Type: Public
On the web: http://www.polyone.com
Employees: 4,000
Employee growth: 2.6%

PolyOne some plastic; you can keep the crackers. PolyOne Corporation is among North America's largest plastics compounders and resins distributors. The company's Performance Products and Solutions unit produces custom-made compounded plastics and custom-formulated colorants for plastics manufacturers throughout North America and Europe. PolyOne also distributes more than 3,500 resins from some 20 suppliers. Other units include Global Color, Additives and Inks; Global Specialty Engineered Materials; and PolyOne Distribution. The company has operations in Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $2,621.9M
One year growth: 27.2%
Net income: $162.6M
Income growth: 139.8%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Stephen D. Newlin
SVP Supply Chain and Operations: Thomas J. Kedrowski
EVP and CFO: Robert M. (Bob) Patterson

Competitors:
A. Schulman
Ferro
Georgia Gulf

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