Specialty Wire and Cable - PolyOne

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Specialty Engineered Materials
for Wire & Cable
Developing innovative polymer solutions that
help wire & cable manufacturers exceed
consumer expectations, stand apart from
their competition and grow their bottom line.

Wire and Cable Experience
In an era of rapid technology change and increasing competition, companies are turning to
new design solutions and innovative ideas to help them maintain their competitive edge.
For decades, PolyOne has been providing wire and cable manufacturers with solutions
enabling them to profitably expand their business with innovative products.
It’s About Delivering Value
PolyOne is an innovative, global, custom formulator of specialty compounds and alloys.
We deliver services and solutions that make you more competitive and essential to your
customers’ businesses by:
Driving Innovation
• New product innovations and technology that keep you ahead of your
competition
• Close collaboration with our customers leads to solutions that meet
their greatest challenges, goals and opportunities
Managing Risk
• Our Product Stewardship program aims to deliver compliance with
global regulatory standards
• PolyOne’s “No Surprises Pledge” demonstrates our commitment
to safe and environmentally sound solutions
• Our global footprint reduces qualification costs and
risk of supply chain outages
Accelerating Speed to Market
Applications
Power Cables
Building & Construction
Electronics
Fiber optic
Oil & gas
Data cables
Automotive
Mass transit
Nuclear
Appliance
Insulation
Healthcare
…and so much more
• Regulatory-compliant materials facilitate commercialization
• Broad portfolio of material solutions – your one-stop shop
for polymers and solutions
• Dedicated resources provide rapid responses to the most challenging
material and processing questions
Providing Targeted Product Performance
• Custom polymer solutions – the ones that meet technical and regulatory
requirements within the wire and cable industry
• PolyOne’s breadth of technical expertise and innovative
polymer systems helps our customers solve
manufacturing challenges, optimize processes, and
expand in to new markets and applications
• Manufacturing facilities located worldwide to
deliver the highest quality product

Innovative Solutions: Across the Wire & Cable Industry
PolyOne specializes in the wire and cable industry by combining our customized products and services to achieve
and deliver the optimum single-source solution for our customer’s polymer needs.
Our depth and breadth in the industry ensures we have the expertise to help support our customers’
commercial success. Below are some of the many areas where we can help our customers by providing a
complete solution to their wire and cable needs.
Key Solutions
Cross-Linked Polyethylene Formulations
Syncure Moisture Cured XLPE Compounds
Resistant to heat, oil, creep and abrasion. Solar solutions
available.
Cross-linking gives improved heat distortion
Low temperature impact properties
UL/CSA bulletins
Temperature rating up to 125ºC
Excellent thermoplastic processing
Flame Retardant Chlorinated Polyethylene
Firecon FR CPE Compounds
Grades are available to meet stringent UL 1581 FT4
requirements.
Low temperature performance
Good LOI values
Resistance to chemicals
Resistance to abrasion
Good balance of properties
Flame Retardant Polyolefin Formulations
Maxxam FR W&C PP Compounds
Can be an extremely cost effective alternative to fluoropolymers
in various wire and cable applications.
Highly effective FR systems
UL Yellow Card for plenum cables
Good electrical properties
Low smoke
Good processability
Low Smoke & Fume, Zero Halogen
ECCOH LSFOH Compounds
Well-suited for environments where smoke and toxicity
mitigation are of concern.
Low smoke & toxicity
Non-halogenated FR system
Highly flexible
Environmental stress crack resistance
Good electrical properties
Flame Retardant Thermoplastic Elastomers
Synprene RT 5100 TPE Compounds
TPE compounds for use in extreme service and polar or other
harsh environments.
High FR systems
Cold temperature performance, -50ºC
Excellent thermoplastic processing
Colorable
Non-Halogen Flame Retardant TPEs
OnFlex NHFR TPE Platform
Meet performance and regulatory requirements and provide
exceptional aesthetics for insulation, jackets and connectors.
Colorable
Non-halogen
Superior aesthetics
Extrusion and injection moldable
Customer Proprietary Formulations
PolyMix Integrated Solutions
Provides unparalleled access to world-class services for
the manufacturing of high quality proprietary formulations.
Access to world class manufacturing capital:
Eliminates capital investment
Supply chain management: Raw material management
& logistics services
Access to dedicated technical staff: Acts as
“consultant” to PolyMix customers
Global procurement expertise: Ensures raw materials
availability at the right prices

Adding value to applications
Power Cables
VW-1 and UL1277 fire performance
Oil & gas resistance
Non-halogen jacket options
Low temperature properties
UL, CSA and AEIC compliant grades
Fiber Optic
Low shrinkage for tight buffer
High limiting oxygen index for
FR jacketing applications
PF grades for mini-tube and
tight buffer cables
Oil & Gas
Gas & oil resistance
Multiple cross-linking methods
allow manufacturing options
Low smoke & non-halogen
product options
Building & Construction
Complete range of jacket &
insulation products
Industrial and commercial products
UL, CSA and AEIC compliant grades
Insulation
High insulation resistance
with low dielectric constant
Oil & gas resistant
UL, CSA and AEIC compliant
Electronics
Low smoke & non-halogen
product options
Excellent aesthetics
125ºC temperature rating
Healthcare
No Surprises Pledge SM
Excellent aesthetics
FDA compliance
Appliance
Low smoke & non-halogen
product options
125ºC temperature rating
UL listed
Automotive
125ºC temperature rating
High crush strength
Abrasion resistance
Data Cables
UL 1666 / FT-4
Grades to meet specifications
worldwide
Low smoke & non-halogen
product options
Mass Transit
Low smoke & toxicity
Oil Res I and II
Grades to meet specifications
worldwide
Nuclear
Radiation protected options
CPE & XLPE jacket options for
flexibility and chemical resistance
Long service life

Product choices often var y by region due to differences in
regulator y and agency requirements, availability and other
key factors. Please contact your nearest sales office for
assistance in choosing the right solution for your locale.
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