Keyword: synthetic rubber

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Lanxess Seeks to Increase Competitiveness

19.09.2013 - Lanxess is countering the challenging business environment with a comprehensive efficiency program. Currently, it is foremost the synthetic rubber activities that are experiencing...

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Lanxess Opens Butyl Rubber Plant in Singapore

04.06.2013 - Lanxess has inaugurated its new butyl rubber plant on Jurong Island in Singapore on schedule. The specialty chemicals company has invested approximately €400 million in the plant...

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Lanxess Opens New Headquarters for High-performance Rubber in the Netherlands

18.04.2013 - German specialty chemicals company Lanxess, a producer of synthetic rubber, has inaugurated the new headquarters of its Keltan Elastomers business unit in Sittard-Geleen in the...

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Lanxess Central Eastern Europe Sees Sales Increase by 40%

28.03.2013 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has not one but two reasons to celebrate. First, Lanxess Central Eastern Europe based in the Slovakian capital Bratislava has now been in...

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Lanxess Sees Earnings Slump as Tire Market Weakens

21.03.2013 - Lanxess, the world's largest synthetic-rubber maker, has warned of a sharp drop in earnings in the first quarter, joining the list of auto suppliers to take a hit from anaemic...

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Dow Chemical to Take Q4 Charge of up to $1.1 Billion

30.10.2012 - Dow Chemical will take a fourth-quarter charge of as much as $1.1 billion related to last week's announcement that it will close 20 plants, write down the value of its lithium ion...

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Dow Chemical CEO Vows to Hit Profit Target Despite Cuts

25.10.2012 - Dow Chemical Chief Executive Andrew Liveris defended on Wednesday his decision to slash spending on capital projects, saying the cuts will not deter the chemical maker from meeting...

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TPC Group Gets Higher Buyout Offer from Innospec

08.10.2012 - Chemicals maker TPC Group on Monday said it received a buyout proposal from Innospec worth as much as $721 million, topping an offer from two private equity firms made in August...