LANXESS strengthens its butyl rubber site in Belgium
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Capacity expansion of 10 percent completed ahead of schedule / Start-up of two new pilot plants to develop innovative and sustainable production technology
LANXESS continues on growth path
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LANXESS has made a promising start to the business year 2012. The specialty chemicals company increased EBITDA pre exceptionals by nearly 15 percent year-on-year to EUR 369 million in the first quarter.
Lightweight construction solutions for green mobility
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Intelligent lightweight construction solutions based on polyamides and polyesters will be one of the main areas of focus for LANXESS’ Semi-Crystalline Products business unit (SCP) at Chinaplas 2012
LANXESS powering Green Mobility
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LANXESS business units Semi-Crystalline Products (SCP), Inorganic Pigments (IPG), Rhein Chemie (RCH) and Functional Chemicals (FCC) are displaying their state-of-the-art and innovative solutions at the Chinaplas 2012
LANXESS Drives ‘Green Mobility’ in 2012
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LANXESS declares 2012 to be its “Year of Green Mobility” focusing on delivering green mobility products
LANXESS on course for further growth after record earnings
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Sales rose by 23 percent to EUR 8,775 million / EBITDA pre exceptionals climbed by 25 percent to EUR 1,146 million
LANXESS acquires U.S. bladder producer TCB
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LANXESS is strengthening its position as a premium supplier to the tire industry. The specialty chemicals company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rhein Chemie has acquired USA-based Tire Curing Bladders LLC (TCB) – a leading manufacturer of bladders for the tire industry.
LANXESS to break ground in Singapore for world’s largest Nd-PBR plant in September
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LANXESS will break ground for its new neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant in Singapore on September 11 this year. The German specialty chemicals company plans to invest roughly EUR 200 million (about SGD 340 million) in a 140,000 metric tons per annum facility in Jurong Island Chemical Park.
LANXESS invests EUR 20 million in aromatics network
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is expanding cresol production at the Leverkusen site once again. It plans to further increase capacity for this high-quality intermediate for the global market by some 20 percent by mid 2013.
LANXESS expands Jhagadia site to serve booming Indian market
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LANXESS is continuing to expand its Indian production site in Jhagadia, Gujarat state. The specialty chemicals group is underlining its commitment to the subcontinent by inaugurating three new plants this month to serve the growing India market. LANXESS has invested over EUR 70 million and created roughly 300 new jobs at the site.
LANXESS to build plant in Lipezk in Russia
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The German specialty chemicals group LANXESS is focusing on the megatrend of mobility on the Russian market too. At its new site in Lipezk, LANXESS subsidiary Rhein Chemie will produce rubber additives and release agents for the Russian and CIS markets, especially for the automotive and tire industries. Construction of the new production plant is due to start in early 2012, with the launch of production scheduled for the first half of 2013.
LANXESS strengthens commitment to Brazilian automotive sector
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LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to Brazil with three major new investments totaling roughly EUR 30 million, or R$ 75 million, which will create more than 100 jobs. The investments will support the growing trend toward green mobility in the Latin American country. LANXESS’ high-tech materials will offer innovative solutions to the growing local automotive market.
LANXESS pioneering high-performance rubber for ‘Green Tires’ in Japan and South Korea
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LANXESS will be underlining its status as a premium supplier of high-performance rubber to the tire industry at its first-ever Rubber Days in Japan and South Korea this week.
LANXESS Gives Founding Grant to Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy Okushiga, Japan
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LANXESS has given a founding grant for famed conductor Seiji Ozawa to direct the advanced training of Asian classical musicians in Japan.
Green Tires Expected to Obtain up to 80% of Japanese Tire Market Share by 2020
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LANXESS announced the results of a study titled “Tire Labeling and Green Tires: National Law, Infrastructure and Market in Japan, South Korea and China.” Commissioned by LANXESS as part of its commitment to promote independent research, the study was conducted by Prof. Horst Wildemann of the Technical University of Munich.
LANXESS on track for record year
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LANXESS achieved a record third quarter in 2011 due to ongoing strong demand especially for its synthetic rubbers and high-tech plastics. The German specialty chemicals company also reiterated its full-year outlook for EBITDA pre exceptionals to grow about 20 percent year-on-year and thus exceed the EUR one billion mark for the first time in the company’s history.
LANXESS strengthens global phthalate-free plasticizer portfolio
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LANXESS is strengthening its global asset base and product portfolio for premium, environmentally-friendly phthalate-free plasticizers. The specialty chemicals company has agreed to acquire UNITEX Chemical Corporation located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Financial details were not disclosed. The transaction also represents LANXESS’ first acquisition of a manufacturing site in the United States.
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LANXESS will participate in the German Festival on Sunday, October 23 in Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park as a Diamond Sponsor of 150 Years of German-Japanese Friendship.
LANXESS to produce first bio-based EPDM rubber in the world
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LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to produce premium synthetic rubbers from bio-based raw materials. The German specialty chemicals company aims to commercially produce ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) from bio-based ethylene by the end of the year. It will be the first form of bio-based EPDM rubber in the world.
LANXESS opens new chemical plant for water technology in Bitterfeld
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has inaugurated a new chemical plant for membrane filtration technology for water treatment at its site in Bitterfeld.
