Dr. Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG

Dr. Ron Commander, Head of Butyl Rubber, LANXESS AG

Dr. Günther Weymans, Head of Technical Rubber Products, LANXESS AG

Dr. Joachim Grub, Head of Performance Butadiene Rubber, LANXESS AG

Luis López-Remón, Head of Rubber Chemicals, LANXESS AG

Dr. Anno Borkowsky, Head of Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH

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.

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 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.

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.

Panel discussion about tire labeling with: Professor Horst Wildemann TU Munich; Axel Stepken, CEO of TÜV Süd; Rainier van Roessel, Member of Board of Management of LANXESS; Joachim Grub, Head of the LANXESS business unit Performance Butadiene Rubber; Dieter Freitag, Director of Michelin Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Panel discussion about tire labelling: Professor Horst Wildemann TU Munich.

Panel discussion about tire labelling: Axel Stepken, CEO of TÜV Süd

Panel discussion about tire labeling: Rainier van Roessel, Member of Board of Management of LANXESS

Panel discussion about tire labelling: Joachim Grub, Head of the LANXESS business unit Performance Butadiene Rubber.

Panel discussion about tire labelling: Dieter Freitag, Director of Michelin Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Burkhard Wies, Vice President Tire Line Development worldwide of Continental, spoke about challenges for tire and tire supplier industry driven by regulation and market trends.

Werner Breuers, Member of the LANXESS Board of Management, spoke about high performance tires and rubber components in the automotive industry.

Panel discussion about high performance tires and rubber components in the automotive industry with: Professor Horst Wildemann, TU Munich; Uwe Mierisch, Member of Board of Daimler Trucks; Joachim Grub, Head of LANXESS business unit Performance Butadiene Rubber; Werner Breuers, Member of the Board of Management of LANXESS; Jörg Barrenscheen, Head of chassis development of Volkswagen Light Commercials.

Luis Lopéz-Remón, Head of the LANXESS business unit Rubber Chemicals spoke about additives for improved silica tire performance.

Anno Borkowsky, Head of Rheinchemie, spoke about tire bladders and release agents.

Panel discussion about important supplementary components for the production of tires with: Rainier van Roessel, Member of Board of Management of LANXESS; Luis Lopéz-Remón, Head of the LANXESS business unit Rubber Chemicals; Anno Borkowsky, Head of Rheinchemie; Tom Benner, President of Rhodia Silica.