LANXESS' Locations in the US and Worldwide
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.7 billion in 2023. The company currently has about 12,600 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.
In North America, we are 2,300 employees at 20 production sites in 14 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario.
We 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.
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Our key sites in the United States include:
El Dorado, Arkansas
LANXESS Corp.Kalama, Washington
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Arkansas
El Dorado (Central plant)
The Central El Dorado plant began operations with 13 employees, producing bromine, methyl bromide and EDB. In the 1970s, the plant was expanded to produce flame retardants and oil field completion fluids. The El Dorado facilities include three separate plant sites: the Central Plant, South Plant and West Plant.
Contact Info:
2226 Haynesville Highway (HWY 15S)
El Dorado, Arkansas 71731
+1 870-862-5141
El Dorado (South plant)
The South El Dorado plant was the first of our bromine plants to be built. Michigan Chemical / Murphy Oil built the plant in 1957.
Contact Info:
324 Southfield Cutoff
El Dorado, Arkansas 71730
+1 870 864 1508
El Dorado (West Plant)
At this location is the largest bromine plant in southern Arkansas. It uses the West Brine Field for procurement and disposal and employs around 30 people. The plant's main product is elemental bromine.
Contact Info:
5821 Shuler Road
Magnolia, Arkansas 71731
+1 870 864 1508
Little Rock
The Little Rock, Arkansas location operates as a production site for the LANXESS business unit Rhein Chemie. Here, Rhein Chemie produces high performance curing bladders, which are used in the tire manufacturing process. Rhein Chemie Additives manufactures over 300 different sizes of Rhenoshape® curing bladders.
Address:
5701 Murray Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
+1 501-570-7536
Connecticut
Naugatuck
The Nudenberg-Wheeler Technical Center (also called the Naugatuck Research Center) consists of two buildings, Elm Street and Spencer Street. The Center focuses on research and development for the business units Lubricant Additives, Urethanes and Polymer Additives (flame retardants businesse line). The Center's Analytical Services Group performs analysis for all businesses, while the Development Group improves processes for existing products and develops processes for new products.
Addresses:
- 12 Spencer Street
Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770
+1 203 714 8669 - 400 Elm Street
Naugatuck, CT 06770
Shelton
The LANXESS Shelton, CT location is a shared services center for multiple LANXESS group functions and business units. The Lubricant Additives business unit is also based here, globally.
Address:
2 Armstrong Road
Shelton, Connecticut 06484
Phone: +1 203-573-2000
Delaware
Wilmington
Part of the Material Protection Products business unit, this administrative and labroatory site joined LANXESS when we purchased IFF's Microbial Control business on July 1, 2022.
Address:
Experimental Station
200 Powder Mill Road
Wilmington DE 19803
Louisiana
St. Charles
Part of the Material Protection Products business unit, this site joined LANXESS when we purchased IFF's Microbial Control business on July 1, 2022.
Contact Info:
Highway 3142
Hahnville, LA 70057
+1-304-550-0351
Geismar (Rubicon Joint Venture)
At Geismar, LANXESS operates Rubicon LLC, a joint venture between Huntsman and LANXESS. It is home to the largest methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) production facility in the Americas region and employs more than 700 associates and contractors annually. The site is located on approximately 81 acres and comprises seven production units. On average, Rubicon produces 440 kilotons of MDI annually. LANXESS wise the site belongs to the Business Unit Lubricant Additives Business (LAB), producing aniline for several business units and diphenylamine (DPA) for LAB.
Aniline is mainly used in the production of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). It also serves as an important intermediate in industries such as dye production, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastic additive production. It is also a starting material for flexible polyurethane foams, rigid polyurethane foams and antioxidants. Flexible polyurethane foams are used in upholstered furniture, mattresses, car seats and shoes, while rigid polyurethane insulations are used in freezers and refrigerators worldwide. The MDI derivative is also used as an industrial adhesive, and aniline serves as a precursor for the production of drugs such as paracetamol.
The derivative diphenylamine (DPA) is produced from aniline and has many applications in various industries. It is a widely used chemical compound and is used as an antioxidant in lubricants, fuels and explosives. In addition, DPA plays a crucial role as an intermediate in dye production, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and rubber and plastic additive industries. DPA derivatives are used as antioxidants in rubber, polyurethanes and plastics to slow down the degradation of these products and increase their durability.
Address Contact
Rubicon LLC (a joint venture of Huntsman and LANXESS) Frank Muzio, Technology Project Manager
9156 Highway 75, PO Box 517 Phone: +1 519-589-7605
Geismar, LA 70734
Phone: +1/225-744-5000
Michigan
Midland
Part of the Material Protection Products business unit, this administrative and labroatory site joined LANXESS when we purchased IFF's Microbial Control business on July 1, 2022.
Contact Info:
- 1652 Larkin Center Drive
100 Larkin
Midland, MI 42642
+1 272-249-0963 - Analytical Lab
3700 James Savage Road
1385 Building, Door 1
Midland, MI 48640
New Jersey
Birmingham
The Birmingham, New Jersey location operates as the Americas regional office for the business unit Liquid Purification Technologies. For more than 80 years our Lewatit® ion exchange resins and adsorbers are used in numerous industries to treat and purify water and other liquid media. In addition, we offer a range of Bayoxide® iron oxide adsorbers for various water treatment applications.
Contact Info:
200 Birmingham Road
P.O. Box 66
Birmingham, New Jersey 08011
+1-609-845-1500
East Hanover
The site is a production facility of the Lubricant Additives business unit. Hydraulic fluids, lubricating oils and greases are produced in East Hanover. The plant was built in the 1940s and was owned by Shell. It was operated by Anderol Specialty Lubricants which was owned by Chemtura and was integrated in 2017 into the Lubricant Additives business unit of the Specialty Additives reporting segment.
Main brands and products include:
- Royco®
Contact Info:
215 Merry Lane
East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
Fords
This Lubricant Additives facility manufactures aviation fluids, lubricants, and greases. These products include the Anderol branded industrial lubricants, the Royco branded Aviation Military Lubricants as well as multiple private label branded lubricants.The facility is about 78 acre and is operating on a 7 day, 24 hours schedule Manufacturing processes include polyol esterification and blending. Ship in bulk trucks, rail, totes, and drums.Contact Info:
1020 King George Post Road
Fords, New Jersey 08863
+1 732 738 1000
Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy is a production site of the Urethanes business unit. Polyester esterification and water-based polyurethane dispersion are the main processes used here. The portfolio includes polyesters for the production of plastics and foams as well as polyurethane dispersions for coatings, adhesives and glass fibers.
Contact Info:
1000 Convery Blvd.
Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861
Phone: +1 732 826 6600
North Carolina
Gastonia
The initial production at this facility focused on the compounding of rubber latex. Nowadays, the Gastonia Urethanes site is the largest producer of castable urethane pre-polymers in the United States. PU prepolymers are used in the production of items for recreational markets and for industrial applications.Contact Info:
214 West Ruby Avenue
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
+1 704-868-7200
Ohio
Chardon
The city of Chardon in the northeast of the state of Ohio, east of Cleveland, has about 5,000 inhabitants and is characterized by the metalworking and chemical industries.
Contact Info:
145 Parker Court
Chardon, Ohio 44024
+1 440-279-2385
Pennsylvania
Burgettstown
Burgettstown is a town of about 1,500 inhabitants is located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It's a suburb of Pittsburgh. This production site west of our regional headquarters in Pittsburgh is operated by the Inorganic Pigments business. Here, color pigments are mainly produced under the Bayferrox® brand.
Contact Info:
8 Morgan Road
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania 15021
+1 412 809 4733
Neville Island
The Neville Island facility was purchased from Verichem in 2011. The location operates as a production site for the LANXESS' Material Protection Products business unit, producing industrial biocides, as well as antimicrobial active ingredients and preservatives. Biocides are used to protect against microbial spoilage.
Contact Info:
LANXESS Corporation
3499 Grand Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15225
+1 412 809 1188
Pittsburgh (REGIONAL HQ)
The LANXESS U.S. headquarters is located in Pittsburgh. LANXESS expanded its presence in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in 2011 with the acquisition of Verichem Inc., a U.S.-based company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In addition to the management and administrative departments for North America, Pittsburgh also has laboratories for the Material Protection Products and Rhein Chemie business units.
Contact Info:
111 RIDC Park West Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275-1112
Phone: +1 412-809-1000
South Carolina
Bushy Park
Bushy Park, a 1,600 hectare industrial complex located near Charleston, South Carolina, is home to a total of seven global companies, including LANXESS. Around 60 people are employed at the LANXESS Bushy Park site.
Bushy Park is the production site for LANXESS' Rhein Chemie business unit. Among other things, antioxidants, accelerators and peptizers are produced. Main brands and products include:
- Vulkanox®
- Vulkacit®
- Renacit®
- Perkalink®
Contact Info:
1588 Bushy Park Road
Goose Creek, South Carolina 29445
+1 843 820 6405
Charleston
LANXESS acquired this facility after successfully completing the acquisition of Solvay’s phosphorus additives business in 2018. The Charleston site includes six production plants and has roughly 90 employees.
As part of the Polymer Additives business unit, the site in Charleston manufactures phosphorus chloride and numerous derivative products, such as flame-retardant additives and intermediate products for agrochemicals. The Charleston site gives the company a North American platform for phosphorus-based specialty chemicals — a key component of our additive business and helps to further drive our growth in the region.
View the Shelter-in-Place brochure for this site.
Contact Info:
2151 King Street Extension
Charleston, South Carolina 29405
+1 843-740-5385
Tennessee
Memphis
The Memphis, Tennessee location operates as a production site for LANXESS’s Business Unit Material Protection Products (MPP). The Clean and Disinfect business line of MPP involves various active ingredients and specialty chemicals used especially for disinfection and hygiene.
Main brands and products
Oxone™ monopersulfate compound is used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications such as hydrometallurgy and metal finishing, organic synthesis and, as a chlorine-free shock oxidizer, used for the disinfection of swimming pools and spas.
Contact Info:
2571 Fite Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38127
+1 901-708-1950
Texas
Baytown
The Baytown, Texas location operates as a production site for the LANXESS Business Unit Advanced Industrial Intermediates. The business unit now holds strong market positions in all product lines. Our success is based on dedicated customer focus and strict market orientation resulting in the ability to pinpoint market trends and identify business opportunities at an early stage.
Contact Info:
8500 West Bay Road
Baytown, Texas 77520
+1 800-526-9377
Washington
Kalama
The Kalama site consists of mostly wetland areas and is located between Interstate 5 and the Columbia River. Kalama is a production site for the LANXESS Business Unit Flavors & Fragrances (BU F&F). Around 150 people are employed at the site.
Short overview
- Founded: 1962
- Business served: Consumer Specialties, Industrial Specialties
- Products manufactured at the site:
- Benzoic Acid
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Benzaldehyde
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Flavors and fragrances
- Benzoate
Contact Info:
1296 Third Street NW
Kalama, Washington 98625
+1 360-673-0238
Vancouver
Vancouver, WA is the regional seat for the North American Flavors & Fragrances business and also supports our Polymer Additives business. Local support is here for Finance, Human Resources, Marketing & Tech., Order Fulfillment, Treasury, and Supply Chain.
Address:
1499 SE Tech Center Place
Suite 300
Vancouver, WA 98683
+1 360-954-7054
West Virginia
Institute (S. Charleston)
LANXESS acquired the Institute, West Virginia site in 2022 to produce Glutaraldehyde, a key ingredient for many disinfectants made by the Materials Protection Products business unit. Originally built in the 1940s to make synthetic rubber during WWII, the site went on to produce industrial chemicals for Union Carbide, Dow, DowDuPont and International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF). The site is a part of the ALTIVIA industrial park.
Address:
PO Box 519
WV Route 25
Institute, WV 25112
+1-304-550-0351