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. Examples of solutions for producers of rubber threads, for example, a special for. The core business of lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical components, specialty chemicals and plastics. The company produces products for the leather, textile and semicrystalline industries in china and in the asia pacific region. 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. Lanxess is a leader in specialty chemicals and operates in. Lanxess corporation was formerly known as bayer chemicals corporation. We are unique in our global approach to sustainable growth, resource efficiency and green solutions. Lanxess is the worlds largest producer of synthetic rubber and nbr. Vulcanization is the conversion of a highmolecular material from the plastic to the elastic state.
World rubber processing chemicals the freedonia group. 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. Lanxess distribution gmbh chemicals lanxess distribution gmbh katzbergstr. Panjiva uses over 30 international data sources to help you find qualified vendors of rubber lanxess. Lanxess reveals precommercial highperformance vulcanization. The rubber chemicals ruc business units specialty chemicals. Chemturas shareholders approved the merger at a special meeting in philadelphia, united states. Specialty chemical company lanxess ag said sunday it is buying chemtura corp. Singapore serves as an important business and technical services hub for our operations throughout southeast asia and asia pacific.
Polymer additives, high performance materials and urethane systems joining aii and rch to exhibit. Lanxess is heralding in a new area of inline process control for the industrial processing of rubber compounds. Lanxess products and solutions for speciality chemicals. Out of singapore, lanxess manages its businesses in malaysia, thailand, indonesia, vietnam, philippines and other southeast asian countries. These antioxidants afford outstanding protection from oxygen, heat and unorientated crack formation crazing, against dynamic stress, oxidation, ozone and rubber poisons. 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. The satisfaction of our customers is our primary aim. Rhein chemie adds extra value to its customers through its reliable solutions and decadelong technical application expertise which is continually being. Lanxess restructures rhein chemie everchem specialty chemicals. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania.
Thioureas 8 5 thiurams years for more than s i n c e 1 9 2. Rhenowave inline process control safeguards quality during rubber processing. 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. This, too, is prompted mainly by overlaps in the customer structure. 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. Lubricant and flame retardant additives business, meanwhile, has been transferred to lanxess s additives business unit. 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. Visit our list of vacancies and apply online if none of these vacancies match your interests. The rubber chemicals and rhein chemie business units of the performance chemicals segment are benefiting most from the mobility megatrend. As a leading supplier of rubber additives, release agents, and tire curing bladders. Both companies will then merge, whereby lxskk will be the surviving company and rcj will be absorbed. The rubber chemicals business of bayer materialscience ag was then transferred to lanxess deutschland gmbh lanxess. Now, the companies report that the products are available for industrial applications and have achieved their first major series application.
Lanxess india was incorporated in india on february 20, 2004, and was named as lanxess india private limited on june 30, 2004. Rubber lanxess manufacturers suppliers of rubber lanxess. We are aiming to optimize applications for individual custom ers by modifying products or formulations. Lanxesss rhein chemie business unit combines rubber and.
The company is currently represented at 49 production sites worldwide. Improving aging resistance by combining vulkanox skf and vulkanox mb2 odor but has. Whatever your application is, chemicals experts at lanxess will provide individual technical advice tailored to your needs. 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. In addition, lanxess will recombine the high performance elastomers hpe and keltan elastomers kel business units under the name high performance elastomers hpe. We are committed to acting sustainably and combining security. Rhein chemie corporation merges into lanxess corporation. Thanks to rhenowave, it is now possible for manufacturers to monitor their rubber compounds for possible defects while they are still being.
Antidegradants such as vulkanox are chemicals which protect the vulcanizates against damaging through external influences. Due to its structure, mbt can cause breakage in fine rubber threads. Lanxess core business comprises the development, manufacture and sale of plastics, rubber, specialty chemicals and intermediates. The core business of lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, specialty chemicals and plastics. The company is currently represented at 52 production sites worldwide. Reports a leading specialty chemicals company lanxess. Following the acquisition of the argentinabased darmex group in 2011, rhein chemie gained access to a further business area. Specialty chemicals company lanxess has successfully completed the acquisition of u. Lanxess restructures rubber chemicals unit chemical. 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. Chemicals wrapsup the key headlines from march 2015. 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.
Lanxess sells 50 percent in rubber business to saudi aramco. Lanxess reveals precommercial highperformance vulcanization accelerator for tyres and rubber. One of the key chemical reactions in this process is that of rubber with sulfur. Rubber chemicals portfolio for technical rubber goods. The responsibilities for the operational business of lanxess are borne by 10 business units. Anxess at utech pooled additive competence for the pu industry. 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. 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. The lanxess plant in orange has previously been owned by bayer, polysar and b.
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. 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. Lanxess phosphorous chemicals stands for professional customer service, experienced technical support, creative researchers and products of consistently high quality. The two business lines rubber additives business rab and colorant additives business cab now both belong to the rhein chemie business unit. It has manufacturing facilities in germany, china, india, and the united states. Lanxess is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of eur 7. 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. Intermediates lanxess produces two groups of intermediates used as basic building blocks in the production of phosphorous compounds. Possible consequences are depolymerization, fatigue, brittleness, cracks and even disintegration. The core business of lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. All our business units are actively engaging with customers in the southeast asia region. Shares in lanxess jumped on news the chemicals company would buy u. Additionally, inorganic bromides are important chemicals for the energy sector. The core business of lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.
The company is currently represented at 75 production sites worldwide. Trial product vp vulkacit tz is suitable for use in all types of rubber and offers both uniform. Feb 03, 2017 specialty chemicals company lanxess has taken a significant step forward in the planned acquisition of us chemical company chemtura. News release lanxess merges consolidated subsidiaries in. Sulfur vulcanization, widely used in the rubber industry, requires the use of vulcanization accelerators such as vulkacit. Lanxess is a specialty chemicals company with about 16,300 employees in 29 countries. Global chemical merger and acquisitions activity 2010 to 2017 total activity 2010 to 2017. July 5 2017 shanghai following the acquisition of u.
We are a hightech specialty chemicals company with technology and product leadership positions in our businesses. In latex processing lanxess can look back on a long history of achievement. News release lanxess pressing ahead with realignment, lanxess. Its products sold under the brand names perbunan, krynac, baymod and nanoprene are part of lanxess technical rubber products business unit trp. The products have a higher resistance to oil than conventional rubbers.
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. News release lanxess and tsrc to create rubber joint lanxess. Lanxess offers highquality solutions for all the challenges of rubber processing. Lanxess furthermore supports innovations in the tire industry.
Here you can conduct a fulltext search of the web site and pdf files. Lanxess completes sale of chrome chemicals business to brother enterprises pdf, 112. Lanxess is a member of the leading sustainability indices dow jones sustainability index djsi world and djsi europe and ftse4good. 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. You will also find a list of the latest product brochures about our rubber chemical products. Specialty chemicals company lanxess has taken a significant step forward in the planned acquisition of us chemical company chemtura. Lanxess takes over chemours clean and disinfect specialties. Lanxess completes sale of chrome chemicals business to. Lanxess is also a leading supplier of synthetic rubber.
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. Lanxess is driving customer success throughout the world with premium products, innovation, and worldclass technical expertise. 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. Find all the contact information for the lanxess sites worldwide. 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. Bromine and its intermediates are utilized in many applications including flame retardants, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, high performance rubber, polymers and biocides. The business unit heads report directly to the lanxess. Products are used in the fields such as automotive industry, electricalelectronics industries, construction industry as well as in medicine, sports and recreation.
We stay close to the market to understand emerging technologies and unmet needs and innovate to stay at the forefront of technology. 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. Lanxess is a globally operating supplier of latex chemicals for the latex. Lanxess is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of eur 8. Sep 26, 2016 specialty chemical company lanxess ag said sunday it is buying chemtura corp.
Rubber chemicals competitive cross reference acetales aldehyde amines amines benzimidazoles dithiocarbamates. Lanxess presents its comprehensive range of rubber. None of the antidegradants are universally effective, each has a. Lanxess nanoprene microgel additives ready for series. Rhenowave introduced at two lanxess production sites. On the following pages you can find a lot of information about the lanxess product range. 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. 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. Specialty and standard chemicals rhein chemie lanxess. Lanxess is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of eur 9.
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. From the development of the compound to the production of the finished component. This expansion of the cooperation between the specialty chemicals manufacturer lanxess and brenntag adds france, spain and portugal to the. Leather lanxess to streamline the chrome value chain of. The company has been developing plastics, synthetic rubber, intermediate and specialty chemicals. 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. One of the alternatives for implementing this demerger was a spinoff in accordance with the german. 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. Lanxess is heralding in a new area of inline process control. 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.
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