Specialty chemicals company LANXESS expects a boost in demand for high-performance rubbers due to the European Union tire labeling legislation that comes into effect in 2012.
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 CEO Axel C. Heitmann welcomed the Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, to the second Rubber Day Germany in Düsseldorf.
Some 250 international members of industry associations and media attended at the LANXESS Rubber Day in Düsseldorf. The topic of the symposium was“Innovations for modern mobility”. The Rubber Day took place the second time in Germany.
The Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, underlined the importance of the cooperation between economy and politics in order to master the challenges of tomorrow’s mobility.
Some 250 international members of industry associations and media attended at the LANXESS Rubber Day in Düsseldorf. The topic of the symposium was“Innovations for modern mobility”. The Rubber Day took place the second time in Germany.
The Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, LANXESS CEO Axel C. Heitmann and automotive expert Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer in the panel discussion about solutions for the modern mobility.
The Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, LANXESS CEO Axel C. Heitmann and automotive expert Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer in the panel discussion about solutions for the modern mobility.
Panel discussing about Bio-Sourcing with: Günther Weymans, Head of LANXESS business unit Technical Rubber Products; Carsten Rolle, Head of division Energy and Raw Materials – Federation of German Industries; Patrick Gruber, CEO Gevo; Stephen V. Evans, General Secretary of International Rubber Study Group, and Werner Breuers, Member of the Board of Management of LANXESS.
Panel discussion about tire labeling with: Professor Horst Wildemann TU Munich; Axel Stepken, CEO of TÜV Süd; Rainier van Roessel, Member of Board of Management of LANXESS; Joachim Grub, Head of the LANXESS business unit Performance Butadiene Rubber; Dieter Freitag, Director of Michelin Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Burkhard Wies, Vice President Tire Line Development worldwide of Continental, spoke about challenges for tire and tire supplier industry driven by regulation and market trends.
Panel discussion about high performance tires and rubber components in the automotive industry with: Professor Horst Wildemann, TU Munich; Uwe Mierisch, Member of Board of Daimler Trucks; Joachim Grub, Head of LANXESS business unit Performance Butadiene Rubber; Werner Breuers, Member of the Board of Management of LANXESS; Jörg Barrenscheen, Head of chassis development of Volkswagen Light Commercials.
Panel discussion about important supplementary components for the production of tires with: Rainier van Roessel, Member of Board of Management of LANXESS; Luis Lopéz-Remón, Head of the LANXESS business unit Rubber Chemicals; Anno Borkowsky, Head of Rheinchemie; Tom Benner, President of Rhodia Silica.
