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PolyOne opens color concentrates plant in Saudi Arabia


April 10, 2013 9:25 am ET

AVON LAKE, OHIO -- Materials firm PolyOne Corp. has opened a color concentrates plant in Saudi Arabia through a joint venture with a Saudi company.

Finlumen and NEU collaborate on surgical catheter


April 4, 2013 1:26 pm ET

SHANGHAI — A collaboration between Chinese-Australian joint venture extruder Finlumen and specialty compounder NEU Specialty Engineered Materials LLC has yielded a minimally invasive surgical catheter that will be exhibited at an upcoming industry trade show.

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Avent disc uses custom-made Versaflex


April 2, 2013 10:47 am ET

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — PolyOne Corp. has teamed with Philips to develop a custom-formulated material for a durable and safe sealing disc that allows nursing mothers convert Avent bottles into breast milk storage containers.

Mexichem purchasing PolyOne PVC resin assets for $250 million in cash


March 25, 2013 9:48 am ET

AVON LAKE, OHIO — PolyOne Corp. said it agreed to sell its vinyl dispersion, blending and suspension resin assets to Mexichem SAB of Mexico City for $250 million in cash.

PolyOne adding capacity in Poland and China for PVC powders


March 18, 2013 2:32 pm ET

AVON LAKE, OHIO -- PolyOne Corp. is adding capacity in Poland and China for PVC powders used in slush molding applications in the auto market.

PolyOne purchase of Spartech is a done deal


March 12, 2013 11:04 pm ET

The biggest deal of 2012 -- in fact, the biggest story in plastics last year -- is a done deal.Spartech Corp. shareholders today approved the company's acquisition by PolyOne Corp. The $393 million deal was first disclosed way back on Oct. 24. Now that Spartech's shareholders have given their consent, the transaction will officially be completed...

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Shell still mulling feedstock plant


February 19, 2013 1:09 pm ET

AKRON, OHIO — An extension of Shell Chemical LP's decision on building a plastic feedstock plant in the Pittsburgh area is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week, we report potential golden parachute payments for...

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Spartech officials could get golden parachutes after merger with PolyOne


February 14, 2013 4:45 pm ET

CLAYTON, MO. -- Top officials at Spartech Corp. will receive almost $11 million in golden parachute payments if approved as part of the firm's merger with PolyOne Corp.

Annual sales up 5 percent at PolyOne


January 30, 2013 1:08 pm ET

AVON LAKE, OHIO -- PolyOne Corp. has wrapped up a 2012 year in which the top compounder and resin distributor saw sales rise almost 5 percent and operating income hit record levels in three of its business units.

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PolyOne among notable '12 deal makers


January 29, 2013 3:44 pm ET

Deal volume in plastics materials mergers and acquisitions showed modest growth in 2012, while valuations for those deals remained high when compared to other areas of the plastics market.

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