Annual Stockholders’ Meeting 2012 (May 2012)

For the third time in a row LANXESS held its Annual Stockholders’ Meeting in the LANXESS arena in Cologne. Chairman of the Board of Management Axel C. Heitmann presented to the 1,500 or so stockholders attending the finacial report.

LANXESS is strengthening its Zwijndrecht site (May 2012)

LANXESS is strengthening its butyl rubber plant in Zwijndrecht, Belgium. The company has significantly invested to expand the production capacity of the existing plant and to build two new pilot plants for the development of production technology for butyl rubber.

Back to normality (March 2012)

A year after the catastrophe in Fukushima: How Save the Children was able to use LANXESS’ donation.

Important milestone for second biggest single investment (March 2012)

An celebratory event in Singapore: LANXESS CEO Dr. Axel C. Heitmann announced the signing of long-term supply agreements for the planned facility for Nd-PBR rubber on Jurong Island. With the Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore and the TP utilities LANXESS found important partners for the world’s largest Nd-PBR plant. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for September 11 this year.

LANXESS at Plastindia (February 2012)

For the first time the specialty chemicals company participated in the international plastics fair in New Delhi, where it presented its latest products and technologies. - Shortly beforehand LANXESS had officially inaugurated a new facility for manufacturing high-tech plastics at its site in Jhagadia.

World Economic Forum… energized by LANXESS (January 2012)

In 2012 once again LANXESS was all over Davos: marketing campaign with banners, flags, vehicles and the LANXESS locomotive. Just as it did in previous years, specialty chemicals group has assumed a prominent position in the winter sports resort - so guests were welcomed by a town of Davos "dressed in LANXESS" at the 42nd World Economic Forum (WEF).

Green Mobility (2012)

Mobility is a global megatrend. With the help of LANXESS technologies, this megatrend can be realized in a sustainable way; for example:  lightweight engineered cars and "Green Tires". The future of mobility is green – that is why 2012 is the year of “Green Mobility” for LANXESS.

Big in Berlin!

Dr. Peter Ramsauer, German Transport Minister, visited the LANXESS kick-off of the political year in Berlin. The central topic of the evening was innovative mobility and solutions for the infrastructure of tomorrow. See for yourself who was there and what was discussed!

Intercultural summiteers (December 2011)

International understanding at over 6,000 meters above sea level: The specialty chemicals group LANXESS is sponsoring a series of expeditions by Chinese and European mountaineers. In the highlands of Tibet, people from two cultures work together as a team, relying on each other to reach places where no man has set foot before. And in doing so, they are also benefiting from high-tech products manufactured by LANXESS.

Rubber Day China (December 2011)

“High-tech for Green Mobility” was the main topic at the Rubber Day China 2011. LANXESS experts and external guests discussed future sustainable and innovative approaches to this issue. 

The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (December 2011)

The International Year of Chemistry 2011 – a yearlong celebration initiated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – culminated with a closing event on December 1, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

Rubber Day Korea: "The Greener Road to the Future" (November 2011)

"The Greener Road to the Future"! This was the topic of the first-ever Rubber Day in South Korea on November 23, 2011. Which effects can Tire Labelling - wich will be mandatory in the European Union starting 2012 - have in Korea? Renowned experts will discuss this question and further topics regarding "Green Mobility".

Rubber Day Japan: "Innovations for Greener Mobility" (November 2011)

On November 21, customers, journalists and rubber experts from LANXESS get together for a scientific debate in Tokyo, Japan. In line with the conference motto "Innovations for Greener Mobility", the key topics are electromobility, environmental trends and future-oriented research projects. In addition, the agenda covers a wide variety of innovations from the Technical Rubber Products segment.

Automotive Day Brasil - Challenges and concepts of the future mobility (October 2011)

More than 350 representatives of the Latin-American automobile industry took up the invitation from LANXESS to the first Automotive Day in Brasil. Together with experts from LANXESS they discussed the challenges and concepts of the future mobility.

Open House Day (September 2011)

Some 40,000 visitors took advantage of the Open House Day to take a look behind the scenes of LANXESS and Chempark at the Lower Rhine sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld among others. Alongside various site tours the specialty chemicals company offered its guests vivid exhibits across its presentation areas on subjects such as rubber, high-tech plastics and water.

LANXESS RubberDay Germany 2011 (September 2011)

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.

LANXESS strengthens its Bitterfeld site (September 2011)

Together with the State Premier of Sachsen-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff, LANXESS opened its new plant for membrane technology. The specialty chemicals group already produces Lewatit ion exchange resins in Bitterfeld. With these two product lines, LANXESS will be a key single-source supplier in the strategic business of water treatment. The total investment amounts to around 30 million euros. In the long term, some 200 new jobs will be created at the site.

A heart for glass fibres: Investments in Antwerp (September 2011)

Plastics are one of the most important materials of the 21. century. The will help to build the mega cities of tomorrow and will revolutionize car manufacturing by making automobiles lighter and safer. This is why LANXESS has declared 2011 the "Year of High-tech Plastics" and invests a further EUR 15 million at its site in Antwerp, Belgium. This is no coincidence: Antwerp is the heart of the production of glas fibres - an important intermediate for the manufacturing of plastics.

Roadrunners: Full Speed Ahead! (June 2011)

Around 600 LANXESS Roadrunners brave wind and weather / LANXESS employee from La Wantzenau wins men’s half marathon / Employee event a great success.

Music for the German-Indian friendship (June 2011)

More than 50 young musicians from Germany and India of the Young Euro Classic Orchestra, sponsored by LANXESS had a n exceptional gig on May 31st in New Dehli. Guests of honor at the concert included Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, India’s Parliamentary Speaker Meira Kumar and a delegation including LANXESS’s CEO Axel Heitmann. They met to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of India and the Federal Republic of Germany. This was the kick-off event for joint celebrations organized under the tagline “Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities”.

Synthetic rubber from renewable raw materials (May 2011)

Synthetic rubber from renewable raw materials: Working with experts from U.S. bio raw material manufacturer Gevo, specialty chemicals company LANXESS has achieved this coup. The basis for this is currently corn in animal feed – but in the future it will also be possible to use the cellulose-containing parts of plants as well. How does this work? The starch in the corn kernels is split off, and among the products produced is sugar. Special microorganisms turn these sugar molecules into isobutanol. A dehydration process specially developed by LANXESS then generates isobutene, the starting product for butyl rubber. This particularly airtight material is used among other applications as an inner liner in tires.

Heavy load for LANXESS (March 2011)

It’s the night of March 11, 2011. A heavy load is on its way to the Chempark Krefeld-Uerdingen site. The cargo – the absorber for the new formaldehyde plant of specialty chemicals company LANXESS. The absorber is 37 meters long, weighs 30 metric tons and is on a specially designed flatbed truck. Specialists spent six months preparing the move.

LANXESS expands education initiative (March 2011)

LANXESS is to support two high schools at its Brunsbüttel site in north Germany with EUR 20,000 each. This funding is designed to deliver a lasting improvement in science teaching at the schools. As a sign of its commitment to the Brunsbüttel site, LANXESS is also sponsoring the city’s 725th anniversary celebrations. 

First production plant for high-tech plastics in USA (March 2011)

LANXESS broke ground on the first compounding facility for high-tech plastics in the United States. Additionally, LANXESS and U.S. chemical company DuPont will double the capacity of their joint compounding facility in Hamm-Uentrop, Germany. The capacity expansions reflect the growing demand for high-tech plastics being driven above all by rising car production and the trend towards lighter automobiles.

LANXESS Kick-Off 2011 (January 2011)

Round about 200 representatives from politics, business and the media came to the LANXESS Kick-Off 2011 event held on January 20th the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. Guest of honor was the Federal Minister of Family Affairs and Youth Kristina Schröder. At the same day, LANXESS opened its new office in the German capital.