Press Releases

Battice, Belgium – March 28, 2012– Fully in line with the company’s strategic vision for sustainability, 3B-the fibreglass company is launching a new and eco-responsible Milled Fibre powder grade developed from Advantex® glass manufacturing by-products. View more and related images

SINGAPORE – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services, and solutions, highlights how value can be created through innovation in a speech delivered today at Masterbatch Asia 2012, a conference held in Singapore and dedicated to the new developments and future trends that willinfluence the masterbatch industry in Asia. View more and related images

Lyon, FRANCE – March 27, 2012 – Here at the JEC Composites Show, one of the world’s major exhibitions for composites materials, Rhodia Engineering Plastics, a member of the Solvay group, showcases Evolite™ by Technyl® which has been recently endorsed through partnerships and co-innovation projects to develop automotive and marine applications. View more and related images

Battice, Belgium – March 27, 2012– Here at the annual JEC Composites Show, 3B-the fibreglass company is launching HiPer-tex™ W3030 high performance roving – the third game-changing product in the company’s benchmark series of innovative solutions for wind turbine rotor blades. View more and related images

CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions won the 2012 “Best Process Excellence Program” award from the International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC) for the company’s highly successful Lean Six Sigma program, which has delivered significant financial and operational improvements since its launch in 2008. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — March 26, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced that its collaboration with CK Technologies, a provider of engineered plastic systems, and Volvo Trucks North America has produced the trucking industry’s first injection-molded roof fairing, soon to be featured on all 2013 Volvo heavy-duty trucks. This large component, molded with SABIC’s tough Cycoloy* polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) resin and CK Technologies’ proprietary in-mold coating (IMC) technology, delivers high strength, excellent heat stability and impact performance with a Class A surface. The roof fairing demonstrates the feasibility of replacing traditional thermosets with thermoplastics to reduce weight and energy requirements for manufacturing and enable recycling. Further, the IMC process yields a fully primed part, eliminating the secondary coating steps that generate volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This major breakthrough provides a more environmentally responsible alternative to thermosets without sacrificing the outstanding performance and aesthetics that truck OEMs and end customers expect. View more and related images

DÜSSELDORF – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the introduction of new ECCOH™ polymer solutions for the South American wire and cable market at Wire 2012, the world’s largest trade fair for the wire and cable industry, in booth 9C56. View more and related images

2012年3月21日，中国，西安——日前，保温玻璃棉的发明者，美国500强企业欧文斯科宁公司位于西安高新区的现代化节能建材生产基地举行奠基仪式。该项目总投资超过2000万元美金，占地面积约60余亩。西安生产基地将采用国际最先进的生产技术和管理手段，主要从事玻璃棉产品的生产，预计于2013年初竣工并正式投入生产。 View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — March 21, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business’ world-class expertise and technology were further evidenced today with the company’s announcement that Intermestic Inc., a specialty retailer of eyewear and accessories, has chosen tough, lightweight Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin for the frames of its new line of Zoff SMART eyeglasses. The tailored, aerospace-grade Ultem resin material solution helps meet Japanese consumer demands for fresh, new eyewear styles with exceptional long-term performance and feather-light comfort; by allowing Intermestic to eliminate titanium and aluminum from the material selection process. The Ultem resin also provides exceptional flexibility, flame retardance, and resistance to chemicals, heat and ultraviolet (UV) light, as well as greatly expanded design freedom, which enabled Intermestic to create stylish, eye-catching frames for sophisticated consumer appeal. The success of the new Zoff SMART eyeglass line showcases how SABIC is continuously improving technology, applications and solutions to help its customers succeed. View more and related images

MANNHEIM, Germany – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today introduced several innovative solutions for automotive engineers at the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference.The launch includes three new grades of Therma-Tech™ specialty engineered materials for automotive lighting systems and new OnColor™ SmartBatch™ concentrates for automotive interior parts. PolyOne is exhibiting at the event at Stand 83/A. View more and related images