Leather seminar at LANXESS

·	Symposium for apparel industry professionals
·	Deeper understanding of leather material
·	Sustainable leather production

Cologne – Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is organizing a symposium for the leather and apparel industry. The event, which will take place at the company’s Cologne headquarters on January 20 and 21, 2020, will present the multifaceted aspects of leather as a material. With this information event, LANXESS aims to convey a deeper understanding of the production of this material – especially with regard to the use of chemicals. 

The symposium, which is being held in this form for the fifth time, is aimed at brand manufacturers, representatives from the apparel industry and other industrial sectors. The agenda will include presentations on the latest legal requirements and sustainability in leather production.

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 7.2 billion in 2018. The company currently has about 15,500 employees in 33 countries and is represented at 57 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe) and FTSE4Good.

Cologne, 	January 13, 2020
mfg		(2020-00001e)

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