OMNOVA Solutions has expanded manufacturing capability for its Pliotec® water-based acrylic coating resins to include three locations in the United States.

FAIRLAWN, OH – OMNOVA Solutions has expanded manufacturing capability for its Pliotec® water-based acrylic coating resins to include three locations in the United States. The expansion is part of the integration of ELIOKEM, acquired in December 2010, into OMNOVA’s Performance Chemicals business unit. In addition to existing manufacturing at the former ELIOKEM site in Akron, OH, Pliotec resins will be produced at OMNOVA’s facilities in Chester, SC, and Fitchburg, MA.

Pliotec 7104 and Pliotec PA05 resins will be available immediately from OMNOVA’s Chester, SC, facility. Other Pliotec products will be qualified and manufactured at Chester and the Fitchburg, MA, site over time.