LANXESS CEO Axel C. Heitmann welcomed the Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, to the second Rubber Day Germany in Düsseldorf.

LANXESS CEO Axel C. Heitmann, during his opening speech for the Rubber Day 2011.

The Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, underlined the importance of the cooperation between economy and politics in order to master the challenges of tomorrow’s mobility.

Some 250 international members of industry associations and media attended at the LANXESS Rubber Day in Düsseldorf. The topic of the symposium was“Innovations for modern mobility”. The Rubber Day took place the second time in Germany.

The Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, LANXESS CEO Axel C. Heitmann and automotive expert Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer in the panel discussion about solutions for the modern mobility.

Some 250 international members of industry associations and media attended at the LANXESS Rubber Day in Düsseldorf. The topic of the symposium was“Innovations for modern mobility”. The Rubber Day took place the second time in Germany.

The Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, in the panel about “Solutions for modern mobility.”

The automotive expert Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer in the panel about “Solutions for modern mobility.”

LANXESS CEO Axel C. Heitmann in the panel about “Solutions for modern mobility.”

The Minister of Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Harry K. Voigtsberger, LANXESS CEO Axel C. Heitmann and automotive expert Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer in the panel discussion about solutions for the modern mobility.

Ron Commander, Head of the LANXESS business unit Butyl Rubber, about the cooperation with Gevo to produce bio-based butyl rubber.

Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo, explains the innovative way of his company to produce bio-based raw materials to produce rubber.

Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo, explains the innovative way of his company to produce bio-based raw materials to produce rubber.

Günther Weymans, Head of LANXESS business unit Technical Rubber Products, talks about bio-based rubber for automotive applications.

Panel discussing about Bio-Sourcing with: Günther Weymans, Head of LANXESS business unit Technical Rubber Products; Carsten Rolle, Head of division Energy and Raw Materials – Federation of German Industries; Patrick Gruber, CEO Gevo; Stephen V. Evans, General Secretary of International Rubber Study Group, and Werner Breuers, Member of the Board of Management of LANXESS.

Panel discussing about Bio-Sourcing: CEO Gevo; Stephen V. Evans, General Secretary of International Rubber Study Group.

Panel discussing about Bio-Sourcing: Member of the Board of Management of LANXESS

Panel discussing about Bio-Sourcing: Carsten Rolle, Head of division Energy and Raw Materials – Federation of German Industries.

Joachim Grub, Head of the LANXESS business unit Performance Butadiene Rubber, spoke about LANXESS High-Performance Rubber for a sustainable mobility.

Dieter Freitag, Director of Michelin Germany, Austria and Switzerland, spoke about the performance of tires.