LANXESS at Plastindia (February 2012)

For the first time the specialty chemicals company participated in the international plastics fair in New Delhi, where it presented its latest products and technologies. - Shortly beforehand LANXESS had officially inaugurated a new facility for manufacturing high-tech plastics at its site in Jhagadia.

World Economic Forum… energized by LANXESS (January 2012)

In 2012 once again LANXESS was all over Davos: marketing campaign with banners, flags, vehicles and the LANXESS locomotive. Just as it did in previous years, specialty chemicals group has assumed a prominent position in the winter sports resort - so guests were welcomed by a town of Davos "dressed in LANXESS" at the 42nd World Economic Forum (WEF).

Green Mobility (2012)

Mobility is a global megatrend. With the help of LANXESS technologies, this megatrend can be realized in a sustainable way; for example:  lightweight engineered cars and "Green Tires". The future of mobility is green – that is why 2012 is the year of “Green Mobility” for LANXESS.

Big in Berlin!

Dr. Peter Ramsauer, German Transport Minister, visited the LANXESS kick-off of the political year in Berlin. The central topic of the evening was innovative mobility and solutions for the infrastructure of tomorrow. See for yourself who was there and what was discussed!

Intercultural summiteers (December 2011)

International understanding at over 6,000 meters above sea level: The specialty chemicals group LANXESS is sponsoring a series of expeditions by Chinese and European mountaineers. In the highlands of Tibet, people from two cultures work together as a team, relying on each other to reach places where no man has set foot before. And in doing so, they are also benefiting from high-tech products manufactured by LANXESS.

Rubber Day China (December 2011)

“High-tech for Green Mobility” was the main topic at the Rubber Day China 2011. LANXESS experts and external guests discussed future sustainable and innovative approaches to this issue. 

The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (December 2011)

The International Year of Chemistry 2011 – a yearlong celebration initiated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – culminated with a closing event on December 1, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

Rubber Day Korea: "The Greener Road to the Future" (November 2011)

"The Greener Road to the Future"! This was the topic of the first-ever Rubber Day in South Korea on November 23, 2011. Which effects can Tire Labelling - wich will be mandatory in the European Union starting 2012 - have in Korea? Renowned experts will discuss this question and further topics regarding "Green Mobility".

Rubber Day Japan: "Innovations for Greener Mobility" (November 2011)

On November 21, customers, journalists and rubber experts from LANXESS get together for a scientific debate in Tokyo, Japan. In line with the conference motto "Innovations for Greener Mobility", the key topics are electromobility, environmental trends and future-oriented research projects. In addition, the agenda covers a wide variety of innovations from the Technical Rubber Products segment.

Automotive Day Brasil - Challenges and concepts of the future mobility (October 2011)

More than 350 representatives of the Latin-American automobile industry took up the invitation from LANXESS to the first Automotive Day in Brasil. Together with experts from LANXESS they discussed the challenges and concepts of the future mobility.

Open House Day (September 2011)

Some 40,000 visitors took advantage of the Open House Day to take a look behind the scenes of LANXESS and Chempark at the Lower Rhine sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld among others. Alongside various site tours the specialty chemicals company offered its guests vivid exhibits across its presentation areas on subjects such as rubber, high-tech plastics and water.

LANXESS RubberDay Germany 2011 (September 2011)

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.

LANXESS strengthens its Bitterfeld site (September 2011)

Together with the State Premier of Sachsen-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff, LANXESS opened its new plant for membrane technology. The specialty chemicals group already produces Lewatit ion exchange resins in Bitterfeld. With these two product lines, LANXESS will be a key single-source supplier in the strategic business of water treatment. The total investment amounts to around 30 million euros. In the long term, some 200 new jobs will be created at the site.

A heart for glass fibres: Investments in Antwerp (September 2011)

Plastics are one of the most important materials of the 21. century. The will help to build the mega cities of tomorrow and will revolutionize car manufacturing by making automobiles lighter and safer. This is why LANXESS has declared 2011 the "Year of High-tech Plastics" and invests a further EUR 15 million at its site in Antwerp, Belgium. This is no coincidence: Antwerp is the heart of the production of glas fibres - an important intermediate for the manufacturing of plastics.

Roadrunners: Full Speed Ahead! (June 2011)

Around 600 LANXESS Roadrunners brave wind and weather / LANXESS employee from La Wantzenau wins men’s half marathon / Employee event a great success.

Music for the German-Indian friendship (June 2011)

More than 50 young musicians from Germany and India of the Young Euro Classic Orchestra, sponsored by LANXESS had a n exceptional gig on May 31st in New Dehli. Guests of honor at the concert included Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, India’s Parliamentary Speaker Meira Kumar and a delegation including LANXESS’s CEO Axel Heitmann. They met to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of India and the Federal Republic of Germany. This was the kick-off event for joint celebrations organized under the tagline “Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities”.

Synthetic rubber from renewable raw materials (May 2011)

Synthetic rubber from renewable raw materials: Working with experts from U.S. bio raw material manufacturer Gevo, specialty chemicals company LANXESS has achieved this coup. The basis for this is currently corn in animal feed – but in the future it will also be possible to use the cellulose-containing parts of plants as well. How does this work? The starch in the corn kernels is split off, and among the products produced is sugar. Special microorganisms turn these sugar molecules into isobutanol. A dehydration process specially developed by LANXESS then generates isobutene, the starting product for butyl rubber. This particularly airtight material is used among other applications as an inner liner in tires.

Heavy load for LANXESS (March 2011)

It’s the night of March 11, 2011. A heavy load is on its way to the Chempark Krefeld-Uerdingen site. The cargo – the absorber for the new formaldehyde plant of specialty chemicals company LANXESS. The absorber is 37 meters long, weighs 30 metric tons and is on a specially designed flatbed truck. Specialists spent six months preparing the move.

LANXESS expands education initiative (March 2011)

LANXESS is to support two high schools at its Brunsbüttel site in north Germany with EUR 20,000 each. This funding is designed to deliver a lasting improvement in science teaching at the schools. As a sign of its commitment to the Brunsbüttel site, LANXESS is also sponsoring the city’s 725th anniversary celebrations. 

First production plant for high-tech plastics in USA (March 2011)

LANXESS broke ground on the first compounding facility for high-tech plastics in the United States. Additionally, LANXESS and U.S. chemical company DuPont will double the capacity of their joint compounding facility in Hamm-Uentrop, Germany. The capacity expansions reflect the growing demand for high-tech plastics being driven above all by rising car production and the trend towards lighter automobiles.

LANXESS Kick-Off 2011 (January 2011)

Round about 200 representatives from politics, business and the media came to the LANXESS Kick-Off 2011 event held on January 20th the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. Guest of honor was the Federal Minister of Family Affairs and Youth Kristina Schröder. At the same day, LANXESS opened its new office in the German capital. 

LANXESS Rubber Day New Delhi (December 2010)

About 200 high-ranking guests from economy, science, politics as well as customers of LANXESS AG accepted the invitation to the third LANXESS Rubber Day this year, that took place on December 3, 2010. The theme of the event that was staged in New Delhi was „Driving growth and delivering safety“. With several presentations and panel discussions LANXESS offered a platform to explore the future of rubber and of the rubber industry in India.

„K 2010“: Product exhibition at the LANXESS booth (November 2010)

Premium products serving the four megatrends of mobility, agriculture, urbanization and water: At the LANXESS-booth at the world’s biggest plastics and rubber fair, the focus was on the exhibition of the innovative product engineering and technologies. High-tech plastic Durethan, specialty rubber Levapren or Liquid Therban, a new milestone in the development of rubber – LANXESS stands for premium products of the highest quality.

LANXESS at the „K 2010“ in Dusseldorf (October, 27 – November, 3)

LANXESS presented its innovative product engineering and technologies on more than 1.300 square meters of the world’s biggest plastics and rubber trade fair „K 2010“ in Dusseldorf. LANXESS not only is the world’s leading producer of synthetic rubbers for the tire industry, and therefore one of the pioneers concerning “green tires”, the specialty chemicals company also offers a whole range of premium products, applications and solutions for other fields like automotive engineering.

LANXESS Rubber Day São Paulo (September 2010)

More than 250 guests came to the LANXESS Rubber Day São Paulo and exchanged views on the challenges regarding protection of the environment, the innovative application of synthetic rubber, as well as the role of the automotive industry as the engine of the economy of Brazil.

China Rubber Days in Macau (July 2010)

LANXESS launched with a kickoff-event in China a series of international Rubber Days. The conferences with customers, politicians, experts and media are a platform for demonstrating the technology expertise and the outstanding role of LANXESS in the manufacture of high-performance rubber products.

LANXESS gets things moving (June 2010)

Around 600 LANXESS runners took part in the 10th EVL half marathon in Leverkusen. The specialty chemicals group’s team was by far the largest group of runners among the 3,000 or so participants. The red-white vests and running shoes of the LANXESS Roadrunners dominated the race scene. The claim ”Energizing Chemistry” took on a whole new meaning.

Groundbreaking in Singapore (May 2010)

LANXESS has broken ground for the construction of the new butyl rubber plant in Singapore on May 17, 2010. In the presence of Lim Hng Kiang, the Minister of Trade and Industry of Singapore, and the German Ambassador to Singapore Jörg Ranau, Axel C. Heitmann and Werner Breuer of the board of management and other LANXESS representatives perform a festive ceremony in front of more than 300 invited guests.

LARA is "Selected Landmark 2010“ (April 2010)

LANXESS is one of the winners in the "365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas” contest. The new nitrous oxide reduction plant (LARA) is one of the “Selected Landmarks for 2010” and becomes an ambassador for an innovative Germany.

LANXESS arena: journey to the moon (March 2010)

As part of lit.COLOGNE, some 4,000 fans of space and literature accompanied the Cologne-based bestselling author Frank Schätzing on his journey through time.

The specialty chemicals group LANXESS has supported the multimedia show of Schätzing’s new novel “Limit” in the LANXESS arena in Cologne, which was the biggest event of this year’s literature festival. LANXESS is the new partner of the lit.COLOGNE. The engagement is part of its education initiative.

Annual Press Conference 2010 (March 2010)

LANXESS presented its fiscal year figures 2009 at the annual press conference in Cologne, on March 17.
The specialty chemicals company ended the crisis year with solid results and expects a significant earnings improvement in 2010 after a good start to the year.

Taking stock! (January 2010)

On February 1, LANXESS celebrated its fifth anniversary as a stock-market-listed company. Shares in LANXESS have been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since January 31, 2005. The issue price on that day was EUR 15.75. Since then, Germany’s largest listed specialty chemicals group has kept writing new chapters in its relatively short but eventful history. The successful growth strategy on the global markets went hand in hand with systematic optimization of the group structures. Today, the specialty chemicals group focuses on 13 business units and matches the profitability of its key competitors.

Water – a precious commodity (January 2010)

According to estimates from Germany's Foreign Office, approximately 1 billion people around the world have no access to clean drinking water. Every year, some 3 million people die from the consequences of dirty water. And the situation will continue to worsen. Many of the products manufactured by specialty chemicals group LANXESS are helping to solve the problem. Reason enough for the company to proclaim 2010 the "LANXESS Water Year".

Ground-breaking ceremony for new chemical plant (January 2010)

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is building a new facility for manufacturing membrane filters for water treatment at its site in Bitterfeld. LANXESS is investing a total of EUR 30 million in this pioneering project, which is being sponsored by the State of Saxony-Anhalt to the tune of up to EUR 6 million. This new plant will create 200 new jobs in Bitterfeld in the long term. Reiner Haseloff, Economics Minister of the State of Saxony-Anhalt joined up today with Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the LANXESS Board of Management, to break the first ground.

Ground-breaking ceremony for new chemical plant (January 2010)

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is building a new facility for manufacturing membrane filters for water treatment at its site in Bitterfeld. LANXESS is investing a total of EUR 30 million in this pioneering project, which is being sponsored by the State of Saxony-Anhalt to the tune of up to EUR 6 million. This new plant will create 200 new jobs in Bitterfeld in the long term. Reiner Haseloff, Economics Minister of the State of Saxony-Anhalt joined up today with Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the LANXESS Board of Management, to break the first ground.

Safety always comes first (November 2009)

Despite the difficult economic conditions and the cost-cutting measures that result, occupational safety continues to have top priority at LANXESS. The Functional Chemicals business unit, for example, has introduced the award-winning STOP^TM safety program.

Econ award for Axel C. Heitmann (November 2009)

The chairman of the board of LANXESS AG, Axel C. Heitmann, was voted “Personality of the Year” by the jury of the Econ Awards Unternehmenskommunikation (Corporate Communication). The jury recognised his successes at the service of the company.

Heitmann received the award on 19 November at a ceremony in Berlin.

Testing: winter tires versus summer tires (October 2009)

From the outside you can hardly distinguish between modern winter and summer tires. One difference between them lies in the rubber mix. Summer tires, which have to withstand high outside temperatures, already harden at a few degrees above freezing. In a braking text at a speed of 45 km/h cars with summer tires have been shown to need 10 more meters to come to a standstill at this temperature than winter tires.

Welcome to the LANXESS Family! (September 2009)

At the beginning of June 2009, LANXESS announced the acquisition of the chemical businesses of the Indian company Gwalior Chemical Industries Ltd. and the assets of the Chinese company Jiangsu Polyols Chemical Co Ltd. On September 18, the closing events for the new employees were held. Learn more!

LANXESS celebrates World Rubber Day (September 2009)

"Happy Birthday, Synthetic Rubber": The 100-year-anniversary of synthetic rubber was celebrated very solemny: A scientific colloquium was held in the City of Cologne, Germany, on September 12 that was visited by around 400 guests from the worlds of economy, science and politics. Thee well-known German journalist Nina Ruge presented the event. In our LANXESS TV feature you can experience the scientific colloquium in Cologne in living pictures.

Synthetic rubber – a formula for success (September 2009)

On September 12, 1909, the Chemist Fritz Hofmann had produced the first methyl rubber in the laboratories of Elberfelder Farbenfabriken. Today, LANXESS is continuing the inventor’s legacy. Accompany us in this film documentary on a journey across the 100-year history of synthetic rubber. Historical film documents from the beginning of the previous century, insights into modern production processes and innovative applications illustrate the significance of this tremendous invention.

First acquisition in India (June 2009)

LANXESS is underpinning its long-term growth strategy in the BRIC countries with two transactions in Asia. In Mumbai specialty chemicals group announced the acquisition of stock market listed Indian company Gwalior Chemical Industries Ltd. LANXESS will also acquire the business and production assets of Chinese-based Jiangsu Polyols Chemical Co. Ltd.

Innovation for leather protection (Video clip only in German available)

The Leather business unit presents a new technology that provides leather with long-term protection against soiling. The new water-based product range makes leather resistant to cleaning without affecting key functional properties, a breakthrough that gives LANXESS the technological lead in this field of leather manufacture.

100 Years of Synthetic Rubber (May 2009)

It is certainly very unusual for a company not yet five years old to be celebrating a centenary. Nevertheless, that is precisely the position LANXESS is in. When our company was founded, we inherited a legacy that dates back over many years. In 1909, synthetic rubber was invented by chemist Fritz Hofmann of Elberfelder Farbenfabriken, one of the antecedents of LANXESS.

LANXESS: 2008 targets met despite crisis (May 2009)

Sales almost level with prior year at EUR 6,576 million / EBITDA pre exceptionals of EUR 721 million / 11 percent EBITDA margin pre exceptionals / Group net income up 52.7 percent to EUR 171 million / Dividend of EUR 0.50 per share proposed for 2008 / Savings of EUR 250 million through “Challenge09”

LANXESS leaves its mark in Moscow (March 2009)

The German ambassador to Moscow welcomes the commitment of LANXESS in Russia. Experience the day in Moscow on LANXESS TV.

LARA (June 2008)

As a result, LANXESS will cut its annual emissions of climate gas in Germany by 1.5 million metric tons by 2012 compared with 2007. With this "lighthouse project", the company will eliminate as much as 80 percent of its total direct greenhouse gas emissions in Germany.

Inauguration of the new laughing gas reduction unit (March 2008)

LANXESS reduces greenhouse gases: View the inauguration of the new laughing gas reduction unit in Krefeld, Germany here.

LANXESS young.euro.classic (July 2008)

A Musical Feast! Promoting Culture à la carte - LANXESS young.euro.classic China Tour 2008 on LANXESS TV

Cogeneration – environmental protection in Brazil (June 2008)

The Leverkusen-based specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is building a cogeneration plant at its Brazilian site (IPG) in Porto Feliz. The plant generates both steam and electricity by burning bagasse (sugar cane waste).

Chinaplas 2008 (April 2008)

LANXESS is presenting itself at Chinaplas 2008 (from April 17 - 20, 2008) in Shanghai, the most important plastics fair in China.