Homepage // News Center // PolyOne to Begin Specialty Engineered Material Production in India DŰSSELDORF, Germany – PolyOne today announced the addition of new specialty engineered materials’ production at its facility in Pune, India. Specialty engineered materials manufacturing capability is currently being installed within the facility, and production trials begin later this year.

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