Press Releases

SHANGHAI – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the launch of a new ECCOH™ offering at Chinaplas 2012. Designated ECCOH™ 1025/1C, this new polymer solution is part of the Company’s ECCOH family of Low Smoke and Fume, Non Halogen (LSFOH) materials. Fabricators of high temperature wire and cable will find ECCOH ideal for use in home appliances, business machinery and other applications where elevated temperature performance is required. With this new formulation customers can meet UL requirements, have equipment flexibility, streamline secondary processing and reduce scrap. View more and related images

SHANGHAI – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will exhibit Geon™ Rigid Vinyl solutions, including a unique, UL certified extrusion grade for electrical applications, at Chinaplas 2012 this week. View more and related images

Mohamed Al-Mady, SABIC Vice-Chairman and CEO, today unveiled the new SABIC Brand at the company’s General Assembly Meeting in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. View more and related images

ORLANDO, Fla. — April 12, 2012 — At NPE 2012 (booth #29000), SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced that Canon Electronics Inc. – a global leader in imaging and optical products – has selected high-performance Xenoy iQ* ENH resin with up-cycled post-consumer recycled (PCR) content for the housing of its new imageFORMULA DR-M160 high-speed document scanner. Canon Electronics previously used a polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) material without any PCR content for its scanner housings. By upgrading to Xenoy iQ ENH resin, the company has advanced its sustainability strategy of developing environmentally conscious products that emphasize resource conservation and chemical substance control, among other goals. The development of the Xenoy iQ resin family, demonstrates SABIC’s history of successful innovation and its commitment to sustainable long-term relationships by providing customers like Canon Electronics with a broad, industry-leading portfolio of materials to design and manufacture high-performance eco-responsible solutions. It also illustrates SABIC’s commitment of continuous improvement through the on-going development of new industry standards. View more and related images

Lyon, FRANCE – April 11th, 2012 – TechnylStar® advanced polymers from Rhodia Engineering Plastics have enabled the designing and launching of a revolutionary thermoplastic hand pallet truck (HPT) called the I-ton. View more and related images

CLEVELAND – Last week at NPE 2012, PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, showcased an innovative cargo-rack support design, replacing metal, for BRP’s Can-Am Outlander ATV. The new design was made possible by PolyOne Distribution’s comprehensive technical support and close customer collaboration. View more and related images

ORLANDO, Fla. — April 10, 2012 — At NPE 2012, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced the use of their Lexan* and Cycoloy* resins in Equipment Technologies’ (ET) tough, optimally designed Apache agricultural sprayer hood. The new product was developed to help overcome performance issues associated with fiberglass and metal, such as cracking or fading from exposure to high temperatures and ultraviolet (UV) light. This collaboration between Equipment Technologies, Allen Extruders, LLC, AMD Plastics, and SABIC, uses Allen Extruders’ Alextra®-MV sheet – a material made with SABIC’s Lexan SLX resin coextruded over Cycoloy resin and is vacuum formed by AMD – to slash the weight by up to 140 lbs vs. previous fiberglass hoods. The development of the new sprayer hood demonstrates how SABIC supports customer success through a deep understanding of industry, product and value chain requirements. View more and related images

ORLANDO, Fla. — April 4, 2012 — Here at NPE 2012 (booth #29000), SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced a major new sustainability milestone with its longstanding customer, Volvo Trucks: the first use of an up-cycled material in a North American heavy truck from post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. Specifically, SABIC’s Valox iQ* polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin, which incorporates up-cycled water bottles, is used for the brackets of the side air deflection system for all seven models in the 2012 Volvo VN platform of heavy trucks. Valox iQ resin not only helps Volvo deliver top performance under harsh driving conditions, but also contributes toward greater sustainability. Additional SABIC solutions used to further enhance sustainability and performance in Volvo VN trucks include lightweight Noryl GTX* resin for the fenders, tough Cycoloy* resin for the grille and clear Lexan* resin for forward lighting. This joint achievement by Volvo Trucks and SABIC is the latest in a series of standard-raising innovations that deliver environmental benefits. View more and related images

ORLANDO, Fla. — April 3, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced here at NPE 2012 (booth #29000), important new additions to its flagship portfolio of high-performance Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) materials: Lexan CFR (clear flame retardant) copolymer and three new Lexan LUX resin grades. Lexan CFR copolymer addresses rising consumer electronics and appliance manufacturer demand for a clear, sustainable flame retardant (FR) material, and the new Lexan LUX resins offer an excellent solution for light emitting diode (LED) applications such as light guides and lenses. These new Lexan PC materials demonstrate SABIC’s ongoing investment in world-class technologies, technical expertise and portfolio breadth. They also underscore how the company continues to increase PC performance to meet customers’ environmental, high-performance, aesthetic and regulatory requirements. In fact, SABIC’s portfolio of customer-relevant PC materials is the broadest in the global plastics industry. View more and related images

Lyon, FRANCE– April 2, 2012 – Rhodia Polyamide & Intermediates (P&I), a member of the Solvay group, has developed an extended range of novel intermediates exploiting upstream C6 chemistry know-how in the polyamide 6.6 manufacturing chain. View more and related images