Country Representative:    Mr. Ian Wood

Number of Employees:    300   

History

1927    

Representation through “N.V. Straits Java Trading Co., Singapore” (Pharma)

1971    

Foundation of Bayer (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

1994    

Establishment of Bayer (Singapore) Representative Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2004    

Creation of LANXESS Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (July 1st)

2005     

Establishment of LANXESS Pte. Ltd., Representative Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2008

Leather business unit moved its Asia Pacific sales and marketing headquarters from Hong Kong to Singapore

2009

LANXESS successfully received certification to the ISO 9001:2008, ISO14001:2004 Standard for implementing and maintaining a Quality & Environmental Management System

2010

Broke ground for the construction of new butyl rubber plant on Jurong Island in Singapore

Butyl Rubber business unit moved its global headquarters from Fribourg, Switzerland, to Singapore

LANXESS breaks ground for the construction of a new butyl rubber plant in Singapore. The facility on Jurong Island is designed for a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year and will require an investment of up to EUR 400 million

Partnered Singapore National Youth Orchestra (SNYO) on the LANXESS SNYO CLASSIC mentorship and cultural exchange programme 

2011

LANXESS successfully completed the acquisition of Dutch company DSM Elastomers, which includes its business in Singapore

LANXESS signed a memorandum of understanding for a neodymium polybutadiene rubber plant worth EUR 200 million to be built next to its butyl rubber plant on Jurong Island in Singapore

Sponsored first ever LANXESS SNYO CLASSIC outdoor garden concert – A Musical Chemistry in the Woods – at the Singapore Botanic Gardens