he served as President of the company's Global Health Care business and held executive roles with responsibility for several segments, including Global Nonwovens and Continuous Improvement & Sustainability, Business-To-Business, Developing and Emerging Markets, and North Atlantic Consumer Products. As we increase our innovation within the healthcare and consumer products industries, as well as expand in developing and emerging markets, Robert's global business acumen and experience will be invaluable," said

We continually look for ways to enhance our vinyl technologies to deliver greater value to customers,” said Jim Mattey, global marketing director for Performance, Products & Solutions at PolyOne. With these new grades, we effectively help to lower our customers’ scrap rates and material usage while allowing them to achieve a premium quality end product.”

By selecting these advanced masterbatch colorants, manufacturers who produce bio-degradable polymer packaging can avoid the significant costs and time required to test their products for at-home compostability. PolyOne will display products made with these concentrates in Hall 8a, stand J15 during K 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany, October 19-26.  

Developed in response to increasing demand from regional brands in China for greater product differentiation, this collection of color and additive formulations also offers to streamline production and reduce manufacturing cost.

In today’s opening ceremony event, customers and local officials participated in tours and demonstrations that showcased how PolyOne differentiates its products and services in the specialty marketplace. The new Innovation Center houses cutting-edge laboratory facilities, an interactive product display and a modern training facility, where customers can collaborate with PolyOne’s technical and marketing experts to accelerate development.

These results provide confidence to designers creating innovative products for the wearable consumer electronics segment. Our pro-active work in achieving compliance for our material helps leading consumer brands gain a competitive edge by indicating that their products are made with materials tested and approved for skin sensitivity, ” said Charles Page, director, global marketing, PolyOne GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers.

Color Inspirations 2017 is a foundational element of InVisiOSM Color and Design Services, which leverage comprehensive color and materials resources to drive innovation in plastic product development. Whether developing a new color range or adapting existing colors to accommodate a new phase in a product lifecycle, innovators can work with InVisiOSM services throughout the design development process to bring their vision to life.

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. These solutions enable companies to readily identify counterfeit products with easy-to-use methods based on additives and unique identifiers called taggants.

In addition to our comprehensive portfolio of regulatory-compliant medical polymers and colorants, our customers can count on a level of formulating and regulatory expertise that will help drive success and next-generation products in this space.” GLS™ Versaflex™ HC Thermoplastic Elastomers: Offers manufacturers design freedom, a simplified injection molding process, and streamlined production

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