They provide customers with engineering support and design for manufacturability insights to simplify processes, accelerate time to market, and gain market share. Media contact Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Avient Corporation michelle.maniscalco@avient.com

Most have initiatives built around bringing more environmentally friendly products to market,” said Matt Mitchell, Director, Global Marketing, Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient. Trade Media Relations Jennifer Huang Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Asia Avient Corporation +86 21 60284888 jennifer.huang@avient.com

Wire and cable materials from PolyOne are selected for use in a wide range of end-use markets, including appliances, building & construction, communications, oil & gas, shipboard & marine, and solar energy. With a global footprint and experienced associates, PolyOne not only helps to reduce customers’ qualification costs and risk of supply chain outages, it also helps to accelerate time to market. Media contact: Matt Defosse Marketing Communications Manager, Europe PolyOne Corporation +49 6407-907-0386 matt.defosse@avient.com

These advanced materials will help increase speed to market and design flexibility for 5G base station antenna manufacturers. Another new formulation within this product family is compatible with SMT (surface mount technology), allowing greater design flexibility and increased speed to market for 3D circuit boards. Jennifer Huang Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Asia PolyOne Corporation +86-21-60284888 jennifer.huang@avient.com

We are enabling customers to reach their goals with our expansive line of inspired, application-specific polymer colorant and additive formulations,” said Gary Fielding, global marketing director, PolyOne Color, Additives and Inks. PolyOne’s display features specialty liquid and solid colorant solutions designed to differentiate products and simplify production for the packaging, wire and cable, textiles, and building and construction markets, including: Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications PolyOne Corporation +1 440-930-1988 michelle.maniscalco@avient.com

We worked closely with the engineers at Franklin Electric to understand their application and performance needs and offered a solution that not only met the demanding requirements of the pump, but also improved processing performance,” said James Stephenson, director, global marketing, Geon Performance Materials. With 2013 sales of more than $965 million, Franklin Electric is a global leader in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and automotive fuels. Trade Media Contact: Michelle Maniscalco Marketing Communications Manager, North America PolyOne Corporation +1 440-930-1988 michelle.maniscalco@avient.com

By selecting different grades that feature silkiness, grippy feel, or even soft-as-skin qualities, packaging designers and brand owners can convey luxury and brand distinction in both prestige and mass-market product packaging without the constraints and secondary operations that metals require. As the popularity of the metallic look continues to soar, packaging designers are looking for new ways to capitalize on this trend,” said Charles Page, global marketing director, PolyOne GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers. Sandy Wagner Marketing Communications Manager PolyOne GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers +1 815-385-8500 sandy.wagner@avient.com

These innovative materials, together with PolyOne’s technical know-how and design insight, enable our customers to develop strong, lightweight, and durable products, from concept phase to finished component, across a wide range of markets and applications.” PolyOne’s advanced composites provide high strength and lightweight performance for products within the automotive, heavy truck, marine, consumer, and industrial markets. Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications PolyOne Corporation +1 440-930-1988 michelle.maniscalco@avient.com

India is an emerging market with one of the fastest growing economies in the world,” said Holger Kronimus, vice president, Europe, at PolyOne. PolyOne opened a new facility in Pune in 2014, initially focused on the production of colorant and additive concentrates to serve end markets such as transportation, electronics & electrical, healthcare, wire & cable, and packaging. Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications PolyOne Corporation +1 440-930-1988 michelle.maniscalco@avient.com

Our new Versaflex CE 3130 series materials integrate lasting aesthetics and functionality,” said Matthew Mitchell, director, global marketing, Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient. Media contacts Michelle Maniscalco Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Avient Corporation michelle.maniscalco@avient.com Jennifer Huang Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Asia Avient Corporation +86 21-6028-4888 jennifer.huang@avient.com