LANXESS

On January 31, 2005, the bell on the Frankfurt trading floor rang for the first time for LANXESS AG. The launch of LANXESS was completed at the same time as our shares were first listed. The new chemical brand had already become visible and tangible at the founding celebration in July 2004. This was followed by the entry in the commercial register at the end of September and the IPO four months later. Now LANXESS was ready to take off.

From the outset, the claim was: “Energizing Chemistry”. Being fast, agile, resilient and flexible was our motto, and we have proven it time and again since then. To be successful in highly dynamic markets and an ever more complex world, you need fresh thinking, new approaches and flexibility. With this “DNA”, LANXESS has reinvented itself several times over the past 20 years and has also mastered challenging situations. After spinning off from Bayer with a diverse portfolio, the first few years were characterized by a fundamental realignment and restructuring. Then, LANXESS quickly switched to growth and, in just the first decade, developed into a leading supplier of, in particular, synthetic rubber and high-quality plastics for sustainable mobility.