PolyOne Purchased the Fiber-Line

Founded in 1987, Fiber-Line has established a portfolio of materials serving the fiber optic cable, oil & gas, industrial and consumer industries. With five manufacturing locations in North America, Europe and Asia, Fiber-Line provides material science and polymer formulation expertise to engineer specified performance characteristics for fiber. These include strength, abrasion and chemical resistance and specialty colorants. "Fiber-Line is an innovative and unique addition to our portfolio of fiber and composite solutions with tremendous upside for growth," says Robert M. Patterson, chairman, president and chief executive officer, PolyOne Corporation. "They provide an immediate leadership position in serving the build out of fiber optic cable and future 5G networks." Fiber-Line's leading technologies complement PolyOne's existing specialty composite solutions and wire and cable applications.