Color, Additives and Inks    Color, Additives and Inks    Color, Additives and Inks

Adding to their versatility, formulations can be designed using colors and specialty additives to meet specific needs.   For parts needing added distinction, special colorants allow laser marking of fluoropolymers, or specialized inks can be used for striping and printing.    

Adding to their versatility, formulations can be designed using colors and specialty additives to meet specific needs.   For parts needing added distinction, special colorants allow laser marking of fluoropolymers, or specialized inks can be used for striping and printing.    

Adding to their versatility, formulations can be designed using colors and specialty additives to meet specific needs.   For parts needing added distinction, special colorants allow laser marking of fluoropolymers, or specialized inks can be used for striping and printing.    

Adding to their versatility, formulations can be designed using colors and specialty additives to meet specific needs.   For parts needing added distinction, special colorants allow laser marking of fluoropolymers, or specialized inks can be used for striping and printing.    

Adding to their versatility, formulations can be designed using colors and specialty additives to meet specific needs.   For parts needing added distinction, special colorants allow laser marking of fluoropolymers, or specialized inks can be used for striping and printing.    

Adjusted EPS of $0.52 exceeded the $0.48 projection included in the Company’s performance update provided in December and was driven by better-than-expected sales in the Color, Additives and Inks segment. Patterson added, “Our Color, Additives and Inks segment also delivered record operating income of $58 million during the fourth quarter. Three Months Ended Year Ended Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 525.8 $ 226.7 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 190.6 177.5 708.8 745.7 Distribution 305.1 272.4 1,110.3 1,192.2 Corporate and eliminations (24.5) (18.0) (79.9) (79.0) Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 164.3 $ 73.9 $ 484.4 $ 338.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 59.1 47.7 207.6 200.2 Distribution 32.4 31.0 124.0 132.1 Corporate and eliminations (2.9) 0.7 (31.7) (13.5) Gross margin $ 252.9 $ 153.3 $ 784.3 $ 657.2 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 106.8 $ 46.7 $ 303.6 $ 191.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 28.7 28.9 113.2 116.5 Distribution 14.4 14.0 54.5 56.7 Corporate and eliminations 38.0 43.2 123.7 136.2 Selling and administrative expense $ 187.9 $ 132.8 $ 595.0 $ 500.4 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 57.5 $ 27.2 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 30.4 18.8 94.4 83.7 Distribution 18.0 17.0 69.5 75.4 Corporate and eliminations (40.9) (42.5) (155.4) (149.7) Operating income $ 65.0 $ 20.5 $ 189.3 $ 156.8 11 Attachment 7 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Glendale, AZ 85307 Activity: Design and Manufacture of Colorants for Plastics Activity: Manufacture of Colorants for Plastics Facility: Avient Corporation - Kennesaw, GA 8155 Cobb Center Drive Kennesaw, GA 30152 Facility: Avient Corporation - LaPorte, IN 707 Boyd Blvd LaPorte, IN 46350 Activity: Design and manufacture of specialty inks and specialty coatings. Rocky River Drive Berea, OH 44017 Facility: Avient Corporation - Assesse, Belgium (CAI & SEM) 2 Rue Melville Wilson Assesse 5330 Belgium Activity: Liquid Colorants and Additives for Plastics Activity: "Design of color concentrates, precolors, and compounds for fluoropolymer and high temperature polymers, LSFOH (low smoke and fume, zero halogen compounds), and Specialty Compounds Manufacture of Color and Additive Concentrates and Specialty Compounds" Page 6 of 7 Facility: Avient Corporation - Aland (Odkarby), Finland Kroklundsvagen 346 Ödkarby AX-22320 Finland Facility: Avient Corporation - Bethel, CT 19 Francis J Clark Circle Bethel, CT 06801 Activity: Manufacture of colorants and compounds for fluoropolymer and high temperature polymers Activity: Design and Manufacture of colorants and compounds for fluoropolymer and high temperature polymers. Industrial Valle del Cinca S/N Apartado Barbastro, Huesca E-22300 Activity: Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics Activity: Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics Facility: Avient Corporation - Oricain (Pamplona), Spain Pol.

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 Injuries per 100 Workers Spartech Acquisition 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65 0.57 0.54 0.97 0.84 0.74 0.74 0.69 0.51 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 PolyOne Corporation 6 P O L Y O N E P R O F O R M A 2 0 1 8 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 9 B I L L I O N * Segment End Market Geography 15% Healthcare Wire & Cable Building & Construction Electrical & Textiles Color Additives & Inks 34% Distribution 41% Specialty Engineered Materials 25% United States 54% Europe 20% Latin America 10% *Pro Forma excluding PP&S and including Fiber-Line PolyOne Corporation 204 P R O O F O F PER FO R MA N C E C O N S E C U T I V E Y E A R S 10 A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N $1.51 $1.61 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 Expand specialty portfolio with strategic acquisitions Innovate and develop new technologies and services Repurchase 600K-1M shares annually Increase commercial resources 5-7% annually Double acquired company margins Enhance efficiencies through Lean Six Sigma and commercial excellence 531 710130 164 504 663 R&D / Technical Marketing Sales PolyOne Corporation 9 Increased commercial headcount + 34% + 26% + 32% 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 Sustained revenue increases led by organic business $2.9 $2.9 $3.2 $3.5 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total + 9% Organic + 5% Revenue in billions of $ Total + 10% Organic + 7% 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 110% increase in leads (from 6,000 to 12,700) 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 24 Inside sellers $11M $109M Inside sales/digital revenue A L I G N I N G W I T H T R E N D S F O R G R O W T H T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P A C K A G I N G H E A L T H C A R E C O N S U M E R PolyOne Corporation 12 Facilitate alternative energy solutions Light- weighting Reduce packaging materials Improve recyclability Reduce spread of infection I N N O V A T I O N PolyOne Corporation 13 Customization 55% M&A 30% Innovation Pipeline Innovation comes from Research & Development Spend ($ millions) Vitality Index % of sales from products launched last 5 years 35% 2006 2018 $20 $56 2006 2018 Transformational Opportunity for Growth Through M&A Adjacent Opportunity for Growth Through New Product Pipeline Core Customization 3 H O R I Z O N S O F D E V E L O P M E N T PolyOne Corporation 14 Incremental development from existing base of technology New development adjacent to current New technology development outside of and with our current base Service adjacent markets and Create new markets, target new customer needs Service existing markets and Market Technical I N N O V A T I O N Non-Halogen Flame Retardants Barrier Technologies Fiber Colorants Advanced Composites Thermoplastic Elastomers Gordon Composites/ Polystrand – Composites GLS – Thermoplastic Elastomers ColorMatrix – Liquid Color & Additives PlastiComp Fiber-Line 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 15 C O M P O S I T E S R E F R E S H E R PolyOne Corporation 16 Polymer Composite Strength Design Flexibility Continuous Fiber Thermoset Short Glass Fiber Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Long Glass Fiber Thermoplastics 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 Acquired Polystrand Installed LFT production Avon Lake Acquired Gordon Thermoplastic Composites Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Thermosets Long Fiber Thermoplastic (LFT) Technology Installed LFT production Barbastro, Spain Acquired Glasforms Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Thermosets 2012 2015 20162009 2011 Acquired PlastiComp, specialty LFT producer 2018 PolyOne Corporation Acquired Fiber-Line, specialty fiber processor 17 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 18 W A T E R C R A F TR A I L H E A V Y T R U C K Bulkheads and Transoms Ceilings and Hatches Doors and Cabinetry Flooring Door Panels Side Walls Flooring & Side Panels Aerodynamic Fairings Seat and Bunk Reinforcements P O L Y O N E A P P L I C A T I O N S I N F I B E R O P T I C C A B L E S PolyOne Corporation 19 1. Leverage PolyOne’s global reach Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 18-20% operating margins Invest in commercial resources I N V E S T - T O - G R O W P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E PolyOne Corporation 23 Commercial Resources Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 243 340 $36 $96 20% Established Acquisitions (> 7 years) + 40% + 165% + 900 bps I N V E S T - T O - G R O W D R I V I N G T H E F U T U R E PolyOne Corporation 24 Commercial Resources Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 138 181 251 $23 $25 $70 7% 8% 18-20% Recent Acquisitions PolyOne Corporation 25 Average Company Size # of Possibilities Rationale 250 • Local to regional footprint • Niche technology focus • Concentrated customer base $50M–$200M 150 • Regional to global footprint • 1–3 specialty technologies • Diversified customer base >$200M 30 • Global footprint with local service • Diverse specialty technologies • Highly diversified customer & market portfolio S T R O N G P I P E L I N E D R I V E N B Y F R A G M E N T E D M A R K E T $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.40 $0.48 $0.54 $0.70 $0.78 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Cumulative Share Repurchases (In millions) $0 $150 $300 $450 $600 $750 $900 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD $917M R E T U R N I N G C A S H T O S H A R E H O L D E R S O V E R $ 1 . 2 B I L L I O N S I N C E 2 0 1 1 PolyOne Corporation Increasing Annual Dividend 26 $0.81 PolyOne Corporation 27 W H Y I N V E S T I N P O L Y O N E ? Service:�The Timeless differentiator Talent development IQ DESIGN LABS LSS CUSTOMER FIRST 3D Printing�Bringing New ideas to life Slide Number 33 Innovating with PolyOne COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS Color, Additives & Inks Specialty Engineered Materials Specialty Engineered Materials DISTRIBUTION Overview of RAW MATERIAL PURCHASES Target end markets & �application examples Slide Number 42 Slide Number 43 Slide Number 44 Slide Number 45 Slide Number 46 Slide Number 47 Slide Number 48 Slide Number 49 Slide Number 50 Slide Number 51 Slide Number 52

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 Injuries per 100 Workers Spartech Acquisition 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65 0.57 0.54 0.97 0.84 0.74 0.74 0.69 0.51 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 PolyOne Corporation 6 P O L Y O N E P R O F O R M A 2 0 1 8 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 9 B I L L I O N * Segment End Market Geography 15% Healthcare 15% Wire & Cable Building & Electrical & Electronics Textiles Color Additives & Inks 34% Distribution 41% Specialty Engineered Materials 25% United States 54% Europe 20% Latin America 10% *Pro Forma excluding PP&S and including Fiber-Line P R O O F O F P E RFO RMAN CE C O N S E C U T I V E Y E A R S 10 A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N $1.51 $1.61 PolyOne Corporation 7 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 Expand specialty portfolio with strategic acquisitions Innovate and develop new technologies and services Repurchase 600K-1M shares annually Increase commercial resources 5-7% annually Double acquired company margins Enhance efficiencies through Lean Six Sigma and commercial excellence 531 710130 164 504 663 R&D / Technical Marketing Sales PolyOne Corporation 9 Increased commercial headcount + 34% + 26% + 32% 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 Sustained revenue increases led by organic business $2.9 $2.9 $3.2 $3.5 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total + 9% Organic + 5% Revenue in billions of $ Total + 10% Organic + 7% 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 110% increase in leads (from 6,000 to 12,700) 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 24 Inside sellers $11M $109M Inside sales/digital revenue A L I G N I N G W I T H T R E N D S F O R G R O W T H T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P A C K A G I N G H E A L T H C A R E C O N S U M E R PolyOne Corporation 12 Facilitate alternative energy solutions Light- weighting Reduce packaging materials Improve recyclability Reduce spread of infection I N N O V A T I O N PolyOne Corporation 13 Customization 55% M&A 30% Innovation Pipeline 15% Innovation comes from Research & Development Spend ($ millions) Vitality Index % of sales from products launched last 5 years 35% 2006 2018 $20 $56 2006 2018 Transformational Opportunity for Growth Through M&A Adjacent Opportunity for Growth Through New Product Pipeline Core Customization 3 H O R I Z O N S O F D E V E L O P M E N T PolyOne Corporation 14 Incremental development from existing base of technology New development adjacent to current New technology development outside of and with our current base Service adjacent markets and Create new markets, target new customer needs Service existing markets and Market Technical I N N O V A T I O N Non-Halogen Flame Retardants Barrier Technologies Fiber Colorants Advanced Composites Thermoplastic Elastomers Gordon Composites/ Polystrand – Composites GLS – Thermoplastic Elastomers ColorMatrix – Liquid Color & Additives PlastiComp Fiber-Line 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 15 C O M P O S I T E S R E F R E S H E R PolyOne Corporation 16 Polymer Composite Strength Design Flexibility Continuous Fiber Thermoset Short Glass Fiber Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Long Glass Fiber Thermoplastics 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 Acquired Polystrand Installed LFT production Avon Lake Acquired Gordon Thermoplastic Composites Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Thermosets Long Fiber Thermoplastic (LFT) Technology Installed LFT production Barbastro, Spain Acquired Glasforms Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Thermosets 2012 2015 20162009 2011 Acquired PlastiComp, specialty LFT producer 2018 PolyOne Corporation Acquired Fiber-Line, specialty fiber processor 17 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 18 W A T E R C R A F TR A I L H E A V Y T R U C K Bulkheads and Transoms Ceilings and Hatches Doors and Cabinetry Flooring Door Panels Side Walls Flooring & Side Panels Aerodynamic Fairings Seat and Bunk Reinforcements P O L Y O N E A P P L I C A T I O N S I N F I B E R O P T I C C A B L E S PolyOne Corporation 19 1. Leverage PolyOne’s global reach Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 18-20% operating margins Invest in commercial resources I N V E S T - T O - G R O W P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E PolyOne Corporation 23 Commercial Resources Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 243 340 $36 $96 20% Established Acquisitions (> 7 years) + 40% + 165% + 900 bps I N V E S T - T O - G R O W D R I V I N G T H E F U T U R E PolyOne Corporation 24 Commercial Resources Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 138 181 251 $23 $25 $70 7% 8% 18-20% Recent Acquisitions PolyOne Corporation 25 Average Company Size # of Possibilities Rationale 250 • Local to regional footprint • Niche technology focus • Concentrated customer base $50M–$200M 150 • Regional to global footprint • 1–3 specialty technologies • Diversified customer base >$200M 30 • Global footprint with local service • Diverse specialty technologies • Highly diversified customer & market portfolio S T R O N G P I P E L I N E D R I V E N B Y F R A G M E N T E D M A R K E T $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.40 $0.48 $0.54 $0.70 $0.78 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Cumulative Share Repurchases (In millions) $0 $150 $300 $450 $600 $750 $900 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD $917M R E T U R N I N G C A S H T O S H A R E H O L D E R S O V E R $ 1 . 2 B I L L I O N S I N C E 2 0 1 1 PolyOne Corporation Increasing Annual Dividend 26 $0.81 PolyOne Corporation 27 W H Y I N V E S T I N P O L Y O N E ? Service:�The Timeless differentiator Talent development IQ DESIGN LABS LSS CUSTOMER FIRST 3D Printing�Bringing New ideas to life Slide Number 33 Innovating with PolyOne COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS Color, Additives & Inks Specialty Engineered Materials Specialty Engineered Materials DISTRIBUTION Overview of RAW MATERIAL PURCHASES Target end markets & �application examples Slide Number 42 Slide Number 43 Slide Number 44 Slide Number 45 Slide Number 46 Slide Number 47 Slide Number 48 Slide Number 49 Slide Number 50 Slide Number 51 Slide Number 52