Horgen, Switzerland - June 03, 2010
Effective June 15, 2010, or as contract terms allow, Styron Europe GmbH and its affiliates in Europe will increase the price for its CALIBRE™ 1060 DVD polycarbonate grade for optical media applications by 400 Euro per metric ton, and the prices for all other CALIBRE polycarbonate and for all EMERGE™ polycarbonate compounds & blends products by 300 Euro per metric ton. These price increases are applicable across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions.
About Styron
Styron is a business division of The Dow Chemical Company which was recently announced as being divested to Bain Capital by June 2010. As a standalone, privately held business, Styron will be a leading diversified materials company with a leadership position in its flagship products, global scale and broad geographic reach, a strong track record of innovation, and a robust innovation pipeline. Styron brings together a balanced portfolio of plastics, rubber and latex businesses that share feedstocks, operations, customers and end users. Styron is expected to have approximately US$3.7 billion in revenue (based on 2009 data), with 40 manufacturing plants in all geographic regions, and approximately 1,900 employees. Its businesses serve a diverse customer base in markets such as home appliances, automotive, building & construction, carpet, commercial transportation, consumer electronics, consumer goods, electrical & lighting, medical, packaging, paper & paperboard, rubber goods and tires.
About Dow
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Philipp Zimmermann
Stryon Europe GmbH
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