Trinseo Announces 3.3 Million Share Repurchase Program

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 3.3 million of the Company’s ordinary shares over the next 90 days.

Also, the Company expects an unfavorable impact to third quarter earnings of approximately $10 million due to declining styrene margins and a three- to four-week unplanned outage at its styrene monomer unit in Terneuzen, The Netherlands.

About Trinseo

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE) is a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber. We are focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to help our customers create products that touch lives every day — products that are intrinsic to how we live our lives — across a wide range of end-markets, including automotive, appliances, consumer electronics, medical devices, electrical, building and construction, textile, paper and board, and tires. Trinseo had approximately $4.6 billion in net sales in 2018, with 16 manufacturing sites around the world, and approximately 2,500 employees. For more information visit www.trinseo.com

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