New Innovation Center in South Korea Features PolyOne and ColorMatrix Capabilities

The Center is equipped with the full portfolio of capabilities from PolyOne Color & Additives Asia as well as ColorMatrix’s DosiXpress rapid color development cell, an advanced liquid colorant system that typically reduces color development time from weeks to hours.

21 Sep 2012 --- PolyOne Corporation, a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced that it has opened an Innovation Center in Seoul to serve its growing colorants and additives business in South Korea. This new facility expands the network of PolyOne Innovation Centers to eleven, and will offer enhanced levels of service and collaboration to PolyOne and ColorMatrix customers, helping to simplify and shorten development time and increase speed to market.

Steven Chai, managing director for ColorMatrix Asia, said, “This is an exciting new development for our customers in Asia. The Center is equipped with the full portfolio of capabilities from PolyOne Color & Additives Asia as well as ColorMatrix’s DosiXpress rapid color development cell, an advanced liquid colorant system that typically reduces color development time from weeks to hours. These offerings will deliver significant value to customers in a number of key market sectors in the region, including personal care and beverage packaging as well as household products.”

The Seoul Innovation Center is located in the Yeongdeungpo-Gu area of the city. This facility signals a significant step in PolyOne’s continued expansion into the Asian market, and will enable more effective collaboration with customers locally as well as the utilization of the full portfolio of colorant and additive technology solutions.