Patrick Thomas

CIRCULAR ECONOMY Plastics trade groups present joint proposals / Shaping EU sustainability package	22.09.2016
COVESTRO Substantial improvement in core volumes and EBITDA in Q2 / Loan from Bayer repaid	28.07.2016
COVESTRO Sustainability focus to include the entire chain / CO2 emissions to be halved up to 2025	27.07.2016
COVESTRO Board nods off doubling of MDI capacity at German site / Completion expected in late 2018	28.06.2016
UNITED KINGDOM "Brexit is stupid" / 52% of British population votes to leave the EU / Plastics industry reacts calmly / Important market in Europe / Many corporate headquarters likely to relocate to the continent	27.06.2016
COVESTRO New “Dream Production” CO2-to-polyols plant dedicated at Dormagen / Vision for the future is to dispense with petrochemical route	21.06.2016
COVESTRO Introducing world's first PU wind blade / Higher energy generation efficiency	19.05.2016
COVESTRO “Lucky” timing for first tranche of PC capacity expansion in Shanghai / Q1 growth in People's Republic doubles that of GDP / Innovations from China exported to global facilities / Presentation at “Chinaplas”	13.05.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PlasticsEurope president Patrick Thomas: Plastics industry needs to be at the forefront of combating problems like marine litter / Lessons from "PolyTalk" to be applied at global level / Europe is the source of the solution	03.05.2016
COVESTRO Higher volumes boost former Bayer MaterialScience in Q1 / Full-year forecast confirmed	28.04.2016
POLYTALK Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change	30.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Pollution levels in oceans continue to rise / Need for global action / “PolyTalk” conference spurs intense discussions about marine litter / Research warns that amount of plastic packaging ending up in the oceans should not rise	23.03.2016
COVESTRO 2015 sales exceed EUR 12 bn / Adjusted EBITDA up 41% / Year of many premieres / Former Bayer MaterialScience expects mid-single-digit core volume growth for 2016	25.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS Turkey's Pagev and PlasticsEurope sign declaration of collaboration / Emphasise need to address common problems	19.01.2016
ASSOCIATIONS PlasticsEurope appoints Javier Constante and Daniele Ferrari as vice presidents	14.01.2016
COVESTRO “Substantial increase in profitability” seen for 2015 / Strong performance for Polycarbonates	16.11.2015
COVESTRO Good Q3 performance in line with forecasts / EBITDA rises 44.5% year-on-year / Sales decline in PU segment	28.10.2015
COVESTRO Stock market debut goes smoothly / Shares initially gain 12% / Issue three times oversubscribed	08.10.2015
COVESTRO Former Bayer MaterialScience to make stock market debut on 2 October / Gross proceeds of EUR 2.5 bn targeted / Bayer group to become pure life science player	23.09.2015
COVESTRO Former Bayer MaterialScience business plans IPO in Q4 this year	08.09.2015
COVESTRO Bayer unveils new management team / Patrick Thomas will continue to lead the company	17.08.2015
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Name change to Covestro from 1 September / “Colorful identity and positive vision”	02.06.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE EuPC general assembly yields “strategic alliance” for European polymer supplies / Former RPC chief executive Ron Marsh to steer efforts / Strong criticism of producers and EU's import duties on plastics	29.05.2015
BAYER New group performance records last year / MaterialScience battered by market turbulence in Q4 / Plans for a carve-out on track for mid-2016 but Dekkers does not exclude outright sale	27.02.2015
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE speaks to PlasticsEurope's president Patrick Thomas / Fracking is an important energy source / Industry needs leadership and brokerage from Brussels / TTIP likely to bring gas prices down	09.12.2014