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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000895345-02-000013
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020111
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020111

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NOVEON INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001138606
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ADHESIVES & SEALANTS [2891]
		IRS NUMBER:				134143915
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-61812
		FILM NUMBER:		2507494

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9911 BRECKSVILLE ROAD
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44141
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2164476412

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9911 BRECKSVILLE ROAD
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44141

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PMD GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010417
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT

   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): JANUARY 11, 2002


                                NOVEON, INC.
                          -----------------------
           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


         Delaware                   File No.                   13-4143915
- ------------------------     ------------------------     ---------------------
(State of incorporation)     (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
                                                           Identification No.)


                           9911 Brecksville Road
                           Cleveland Ohio 44141
                  ----------------------------------------
                  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                 (Zip Code)


                               (216) 447-5000
            ----------------------------------------------------
            (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                               Not Applicable
            ----------------------------------------------------
            (Former name or address, if changed from last report)


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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

          On  January  11,  2002,  Noveon,  Inc.  issued  a  press  release
          announcing the purchase of the intellectual  property and certain
          other assets related to cross-linked  polyethylene compounds from
          AT Plastics, Inc., a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

          (c)  Exhibits.


               Exhibit 99.1 Press release of Noveon,  Inc.  issued  January
               11, 2002.


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                                 SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                      NOVEON, INC.


Dated:  January 11, 2002              By: /s/ Christopher R. Clegg
                                          ------------------------------------
                                         Name:  Christopher R. Clegg
                                         Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                General Counsel and Secretary


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                               EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1  Press Release, dated January 11, 2002.


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                                                               Exhibit 99.1


[Company Letterhead]

         For more information, contact:

Media Contact:                           Investor Relations Contact:
Rob Jewell                               Sean Stack
(216) 447-5255                           (216) 447-6494


NOVEON ANNOUNCES THE PURCHASE OF CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE ASSETS

Cleveland, Ohio, January 11, 2002 - Noveon, Inc. today announced the
purchase of the intellectual property and certain other assets related to
cross-linked polyethylene compounds from AT Plastics, Inc. The asset
purchase will aid in accelerating growth of Noveon's TempRite(R) piping
compound product lines.

Noveon is a leading global producer and marketer of technologically
advanced specialty chemicals for a broad range of consumer and industrial
applications. The Company was formed as an independent entity on February
28, 2001 when an investor group comprised of AEA Investors Inc., and
affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and DB Capital Partners, Inc.,
acquired the Performance Materials business from The B.F.Goodrich Company.
Noveon is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with regional centers in
Brussels, Belgium, and Hong Kong.


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