Press Releases

CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced its recent success in creating a unified color perception for the interiors of the new 2012 Range Rover Evoque. View more and related images

The ROQUETTE Group, one of the world leaders in the field of starch and its derivatives, will be atPLAST 2012 and will present GAÏALENE®, an innovative and sustainable solution for the plastics industry. View more and related images

ATLANTA — April 24, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is showcasing here at Techtextil North America (booth #1950) its broad, deep and growing portfolio of high-performance materials for the technical textiles and nonwovens industries. These high-tech solutions, based on SABIC’s world-renowned Ultem*, Valox*, Lexan*, and Noryl* resins, greatly expand performance, processing and aesthetic options for customer textile applications with properties ranging from outstanding heat and chemical resistance and colorfastness to exceptional loft and light weight. The SABIC materials also help customers comply with regulatory mandates, provide greater end-product differentiation and give textile manufacturers, fiber converters and OEMs the ability to enhance existing product lines and/or expand into new performance fiber and fabric markets. These thermoplastic-based technologies further underscore SABIC’s proactive approach to meeting the changing needs of its customers and spotlight the company’s role as a leading supplier to the textile and fiber industries of some of the most advanced cutting-edge products on the market today. View more and related images

CLEVELAND - PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will host its Investor Day for investment professionals at the Grand Hyatt New York, on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. View more and related images

CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, intends to release its first quarter 2012 earnings on May 3, 2012 and host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. View more and related images

SHANGHAI, China — April 19, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced today at the Chinaplas 2012 (booth #N2H41) a major expansion of its industry leading Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) portfolio: three new engineered Lexan PC film grades to help customers in the consumer electronics and automotive sectors meet growing demand for cost reduction, greater design flexibility, higher performance and compliance with global environmental regulations. The new grades – Lexan HP92TTY, Lexan 6060 and Lexan OQ8DA films – provide outstanding optical quality and specialized functionality for in-mold decoration (IMD) overlays in consumer electronics and automotive applications. These new additions to its flagship Lexan product portfolio also demonstrate SABIC’s ongoing investment in world-class technologies and underscore the company’s unyielding commitment to the technical requirements, application development needs and business goals of global customers and converters. View more and related images

Shanghai, China, April 17, 2012 – Solvay Specialty Polymers and Rhodia Engineering Plastics’ complementary portfolio of products and services allow China OEMs of solar energy modules and components to meet the escalating growth of photovoltaic (PV) installations. View more and related images

Shanghai, China, April 17, 2012 – A combination of products for more efficient batteries from Solvay Specialty Polymers and auto light-weighting solutions from Rhodia Engineering Plastics helps China OEMs speed-up the development and industrialization of Pure Electrical Vehicles (EVs) and Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs), a responsible way for China to reduce the environmental impact from combustion automobiles. View more and related images

SHANGHAI – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, unveiled new Therma-Tech™ thermally conductive grades for light-emitting diode (LED) lighting applications this week at Chinaplas 2012 (booth N1F41). Replacing metal heat sinks with these new materials can enable parts consolidation and better management of hot spots, resulting in longer LED lifetimes as well as reduced weight, lower manufacturing costs, and improved in-service performance. View more and related images

SHANGHAI – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, unveiled its new OnColor™ Fiber color masterbatch solutions for textile applications at Chinaplas 2012. This product line complements PolyOne’s existing broad spectrum of innovative technologies for the textile industry, and enables the use of a more sustainable colorant technology than the traditional dyeing process for synthetic fibers. View more and related images