MOSCOW (MRC) -- Following the completion of the acquisition of US chemical company Chemtura at the end of April 2017, specialty chemicals company Lanxess has subsequently adjusted its group structure. Lanxess is reporting on five segments comprising a total of twelve business units, as per GV.
According to the company, flame retardant and lubricant additives are the two main pillars of Chemtura’s business and they now complement the current Lanxess portfolio combined in a new “Additives” business unit. These two business activities are integrated with Lanxess’s 'Rhein Chemie” business unit to form a new segment - 'Specialty Additives'.
The Organometallics business of Chemtura is integrated in the segment "Advanced Intermediates" and will become part of the "Advanced Industrial Intermediates" business unit. The "Advanced Intermediates" segment covers the intermediates and agrochemicals businesses.
The Urethanes Systems business of Chemtura forms a new business unit within the "Engineering Materials" segment, which now comprises the businesses for plastics and urethanes.
The "Performance Chemicals" segment is made up of the business units responsible for colour pigments, leather chemicals, material protection products, and water treatment technologies. The Arlanxeo segment encompasses the synthetic rubbers business.
As MRC reported earlier, in January 2016, Lanxess AG started up a second production line for high-performance plastics compounding at its facility in Gastonia, N.C. The new line represents an investment of about USD15 million and doubles the site’s annual production capacity from 20,000 to 40,000 metric tons. In the plant, the basic polymers nylon and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) are mixed and refined with special additives and glass fiber, according to client requirements, to make the high-performance plastic product lines Durethan and Pocan. They are used primarily in the auto industry to manufacture lighter-weight plastic components that can replace metal parts in vehicles.
Lanxess is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 16,600 employees in 29 countries. The company is currently represented at 52 production sites worldwide. The core business of Lanxess is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.
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