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(LANXESS) -- Specialty chemicals
company LANXESS is expanding its production capacities for Hydrogenated Nitrile
Butadiene Rubber (HNBR) at its facilities in Leverkusen, Germany, and Orange,
Texas, U.S., by 40 percent. This synthetic high-performance rubber is marketed
under the brand name Therban. LANXESS will invest a low single-digit million
euro amount in the expansion.
Expansion work on the German and U.S. production facilities has already
begun. The expansion in Leverkusen is scheduled for completion in April 2012,
while the Orange facilities will be ready by December 2012. The measures will
create 15 new jobs.
The HNBR rubber market is currently growing globally at a double-digit
annual rate. This is due in particular to a strong global demand from automotive
manufacturers, especially in China and India.
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