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GLOBAL SERVICE
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Globalization
Positions us to serve our customers consistently, everywhere in the world.
Operating Globally, Serving Locally — As a truly global company, we have operations
and technical expertise around the world to efficiently serve our customers…wherever
they may need us.
Leveraging Service as Our Timeless Differentiator — We serve our customers with
excellence to build trusting, lasting and collaborative relationships.
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Globalization
Positions us to serve our customers consistently, everywhere in the world.
Operating Globally, Serving Locally — As a truly global company, we have operations
and technical expertise around the world to efficiently serve our customers…wherever
they may need us.
Leveraging Service as Our Timeless Differentiator — We serve our customers with
excellence to build trusting, lasting and collaborative relationships.
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WATER RESOURCES • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • HEALTH & SAFETY • CLIMATE CHANGE
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VERIFICATION OPINION DECLARATION
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
To: The Stakeholders of Avient Corporation
Apex Companies, LLC (Apex) was engaged to conduct an independent verification of the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reported by Avient Corporation (Avient) for the period stated below.
Boundaries of the reporting company GHG emissions covered by the verification:
Operational Control
Global
Exclusions:
Fugitive refrigerants
Types of GHGs: CO2, N2O, CH4
GHG Emissions Statement:
Scope 1: 18,242 metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 (Location-Based): 134,244 metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 (Market-Based): 85,892 metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3:
o Category 3 – Fuel and energy-related activities (electricity transportation and distribution losses only):
8,777 metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Data and information supporting the Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions assertion were in most cases
historical in nature and in some cases were estimated.
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Statement of independence, impartiality and competence
Apex is an independent professional services company that specializes in Health, Safety, Social and Environmental
management services including assurance with over 30 years history in providing these services.
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WATER RESOURCES • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • HEALTH & SAFETY • CLIMATE CHANGE
Apex Companies, LLC • (800) 733-2739 • www.apexcos.com
VERIFICATION OPINION DECLARATION
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
To: The Stakeholders of Avient Corporation
Apex Companies, LLC (Apex) was engaged to conduct an independent verification of the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reported by Avient Corporation (Avient) for the period stated below.
Boundaries of the reporting company GHG emissions covered by the verification:
Operational Control
Global
Exclusions:
Fugitive refrigerants
Mobile Combustion
Types of GHGs: CO2, N2O, CH4
GHG Emissions Statement:
Scope 1: 34,627 metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 (Location-Based): 167,333 metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 (Market-Based): 99,465 metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 3:
o Category 3 – Fuel and energy-related activities: 62,049 metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Data and information supporting the Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions assertion were in most cases
historical in nature and in some cases were estimated.
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WATER RESOURCES • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE • SAFETY • SUSTAINABILITY
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Statement of independence, impartiality and competence
Apex is an independent professional services company that specializes in Health, Safety, Social and Environmental
management services including assurance with over 30 years history in providing these services.
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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 companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships
with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our
earnings;
Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and
cost of credit in the future;
The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate
liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
Our ability to achieve new business gains;
The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business;
Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled
or unscheduled maintenance programs;
Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital
reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;
The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and
Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and
changes in the rate of inflation.
The above list of factors is not exhaustive.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation
• Volume driven,
commodity producer
• Heavily tied to
cyclical end markets
• Performance largely
dependent on non-
controlling joint
ventures
2000-2005 2006 - 2009 2010 – 2015 2016 and
beyond
• Steve Newlin
appointed, Chairman,
President and CEO
• New leadership team
appointed
• Implementation of four
pillar strategy
• Focus on value based
selling, investment in
commercial resources
and innovation to drive
transformation
• Substantial EPS growth
from $0.13 to all-time
high of $1.96
• Shift to faster growing,
high margin, less
cyclical end markets
• Key acquisitions propel
current and future
growth, as well as
margin expansion
• Specialty mix expands
to 65% of Operating
Income – strongest mix
of earnings in history
• Deliver consistent
double digit annual
EPS growth
• Maintain >35% vitality
index
• Pursue strategic
acquisitions that
expand specialty
offerings and
geographic breadth
• Invest and grow
current and next
generation talent
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Confirmation of Our Strategy
The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized
Polymer Materials, Services and Solutions
Specialization Globalization
Operational
Excellence
Commercial
Excellence
Associates
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26 Consecutive Quarters of EPS Growth
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2015 Revenues: $3.4 Billion
End Markets
2015 Revenues: $3.4 Billion
PolyOne
At A Glance
$0.12
$0.27 $0.21 $0.13
$0.68
$0.82
$1.00
$1.31
$1.80
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Adjusted EPS
66%
Building &
10%Electrical &
Textiles
$1.96
Distribution
29%
PP&S
CAI
23%
SEM
15%DSS
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Old
PolyOne
*Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items
43%
65%
0%
40%
80%
2005 2010 2015 2020
%
o
f O
pe
ra
tin
g
In
co
m
e*
JV's Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty
80%+
Specialty OI $5M $87M $229M
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Transformation
2020
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Color and Engineered Materials at the
Heart of Specialty Transformation
OPERATING MARGIN
1.7%
4.6% 5.1% 5.5%
7.2%
8.1%
12.2%
16.7% 17.0%
COLOR, ADDITIVES
AND INKS
1.1% 1.3%
3.4%
5.1%
9.6%
8.0%
8.6%
9.3%
12.1%
16.6%
SPECIALTY
ENGINEERED MATERIALS
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2006 1Q 2016 2020
“Where we were” “Where we are” Platinum Vision
1) Operating Income %
Specialty:
Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 17.0% 20%+
Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 16.6% 20%+
Designed Structures & Solutions N/A 2.5% (TTM) 8 – 10%
Performance Products &
Solutions 5.5% 11.9% 12 – 14%
Distribution 2.6% 6.5% 6.5 – 7.5%
2) Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income 6.0% 61% 80%+
3) ROIC* 5.0% 12.0% 15%
4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 22% Double Digit
Expansion
Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals
*ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period
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Therma-Tech™ & Sheet
GEON™ Vinyl
Polymer ColorantsTherma-Tech™
TPE’s & Film
TPE + OnForce™
Gravi-Tech™
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Film
Target End Markets… Healthcare
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TPE + OnForce
OnForce
TPE Vibration Dampening
(SEM/GLS)
TPE & Film
(SEM + DSS)
Polymer Colorants
(CAI)
Thermatech
Thermoplastic Elastomers
TPE + OnForce
OnForce
Thermoplastic Elastomers
Polymer Colorants
(CAI)
Sheet
(DSS)
Source: Outdoor Industry Association
Target End Markets… Outdoor High Performance
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Sound & Vibration
Management
Fuel Handling
Systems
Interior & Exterior Trim
Structural Braces
& Brackets
Interior Structural
Components
Lighting
Air management
Electronics & Cameras
Fluid Handling
Target End Markets… Automotive
Underhood
Components
Roof Systems
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Target End Markets… Packaging
PreservaPak™
OnColor™
Smart Batch™
VersaFlex™
TPE Cap Liner
ColorMatrix™
Amosorb™
Oxygen Scavenger
ColorMatrix™
Ultimate™ UV
Light Barrier
OnCap™
Laser Marking
Additives
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Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
*Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
$53
Research & Development
Spending
($ millions)
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index Progression*
34%
CAI & SEM
Gross Margin
43%
Target ≥ 35%
Innovation Pipeline Potential
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2,883
2,414
Volume
(lbs in millions)
-16%
$103
$192
Commercial, R&D
and Marketing
Spending ($M)
+86%
$303
$721
Adjusted
Gross Profit ($M)
+138%
Ours is Not a Cost Cutting Story
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Design and Service as a Differentiator
Right Material &
Color
Desired
Product Design
Appropriate
Manufacturing Process
Delivering Concept to
Commercialization
Connecting
the Dots with
iQ Design Labs and
InVisiO Color Design
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Customer First Through World-Class Service
Strengthening relationships through:
Providing LSS services to small/medium sized customers
Providing training in Customer Centric Selling Skills with customers
World’s Best Business
Process Excellence
Program in 2012*
World’s Best Start-up
program for Lean Six Sigma
Deployment in 2009*
81%
93%
16.2%
On-Time Delivery
Working Capital % of Sales
52% of associates trained in LSS
Five consecutive years – CFO Magazine Best Working
Capital Management in the chemical industry
Commitment to Operational Excellence
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30%
40%
50%
70%
80%
90%
2008 1Q 2016
Pension Funding**
As of March 31, 2016
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA*= 2.5x
** includes US-qualified pension plans only*TTM 3/31/2016
$550
$600
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
2022 2023
Debt Maturities
As of March 31, 2016
($ millions)
Coupon Rate: 3.750% 5.250%
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Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet
Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
Expanding our sales,
marketing, and
technical capabilities
Investing in operational
and LSS initiatives
~75% of capital
expenditures fund
growth initiatives Organic
Growth
Acquisitions
Share
Repurchases
Dividends
$0.16
$0.20
$0.32
$0.40
$0.48
$0.10
$0.20
$0.30
$0.40
$0.50
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Annual Dividend
Targets that expand
our:
• Specialty offerings
• End market
presence
• Geographic breadth
Synergy opportunities
Adjacent material
solutions
Repurchased
1.5 million shares in
Q1 2016
Repurchased 17.3
million shares since
early 2013
10.0 million shares are
available for
repurchase under the
current authorization
$0.24
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The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company
Why Invest In PolyOne?
POL IR Presentation (Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference - 2016)
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Forward-Looking Statements
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation
Confirmation of Our Strategy
26 Consecutive Quarters of EPS Growth
PolyOne�At A Glance
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Color and Engineered Materials at the�Heart of Specialty Transformation
Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals
Slide Number 11
Slide Number 12
Slide Number 13
Slide Number 14
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
Ours is Not a Cost Cutting Story
Design and Service as a Differentiator
Customer First Through World-Class Service
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet �Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
Why Invest In PolyOne?
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While some are tailored to local standards and
needs, others canvas our global organization,
like our inaugural Global 5K Fun Run and Walk
held last year.
Globalization allows us to service our customers
with consistency wherever their operations might be around the world.
The GeonTM brand name carries strong recognition globally.
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HOLGER KRONIMUS
Vice President, Europe
General Manager, Engineered Materials Europe
Holger Kronimus is vice president, Europe, and general manager, Specialty Engineered
Materials Europe, of Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable
material solutions and services.
Kronimus earned a bachelors’s degree in Business Administration and Computer Science
from University of Cologne in Cologne and a master’s degree in Global Management from
Europäische Wirtschaftsakademie in Berlin.
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GIUSEPPE DI SALVO
Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations
Giuseppe “Joe” Di Salvo is vice president, Treasurer and Investor Relations, Avient
Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and
services.
He joined Avient in 2011 as assistant controller and later served as director, finance for
the company’s Global Color, Additives & Inks business segment.
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Phil Clark is Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, for Avient Corporation,
the world’s premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and
services.
Clark joined Avient in 2024 from Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals organization
where he served as Chief Technology Officer.