On September 12, 2009, LANXESS hosted the first “World Rubber Day” in Cologne, Germany. By staging a scientific colloquium with high-ranking speakers the world’s leading producer of synthetic rubber celebrated the invention of synthetic rubber by chemist Fritz Hofmann exactly 100 years ago.
During the day-long conference, 14 high-profile speakers from the worlds of business, politics, and science discussed about the latest innovations, the future possibilities and the market potential of this versatile material. Over 400 guests from 18 nations attended the event.
One hundred years after its invention by the chemist Fritz Hofmann, synthetic rubber is an elastomer that has long since established itself as a high-performance, high-tech material that is ideal for a whole range of forward-looking technologies. Therban and Levapren are two such rubber grades from LANXESS, used in applications such as photovoltaics and wind energy.
Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of the LANXESS AG, talking to participants of the colloquium.
Nina Ruge, moderator of the event, talking to participants of the colloquium.
Ulrich Lehner, President of the VCI
Very popular: Round about 400 guests came to the rubber-centenary of LANXESS in Cologne.
Nina Ruge, moderator of the event, interviewing participants of the colloquium.
Introducing LANXESS-CEO Axel C. Heitmann: Nina Ruge, a well-known journalist in Germany, presented the event in a very charming way.
Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the Board of Managment of the LANXESS AG, presented the opening speech at the important scientific colloquium.
Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the Board of Managment of the LANXESS AG, presented the opening speech at the important scientific colloquium.
The speakers, in the focus Didier Miraton, Managing Partner of the Michelin Group, while listening to the speeches with great interest.
Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the Board of Managment of the LANXESS AG, presented the opening speech at the important scientific colloquium.
Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the Board of Managment of the LANXESS AG, presented the opening speech at the important scientific colloquium.
