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Americas

Styrenics Ironton, Ohio (Hanging Rock)

925 County Road 1-A
Ironton, OH 45638
Phone: 740-533-4000

Facility Profile:

The Americas Styrenics’ polystyrene plant at Dow’s Hanging Rock manufacturing site is located in Ironton, Ohio on the banks of the Ohio River. The polystyrene plant began operations in 1968 and became an Americas Styrenics asset in May 2008.

Recognition/Awards:

1991 Dow President’s Quality Award
1992 Achieved ISO 9002
The plant has received numerous Tech Center awards over the years for such things as cost reduction, energy use, quality, etc.
The plant has gone more than three years without a recordable injury, Dow or contractor, and has only had one Dow recordable spill in the last two years.
The plant has achieved record quality performance over the past two years.
2006 External Responsible Care audit and passed with outstanding results

Products Produced

Uses

GPPS and HIPS Polystyrene

STYRON™ general-purpose polystyrene resins offer consistent clarity, processability and performance. Exceptional clarity, attractive light-transmission properties, chemical resistance and radiation stability make them well suited for a variety of applications including food packaging, lighting, packaging, dinnerware, medical ware, toys, gloss laminations and bottles. STYRON™ high-impact polystyrene resins provide balanced toughness, gloss and processability. These resins are designed for "toughness" and are available in a range of impact resistance suitable for applications such as furniture, floppy diskettes, toys, packaging, housewares, appliance parts, audio and video cassettes, dinnerware, refrigeration and vacuum-formed packaging.