LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 8.3 billion in 2013 and about 16,700 employees in 29 countries. We are currently represented by 52 production units will worldwide. In Brazil, has about 1,000 employees, ensuring the strong presence of the company in the country, 10 business units, 5 manufacturing plants, laboratories and offices in São Paulo and Porto Feliz (SP), São Leopoldo and Triunfo ( RS), Duque de Caxias (RJ) and Cabo de Santo Agostinho (PE).
The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. LANXESS is a member of the main sustainability indexes, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and FTSE4Good and the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI).
Operational responsibilities of LANXESS are composed of 10 business units, which are geared to market needs. The managers of the business units always maintains direct contact with the Board of Management of LANXESS.
This allows quick decisions – that benefit the company – with less paperwork. The business units are grouped into three segments Performance Polymers, Advanced Intermediates and Performance Chemicals.