LANXESS starts up new nitrile butadiene rubber plant in China
Joint venture with TSRC representing USD 50 million investment / Initial capacity of 30,000 metric tons per year / 100 new jobs created
May 03, 2012 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Polymers, Butyl Rubber
LANXESS strengthens its butyl rubber site in Belgium
Capacity expansion of 10 percent completed ahead of schedule / Start-up of two new pilot plants to develop innovative and sustainable production technology
High-performance rubbers for sustainable mobility
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is again actively participating this year in the Tires and Rubber Fair in Moscow.
LANXESS elastomer for innovative crate labels
Detachable adhesive film simplifies logistics
LANXESS subsidiary Perlon-Monofil to raise prices worldwide
From April 1, 2012, Perlon-Monofil GmbH is to raise its prices worldwide for synthetic monofilaments and LANXESS increases prices for Durethan in EMEA.
Lightweight construction solutions for Green Mobility
LANXESS at the VDI “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” conference, March 21 - 22, 2012, in Mannheim, Germany
Airbag housing in nylon composite sheet hybrid technology
In automotive design, nylon composite sheet hybrid technology is a particularly useful alternative to metals for reducing the weight of structural parts such as front ends.
50 percent reduction in weight
Brake pedal in nylon composite sheet hybrid technology / Intelligent lightweight construction for Green Mobility
LANXESS increases prices for engineering plastics
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG is to increase its prices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Durethan base resin, film and extrusion grades by Euro 0.13 per kilogram effective March 15, 2012.
LANXESS to break ground in Singapore for world’s largest Nd-PBR plant in September
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 increases prices for chloroprene rubber
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase its prices worldwide for its Baypren branded chloroprene rubbers by up to EUR 160 / USD 210 per metric ton effective March 1, 2012.
LANXESS at Tire Technology Expo 2012 in Cologne, February 14 - 16
LANXESS increases price level for Chloroprene Rubber
LANXESS announces a price increase for its Baypren branded Chloroprene business line of up to EUR 180 EUR / 240 USD per metric ton on a global basis.
High-tech products for green mobility
Customized polyamides and polyesters for sustainable mobility concepts and colorants for plastics are the focal points of LANXESS’ exhibition at INTERPLASTICA 2012 in Moscow. The leading plastics and rubber fair in Russia and the CIS countries is an ideal forum for the specialty chemicals group to present state-of-the-art innovations such as new lightweight construction methods for car bodywork.
A successful future through optimal training
Dr. Günther Weymans, head of the Technical Rubber Products business unit of specialty chemicals company LANXESS, has been awarded the honorary title of Professor h.c. by the Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), Qingdao, China.
The best talents for a key material
A Rubber Excellence Partnership was announced by representatives of the synthetic rubber manufacturer LANXESS, the German Institute of Rubber Technology DIK (Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie e.V.) of Hanover, Germany, and Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China, at the LANXESS Green Rubber Day in Beijing on December 2, 2011.
LANXESS: Sales in Greater China targeted to exceed EUR 1 billion in 2012
LANXESS is continuing to focus on the growing Chinese market and is targeting sales of more than EUR 1 billion there in 2012.
Best supplier of high-performance plastics
The Semi-Crystalline Products business unit of LANXESS has been honored as the best supplier of high-performance plastics. It was recently presented with the “2011 Global Supplier Award” from MANN+HUMMEL. The Ludwigsburg-based filtration specialist honors its best suppliers with the prize in recognition of their outstanding performance or achievements.
LANXESS pioneering high-performance rubber for ‘Green Tires’ in Japan and South Korea
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. The world’s largest synthetic rubber company is a key supplier of Nd-PBR and SSBR rubbers to leading tire manufacturers from both countries. Both products are essential in the production of ‘Green Tires’ that are more fuel efficient, safer and durable than standard tires.
