General view of employees examining a Styron belt (also known as a ribbon) as it is extruded from a machine in the Styron manufacturing facilities at the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Midland, Michigan. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the belt is then transferred to a cutter, where it is formed into small granules of uniform size. Styron is the trade name for Styrenic plastics historically manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for a variety of consumer applications, including packaging and food service, appliances, and other plastic wares.