PolyOne Expanding Into Poland To Meet Growing Customer Needs

Cleveland, OH — PolyOne Corporation, a leading global polymer and masterbatch compounder, announced that to meet its growing customer base in the region it will expand in Central Europe with the construction of a manufacturing facility in Kutno, Poland. Products manufactured at this site initially will include color masterbatches for extrusion and molding processors.

"The Kutno facility will allow us to serve the needs of the rapidly growing market in Poland, as well as to provide strong partnering support for our existing European customers who are establishing their own manufacturing sites in Central and Eastern Europe," said Bernard Baert, vice president and general manager, International Colors and Engineered Materials. "Supporting our customers, with the capability to consistently supply their needs anytime and anywhere in the world, is one of PolyOne's greatest strengths."

The new plant will be PolyOne's second manufacturing facility in Central Europe. The Company opened its first facility in Gyor, Hungary, in 1998. PolyOne also has sales offices in Krakow, Poland, and Prague, Czech Republic.

Kutno is centrally located in Poland, with easy access to all major industrial regions and proximity to the main Berlin-to-Moscow transportation route.

PolyOne expects construction to be completed by first-quarter 2007, with production and sales beginning immediately thereafter.

SOURCE: PolyOne Corporation