Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company's ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive; 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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; 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; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; the inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation. Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

The food and beverage market has taken on many challenges within this capacity, with the aim of conciliating a need for preserving the integrity and nutritional characteristics in packaged goods throughout their required shelf life, and at the same time allowing full circularity of the packaging used to distribute such goods into the market. The ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ product line currently offers a wide range of masterbatch grades that can be used to address the needs of different beverages or foods in terms of protection from oxygen ingress. BOTTLE COMPOSITION L* a* b* 95.91% Virgin PET/0.09% Fortis Amber-1/4% SolO2-2 76.9 3.6 39.5 50% Regrind/50% Virgin PET 83.5 2.8 19.5 50% Regrind/50% Virgin PET/0.045% Fortis Amber-1 75.6 5.5 34.5 RESULTS FOR RE-GRIND COMBINATION STUDY CONCLUSIONS Our study has shown that the combined use of Amosorb SolO2-2 and Fortis-Amber 1 in bottle applications allows for the material to be recycled through multiple recycle loops.

In 2011, we extended our distribution operations to Asia, serving the specialized needs of the local healthcare market. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before maturity. All other debt is at fixed rates.

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