Press Releases

CLEVELAND – February 2, 2012 – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will showcase its extended portfolio of healthcare solutions at the Medical Design & Manufacturing West show at the Anaheim Convention Center, February 14-16 (Booth #1539). View more and related images

CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, intends to release its fourth quarter 2011 earnings on February 17, 2012 and host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jan. 31, 2012 — Multiple lightweight, cutting-edge components, with advanced thermoplastic resins from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business, are featured on the recently announced 2012 North American Truck of the Year: The Range Rover Evoque by Land Rover. The award was presented to Land Rover this month at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The luxurious new sport utility vehicle (SUV), with its compact footprint and advanced technologies, has been described by automaker Land Rover as a “step change in delivering reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions,” underscoring the benefits and fast-increasing value of SABIC’s lightweight and environmentally responsible materials. View more and related images

MOSCOW – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, is exhibiting its high-performance product offering of colorants, additives, and specialty engineered materials at Stand 8.1/B02 during Interplastica 2012, January 24 through 27. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Jan. 19, 2012 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is helping BritePointe, Inc. – a pioneering solid state light emitting diode (LED) lamps and fixtures manufacturer – break ground with innovative new LED luminaires molded using high-performance Cycoloy* and Lexan* resins. The Hayward, Calif., company selected these advanced resin technologies over traditional aluminum for their light weight, outstanding performance and exceptional design freedom – essential capabilities for integrating a patent-pending thermal management system. Thanks to the SABIC materials, BritePointe’s HyBeem high-bay LED downlights for commercial and public buildings may cut energy use by up to 65 percent vs. high intensity discharge (HID) fixtures and fluorescents and last up to five times as long, thus potentially reducing maintenance costs. SABIC’s collaboration with BritePointe demonstrates the company’s commitment to supporting the lighting market’s shift toward sustainable lighting technologies and reinforces the value of its high performance resins, which give LED lighting designers the freedom to take new approaches, unfettered by the limitations of traditional materials such as metal. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Jan. 12, 2012 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced that its manufacturing facilities in Campinas, Brazil and Tortuguitas, Argentina, are now certified to produce U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-compliant and biocompatible resins for the fast-growing South American healthcare market to help slash lead times, reduce inventory costs and increase flexibility in material purchasing. Medical markets in eight Latin and South American countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile, are expected to demonstrate a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6 percent between 2008 and 2013, reaching U.S. $9.2 billion, according to Espicom Health Intelligence. To meet this increasing demand, SABIC is committed to providing local customers fast and easy access to high-performance materials – such as biocompatible Lexan* HP polycarbonate (PC) resins – and technical resources that they need to bring the next generation of medical applications to market. View more and related images

CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced it has completed the acquisition of ColorMatrix Group, Inc., a highly specialized company with a premier suite of additive technologies and the leading market position in liquid colorants. View more and related images

MT. VERNON, Ind. – Dec. 19, 2011 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony here to mark the opening of a new, state-of-the-art pilot facility that will allow chemistry and process development for its high performance polymers (HPP) – Ultem*, Siltem* and Extem* resins – product line. The new 3,000-sq.-ft., world-class facility is an innovation resource that will enable SABIC to more rapidly produce new polymers – particularly custom formulations – for customers. It will also significantly increase customer access to SABIC research scientists, product development specialists and the intricate application development process. Previously, piloting was done externally; now this work will be seamlessly integrated into product research and development and scale-up to commercial production. The new facility demonstrates SABIC’s ongoing commitment to true innovation, working side-by-side with customers to provide high-performance, tailor-made solutions for greater end-product differentiation and business success. View more and related images

SHANGHAI – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that production capabilities for its renowned Stan-Tone™ specialty colorants portfolio have been extended to Shenzhen, China. This new capability has been added in response to global demand for colorant dispersions used in thermoset polymers for building and construction in applications such as sealants, caulks, flooring, and indoor and outdoor decking. View more and related images

DÜSSELDORF, Germany – Nov. 17, 2011 – Here at COMPAMED 2011, Hall 8b, Booth H17, Jabil Healthcare & Life Sciences, a leading design and manufacturing services company, today announced the opening of a new class 1K clean room in Vienna, Austria, and inaugurated its medical new product introduction (NPI) assembly work cell. To further expand its leading-edge European capabilities, Jabil has also created a unified European design engineering organization to benefit medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with combined capabilities and streamlined processes. These new capabilities support Jabil Healthcare & Life Sciences’ state-of-the-art design, process development and prototyping of durable and disposable drug delivery devices. View more and related images