LANXESS EMEA
Region EMEA
LANXESS in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Europe, Middle East and Africa - EMEA is LANXESS's top-selling market region worldwide. We are present in all major markets of the region and operate numerous production sites - making us a reliable partner for our customers.
LANXESS operates two production sites in the Antwerp port area. Caprolactam and polyamide are produced in Lillo. The Kallo site specializes in the production of glass fibers and rubber chemicals. LANXESS employs a total of around 1,000 people in Belgium. LANXESS also has an EU representative office in Brussels.
LANXESS Central Eastern Europe s.r.o. , headquartered in Bratislava/Slovakia, is our hub for this important growth region. With further branches are located in Vienna/Austria, Warsaw/Poland, Budapest/Hungary, Belgrade/Serbia and Zagreb/Croatia we are offering the entire LANXESS product portfolio to customers in more than 20 countries.
In France, our headquarters are located in Courbevoie in the greater Paris area. At our Laval site, we produce disinfectants and hygiene products for animal husbandry. At the Epierre site, we manufacture phosphorus derivatives used in flame retardants and pharmaceutical products.
Active worldwide – at home in Germany: LANXESS has eleven sites in Germany. Seven of these are located in Northrhine-Westphalia alone. The other locations are in Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein and Saxony-Anhalt. This means that the individual LANXESS business units are always "on the spot" – and close to the customer.
The LANXESS headquarters in Italy is located in Milan. At our site in Latina we are producing stabilizers for lubricating oil, polyurethane prepolymers and curing agents, antioxidants and light stabilizers for rubber and plastics, and agrochemicals.
In the Netherlands, LANXESS maintains a sales network for various business units. At our site in Rotterdam we are manufacturing specialty chemicals or consumer and industrial applications, e.g. Benzoic Acid or Benzylaldehyde.
LANXESS Chemicals S.L. manages our business in Spain and Portugal from our headquarters in Barcelona. At the Villasar de Mar site, Europigments, S.L., a joint venture in which LANXESS holds a majority interest, produces inorganic pigments for customers on the Iberian Peninsula.
LANXESS established its site in Turkey in 2012 and markets its entire product portfolio of specialty chemicals and high-value chemical intermediates from its Istanbul office. Special focus: rubber chemicals and high-tech plastics for the automotive sector as well as color pigments for the construction industry.
In the United Kingdom LANXESS operates a broad network of production sites for a wide range of specialty chemicals. We are present with locations in Baxenden, Branston, Deeside, Newbury , Sudbury, Trafford Park (Headquarters) and Widnes.