COLLABORATION HELPS POTABLE WATER EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FEND OFF PIRATES To learn more about Avient’s lasermarking and anti-counterfeiting solutions, contact us at info@Avient.com.

It prevents tires from entering the waste stream and extends the useful life of the petroleum- based raw materials found in waste tires.

KEY BENEFITS • Highly dispersed additives with high efficacy at low to moderate dosages • Excellent compatibility with the application resin • Non-phenolic and non-phthalate additives • Formulated without animal-derived substances • Food contact compliance according to US FDA and EU norms • OEM approvals for hygiene products • Can be combined with colors into a single combination concentrate for convenience • Product guidance and technical assistance from our experts

OnColor REC colorants are formulated using recycled content such as end-of-life tires, preventing tires from entering the waste stream and extending the useful life of the petroleum- based raw materials found in tires.

Kedrowski Page 38 Operational Excellence • Operational Excellence is a never-ending quest for improvement in response to the voice of our customers and shareholders • It is all about strengthening our capabilities to deliver value flawlessly to our customers deliver value flawlessly to our customers • It challenges us to enhance our productivity, profitability, and efficiency in all phases of our business, from safety to quality to waste elimination to environmental stewardship Page 39 Lean Six Sigma Initiative • In 2009, Lean Six Sigma was launched to improve execution skills across all businesses, functions, and global regions • A company-wide diagnostic was conducted, resulting in identification of six conducted, resulting in identification of six strategic improvement platforms • Financial targets were estimated, resources identified and trained results delivered , Page 40 PolyOne OSHA Recordable Incidence Rate 4 5 6 5.1 Safety Performance *Rubber And Plastics Manufacturing Industry (2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics). 0 1 2 3 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Industry Average 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65 0.57 Page 41 • Exemplary on-time delivery • Best-in-class working capital % of sales 81% 87% 88% 95% 93% 92% 94% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 On-Time Delivery* Lean Six Sigma Delivering Results • Approximately $200M in cash driven by working capital improvements 16.2% 14.4% 18.9% 11.7% 9.6% 9.6% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 WC % of Sales 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 *As measured to customer request date Page 42 40.0% Percent of Associates Trained in LSS World’s Best Start-up Program in 2009* World’s Best Business Process Excellence Program in 2012* Award-Winning Lean Six Sigma Program *Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center 16.5% 40.0% 2009 2011 Page 43 • Globally leverage strategic supplier management best practices • Implement world class demand management processes Critical Imperatives • Improve operational reliability and efficiencies • Optimize global freight management Drive 50 – 100 basis points of gross margin expansion per year Page 44 Page 45

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You may revoke your proxy before it is voted by giving notice to us in writing or orally at the meeting. Mink provides us with valuable counsel related to her chemical and advanced materials background. This group of employees does not include any independent contractors or workers who provided leased services, and does not exclude any employees of businesses acquired by us or combined with us.

OUR STRATEGY » SPECIALIZATION: Differentiates us through unique value-creating offerings to our customers. GLOBALIZATION: Positions us to serve our customers consistently, everywhere in the world. The remaining useful lives range up to 23 years.

Globalization Positions us to serve our customers consistently, everywhere in the world. This allows us to rapidly translate new technologies into new products, helping us advance a more circular economy with reduced carbon footprint. The useful lives range up to 20 years.

Many customers have asked us to complete their supplier questionnaire. We believe you will find our programs make us an industry leader in these areas. Our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system allows us to have full traceability from raw material to finished goods linked to production conditions and test results.