MOSCOW (MRC) -- PolyOne Corporation has announced the appointment of Uniflon Performance Additives as distributor of its Colorant Chromatics high-temperature polymer formulation and colorant solutions in Brazil, as per the company's press release.
"Uniflon has extensive knowledge of fluoropolymer technologies as well as the high-temperature polymer market in Brazil," explained Barto du Plessis, general manager, Colorant Chromatics. "Uniflon's local warehousing, sales and technical support expertise will help our customers reduce their product lead times and accelerate their speed to market. As a result, this partnership will provide enhanced service for our customers in the economic heart of South America."
Uniflon will inventory and distribute the full portfolio of Colorant Chromatics solutions for extrusion and injection molding applications in industries such as healthcare, automotive, and wire and cable. These solutions include: specialty colorants and formulations for a wide range of fluoropolymer and high-temperature applications, specialty dispersed pigments for PTFE extrusion processes, printing and striping inks for coating high-temperature materials used in wire insulation and jacketing.
As MRC informed previously, PolyOne Corporation is establishing a new Innovation Center in Shanghai, China. The new facility will facilitate collaboration, accelerate application development and increase speed-to-market for customers in the Asia Pacific region.
Based in Sao Paulo and established in 1995, Uniflon Performance Additives is a producer and distributor of specialty, high-temperature technologies to the Brazilian thermoplastics market with exports to North America, Europe and other countries in South America. The Company’s range of functional compounds and pigments offer excellent chemical, thermal, mechanical and electrical performance for a variety of industries, including aerospace, healthcare and wire and cable.
PolyOne Corporation, with 2013 revenues of USD3.8 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. 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.
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