30 June 2017
DETAILS
Following the acquisition of U.S. firm Chemtura in April this year,
LANXESS has revised its organizational structure.
The two business lines
* Rubber Additives Business (RAB) and
* Colorant Additives Business (CAB)
now both belong to the Rhein Chemie business unit.
LANXESS’s goal with this restructuring is to adopt
a more targeted approach with an even stronger customer focus.
The unit will in the future cover specialty business with
* active ingredient compounds,
* specialty chemicals and
* processing aids for the rubber, plastics
* and colorants industries.
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.
Lubricant and flame retardant additives business,
meanwhile, has been transferred to
LANXESS’s Additives business unit.
Together, these two business units form
the Specialty Additives segment
in the company’s extended organizational structure.
The Rhein Chemie business unit currently
has around 1,000 employees and
supplies more than 2,000 products
to over 3,000 customers in 120 countries across the globe.
It is split into two business lines:
Rubber Additives Business
RAB supplies the rubber industry
with a broad range of pre-dispersed chemicals,
processing promoters, vulcanization and filler activators,
anti-sun check waxes, release agents,
tire marking inks and high-performance bladders.
It provides a wide selection of products
from a single source for all applications
in the rubber processing industry
and also supports important developments
in this sector through innovation.
Colorant Additives Business
CAB is a leading supplier of high-quality colorants
for use in numerous demanding applications
and manufactures organic colorants
at a state-of-the-art production facility in Leverkusen.
It serves customers around the world
with the help of a global logistics and warehousing network.
Outstanding product quality, long-standing technical expertise,
high innovation capability
and the fulfillment of wide-ranging regulatory requirements
are the critical qualification standards of this business line.
LANXESS AG Contact:
Michael Fahrig
Corporate Communications Spokesperson
Trade & Technical Press
50569 Cologne
Germany
Phone +49 221 8885-5041
michael.fahrig@lanxess.com
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