Lanxess phosphorous chemicals stands for professional customer service, experienced technical support, creative researchers and products of consistently high quality. Intermediates lanxess produces two groups of intermediates used as basic building blocks in the production of phosphorous compounds. Brenntag expands cooperation with lanxess rubber chemicals brenntag has been appointed as distributor for lanxess rubber chemicals on the iberian peninsula as of march 1, 2011, and in france as of april 1, 2011. As a supplier to industries across the board, our subsidiary rhein chemie additives add offers an extensive palette of tailormade active ingredient compounds and specialty chemicals for the rubber, lubricant and plastics industries. Rhein chemie rubber and colorant additives the rhein chemie business unit rch offers customized active ingredient compounds, specialty chemicals and processing aids for the rubber, plastics and colorants industries. Lanxess is a member of the leading sustainability indices dow jones sustainability index djsi world and djsi europe and ftse4good. We stay close to the market to understand emerging technologies and unmet needs and innovate to stay at the forefront of technology.
From the development of the compound to the production of the finished component. Specialty chemicals company lanxess has successfully completed the acquisition of u. Lanxess nanoprene microgel additives ready for series. Global chemical merger and acquisitions activity 2010 to 2017 total activity 2010 to 2017. Lanxess to acquire petroflex chemicals group of brazil strengthening of global rubber business ideal addition to the product portfolio in one of the worlds most important growth markets petroflexs principal shareholders to receive the equivalent of eur 198 million for some 70 percent of the shares. The companys rubber additives support the customized processing of rubber in all areas of application, from tires, profiles, hoses and cables to seals and drive components. The rubber chemicals plant will serve the global rubber and mineral oil additive markets as well as the rapidly growing indian tire and rubber market with highquality lanxess vulkanox antioxidants. Panjiva uses over 30 international data sources to help you find qualified vendors of rubber lanxess. Both companies will then merge, whereby lxskk will be the surviving company and rcj will be absorbed. The business unit heads report directly to the lanxess. Lanxess aktiengesellschaft is a german specialty chemicals company based in cologne, germany that was founded in 2004 via the spinoff of the chemicals division and. News release lanxess and tsrc to create rubber joint lanxess.
Specialty and standard chemicals rhein chemie lanxess. Leather lanxess to streamline the chrome value chain of. We are a hightech specialty chemicals company with technology and product leadership positions in our businesses. Lanxess distribution gmbh chemicals lanxess distribution gmbh katzbergstr. Lubricant and flame retardant additives business, meanwhile, has been transferred to lanxess s additives business unit.
One of the key chemical reactions in this process is that of rubber with sulfur. Thanks to rhenowave, it is now possible for manufacturers to monitor their rubber compounds for possible defects while they are still being. None of the antidegradants are universally effective, each has a. The core business of lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical components, specialty chemicals and plastics. We are committed to acting sustainably and combining security. Lanxess offers highquality solutions for all the challenges of rubber processing. Lanxess is also a leading supplier of synthetic rubber. Singapore serves as an important business and technical services hub for our operations throughout southeast asia and asia pacific. Lanxess completes sale of chrome chemicals business to brother enterprises pdf, 112.
Lanxess core business comprises the development, manufacture and sale of plastics, rubber, specialty chemicals and intermediates. July 5 2017 shanghai following the acquisition of u. The core business of lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. Lanxess distribution gmbh chemicals this information and our technical advice whether verbal, in writing or by way of trials are given in good faith but without warranty, and this also applies where proprietary rights of third parties are involved. Lanxess is heralding in a new area of inline process control for the industrial processing of rubber compounds. Lanxess is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of eur 9. Lanxess will cease production of the rubber aging inhibitors vulkanox 3100 and vulkanox dppd in isithebe, south africa, and close the plant as part of changes to its rubber chemicals unit. The company produces products for the leather, textile and semicrystalline industries in china and in the asia pacific region. Products are used in the fields such as automotive industry, electricalelectronics industries, construction industry as well as in medicine, sports and recreation. Lanxess aktiengesellschaft is a german specialty chemicals company based in cologne, germany that was founded in 2004 via the spinoff of the chemicals division and parts of the polymers business from bayer ag.
We are aiming to optimize applications for individual custom ers by modifying products or formulations. The name rhein chemie, which has been a hallmark of success in the chemical industry for over 125 years, will remain the umbrella brand for rubber and colorants business. Here you can conduct a fulltext search of the web site and pdf files. Following the acquisition of the argentinabased darmex group in 2011, rhein chemie gained access to a further business area.
Whatever your application is, chemicals experts at lanxess will provide individual technical advice tailored to your needs. Rhein chemie adds extra value to its customers through its reliable solutions and decadelong technical application expertise which is continually being. Lanxess is a globally operating supplier of latex chemicals for the latex. Rhein chemie corporation merges into lanxess corporation.
News release lanxess pressing ahead with realignment, lanxess. Specialty chemical company lanxess ag said sunday it is buying chemtura corp. The company is currently represented at 75 production sites worldwide. Rubber chemicals competitive cross reference acetales aldehyde amines amines benzimidazoles dithiocarbamates. Rhenowave inline process control safeguards quality during rubber processing. Lanxess is a globally operating supplier of latex chemicals for the latex processing industry with a broad product range, tailored to meet the requirements of a wide variety of applica tions. Sep 22, 2015 germanys lanxess sold 50 percent of its synthetic rubber business, the worlds largest, to saudi aramco, partnering with the leading oil firm to gain better access to petrochemical raw materials. Out of singapore, lanxess manages its businesses in malaysia, thailand, indonesia, vietnam, philippines and other southeast asian countries. On the following pages you can find a lot of information about the lanxess product range. The company has been developing plastics, synthetic rubber, intermediate and specialty chemicals.
Lanxess takes over chemours clean and disinfect specialties. World rubber processing chemicals the freedonia group. Lanxess india private limited, a whollyowned subsidiary of lanxess deutschland gmbh is represented through all its ten business units, operating out of its registered office in. The merger is part of a previously announced lanxess groupwide restructuring program, lets lanxess again, initiated in 2014 that resulted in the merging of several business units. Rubber lanxess manufacturers suppliers of rubber lanxess. The core business of lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. Its products sold under the brand names perbunan, krynac, baymod and nanoprene are part of lanxess technical rubber products business unit trp.
Lanxess products and solutions for speciality chemicals. We are unique in our global approach to sustainable growth, resource efficiency and green solutions. Find all the contact information for the lanxess sites worldwide. Chemturas shareholders approved the merger at a special meeting in philadelphia, united states. Improving aging resistance by combining vulkanox skf and vulkanox mb2 odor but has. Bromine and its intermediates are utilized in many applications including flame retardants, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, high performance rubber, polymers and biocides. News release lanxess merges consolidated subsidiaries in. Lanxess restructures rhein chemie everchem specialty chemicals. Additionally, inorganic bromides are important chemicals for the energy sector. All our business units are actively engaging with customers in the southeast asia region. Lanxess corporation was formerly known as bayer chemicals corporation. Specialty chemicals company lanxess has taken a significant step forward in the planned acquisition of us chemical company chemtura.
The rhein chemie additives business unit, which came into existence on january 1, 2015, is the combination of the former functional chemicals business unit, the former rhein chemie business, and the former lanxess rubber chemicals business units specialty chemicals product line. Polymer additives, high performance materials and urethane systems joining aii and rch to exhibit. The merger is part of the previously announced lanxess groupwide restructuring program, lets lanxess again, initiated in 2014 that resulted in the merging of several business units. Shares in lanxess jumped on news the chemicals company would buy u. Reports a leading specialty chemicals company lanxess. Feb 03, 2017 specialty chemicals company lanxess has taken a significant step forward in the planned acquisition of us chemical company chemtura. The two business lines rubber additives business rab and colorant additives business cab now both belong to the rhein chemie business unit. Lanxess is the worlds largest producer of synthetic rubber and nbr. In latex processing lanxess can look back on a long history of achievement. Operating from its registered office in thane, the core business of lanxess india is the development, manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals, plastics, additives and chemical intermediates. The responsibilities for the operational business of lanxess are borne by 10 business units. Sep 26, 2016 specialty chemical company lanxess ag said sunday it is buying chemtura corp. The rubber chemicals ruc business units specialty chemicals.
The products have a higher resistance to oil than conventional rubbers. Vulcanization is the conversion of a highmolecular material from the plastic to the elastic state. The resistance of a rubber article to oxygen, ozone and other reactive substances is determined mainly by the elastomer on which the compound is based and by the chemicals that are added to retard the destructive processes. The decision reflects the groups recent announcement to integrate the specialty chemicals business line of its rubber chemicals business unit with the business units functional chemicals and rhein chemie, which. Examples of solutions for producers of rubber threads, for example, a special for. The satisfaction of our customers is our primary aim. The core business of lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, specialty chemicals and plastics. Lanxess furthermore supports innovations in the tire industry. Trial product vp vulkacit tz is suitable for use in all types of rubber and offers both uniform. The rubber chemicals vulkanox and vulkacit are primarily used in the manufacture of rubber products such as tires, hoses and profiles and in the production of drive elements. In addition, lanxess will recombine the high performance elastomers hpe and keltan elastomers kel business units under the name high performance elastomers hpe. For several years, nanoprene microgel polymer additives adpo, march 2008 have been under development by lanxess technical rubber products business and the companys rubber chemicals subsidiary rhein chemie.
The company is currently represented at 52 production sites worldwide. Lanxess india was incorporated in india on february 20, 2004, and was named as lanxess india private limited on june 30, 2004. Lanxess is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of eur 8. The new rhein chemie additives business unit of specialty chemicals company lanxess is exhibiting its premium products for the polyurethane industry at utech 2015 from april 14 to 16. The rubber chemicals business of bayer ag was transferred from 1 january 2003 to bayer polymers and then, on 1 december 2003, to bayer materialscience ag. You will also find a list of the latest product brochures about our rubber chemical products. At lanxess we offer a strong presence in the global market with products that are supported by proven technical expertise to help our customers achieve business success. Lanxess is heralding in a new area of inline process control. Now, the companies report that the products are available for industrial applications and have achieved their first major series application. Rhenowave introduced at two lanxess production sites. These antioxidants afford outstanding protection from oxygen, heat and unorientated crack formation crazing, against dynamic stress, oxidation, ozone and rubber poisons. Lanxess reveals precommercial highperformance vulcanization accelerator for tyres and rubber. It has manufacturing facilities in germany, china, india, and the united states.
Sulfur vulcanization, widely used in the rubber industry, requires the use of vulcanization accelerators such as vulkacit. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Lanxess completes sale of chrome chemicals business to. Lanxess is driving customer success throughout the world with premium products, innovation, and worldclass technical expertise. Lanxess is a leader in specialty chemicals and operates in. The rubber chemicals business of bayer materialscience ag was then transferred to lanxess deutschland gmbh lanxess. The rubber chemicals and rhein chemie business units of the performance chemicals segment are benefiting most from the mobility megatrend. Visit our list of vacancies and apply online if none of these vacancies match your interests. Chemicals wrapsup the key headlines from march 2015. One of the alternatives for implementing this demerger was a spinoff in accordance with the german.
Lanxess urethane systems is a systems house with decades of technical experience and the willingness to partner on customer projects to create the best urethane systems to meet the needs of our customers. As a leading supplier of rubber additives, release agents, and tire curing bladders. This expansion of the cooperation between the specialty chemicals manufacturer lanxess and brenntag adds france, spain and portugal to the. Possible consequences are depolymerization, fatigue, brittleness, cracks and even disintegration. Anxess at utech pooled additive competence for the pu industry.
Lanxess reveals precommercial highperformance vulcanization. The company is currently represented at 49 production sites worldwide. Lanxess sells 50 percent in rubber business to saudi aramco. Rubber chemicals portfolio for technical rubber goods. Due to its structure, mbt can cause breakage in fine rubber threads. The lanxess plant in orange has previously been owned by bayer, polysar and b. Lanxess restructures rubber chemicals unit chemical. Specialty chemicals company lanxess is appearing at tire technology expo in cologne to present its comprehensive range of solutions for the tire industry, from new rubber products and additives to processing aids for use in production. Lanxess is a specialty chemicals company with about 16,300 employees in 29 countries. Lanxess is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of eur 7. Lanxesss rhein chemie business unit combines rubber and. Lanxess presents its comprehensive range of rubber. This, too, is prompted mainly by overlaps in the customer structure. Antidegradants such as vulkanox are chemicals which protect the vulcanizates against damaging through external influences.
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