Videos

100 years of synthetic rubber

It is certainly very unusual for a company not yet five years old to be celebrating a centenary. Nevertheless, that is precisely the position LANXESS is in. When our company was founded, we inherited…
LANXESS Singapore Butyl Rubber Plant

LANXESS, the world's biggest manufacturer of synthetic rubber, broke ground in May 2010 for the construction of a new butyl rubber plant in Singapore. The facility on Jurong Island is designed for a capacity…
RIM Equipment Production Line - Polyurethane Foam Equipment - NJ

Exothermic Molding in Kenilworth NJ, uses a Lutick Industries (RIM) Reaction Injection Molding machine to make high density polyurethane molded parts.
LANXESS Singapore Butyl Rubber Plant Groundbreaking Ceremony

LANXESS, the world's biggest manufacturer of synthetic rubber, broke ground in May 2010 for the construction of a new butyl rubber plant in Singapore. The facility on Jurong Island is designed for a capacity…
Register now for the Polyurethanes 2011 Technical Conference in Nashville

Held by the Center for the Polyurethane Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council, the Polyurethanes 2011 Technical Conference is one of the premier annual events of the polyurethanes industry.
New investment for Singapore

The specialty chemicals group LANXESS aims to put the world's largest facility for neodymium-polybutadiene rubber into operation by the beginning of 2015. Around 100 new jobs will be created as a result.…
Synthetic rubber from renewable raw materials

Working with experts from U.S. bio raw material manufacturer Gevo, specialty chemicals company LANXESS has achieved this coup. The basis for this is currently corn in animal feed -- but in the future…
CPI Free Spray Polyurethane Foam Safety Training

Lee Salamone, Center for the Polyurethanes Industry, explains where new free safety training is available, how to register, how to use the program, how to document your training and why it's important.
Working Safely with Isocyanate-Based Spray-on Linings

A health and safety guidance video from the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council for professionals who apply spray-on truck bed liners.
Dr. Andrea Neal, Founder, Blue Ocean Sciences

Blue Ocean Sciences' Dr. Andrea Neal talks about what she's looking forward to at the upcoming 5th International Marine Debris Conference in Hawaii.
New process for the production of plastics can replace oil with carbon dioxide

Bayer has launched a pilot plant in Leverkusen which uses carbon dioxide for the production of plastics with the help of a new catalyst.
PU: waterbased systems dominate parquet flooring

Polyurethane-based coatings have been used for manual parquet flooring for some time now. Dr. Christof Irle, 2K waterborne coatings expert at Bayer MaterialScience, comments on the dominance of waterbased…
Polyurethane SRIM Process for Truck Tailgate

Polyurethane SRIM Process for Truck Tailgate. SRIM = Structural Reaction Injection Molding Process. Bayer-Hennecke direct fiber process.
Plastic Makers Commit to Global Collaboration on Marine Litter Solutions

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Plastics Europe announce a global declaration on marine litter solutions at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. 47 world plastic…
2011 LANXESS year of high-tech plastics

One innovative material changed the world. It has become indispensable in our everyday lives, which are shaped by technology and progress. It has been continually improved and will dominate the future.…