LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, a specialty chemicals company, develops, manufactures, and markets chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, and plastics worldwide. It operates through four segments: Advanced Intermediates, Specialty Additives, Consumer Protection, and Engineering Materials. The Advanced Intermediates segment provides advanced industrial intermediates, basic and fine chemicals, organometallics, and inorganic pigments for the agrochemical, automotive, construction, aromas and flavors, semiconductors and photovoltaic, and color pigments industries. The Specialty Additives segment offers additives, including lubricants, flame retardants, plasticizers, and bromine derivatives for various applications of rubber, plastic, paint, construction, and electrical industries. The Consumer Protection segment provides material protection products; disinfectant, hygiene, and preservative solutions; flavors and fragrances; and precursors and intermediates for the agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals industries, as well as technologies for the treatment of water and other liquids. The Engineering Materials segment produces technical plastics, glass fibers, fiber composites, and elastomers on a urethane basis for application in the automotive and electrical/electronics, construction, and medicine industries, as well as sports and leisure sectors. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.
Lanxess was founded in 2004 as a spinoff of Bayer AG. Its core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, and plastics. Additionally, Lanxess is involved in the rubber industry and has several leather and rubber production sites.
We want to become the first-choice specialty chemicals company that offers products and solutions that meet the needs of our customers. We strive to earn their trust and loyalty through customer orientation, outstanding quality and a focus on sustainability.
Dr. Anno Borkowsky (Head of Rhein Chemie Additives Bus. Unit & Member of the Board of Management)
Mr. Oliver Stratmann (Head of Treasury and Investor Relations)
Ms. Katja Borghaus (Head of HR)
Mr. Luis Lopez-Remon (Head of Leather Bus. Unit)
Mr. Jorge Alberto Nogueira (Head of Tire & Speciality Rubbers Bus. Unit)
Mr. Marcel Beermann (Head of Procurement & Logistics Group Function)
Dr. Michael Zobel (Head of High Performance Materials Bus. Unit)
Lanxess has won numerous awards, including the U.S. EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award , German Eco-Label and the 2020 Global Water Award among others.
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