High-tech products for green mobility
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Customized polyamides and polyesters for sustainable mobility concepts and colorants for plastics are the focal points of LANXESS’ exhibition at INTERPLASTICA 2012 in Moscow. The leading plastics and rubber fair in Russia and the CIS countries is an ideal forum for the specialty chemicals group to present state-of-the-art innovations such as new lightweight construction methods for car bodywork.
2012-01-23 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Inorganic Pigments
A sustainable and reliable partner to the concrete industry
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS, one of the world’s largest producers of iron oxide pigments, demonstrates its continued commitment to being a sustainably operating supplier and a reliable partner to the concrete industry at this year’s World of Concrete show.
2011-11-24 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Ion Exchange Resins
LANXESS to increase prices for ion exchange resins
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is to increase its prices globally for its proven Lewatit ion exchange resins with immediate effect. These measures vary according to field of application and region.
2011-11-15 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Inorganic Pigments
Quality pigments for paints and coatings – 85 years of experience serving the customer
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is presenting its high performance pigments under the motto “Sustainability and Technology” at ABRAFATI 2011, the main Latin American scientific and business event in the coatings industry, to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, from November 21 – 23. The comprehensive product portfolio includes in particular Bayferrox red shades for paint and coating applications and yellow pigments with special properties.
LANXESS acquires U.S. biocide specialist Verichem
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LANXESS is strengthening its portfolio of biocides with the acquisition of Verichem Inc. based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a result, the German specialty chemicals company will significantly bolster its position in the U.S. material protection market and broaden its global biocide manufacturing network. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details.
2011-11-03 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Inorganic Pigments
The “red carpet” for the G20 Summit
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When the world's 20 most powerful heads of state met this year at the “Palais des Festivals” in Cannes on November 3 and 4, they arrived to a “red carpet” with a rich red color, thanks to Bayferrox 230 A iron oxide pigments from LANXESS. For the G20 Summit, the city of Cannes had renewed the red asphalt on walkways and in the squares around the congress center.
2011-10-27 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Functional Chemicals
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Macrolex colorants from LANXESS have once again proven themselves in the plastics sector: The renowned U.S. legal firm Keller & Heckman LLP based in Washington, D.C., has certified that Eastman Tritan colored with Macrolex colorants meets the requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
2011-10-24 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Ion Exchange Resins
Premium products for water treatment
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is presenting high-performance ion exchange resins from its successful Lewatit range together with a complete line of services at Aquatech 2011, taking place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from November 1 to 4. Another focus of the event is on Lewabrane-brand membrane elements, produced at the new manufacturing facility in Bitterfeld, Germany.
LANXESS expands portfolio with bio-based plasticizers
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LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to renewable raw materials. The German specialty chemicals company aims to produce phthalate-free plasticizers from bio-based succinic acid from 2012 onwards. Its strategic partner is the U.S. company BioAmber, Inc., based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
LANXESS becomes involved in trade association for alcohol-free beverages
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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has joined the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Alkoholfreie Getränke e.V. (wafg), the trade association for alcohol-free beverages.
2011-10-12 | Press Releases, Financial & Business, Performance Chemicals, Functional Chemicals
LANXESS strengthens global phthalate-free plasticizer portfolio
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LANXESS is strengthening its global asset base and product portfolio for premium, environmentally-friendly phthalate-free plasticizers. The specialty chemicals company has agreed to acquire UNITEX Chemical Corporation located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
LANXESS strengthens commitment to Brazilian automotive sector
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LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to Brazil with three major new investments totaling roughly EUR 30 million, or R$ 75 million, which will create more than 100 jobs.
2011-09-30 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Leather
Chromite foundry sand now direct from LANXESS
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From October 1, 2011, specialty chemicals company LANXESS will market its foundry-grade chromite sand to customers around the world direct from its own chrome ore mine in Rustenburg, South Africa.
Cooperation called for at all levels
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Two presentations given by experts from synthetic rubber pioneer LANXESS highlight the potential of collaboration between rubber producers and automakers and how tire production can be made more cost-efficient through the use of improved rubber formulations. The speeches form part of the 7th international Intelligent Tire Technology conference taking place in Darmstadt, Germany, in September 2011.
2011-09-16 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Ion Exchange Resins
Membrane filtration elements from Bitterfeld complement Lewatit ion exchange resins
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On September 16, 2011, specialty chemicals company LANXESS has inaugurated its new production plant for membrane filtration elements in Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The state-of-the-art facility is additionally equipped with laboratories, logistics areas and offices in order to deliver ready-to-use elements for reverse osmosis (RO) purposes to customers worldwide.
2011-09-07 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Inorganic Pigments
Spectacular museums – Lotnictwa Polskiego in Poland and Casa das Histórias Paula Rego in Portugal
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Things are really starting to take off for Colored Concrete Works from LANXESS. The company aims to use this worldwide campaign to raise awareness of the technical, esthetic and design potential of inorganic pigments from the Bayferrox range, specifically when it comes to coloring architectural concrete.
2011-09-06 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Leather
A milestone in organic tannage
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A new tanning technology is introduced at the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE), which will be held in Shanghai, China, from September 6-8, 2011. LANXESS, the German specialty chemicals company, is launching X-Tan, an organic tanning process.
2011-08-25 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Inorganic Pigments
Royal pigments – red asphalt in front of Buckingham Palace
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At the recent wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London, Bayferrox also played a part in adding color and radiance to the proceedings. In the run-up to the wedding, the roads and footpaths in the area around Buckingham Palace were resurfaced with stone mastic asphalt colored with Bayferrox 130 C iron oxide red pigment from LANXESS.
2011-08-17 | Press Releases, Trade & Technical Press, Performance Chemicals, Rubber Chemicals
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From its beginnings 80 years ago as a key additive for rubber production, zinc oxide has since developed into a popular specialty chemical with a broad spectrum of application.
LANXESS steps up commitment to China through local investments
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LANXESS is strengthening its commitment to serve the growing Chinese market with premium products by making a number of local investments totaling more than EUR 40 million.
