Former Dow Business Unit Now Private Firm Styron

Midland, MI, June 18, 2010--Styron, a former business division of Dow Chemical, has announced the new company’s direction following the close of its sale to Bain Capital Partners on June 17.

As a standalone, privately held company, Styron will be a leading materials company with global reach and a unique product portfolio, bringing together plastics, rubber and latex businesses that share feedstocks, operations, customers and end users.

“Styron is a brand new global materials company that stands on seven decades of heritage – built upon a history of strengths in technology, application expertise, operations excellence, innovation and global reach,” said Christopher D. Pappas, CEO of Styron.

The company has a leadership position in its two flagship products, Polystyrene and Styrene-butadiene Latex, and a broad geographic reach.

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