LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 8.1 billion in 2022. The company currently has about 13,100 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe) and FTSE4Good.

LANXESS India operating out of its registered office in Thane and sales office in New Delhi with around 800 employees across its operations. The company also has manufacturing facilities in India for four of its business units. The manufacturing sites are located in Nagda in Madhya Pradesh and Jhagadia in Gujarat. India LANXESS has several sites and production facilities. Further information can be found here.

LANXESS global manage our operating business through three segments: Advanced Industrial Intermediates, Specialty Additives and Consumer Protection. These include 10 Business Units, through which we work with a broad range of applications and markets. As a specialist and efficient partner, we offer innovative solutions to the challenges faced by our customers.

We focus on our customers’ requirements in order to drive progress and reliably provide innovative product, material and service solutions. When developing new materials, we also work with artificial intelligence to reduce development times for our customers. Our manufacturing, administration and logistics processes are designed efficiently and with a focus on performance.

Sustainability and responsibility are key factors behind our successful business operations. They help us become an even more efficient and competitive company while also supporting social goals such as protecting the environment. Our products also play a role in this, providing sustainable solutions in key areas such as electric mobility.

Quality is our greatest asset

We give highest priority to quality.  We demand it of ourselves, but also of our suppliers and service providers. LANXESS’s commitment to quality in terms of our development and production thus also extends to all associated processes and procedures. This makes us a reliable partner in our customers’ value chains. Thanks to our global network, we can always offer local service and optimal procurement security. Our process management is certified under international standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. 

Our values

As a company, we are responsible for ensuring strict observance of safety, environmental and social standards at LANXESS locations around the world. We endeavor to make sustainability a focus for all employees and to establish sustainable solutions in all key areas. We also demonstrate this by supporting initiatives such as Responsible Care^® and the Carbon Disclosure Project and being listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World & Europe.

We protect the environment

Our aim is for the company to be carbon neutral by 2040. Setting this ambitious target builds on our previous, successful commitment to environmental protection. The Paris climate change agreement intends to limit average global warming to below 2°C in order to reduce the negative impact on people and the environment. The sooner we do something, the more scope for action we have. That is why we are committed to this environmental target and take our responsibility very seriously. Since LANXESS was established in 2004, we have already cut our emissions in half, falling from the equivalent of 6.5 million tons of CO₂ to 3.2 million tons. We are now taking the next step towards being even more sustainable.