BASF is continuing to pursue the strategic development of its styrenics business and plans to establish STYROLUTION to make the business even more viable for the future.By January 1,2011, BASF plans to carve out its businesses in styrene monomers (SM),polystyrene (PS), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), styrene butadiene copolymers (SBC) and other styrene-based copolymers and establish separate companies. BASF will retain its global business in polystyrene foams. The SM/PS capacities in Ludwigshafen used to produce foams will also remain with BASF. STYROLUTION will play a leading role in the styrenics industry and will continue to improve its competitiveness.
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