11/21/2011 — CLEVELAND, OH — /PRNewswire/ – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that Cynthia D. Tomasch has been appointed to the position of vice president, planning and investor relations. Effective December 14, 2011, Ms. Tomasch will succeed Joseph P. Kelley and will be responsible for PolyOne’s corporate financial analysis and planning [...]
By Frank Esposito SOURCE: Plastics News 11/15/2011 — AVON LAKE, OHIO – Stephen Newlin has been in the chemical industry for 33 years. In that time, he says he’s never been more excited about an acquisition than he is of PolyOne Corp.’s recent purchase of ColorMatrix Group Inc. Newlin has almost half-a-billion reasons to be excited. He’s [...]
By Frank Esposito SOURCE: Plastics News 11/15/2011 — AKRON, OHIO — The numbers that usually serve as signposts for the North American compound and concentrates industry aren’t offering much help in late 2011. Sales of high density and linear low density polyethylene to compounders was up in the first eight months of the year (good), but sales [...]
SOURCE: European Plastics News 11/10/2011 — As tyre rubber is a classic crosslinked thermosetting material, it cannot be re-melted as thermoplastics can. But Ohlsdorf, Austria-based rubber recycling company Asamer Rubber Technology (ART) has developed a new application area for rubber from used tyres – functional additives for thermoplastics. There is plenty of raw material to [...]
Successful cooperation between Henkel and Tecnaro Source: Henkel AG & Co 10/07/2011 — Düsseldorf, Germany – In view of dwindling reserves of fossil resources, industry is showing growing interest in bioplastics. However, compared to conventional high-performance plastics, these have their limitations – among other things in terms of stability and strength. In cooperation with Tecnaro, Henkel [...]
