06.06.2011

Timothy D. Roberts Named LyondellBasell's Senior Vice President, Olefins and Polyolefins Americas

LyondellBasell has appointed Tim Roberts has been named senior vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins for the Americas region. He will be based in Houston. Roberts most recently served as vice president of Planning and Development for Chevron Phillips Chemical.   more28.06.2010

The Birth of a Global Materials Company

When the news broke in November 2009 that both Dow and BASF were looking to sell their styrene assets, the race to find buyers was on. Now, seven months later, BASF still owns its assets, saying that they are performing well and that they are in no hurry to sell. Dow, however, recently closed the sale of its Styron unit to global private investment firm Bain Capital Partners. Now a standalone company, Styron is setting out to maintain its leading position in latex and polystyrene production. more