written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message polyone corporation type public traded as nyse pol industry chemicals plastics founded 2000 headquarters avon lake ohio key people robert m. patterson ceo products specialty polymer materials and compounds revenue 3.8 billion 2014 number of employees 7 300 2014 website http www.polyone.com polyone corporation is a global provider of specialized polymer materials services and solutions . polyone has operations in thermoplastic compounds specialty polymer formulations color and additive systems thermoplastic resin distribution and vinyl resins . 1 in 2010 polyone was ranked the 1 in the top north american compounders list by plastics news . 2 polyone is incorporated in ohio and headquartered in avon lake ohio . they employ approximately 7 300 people and have 60 manufacturing sites and 9 distribution facilities in north america europe asia and south america . polyone offers more than 52 000 polymer solutions to over 14 000 customers across the globe . in 2014 they had sales of 3.8 billion 35 % of which were to customers outside the united states . 3 contents 1 the company 2 history 3 significant historical events 4 products 5 services 6 references 7 external links the company edit 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 . 4 history edit 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 . 5 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 . significant historical events edit 1885 m.a. hanna company formed as a privately held company focused on mining and shipping 1927 bf goodrich scientist waldo semon produces the first usable vinyl polymer marketed under the trade name geon 1933 waldo semon granted us patent for pvc u.s. patent no. 1929453 6 1948 bf goodrich creates a vinyl plastic pvc division 1986 m.a. hanna company now a publicly traded company divests its mining and shipping business to focus on polymers . hanna purchased its first polymer company this year . 1993 bf goodrich spun off its vinyl plastic division through a public offering creating the geon company 2000 polyone formed on august 31 2000 from the merger between m.a. hanna company and the geon company 2007 polyone acquires gls corp. a maker of high performance custom formulated thermoplastic elastomers tpes based in mchenry il . 7 2009 polyone listed as 731 on the fortune 1000 list and included in the s & p 600 investment index 8 2009 polyone acquires neu new england urethane a high performance engineered thermoplastic formulator for the healthcare market located in new haven ct 9 2010 polyone wins the process excellence award for world s best lean six sigma deployment 10 2010 polyone helps create an eco friendly engine cover for the award winning ford fusion hybrid 11 2011 polyone opens innovation center in its avon lake oh headquarters to support customers with application development testing process optimization and color matching 12 2011 polyone declares quarterly stock dividend for the first time in 9 years 13 2011 polyone boosts its presence in south america by acquiring uniplen industria de polimeros ltda . and polimaster both based in brazil 14 2011 polyone completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding equity of colormatrix for 486.1 million net of cash acquired on a debt free basis . 15 products edit biopolymer compounds and sustainable solutions color and additive concentrates long fiber compounds lsfoh low smoke and fume zero halogen compounds natural rubber latex compounds non halogen flame retardant compounds plasticizers pvc vinyl compounds rohs compliant compounds screen printing inks and dyes specialty engineered materials static dissipative and conductive compounds thermoplastic elastomer tpe vinyl extrusion and molding compounds vinyl plastisols and organosols vinyl dispersion blending and specialty suspension resins vinyl powder coating compounds vinyl primers and additives for plastisols organosols and powders services edit polymer distribution services under polyone distribution custom contract compounding services under polyone producer services polymer testing and analysis under polymer diagnostics inc. pdi references edit 2010 polyone annual report http www.plasticsnews.com rankings compounders.html http www.polyone.com en us investors pages annualreport.aspx http www.polyone.com en us investors pages annualreport.aspx case western reserve encyclopedia of cleveland history m. a. hanna http www.invent.org hall of fame 131.html http www.glstpes.com pdf news gls polyone release final.pdf http money.cnn.com magazines fortune fortune500 2009 snapshots 5021.html http www.chemweek.com sections specialty chemicals polyone acquires neu 23962.html http www.bizjournals.com dayton prnewswire press releases ohio 2010 01 22 cl42248 http www.omnexus.com news news.aspx id 24668 new york times article on avon lake innovation center http online.wsj.com article pr co 20110511 911831.html http www.plasticsnews.com headlines2.html id 22215 http www.polyone.com en 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