Randy Velarde, founder and president of The Plaza Group, will be a guest speaker at the 2010 7th annual Phenol/Acetone & Derivatives Markets Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. The event is sponsored by the Centre for Management Technology, the world leader in petrochemicals, energy & renewables conferences.

The Plaza Group, a leading international petrochemical marketing company, is expanding its global workforce with the addition of Jerry Dunn as Vice President of Sales.

Randy Velarde, founder and President of The Plaza Group, shared his expertise on the petrochemical market changes and challenges that will shape buying decisions for the next decade at the 2009 Chemical Purchasing Summit.

The Plaza Group, a leading international petrochemical marketing company, has expanded its global workforce with the addition of Sales Manager Ron Munos.

The Plaza Group, a leading international petrochemical marketing firm, has been selected as one of the 2009 Top 100 Chemicals Distributors by Purchasing magazine.

The Plaza Group announced today it has signed a multi-year contract with Blue Island Phenol LLC to market its merchant phenol, acetone, AMS, acetophenone and cumene products produced at the company’s Blue Island, IL facility. The contract becomes effective July 1, 2009.

The Plaza Group, a leading international chemical marketing firm, announced today that it has been selected as a North American distributor of Polimeri Europa’s elastomers, styrenics, polyolefins and some intermediates. Distribution in the United States, Canada and Mexico will begin January 1, 2009.

The Plaza Group, a leading international petrochemical marketing company, has expanded its global workforce with the addition of Mark Hacas as Senior Vice President of Operations and Ray Heinen as Controller.

The Plaza Group (TPG) recently signed an agreement with Frontier to serve as the exclusive marketer of benzene produced at its refining facility in El Dorado, Kansas.