POLIOLES began operations on February 14, 1965.

At the end of 1969, Wyandotte Chemicals, which owned 40% of the Company’s shares, was acquired by BASF.

In 1974, the ALFA Industrial Group acquired 60% of the shares of

In 1994 BASF acquired 10% of the shares.

In 2015, BASF acquired from Polioles the Polyurethanes business and ALFA the EPS business, now consolidated into Styropek.