The Performance Butadiene Rubbers (PBR) business unit of the synthetic rubber manufacturer LANXESS plans to extensively forgo the use of processing oils with high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content worldwide by the end of 2009.
The Performance Butadiene Rubbers business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is an important manufacturer of versatile polybutadiene and very high-performance styrene butadiene rubbers (SSBR) that are produced using state-of-the-art solution polymerization processing (SSBR = “solution SBR”). The product portfolio of the Performance Butadiene Rubbers business unit also includes the “general purpose” rubber ESBR (“emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber”).
The Rubber Chemicals business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of rubber chemicals.
The Technical Rubber Products business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is one of the leading providers of special elastomers for the rubber processing industry.