When designing innovative consumer products, it is extremely important to protect brand equity and still deliver the performance and aesthetic characteristics that the end consumer desires,” said Walter Ripple, vice president and general manager for PolyOne’s thermoplastic elastomer business, GLS. Department of Homeland Security logged $145 million worth of counterfeit consumer electronics entering the country, and PolyOne’s material was developed to help counteract the trend,” Mr. This is a great example of PolyOne’s unique ability to collaborate within our businesses.

A global business equipment manufacturer decided to develop a premium line of computer mouse products that offered improved ergonomics and soft-touch qualities. Key to the product development effort was a soft-touch grip that would give users a smooth feel, easy handling, and more physical comfort. The Avient team worked with the manufacturer to meet specific property needs and developed a customized solution that added soft-touch, ergonomic, and friction-free features.

A global business equipment manufacturer decided to develop a premium line of computer mouse products that offered improved ergonomics and soft-touch qualities. Key to the product development effort was a soft-touch grip that would give users a smooth feel, easy handling, and more physical comfort. The Avient team worked with the manufacturer to meet specific property needs and developed a customized solution that added soft-touch, ergonomic, and friction-free features.

PolyOne was selected for this award based on its ability to develop and deliver new, innovative solutions that further BD’s purpose of Helping all people live healthy lives. From design and material selection assistance to the development of value-optimizing polymer formulations, PolyOne effectively collaborated with BD’s R&D and design teams to provide world-class solutions and service. By combining our healthcare industry experience and polymer formulation expertise across multiple business units, PolyOne is able to help companies like BD innovate, reduce total costs, and improve their customer satisfaction,” said Robert M.

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CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL) has launched a new overmolding technology based on its Versaflex™ VDT thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), developed for vibration and impact damping applications. Customers familiar with our Versaflex VDT material have asked for an overmolding variation that expands their design freedom and facilitates their product development processes,” said Craig Nikrant, president, Global Specialty Engineered Materials, PolyOne Corporation. Business Media Contact: Kyle G.

Completed acquisition of DSM's Protective Materials business (including the Dyneema® brand) on We have divested more cyclical, less specialized businesses and made significant investments in innovation, composites and sustainable solutions.  chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources.

They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations; changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; demand for our products and services; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the implementation of a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA; other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts, and any recessionary conditions; and other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

Making large, clear storage totes may seem like a simple enough business. The design team reached out to long-term supplier Avient GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers to help develop a customized solution.

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