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.
2012-02-08 | Press Releases, Financial & Business
LANXESS places bond in Hong Kong
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German specialty chemicals company LANXESS has successfully placed a Chinese offshore Renminbi (CNH) denominated bond in Hong Kong as part of its existing Debt Issuance Program.
2012-02-07 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Advanced Intermediates, Saltigo
Chemistry with a finger on the pulse
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Saltigo at InformexUSA in New Orleans from February 14-17, Stand 1401: Premium products plus experience for a sustainable future
LANXESS increases price level for Chloroprene Rubber
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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.
2012-01-31 | Press Releases, Financial & Business, Trade & Technical Press
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.
Former Lufthansa building renamed “LANXESS Tower”
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Future LANXESS headquarters in Cologne receives a new name / Staff submit 600 suggestions / Building project proceeding as planned / Employees to move in during second half of 2013
High-tech products for green mobility
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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.
2012-01-23 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Inorganic Pigments
A sustainable and reliable partner to the concrete industry
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS, one of the world’s largest producers of iron oxide pigments, demonstrates its continued commitment to being a sustainably operating supplier and a reliable partner to the concrete industry at this year’s World of Concrete show.
2012-01-20 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Advanced Intermediates, Saltigo
Joerg Schneider succeeds Uwe Brunk
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Effective February 1, 2012, Joerg Schneider, Managing Director of LANXESS Elastômeros do Brasil S.A., will assume management of the Agro & Fine Chemicals business line of Saltigo GmbH. The 49-year-old will succeed Dr. Uwe Brunk, who is leaving the company at his own request.
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.
A successful future through optimal training
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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
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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.
Screeding begins at new LANXESS corporate headquarters
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The placement of floor screed has begun at the new corporate headquarters of specialty chemicals company LANXESS in Cologne, Germany. Raised access flooring is to be installed over the next five months on some 38,000 square meters of office space, including a load-bearing layer made of self leveling calciumsulfate screed. The self leveling screed is supplied by Düsseldorf-based CEMEX Deutschland AG on behalf of system flooring manufacturer Sybotec GmbH, Frammersbach, Germany, which is performing the work.
2011-12-02 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press
LANXESS and South Korean Tier-One automotive supplier Hwaseung strengthen partnership
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German specialty chemicals company LANXESS and South Korea’s tier-one automotive supplier, Hwaseung Corporation, have further strengthened their business partnership.
LANXESS: Sales in Greater China targeted to exceed EUR 1 billion in 2012
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LANXESS is continuing to focus on the growing Chinese market and is targeting sales of more than EUR 1 billion there in 2012.
2011-11-24 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Ion Exchange Resins
LANXESS to increase prices for ion exchange resins
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase its prices globally for its proven Lewatit ion exchange resins with immediate effect. These measures vary according to field of application and region.
Best supplier of high-performance plastics
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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
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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. 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.
2011-11-15 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Inorganic Pigments
Quality pigments for paints and coatings – 85 years of experience serving the customer
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is presenting its high performance pigments under the motto “Sustainability and Technology” at ABRAFATI 2011, the main Latin American scientific and business event in the coatings industry, to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, from November 21 – 23. The comprehensive product portfolio includes in particular Bayferrox red shades for paint and coating applications and yellow pigments with special properties.
LANXESS acquires U.S. biocide specialist Verichem
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LANXESS is strengthening its portfolio of biocides with the acquisition of Verichem Inc. based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a result, the German specialty chemicals company will significantly bolster its position in the U.S. material protection market and broaden its global biocide manufacturing network. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details.
