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Polyone achieves ACC certification MTD Micro Molding expanding

in Massachusetts
olyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL),
Pa leading global provider of
TD Micro Molding will build a 12,000-square-foot
specialized polymer materials, services Mexpansion at its headquarters plant in Charlton.
and solutions, today announced that MTD President Dennis Tully said the company has not
it has been certified to the American sought building proposals yet, and is still looking at
Chemistry Council's( ACC) Responsible several potential options for expanding at its existing
Care Management System® (RCMS). location, he said it probably will take about a year
Certification was granted by an independent, third- before the addition is complete. MTD, which specializes
party auditor, based on PolyOne's conformance to the in molding tiny medical components, many of them
RCMS's comprehensive environmental health, safety and implantable parts that are bioresorbable, currently
security requirements. "It is an honor and a privilege to be operates in a 16,000-square-foot building.
recognized as a Responsible Care company," said Robert MTD employs 32 and runs 13 injection molding presses,
M. Patterson, chairman, president and CEO, PolyOne mostly Sodicks. The company makes its own molds. Gary
Corporation. "Our global team of associates strives to Hulecki, executive vice president, said the expansion
uphold the important values imbedded within sustainability will house all the tooling operations, leaving the original
and corporate responsibility, as we collaborate, serve our manufacturing space dedicated to clean room molding
customers and give back to our communities." and assembly. The company started as a mold maker
and gradually added clean room molding operations.
The Responsible Care Guiding Principles are the foundation Moving all the tooling activity to its own area will
of Responsible Care. Through these principles, ACC allow MTD to reconfigure the molding and assembly
member and Responsible Care Partner companies operations and bring in more equipment and people,
pledge to improve environmental, health, safety and Tully said.
security (EHS&S) performance for facilities, processes
and products throughout their operating system. In
order to receive certification, an ACC member or
Partner company must demonstrate conformance to the
Responsible Care Management System's comprehensive
set of EHS&S requirements, which are validated through
an independent, third-party audit process.

"Responsible Care is our industry's commitment to working
and performing with safety and sustainability as top
priorities," said Cal Dooley, president and CEO, ACC. "We
are pleased to officially recognize PolyOne as a Responsible He said MTD has been adding about two or three
Care certified company. PolyOne exemplifies performance employees a year for the past few years, and officials
excellence through its commitment to the Responsible expect that steady hiring rate to continue."Now we can
Care Guiding Principles, and its employees can be proud of take a piece of paper and draw up what we want to do
the culture of continuous improvement in environmental, with the remaining space," he said. Currently, MTD has
health, safety and security demonstrated in its recent about 3,000 square feet of clean room production.The
certification." expansion also will add material storage space, and, in
a first for MTD, a fitness center.

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