PolyOne to feature expanded portfolio at Fakuma 2008

PolyOne Corporation will be exhibiting its latest colorants, additives, engineered materials, services and solutions at the Fakuma 2008 exhibition (Hall 3 Stand 3214) October 14–18 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Also featured will be products from GLS Corporation, which was acquired by PolyOne in January 2008. GLS’s and PolyOne’s specialty TPE technology, along with PolyOne’s extensive global infrastructure, offers customers several benefits: enhanced technologies; a broader range of products, services and solutions; and expanded access to specialized, high-growth markets around the globe.

Products being featured at Fakuma 2008 include:
• An expanded and enhanced thermoplastic elastomers portfolio covering 356 grades of PolyOne’s OnFlex™ brand as well as GLS brands Dynalloy™, Dynaflex™, Versollan™, Versaflex™, and Versalloy™
• LubriOne™ self-lubricating compounds
• OnCap™ termite and rodent repellent additive concentrates
• PicoTint™ liquid colorants
• OnCap™ BIO additive concentrates for use with biopolymers
• Biopolymer compounds for injection molding applications

Comprehensive TPE palette offers nearly unlimited design freedom
Thermoplastic elastomer compound product families will be on display, including:
• SBS or SEBS styrene-block-copolymers
• Polyolefin-elastomer blends
• Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs – polyolefins with cross-linked EPDM)
• Thermoplastic urethanes (TPUs)
• Halogen-free, flame-retardant thermoplastic elastomer compounds, which are based on a patent-pending formulation, can replace conventional, halogenated TPEs with no tooling rework or performance tradeoffs.
• Wire and cable applications covering several new grades: standard extrusion applications, high UV resistance, heat stabilization for insulation, and flame retardant family for insulation and jacketing.

Custom grades for specific application and processing targets will also be featured. To meet environmental targets, pre-colored grades are made without adding cadmium.

Customer-focused products meet application-specific needs
In addition to elastomers, PolyOne will exhibit these new products that offer solutions for improving performance across a variety of markets.
• LubriOne™ self-lubricating compounds have low coefficient of friction and improved wear resistance properties, and are available in a range of reinforcements and base engineering resins.
• OnCap™ termite repellent additive concentrate and OnCap™ rodent repellent additive concentrate, available in free-flowing pellet form, feature a non-hygroscopic active substance with no leaching under typical usage conditions.
• PicoTint™ liquid colorants, ideal for use with clear thermoplastic engineering resins, defy streaks and swirls. These patent-pending solutions for PC, PMMA, SAN, ABS, PETG and terpolymers feature a polymer-based carrier for more heat and light stability, better weathering, and an extended shelf life of at least one year. In addition, the OnColor™ L liquid colorants are ideal for use in PET bottles and sheet extrusion.

A sustainable future is at hand
PolyOne development efforts have also yielded three new entrants in the growing bio-based polymer category:
• The anti-fog additive concentrate, OnCap™ BIO Anti-fog T, is based on 100% renewable resources, and will not fog on film packaging, which improves shelf appearance and extends shelf life.
• OnCap™ BIO Impact T is a transparent impact modifier masterbatch for polylactic acid (PLA) that increases the impact resistance of the base polymer while maintaining transparency.
• PHBV (polyhydroxybutyrate-valerate copolymer)-based biopolymer compounds biodegrade in six to nine months when composted and are developed from renewable resources. Design Ideas Ltd., a world-leading innovator in home and office accessories, uses these materials to make its EcoGen bathroom accessories.