Patrick Thomas

ASSOCIATIONS World Plastics Council elects Sabic's Mosaed Al Ohali as chairman / Lays out focus on marine debris, post-consumer solutions	01.12.2014
PLASTICS INDUSTRY PlasticsEurope and EuPC launch “Manifesto on the competitiveness of the plastics industry in Europe” / Identify challenges to European industry and issue recommendations / "PolyTalk" event in Brussels	06.11.2014
COMMENT BMS bits soon sailing under different flags?	26.09.2014
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Brunsbüttel TDI line to stay open longer / Strong demand / CO pipeline still controversial	14.03.2014
BAYER German group sees record sales in 2013 / “Difficult market environment” for plastics / MaterialScience earnings sink by 15% / Recovery possible in 2014 if PC overcapacity eases	03.03.2014
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Investment in PU foams and coatings raw materials / Growth rates of 4-5%	26.11.2013
ASSOCIATIONS World Plastics Council created at K 2013 / Patrick Thomas first chairman	05.11.2013
EVENTS 11th “IdentiPlast” to be held in Paris in November / Zero plastics to landfill again the focus	12.09.2013
BAYER Full-year earnings targets “increasingly ambitious” / MaterialScience hit by poor PC business	01.08.2013
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Scaled-up CO2-fed polyols unit set to start in 2015 / “Several thousand tonnes” of capacity	29.07.2013
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Innovation centre opens in Shanghai / Expands global network	23.05.2013
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Work stops on carbon nanotubes / Future use of research and know-how still to be decided	14.05.2013
BAYER Group earnings hit by pharma litigation charges / Bayer MaterialScience makes positive contribution / Polymer growth rates rebounding	01.03.2013
BAYER Group CEO upholds 2012 forecast despite weak Q3 / BMS will improve year-on-year in Q4	31.10.2012
BAYER Group guidance raised after strong first half / MaterialScience reports highest EBITDA increase since Q2 2007	01.08.2012
BAYER Plastics woes pull group results down in 2011 / BMS sees profits plunge 64% in Q4 / Price drive ahead	29.02.2012
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Adjusted sales up 8% in Q2, but EBITDA flat / Forecast for full year is now more conservative	02.08.2011
ASSOCIATIONS Bayer MaterialScience CEO Patrick Thomas becomes PlasticsEurope president	01.06.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE PC capacity expansion in Uerdingen / Output to go towards meeting rising global demand	03.05.2011
BAYER MaterialScience triples EBITDA in 2010 against 2009 / Volumes but not prices at pre-crisis level	01.03.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Polycarbonate expansion in Thailand can go ahead / Decision on new Asian plant this year	25.10.2010
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Technology for using carbon dioxide as a feedstock for plastics making strides / European and US governments provide funding / Polymer producers pursue worldwide development projects	18.08.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE EcoCommercial building making rapid strides / Energy and material saving are twin targets	23.06.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Earnings set to double in 2010 against 2009 / European volumes just 5% below pre-crisis levels / PC is driving recovery / China soon to be largest market / Emphasis on climate change solutions at K 2010	16.06.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Gas-phase TDI plant at Dormagen slated to start up in 2014 / Approval by authorities pending	03.03.2010