Fairlawn, Ohio
NYSE: OMN
Fairlawn, OH, USA, November 19, 2009 (NYSE: OMN) – The latest additions to OMNOVA Solutions’ portfolio of GENON® contract wallcoverings will give shape to any interior design project! Connection, Connection Texture and Fuse combine classic and contemporary styles for remarkable post-modern appeal. Each also features an environmentally preferred construction, utilizing OMNOVA’s revolutionary RECORE™ Recycled Wall Technology. RECORE products look, perform and hang exactly like traditional vinyl wallcoverings, contain 30% recycled content, and are independently certified by Scientific Certification Systems to contain a minimum of 20% post-consumer waste. Whether for a hospitality, corporate, retail or healthcare setting, these new offerings will thrust design projects into the future of interior style.
Connection features large-scale, pencil-thin circles overlaid with smaller circles and rectangles with rounded corners for a dynamic geometric structure. The spaces formed within its interlocking shapes are filled with a multitude of diamonds and dots, which create a decadent visual effect.
Connection Texture borrows Connection’s most prominent dot graphics and arranges them in a tight vertical alignment, resembling a modern interpretation of lacy filigree. This pattern can be used as a stand-alone design or paired with Connection for a visually arresting interior space. Both designs are available in the same palette of 16 contemporary hues with shimmering metallic accents. Solo or in tandem, these patterns are sure to generate excitement in any setting.
Start things off right with Fuse! This new pattern delivers an intriguing blend of vertical lines and half-circle formations for a mix of throwback and contemporary styles. Singularly, Fuse’s undulating graphical lines offer interesting contours across the face of the pattern. But combined, the lines elicit even broader shapes, stripes and patterns for a remarkable, eye-catching look. Available in eight earthy tones, Fuse is an ideal design element for many interior environments.
These new GENON commercial wallcovering patterns can be custom colored or weighted to meet the needs of almost any interior wall surface. For more information, visit www.omnova.com/genon.
Using RECORE products, with their high percentage of post-consumer recycled content, is a smart choice for those pursuing building certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. RECORE Recycled Wall Technology can be used for both new construction (LEED-NC) and commercial interior (LEED-CI) projects, and can contribute to up to six LEED credits under the Materials & Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality categories. RECORE products have been certified to contain a minimum 20% post-consumer recycled content by Scientific Certification Systems, a global leader in independent certification of environmental product claims and are certified for their low VOC emissions by the Greenguard Environmental Institute.
Connection, Connection Texture and Fuse are 20 oz., Type II, 54” wallcoverings with a 100% recycled polyester non-woven backing. They are recyclable through the OMNOVA Reclamation Program.
GENON contract wallcoverings continue to trend forward at the speed of light, while maintaining a sense of sophisticated glamour, shine and opulence.
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. is a technology-based company with 2008 sales of $869 million and a current workforce of 2,350 employees worldwide. OMNOVA is an innovator of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces for a variety of commercial, industrial and residential end uses. Visit OMNOVA Solutions on the internet at www.omnova.com.
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GENON is a registered trademark of OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
RECORE is a trademark of OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
Contact: Patti Francis
Decorative Products Division
(330) 869-4544
