Dow's SBR unit to be sold as part of newly formed Styron business

摘要

Midland, Michigan — Changes continue at Dow as the global plastics leader plans to sell off a newly formed unit that includes its sbr and SB -latex holdings. The unit — named Styron — will include Dow's polystyrene, abs, san, PC, styrene monomer, styrene-butadiene rubber and latex assets. Those businesses have annual sales of about $5000 million. Officials at Midland, Michelin-based Dow hope to sell the unit for between $1000 million and $2000 million.