strategy The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized Polymer Materials, Services and Solutions Specialization Globalization Operational Excellence Commercial Excellence PolyOne Corporation Page 84 ‘06-‘14 Adjusted EPS CAGR = 40% Strategy and Execution Drive Results $0.12 $0.27 $0.21 $0.13 $0.68 $0.82 $1.00 $1.31 $1.80 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 Adjusted EPS Share Price vs. Addressable market exceeds $40 billion • Strong performance demonstrates that our strategy and execution are working • Megatrends and emerging opportunities align with our strengths • Innovation and services provide differentiation, incremental pricing power, and competitive advantage • Strong and proven management team driving growth and performance PolyOne Corporation Page 92 Questions & Answers Schedule I Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S.

Investor Day POLYONE I N V E S T O R P R E S E N T A T I O N A U G U S T 2 0 1 8 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS PolyOne Corporation 2 USE OF NON-GAAP MEASURES PolyOne Corporation 3 V I S I O N PolyOne Corporation 4 To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions C O R E V A L U E S P E R S O N A L V A L U E S Honesty IntegrityRespect Operational Excellence Commercial Excellence Specialization Globalization Collaboration ExcellenceInnovation To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions S A F E T Y F I R S T PolyOne Corporation 5 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65 0.57 0.54 0.97 0.84 0.74 0.74 0.69 0.57 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD Injuries per 100 Workers Spartech Acquisition PolyOne Corporation 6 P O L Y O N E 2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 3 . 2 B I L L I O N 9% United States 59% 14% 10% Latin America 9% Canada PolyOne Distribution 34% Performance Products & Solutions 21% Specialty Engineered 19% Color Additives & Inks 26% Segment End Market Geography Building & Construction Electrical & Electronics 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E C O N S E C U T I V E Y E A R S PolyOne Corporation 7 8 $0.13 $0.68 $0.82 $1.00 $1.31 $1.80 $1.96 $2.06 $2.21 “Where we were” “Where we are” ROIC** 5.0% 14.0% Operating Income % of Sales Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 15.5% Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 12.1% Performance Products & Solutions 4.3% 10.7% Distribution 2.6% 6.3% A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N S U S T A I N A B L E P A T H T O D O U B L E - D I G I T E P S G R O W T H PolyOne Corporation 8 P E O P L E P R O D U C T S P L A N E T P E R F O R M A N C E Double digit annual EPS growth strategic acquisitions Innovate 600K-1M commercial resources 6-8% Double acquired Lean Six Sigma commercial excellence 531 689130 157 504 633 2014 Q2 2018 R&D / Technical Marketing Sales PolyOne Corporation 9 Increased commercial headcount + 28% + 18% + 23% Generating opportunities 35% 25% 1,000 $1.0B Enhancing efficiency I N V E S T M E N T I N COMMERCIAL RESOURCES D R I V I N G G R O W T H Lead Specialists T H E E V O L V I N G C U S T O M E R R E L A T I O N S H I P PolyOne Corporation 10 Expanded Path Traditional Path Strategic Accounts/ Field Sales Business Development Customer Service Web and Social Media Inside Sales PolyOne Corporation 11 Investments in digital and dedicated inside sales to improve customer experience 80% increase in leads (from 6,000 to 11,000) driven by website, phone, and online chat EXPANDED PATH A D D I N G C U S T O M E R T O U C H P O I N T S 4 21 Inside sellers $11M $88M Inside sales/digital revenue N E W R E S O U R C E S F U E L I N G T H E F U T U R E PolyOne Corporation 12 P O L Y O N E S A L E S F U N N E L +34% $3.0 billion 2017 $4.0 billion A L I G N I N G W I T H T R E N D S F O R G R O W T H T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P A C K A G I N G H E A L T H C A R E C O N S U M E R PolyOne Corporation 13 Facilitate alternative energy solutions Light- weighting Reduce packaging materials Improve recyclability Reduce spread of infection I N N O V A T I O N PolyOne Corporation 14 Customization 55% M&A 30% Innovation Pipeline Innovation comes from Research & Development Spend Vitality Index 38% $20 $52 Transformational Adjacent Core 3 H O R I Z O N S O F D E V E L O P M E N T PolyOne Corporation 15 Market Technical I N N O V A T I O N I N N O V A T I O N P I P E L I N E PolyOne Corporation 16 PrototypeFrame Opportunity Scale-up & Test Market Build Business Case Commercial Launch (since 2015) Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 8 6 2 1 15 4 10 11 4 7 Breakthrough Platform Derivative F L A M E R E T A R D A N T P O L Y M E R S A D V A N C E D C O M P O S I T E S B A R R I E R M A T E R I A L S C O L O R A N T T E C H N O L O G I E S T H E R M O P L A S T I C E L A S T O M E R S I N N O V A T I O N S P O T L I G H T : C O M P O S I T E S PolyOne Corporation 17 C O M P O S I T E S R E F R E S H E R PolyOne Corporation 18 Fiber Polymer Composite S T R A T E G I C I N V E S T M E N T H I S T O R Y Thermoplastic Composites Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Thermosets Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Thermosets 2012 2015 20162009 2011 2018 PolyOne Corporation 19 C O M P O S I T E S I N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N PolyOne Corporation 20 W A T E R C R A F TR A I L H E A V Y T R U C K PolyOne Corporation 21 Safety Technology Geography Service FinancialPeople 8-10% with ability to double I N V E S T - T O - G R O W M & A S T R A T E G Y PolyOne Corporation 22 Capture sourcing synergies Cross-sell & blend technology 8-10% operating I N V E S T - T O - G R O W M & A P L A Y B O O K Protect customers Retain employees Implement LSS to drive efficiency improvements Innovate with combined portfolio Safety First! T H E N E W P O L Y O N E : A S P E C I A L T Y G R O W T H C O M P A N Y SERVICE: T H E T I M E L E S S D I F F E R E N T I A T O R PolyOne Corporation 29 T A L E N T D E V E L O P M E N T PolyOne Corporation 30 Leadership Program Participants 2012 2013 2015 47 86 2016 2018 125 169 315 Campus Hires 2008 2011 2017 25 90 47 PolyOne LSS Blackbelts 2008 2011 2018 67 220 147 2018 141 A U N I Q U E C U S T O M E R E X P E R I E N C E Industrial Design IQ DESIGN LABS PolyOne Corporation 31 Material & Color Expertise Manufacturing Expertise 3 14 Industrial designers $0 $7M $4M $40M Opportunity funnel New business revenue LSS CUSTOMER FIRST PolyOne Corporation 32 Customer Projects 2 85 3 D P R I N T I N G B R I N G I N G N E W I D E A S T O L I F E PolyOne Corporation 33 PolyOne Corporation 34 99.9% up to 24 weeks 6 hours C O L O R M A T R I X S E L E C T ™ I N N O V A T I N G W I T H P O L Y O N E PolyOne Corporation 35 SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S PolyOne Corporation 36 Solid Colorants Performance Additives Screen Printing Inks Liquid Colorants 27% 14% Textiles Building & 10% 10%Transportation Electrical & Operating Income & MarginRevenue by Region C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S 2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 8 9 3 M I L L I O N $4 $25 $104 $139 0.9% 5.5% 12.2% 15.5% PolyOne Corporation 37 32% 46% 1% Mexico Brazil S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S PolyOne Corporation 38 Engineered Formulations Advanced Composites Thermoplastic Elastomers 19% 13% Building & Electrical & S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S Revenue by Region Operating Income & Margin 2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 6 2 4 M I L L I O N PolyOne Corporation 39 $21 $57 $76 0.1% 5.1% 9.3% 28% 48% 22% 12.1% P E R F O R M A N C E P R O D U C T S & S O L U T I O N S PolyOne Corporation 40 Specialty Vinyl Solutions Healthcare Formulations Smart Device Flame Retardant Polymers Building & 30% Electrical & 1% Asia 77% Mexico P E R F O R M A N C E P R O D U C T S & S O L U T I O N S Operating Income & MarginRevenue by Region 2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 7 2 1 M I L L I O N $40 $33 $56 $77 4.6% 3.6% 7.2% 10.7% PolyOne Corporation 41 $886 $668 $773 $721Sales D I S T R I B U T I O N E N D M A R K E T S & S U P P L I E R S PolyOne Corporation 42 23% 22% Electrical & Building & $20 $25 $63 $73 2.9% 4.0% 5.9% 6.3% Operating Income & Margin2017 Revenue | $1.2 Billion http://www.avient.com/Pages/VariationRoot.aspx T A R G E T E N D M A R K E T S & A P P L I C A T I O N E X A M P L E S PolyOne Corporation 43 Thermally Conductive Chemical Resistant Polymer Colorants Elastomeric Grips and Handles Structural Composites Antimicrobial Technologies Anti-Counterfeiting Target End Markets… Healthcare Catheter Technologies Under-hood Components Target End Markets… Automotive Interior Structural Sound & Vibration Management Roof Systems Air Management Electronics and Cameras Lighting Exterior / Interior Trim Braces & Brackets Fasteners Seals & Flaps Target End Markets… Consumer Thermally Conductive Polymer Colorants Elastomeric Grips and Handles Structural Composite Oxygen Scavenger Laser Marking Additives Antistatic Technologies UV Light Barrier Technologies Cap & Closure Colorants Process Optimization Antioxidant Technologies Density Modified Target End Markets… Packaging Luxury Packaging GravitechTM Density Modified Polymers Optimize Color Usage OnColorTM Super Concentrates Combat Bacteria Formation WithStandTM Antimicrobial Technology Medical Device Housings Chemically Resistant Engineered Polymers Color & Design Services Outdoor Applications Fiber Colorants Smart Home Devices ResilienceTM Vinyl Solutions � � �������� � � ��� � �� � ����� ����� ��� ��� ������ �� ��� ��� �� ��� ��� !"

The ColorMatrix Select service features: A number of service models are available to suit specific needs. PolyOne Corporation, with 2014 revenues of $3.8 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions.

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You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not provide reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, such as outlook for adjusted earnings per share, to the most comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because the Company is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. Richardson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer PolyOne Corporation 4 PolyOne Corporation 5  Landmark portfolio transformation: > 85% of Adjusted EBITDA from specialty solutions  World-class innovation, technology and service are differentiators  Sustainability initiatives and alignment with megatrends drive above market growth in key end markets and applications:  Capital management is a strength - proven track record of expanding ROIC while increasing invested capital Transaction expected to add $0.85 to pro forma adjusted EPS T H E N E W P O L Y O N E : A S P E C I A L T Y G R O W T H C O M P A N Y Integrity V I S I O N PolyOne Corporation 6 To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions C O R E V A L U E S P E R S O N A L V A L U E S Honesty Respect Operational Commercial Specialization Globalization Collaboration ExcellenceInnovation To be the world’s premier provider of sustainable, specialty polymer materials and solutions.

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