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© 2018, All Rights Reserved PolyOne Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 It’s time to better your business. To learn more, contact PolyOne at +1.866.POLYONE (+1.866.765.9663) or www.polyone.com THE CHALLENGE Smart Hero, a contract manufacturer headquartered in China, produces a variety of electronic products for OEMs around the globe. The team then turned to PolyOne in Dongguan, China to see if we could offer a solution.

end life” New designs for energy and carbon efficiency New applications for used and recycled plastics Page 31 Therma-Tech™ LED Lighting • Replaces metal in LED lighting • Extends LED durability and life span eliminating hot spots • Greater design flexibility with • Greater design flexibility with fewer parts • Weight reduction • Simplifies manufacturing and lowers total production cost Page 32 Decreasing Decreasing Dependence on Dependence on Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels Globalizing and Globalizing and LocalizingLocalizing Protecting the Protecting the EnvironmentEnvironment Protecting the Protecting the EnvironmentEnvironment Improving Improving Health and Health and WellnessWellness Improving Improving Health and Health and WellnessWellness Alignment with Megatrends • Aging population • Longer life expectancy • Healthy living • Aging in place • Aging population • Longer life expectancy • Healthy living • Aging in place • Environmental consciousness • Alternative energy • Resource efficiency • Biotechnology • Environmental consciousness • Alternative energy • Resource efficiency • Biotechnology • Global leader/local expert with customized solutions • Global OEMs seeking one standard of service everywhere • Global leader/local expert with customized solutions • Global OEMs seeking one standard of service everywhere • Efficiency focus • Reduced size/weight • Mass transit • Alternative materials • Electric vehicles • Efficiency focus • Reduced size/weight • Mass transit • Alternative materials • Electric vehicles Page 33 48.7% $40.5 26.3% Research & Development Spending Specialty Platform Vitality Index Progression* Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Specialty Platform Gross Margin % * Percentage of Specialty platform revenue from products introduced in last five years 19.5% $20.3 14.3% ($ millions) Page 34 StrategyStrategy PolyOne Innovation Framework Unmet Needs Identification Idea Generation and Shaping Offering Offering Offering Offering Phased Offering Launch Offering Offering LaunchLaunch Offering Offering DevelopmentDevelopment Market Penetration and Value Maximization Intellectual Property ● Resources ● CultureIntellectual Property ● Resources ● Culture Page 35 • Accelerate growth in targeted industries and expand geographic presence through market-driven innovations • Leverage new talent, tools, and training to drive customer satisfaction and margin expansion Critical Imperatives satisfaction and margin expansion • Translate best practices to / from ColorMatrix • Drive specialization using a value-based mindset Page 36 Page 37

It’s in this spirit that we joined legacy PolyOne and the Clariant Color business, two complementary businesses, and formed a new one that we’ve named Avient. As one, we are better positioned than ever before to lead and to make a positive difference. We are better together through: Keeping Safety First — PolyOne and Clariant are both ACC Responsible Care® companies, and nothing is more important than the health, safety and well-being of our people.

It’s in this spirit that we joined legacy PolyOne and the Clariant Masterbatch business, two complementary businesses, and formed a new one that we’ve named Avient. As one, we are better positioned than ever before to lead and to make a positive difference. We are better together through: Keeping Safety First — PolyOne and Clariant are both ACC Responsible Care® companies, and nothing is more important than the health, safety and well-being of our people.

This includes addressing major world crises and finding one’s happiness.  recounts the search for individual happiness after times of restriction and the reclaiming of one’s life. Media contact Nicole DeChant  Avient Corporation  nicole.dechant@avient.com

Newlin Page 105 Old PolyOne Transformation 60% 80% 100% % o f O p ra ti g I co m * Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Ahead of Schedule 2015 Target *Operating Income excludes Corporate Charges ** Pro Forma for the acquisition of ColorMatrix and divestiture of SunBelt 2% 34% 42% 50% 65-75% 0% 20% 40% 2005 2008 2011 2011** 2015 % o f O p ra ti g I co m * JV's PP&S Distribution Specialty Specialty OI $5M $46M $89M $117M Target Page 106 Why Invest In PolyOne? Past performance demonstrates that our strategy and execution are working • Megatrends align with our strengths • Innovation and services provide differentiation • Innovation and services provide differentiation and competitive advantage • Strong and proven management team driving growth and performance The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company 2015 Target: $2.50 Adjusted EPS Page 107 Thank You Questions & Answers Page 108

Access thousands of safety and technical datasheets in one centralized location Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with expected 2021 revenues of $4.6 to $4.7 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Media contact Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Avient Corporation michelle.maniscalco@avient.com 

From eco-conscious inks to a refreshed look for one of our most iconic, classic brands, the Avient Specialty Inks team is pleased to continue to offer innovative and inspired solutions.” Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Media contact Nicole DeChant  Avient Corporation  nicole.dechant@avient.com

Satisfying all of these needs for deep black colorants in the textile industry has proven to be challenging over the past few years as certain color technologies could meet only one or two but not all requirements,” said Mauro Dallavalle, senior marketing manager, Color & Additives Fibers at Avient. Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Media contact Nicole DeChant Avient Corporation nicole.dechant@avient.com