Trinseo is a world leader in the production of plastics, latex and rubber. An independent company formed in 2010, combining the technologies and capabilities of four businesses of The Dow Chemical Company created it: Polycarbonate and compounds & blends, paper and carpet latex, synthetic rubber, and styrenics (polystyrene, ABS/SAN resins, expandable polystyrene). Trinseo's unique and balanced product portfolio brings together plastics, rubber and latex businesses that share feedstocks, operations, customers and end users. Trinseo has a leadership position in its two flagship products, polystyrene and latex. Their global reach and resources span a variety of disciplines, enabling them to serve a wide range of end-markets, including automotive, consumer electronics, large and portable appliances, glazing and sheet, paper and board coatings, packaging, tires, and carpet backing. The company benefits from global scale, customer relationships and a robust innovation pipeline. Trinseo has approximately $5.1 billion in revenue (2014), with 19 manufacturing sites in all geographies, including Sao Paulo, Brazil, Horgen, Switzerland and Hong Kong, China.
Trinseo was part of The Dow Chemical Company known as “Dow” until 2010 and was originally named Styron. Dow grouped the four businesses together into a separate division in anticipation of forming an independent company in July 2009. Through December of 2009, Dow explored divestitures options for the new division. In March 2010, Dow signed a sale agreement with Bain Capital Partners for $1.6 billion. In June 2010, Styron became an independent company. In February 2014, Styron changed its name to Trinseo. In June 2014, Trinseo completed their initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbols “TSE.” Trinseo prides itself in
