PolyOne Corporation announced on July 27 the extension of its global footprint with the formation of PolyOne Korea. The new company established a business development office in Seoul, South Korea, in order to focus on gaining specifications with South Korean original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and importing PolyOne's specialty compounds for use by South Korean polymer processors. PolyOne now has 14 sales offices, manufacturing facilities and laboratories throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including in China, Japan, India, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.