PolyOne Corporation
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| Traded as | : POL S&P 400 Component |
| Industry | Chemicals/Plastics |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Avon Lake, Ohio |
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Key people
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Robert M. Patterson, CEO |
| Products | Specialty polymer materials and compounds |
| Revenue | $3.3 billion (2016) |
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Number of employees
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6,000 (2016) |
| Website | http://www.polyone.com |
PolyOne Corporation is a global provider of specialized polymer materials and services. PolyOne has operations in thermoplastic compounds, specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, thermoplastic resin distribution, and vinyl resins. In 2010, PolyOne was ranked the #1 in the “Top North American Compounders” list by Plastics News.
PolyOne is incorporated in Ohio and headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio. They employ approximately 6,000 people and have 60 manufacturing sites and 9 distribution facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. PolyOne offers more than 35,000 polymer solutions to over 10,000 customers across the globe. In 2016, they had sales of $3.3 billion, 35% of which were to customers outside the United States.
PolyOne is a provider of specialized polymer materials, services, and solutions with operations in specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, polymer distribution and specialty vinyl resins. They are also a highly specialized developer and manufacturer of performance-enhancing additives, liquid colorants, and fluoropolymer and silicone colorants. Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, PolyOne has employees at manufacturing sites and distribution facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. They provide value to customers through their ability to link their knowledge of polymers and formulation technology with their manufacturing and supply chain capabilities to provide value-added solutions to designers, assemblers, and processors of plastics (their customers).
They operate in four reportable segments: (1) Global Specialty Engineered Materials; (2) Global Color, Additives and Inks; (3) Performance Products and Solutions; and (4) PolyOne Distribution. In February 2011, they sold their 50% equity interest in SunBelt Chlor Alkali Partnership (SunBelt), which was a reportable segment in prior periods.
PolyOne was formed on August 31, 2000 from the consolidation of The Geon Company (Geon) and M.A. Hanna Company (Hanna). The merger between M.A. Hanna Company and The Geon Company in 2000 produced PolyOne Corporation, a Fortune 1000 company. Geon’s roots date back to 1927 when BFGoodrich scientist Waldo Semon produced the first usable vinyl polymer. In 1948, BFGoodrich created a vinyl plastic division that was subsequently spun off through a public offering in 1993, creating Geon, a separate publicly held company. Hanna was formed in 1885 as a privately held company and became publicly held in 1927. In the mid-1980s, Hanna began to divest its historic mining and shipping businesses to focus on polymers. Hanna purchased its first polymer company in 1986 and completed its 26th polymer company acquisition in 2000.
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