Lanxess to open new Chinese facility
German chemical company Lanxess is building a new plant for the manufacture of lubricant additives in
With an annual volume of around 4.4 million metric tons, the market for
lubricants in
The new facility will focus on the manufacture of customised additive formulations for lubricants. These are said to improve performance and service life in industrial applications and aid environmental protection by replacing the products currently used in
Rhein Chemie has been producing rubber chemicals in
within a joint venture. Capacity of polymer-bound chemicals (Rhenogran) was
doubled last year with the commissioning of a second production unit.
Lanxess currently has more than 800 employees in
for Rhein Chemie in
