Pro forma for the acquisition we are achieving the highest level of adjusted EBITDA in the company's history." Investor Relations Contact: Joe Di Salvo, Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations, Avient Corporation, +1 440-930-1921, giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com; Media Contact: Kyle G. Investor Contacts

To provide comparable financial results, the Company references “pro forma” financial metrics, which include the business results of Clariant Color for periods prior to the Acquisition Date. Innovation is the lifeblood of a specialty company. The presentation of these measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

Media Contact Nicole DeChant Avient Corporation nicole.dechant@avient.com Media Relations Contacts Company Officers

Media Contact Nicole DeChant Avient Corporation nicole.dechant@avient.com Media Relations Contacts Company Officers

This material’s superior stiffness and flexural strength enables Rome to give snowboarders its signature “flex with pop” performance in the lightest, most responsive binding the company has ever produced.

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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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TEL:+31(0)102922689. www.dnvgl.com/assurance Page 2 of 2 Appendix to Certificate PolyOne-Shanghai, China Locations included in the certification are as follows: Site Name Site Address Site Scope PolyOne Polymer (Tianjin) Company Limited No.28#C, Jin Bin Hi-Tech Industrial Park, 156 Nan Hai Road, Tianjin Economic-Technological, Tianjin, China, 300457 Manufacture of Masterbatch PolyOne-Shanghai, China No. 88, Guo Shou Jing Road, Z.

Zwolseweg 1, 2994 LB, Barendrecht, Netherlands - TEL: +31(0)102922689. www.dnv.com/assurance Page 2 of 2 Appendix to Certificate PolyOne-Shanghai, China Locations included in the certification are as follows: Site Name Site Address Site Scope PolyOne Polymer (Tianjin) Company Limited No. 28#C, Jin Bin Hi-Tech Industrial Park, No. 156, Nan Hai Road, Tianjin Economic- Technological Development Area, Tianjin, China 300457 Manufacture of Colour and Additive Concentrates PolyOne-Shanghai, China No. 88, Guo Shou Jing Road, Z.