Axel C. Heitmann on Lufthansa TV

Passengers traveling business class on Lufthansa or Swiss-Air can currently watch a personal profile of the Chairman of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG in their program of in-flight viewing. The 8-minute film is being shown on Intercontinental flights. Heitmann is one of six CEOs featured in the “Green Minds – European Champions” series. What the companies in question have in common is that they are all global players active in the fields of sustainability and environmental protection. The 50-minute magazine offered to passengers traveling first and business class also includes contributions about other champions of the business world who head up BMW, Daimler, Roland Berger, Lufthansa Technik and Deichmann.

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.

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

RTO unit (June 2008)

Innovative environmental technology to treat waste air at Port Jérôme site

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.