German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has wrapped up its acquisition of International Flavors & Fragrances’s microbial control business unit, a year after...
Germany’s Lanxess has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Emerald Kalama Chemical from affiliates of private equity firm American Securities. The US specialty...
In a study carried out by an independent laboratory, the Rely On Virkon broad-spectrum surface disinfectant produced by Lanxess was shown to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2...
09.07.2019
- Lanxess will be focusing primarily on the topics of new mobility, urbanization and digitalization. Six business units – High Performance Materials, Urethane Systems, Polymer...
15.11.2017
- In a move to expand its additives portfolio, Germany’s Lanxess has clinched a deal with Solvay to acquire the Belgian chemical producer’s US phosphorus chemicals business based at...
26.09.2016
- Flush with cash from the sale of a major chunk of its rubber business to Saudi Aramco, German chemical producer Lanxess has signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire US specialty...
23.03.2016
- The theme for this year’s World Water Day proclaimed by the United Nations for March 22 was “Water and Jobs”. In getting the message out, the UN and its partners have underscored...
05.10.2014
- Replacing sheet metal with Tepex dynalite continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites delivers significant additional weight savings in numerous areas of plastic-metal...
04.06.2014
- If Matthias Zachert mounted the steep steps to the new Lanxess headquarters on the Rhine River in Cologne, when returning to the German chemical producer as CEO on April l, he may...
02.04.2014
- Sustainable Management of Resources - Water is the origin of all life and is extremely important to each and every one of us. That is why, in 1993, the United Nations introduced an...
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding its global production network for inorganic pigments and building a new plant in China for the Inorganic Pigments...
More Plastics, Less CO2 - Plastics are playing a pivotal role in the development of "green" vehicles. This is evident, for example, in a lightweight front-end carrier...
14.11.2013
- After a 26% plunge in EBITDA to €187 million in the third quarter, German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has narrowed its guidance for full year 2013. The company now expects...
29.01.2013
- In 1938, chemist Paul Schlack discovered the basic principles needed to develop a robust synthetic fiber that has become world famous under the name Perlon. The fiber first made...
31.05.2012
- Lanxess is investing €75 million in the construction of a new plant for high-tech plastics in Antwerp. The world-scale facility for polyamide plastics is designed for an annual...
16.04.2012
- Finance - For all the planning that goes into any company's strategy, there will always be outside factors that limit the ability to control one's financial destiny. Right now...
14.03.2012
- Thermoplastic composite constructions open up great potential in the automotive industry for weight reduction, thus allowing a significant reduction of the emissions and the fuel...
17.02.2012
- VIP-Vision in Plastics - Oil pans fitted in the 12.8 liter Euro 6 engines for the Mercedes Actros from Daimler are up to 120 cm long, 40 cm wide and 35 cm deep. To date, they are...
24.01.2012
- Optimism Springs Eternal - 2011 was a year fraught with uncertainties, and many industries are wearily eyeing the year to come. The state of the worldwide economy as well as the...
09.12.2011
- Organic Tanning - In September 2011, Lanxess launched X-Tan, an innovative organic tanning technology based on a newly introduced tanning agent. CHEManager Europe has asked...
10.11.2011
- Lanxess has acquied Verichem, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, based biocide maker. The German specialty chemicals company said the purchase will significantly bolster its position in...
18.10.2011
- Lanxess has announced three investments totaling €30 million in Brazil. The company said investments will support the growing trend toward green mobility in the Latin American...
11.08.2011
- Lanxess posted second quarter net income of €181 million or €2.17 per share, up from €131 million or €1.57 per share last year. EBITDA pre exceptionals in the second quarter rose...
21.07.2011
- Lanxess has begun the expansion of its menthol facility at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site; the company said it will double its capacity. Completion of the project is scheduled for the...
27.06.2011
- Saltigo celebrated its fifth birthday at this year's Chemspec Europe trade show in Geneva. CEO Wolfgang Schmitz talked to Brandi Schuster about the company's evolution over the...
01.06.2011
- German rubber chemicals group Lanxess is in talks to buy Belgian chemicals group Taminco from private equity firm CVC for about €1 billion, the Financial Times Deutschland reported...
12.05.2011
- Lanxess published a consensus-beating 2011 outlook after robust demand for synthetic rubber in the auto and tire industries boosted its business in the first quarter. The world's...
12.05.2011
- Lanxess said it will exceed the €1 billion earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) pre-exceptionals mark in 2011 after achieving its best-ever...
16.03.2011
- Product Protection - Aqueous products such as emulsion paints, lacquers and a number of plasters partly consist of organic components that can be used as sources of nutrient by...
09.03.2011
- Lanxess is expanding its global production network for high-tech plastics and broke ground for a new compounding facility in North Carolina on Wednesday. Additionally, Lanxess and...
02.02.2011
- With the beginning of February 2011, the specialty chemicals group Lanxess has produced the five millionth metric ton of its plastics precursor caprolactam at its facility in...
31.01.2011
- Germany's antitrust watchdog said it started a more detailed probe into the planned takeover of DSM's Elastomers unit by Lanxess, the world's largest synthetic-rubber company. "We...
26.01.2011
- Merck KGaA received instant approval from investors as it hired Matthias Zachert, the finance chief of German specialty chemicals group Lanxess, as its CFO. Shares in Merck gained...
18.01.2011
- Lanxess has announced a €40 million investment in two projects at its Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany site.The company is building a production plant for the formalin needed to make...
14.12.2010
- Lanxess and Dutch company Royal DSM have reached an agreement in principle involving the sale of DSM Elastomers to Lanxess for €310 million on a cash and debt-free basis. DSM...
10.12.2010
- On Jan. 1 Dr. Hubert Fink, head of Lanxess' Semi-Crystalline Products (SCP) business unit, will take on a new position at the helm of the Basic Chemicals (BAC) business unit. He...
02.12.2010
- Today, specialty chemicals group Lanxess opened Asia's most state-of-the-art plant for ion exchange resins in India. The new plant was constructed over a period of two years in the...
10.11.2010
- Lanxess achieved a strong set of results in the third quarter of 2010 due to strong demand for its synthetic rubber and high-tech plastics. As a result, the specialty chemicals...
06.10.2010
- Lanxess is targeting EBITDA pre exceptionals of approximately € 1.4 billion in 2015. The specialty chemicals company plans to achieve its mid-term earnings target through a dual...
01.10.2010
- When people talk about sustainability, they seldom consider the tremendous opportunities that rubber offers in today‘s technological world. In fact, nowadays there are few machines...
30.09.2010
- Easy-flowing, highly reinforced polyamides and polyesters, foamable thermoplastics and innovative material composites with organic sheet are opening up new possibilities in the...
27.09.2010
- There will be a change in management at three of the 13 business units of specialty chemicals company Lanxess. Dr. Hans-Georg Schmitt, head of the Basic Chemicals business unit...
24.09.2010
- Lanxess plans to increase its leading earnings indicator by roughly 80 % in the coming five years. The specialty chemicals company is targeting EBITDA pre exceptionals of...
26.08.2010
- Specialty chemicals group Lanxess is taking part in the 3rd Euchems chemistry congress, the largest of its kind in Europe, which is being held in Nuremberg from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2...
06.08.2010
- Lanxess has reported significantly better-than-expected results in the second quarter of 2010, which the company says is due to its strategic positioning in the emerging markets...
20.04.2010
- Lanxess said it will expand capacities at its plant for high-tech plastics in Wuxi, China. The German specialty chemicals company will invest in a third production line at the...
23.03.2010
- In the coming weeks, the capacity expansion program for chlorotoluenes, cresols and their derivatives that Lanxess announced in late October 2008 will reach completion, the company...
18.03.2010
- Specialty chemicals group Lanxess said it is confident for the business year 2010 after ending 2009 with a strong final quarter. The company said its optimism is supported by the...
12.03.2010
- Lanxess said it is focusing on optimizing its top coat systems, especially those used for automotive leathers, and on expanding its share of the market. To this end, the Leather...
10.03.2010
- Specialty chemicals group Lanxess said it will expand the global capacity of its high-performance rubber Nd-BR (neodymium butadiene rubber). The €20 million investment will...
04.03.2010
- Lanxess is in talks to buy synthetic rubber company Eliokem, in a move that would bolster its position as the world's largest producer of synthetic rubber. Lanxess managers met...
03.03.2010
- Lanxess has completed the first phase of construction of its new site in Jhagadia, Gujarat state, India. The production of the rubber chemicals plant was started up, as planned...
11.02.2010
- The Tire Technology Expo has named Lanxess "Tire Industry Supplier of the Year." The panel of judges, comprising international representatives of the tire industry, automotive...
09.02.2010
- Lanxess plans to build a new facility for formalin production at its site in Krefeld-Uerdingen. The specialty chemicals group will then no longer be dependent on buying in the...
22.01.2010
- Lanxess has acquired the Nipacide PTAP product line from Clariant .The active ingredient p-tert-amylphenol (PTAP) complements the phenolic active ingredients portfolio of Lanxess'...
22.01.2010
- Lanxess has sold its 55% stake in the hydrazine hydrate joint venture Lanxess Yaxing (Weifang) Chemicals Company to its Chinese partner Weifang Yaxing Group. The joint venture was...
21.01.2010
- LANXESS AG is building a new chemical plant at its site in Bitterfeld, Germany. This marks the specialty chemicals group's move into a new segment of the water treatment business...
11.12.2009
- By putting a second nitrous oxide reduction plant (LARA) into operation at the Chempark Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany, specialty chemicals group Lanxess has moved a big step...
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH - Lanxess launches a new planning tool for the industrial water treatment. The LewaPlus design software is a tool for ion exchange resins (IX) and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane...
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH - The polyamide 66 Durethan DP AKV 30 FN00 from specialty chemicals group Lanxess is proving extremely successful as a material for flame-retardant components in consumer electronics...
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH - As the first commercial application for Buna CB21 neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-BR) from specialty chemicals group Lanxess, the Kira Star golf ball is truly a revolution in...
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH - Saltigo will showcase itself at the Informex chemical exhibition in San Francisco from Feb. 16-19, 2010. The globally active custom synthesis specialist will demonstrate the...
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