have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . december 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message ineos styrolution type subcompany of ineos industry chemicals number of locations frankfurt am main germany global and european headquarters aurora illinois united states regional headquarters americas singapore regional headquarters asia pacific key people kevin mcquade ceo markus fieseler cfo as of october 1st 2016 rob buntinx president emea alexander gl ck president americas steve harrington president global styrene monomer president asia pacific pierre minguet president of operations products styrenics revenue 5 billion sales 2015 number of employees 3 100 2015 website www.ineos styrolution.com ineos styrolution is a global styrenics supplier and is headquartered in germany . it is a subcompany of ineos and provides styrenics applications for many everyday products across a broad range of industries including automotive electronics household construction healthcare toys sports leisure and packaging . in 2015 sales were at 5 billion euros . contents 1 headquarters and sites 2 product portfolio 3 corporate history 4 references 5 external links headquarters and sites edit styrolution employs around 3 100 people . the global and european headquarters is situated in frankfurt am main germany regional headquarters are located in aurora illinois usa and singapore . styrolution operates 15 manufacturing sites across nine countries germany ludwigshafen schwarzheide cologne belgium antwerp france wingles korea ulsan india dahej vadodara thailand map ta phut the united states channahon decatur texas city bayport canada sarnia and mexico altamira . product portfolio edit styrolution offers various styrenics commodity and specialty product types i.e. styrene monomer sm polystyrene ps acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs styrene butadiene block copolymers sbc other styrene based copolymers san amsan asa mabs and copolymer blends . styrenics are thermoplastics . styrene monomer sm is an intermediate product . it is a colorless liquid that polymerizes easily . polystyrene ps is a thermoplastic resin that is used in many applications such as disposable packaging electronic devices large appliances for example in refrigeration liners and household goods . acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs is a thermoplastic resin used primarily in colored products that need to be heat and impact resistant such as vacuum cleaners or power tools . it is also commonly found in vehicles mobile phone housings and recreational goods . styrene butadiene block copolymer sbc is a thermoplastic resin that is transparent and impact resistant . it is used to provide a high optical appearance and is mostly found in food and display packaging . styrene based copolymers san amsan asa mabs and blends abs pa asa pa asa pc are thermoplastic resins that are mainly used in various technical applications such as vehicles garden equipment tools appliances consumer electronics communications devices and computers . corporate history edit styrolution was founded in october 2011 as a 50 50 joint venture between basf and ineos . it has more than 85 years of experience in the styrenics industry . october 1 2011 styrolution officially starts operating as an independent company following the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities . june 1 2011 the eu commission approves the formation of the joint venture styrolution . it gives its approval subject to the requirement that the parties sell an abs production site in tarragona spain . this site accounted for less than 3 % of styrolution s pro forma ebitda before exceptionals for the year 2010 . 1 may 27 2011 basf and ineos sign a joint venture contract which regulates the formation of the joint venture company styrolution . may 12 2011 styrolution places a 480 million euro bond due 2016 on the capital market . 2 april 8 2011 the formation of the joint venture is approved by the u.s. federal trade commission ftc without any remedies . 3 november 30 2010 basf and ineos sign a letter of intent for a joint venture combining their key styrenics assets . june 30 2014 joint statement that ineos takes over the 50 % stake of basf se for a purchase price of 1.1 bn . november 17 2014 styrolution becomes wholly owned by ineos . january 18 2016 to embrace its place in the ineos family of companies styrolution announces that it has changed its company name to ineos styrolution . 4 references edit interpack com eu commission approves formation of joint venture styrolution june 13 2011 styrolution.com corporate website international chemweek.com chemical finance digest october 18 2011 packagingnews.co.uk green light for 6.4 bn basf ineos styrenics merger https www.ineos styrolution.com de de news ineos styrolution name change external links edit chemanager online.com dedicated to styrenics october 14 2011 icis.com epca 11 styrolution to be a global leader in sm ps october 4 2011 styrolution website ineos website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title styrolution & oldid 735115144 categories chemical companies of germanyhidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from december 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 18 august 2016 at 18 08 . text is available under 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