Germany’s LANXESS AG announced the appointment of Anno Borkowsky, 60, to the Board of Management of the specialty chemicals company, effective 1 June 2019. In his new role, Borkowsky will take responsibility for the Specialty Additives segment. Currently, he is heading the Additives business unit at LANXESS. “The additives business has become increasingly important for […]

Following the acquisition of Chemtura Corp. in April, Germany’s specialty chemicals company LANXESS has revised its organisational 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 […]

Cologne-based specialty chemicals company LANXESS has expanded its capacities for light-colored sulfur carriers at its sites in Mannheim, Germany, and Kallo, near Antwerp, Belgium. For the Rhein Chemie Additives (ADD) business unit, this step strengthens its already strong position in the market segment for highly specialised industrial lubricant additives. Light-colored sulfur carriers are used as […]

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS, which is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, combined all its additive-related business segments in the new Rhein Chemie Additives business unit (ADD) in early 2015, and the move is bearing fruit, the company says. One synergistic effect is the more efficient utilisation of phosphorus plants operated by the company at various sites […]